FIRST ENTRY:(from page 1-100) The suspense novel, You Belong to Me, by Mary Higgins Clark, begins by easily catching my interest as it automatically discusses its first conflict. It’s setting falls in October in the very busy city of New York. The protagonist, Dr. Susan Chandler, is a young clinical psychologist who hosts a radio talk show. The conflict starts on a Monday when Dr. Chandler discusses on her show about lonely women who disappear and who are later discovered dead. Dr. Chandler brings up one specific case of a lady named Regina Clausen. Another lady calls in the show and says she might have some information that might be useful to the case, but she wants to remain anonymous. Dr. Chandler tries to …show more content…
Susan Chandler and I. Dr. Susan Chandler lives a very personal life, but also has an occupation that she holds very important to her. She has an older sister and divorced parents who all love her dearly, although there are daily family dilemmas she must deal with. Dr. Chandler copes with her personal problems in a way that inspires me to face and deal with my problems the same way. She does what she loves to do and doesn’t let anyone get in the way of her aspirations. Dr. Chandler is the ideal person I wish to become, and I feel that the more I understand her character, the bigger chance I have in becoming the type of person I wish to become.SECOND ENTRY:(from page 100-199)LanguageThe writing style Mary Higgins Clark uses is what really shined in this book. She uses such vivid wording, which is significant to unsolving the mystery. I love how she packs tons of figurative language and detail into every paragraph. Below are just a few of the thousands of vividly effective phrases in Clark’s novel:“She loved the mix of turn-of-the-century townhouses on quiet streets, and the traffic-filled main arteries that suddenly twisted or changed direction like streams wandering through mountains.” (page 105) Just in this one quote, it shows how Mary Higgins Clark uses vivid wording, such as details and similes and metaphors, to let the reader picture the whole scenario as if they were watching a movie.
The literary devices that is consistently used is connotation. The authors use of words such as; syntax(line 3), spring(line
There are many ways authors include literary devices to not only express their position on certain things, but also to evoke emotion and thought from readers for them to fully understand the reason for them being presented. The author may drop hints through tone, style, symbolism, and motifs. These four elements help lead the reader to infer reasoning, meaning, and significance behind aspects of every story.
The theme of education is strong in all the past readings and research throughout the class. Institutionalized learning versus self-learning and the fact that education through institutions can sometimes fail the individual in the sense of systematic learning compared to academic knowledge. In Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro, the institution of Hailsham helps shelter the clones, yet inhibits them. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Creature learns languages from his neighbors. The lack of an academic system causes a form of self-teaching. While self-learning is a form of self-realization as mentioned in Walter Kirn’s article “Lost In Meritocracy” Kirn learns from his experiences, Ellison from Invisible Man learns “street smarts” similar to the clones in Never Let Me Go in which the clones are also self-taught. In Frankenstein, the Creature learns from Victor, who is a selfish man who never loves the Creature. A cultured education is stemming from a higher self of education, which is self-experience enlightenment, instead of academic institution whose instructors do not know how to convey the information correctly in the example in Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, the guardians not being able to teach the clones of their origins or properly educate them to be human. Consequently, producing the clones have a wrapped sense of information and education which makes them unnatural in mannerisms.
A situation can be interpreted into several different meanings when observed through the world of poetry. A poet can make a person think of several different meanings to a poem when he or she is reading it. Langston Hughes wrote a poem titled "I, Too." In this poem he reveals the Negro heritage and the pride that he has in his heritage and in who he is. Also, Hughes uses very simple terms that allow juvenile interpretations and reading.
by authors to keep the reader more engaged in the novel. A great use of literary devices brings richness, clarity, insight and understanding of the text. Foreshadowing is used to warn or indicate an event in the future, extended metaphor is used to compare the difference between two things which continues throughout a series of sentences . Verbal irony is a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite what is
When deciding whether form ‘enables authors to communicate meaning more effectively’ it is important to first discover what the author is trying to express through their literature. Whilst motifs and themes may be apparent to an audience, upon reading a novel or watching a play. However, is not necessarily truthful to the authors intended meaning if the meaning itself is within within symbolism or dialogue.
impacts and changes in my life with her strong and passionate words, and I believe she is a
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman is about the cross-cultural ethics in medicine. The book is about a small Hmong child named Lia Lee, who had epilepsy. Epilepsy is called, quag dab peg1 in the Hmong culture that translates to the spirit catches you and you fall down. In the Hmong culture this illness is sign of distinction and divinity, because most Hmong epileptics become shaman, or as the Hmong call them, txiv neeb2. These shamans are special people imbued with healing spirits, and are held to those having high morale character, so to Lia's parents, Foua Yang and Nao Kao Lee, the disease was both a gift and a curse. The main question in this case was could Lia have survived if her parent's and the doctors overcame
In these two articles both writers are discussing two different topics. Zora Neale Hurston is talking about race and how she dealt with a change in environment in her essay. In Adrienne Rich’s speech, she is telling women the importance of self-educating themselves about the need to know how to become a self-conscious self-defining human being. Even though the topics are different the main idea in both these articles is identity. The importance of embracing your identity even with the setbacks from society.
While reading chapter five two literary devices were also present, simile and irony. Simile was used in the
She has a financially supportive husband who works to support both her and her children. This source of income will be beneficial for future health needs and other services they require and will ease the financial burden for them a bit.
In the book, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, he focused on the fear young black boys have growing up in America today. Along with discussing how it makes him feel about the Society he lives in. He emphasized the effectiveness of police in America overall and uses reference to slavery. Which reminds me of Goffman premises of symbolic interactions. How individuals in society just adopt to their surroundings. Although just because a person adapts, their inner thoughts and feelings of growing up afraid or even being one to see torture or detainment for no reason but knowing you have no power to change what seems to be a cycle. Also Pierre Bourdieu concepts of, “ social space and Genesis of groups” relates to Coates focus because he argues that, “ individuals can be defined by their position in the space they are involved in”. For example, when Coates the mistreatment done on young black boys by police officers, whom are suppose to be their as a protector of the citizens but continues to misuse their intended purpose within the position.
While Dr. Susan Heitler begins to understand the concern between Richard and Judith, she documents her observation and offers her insight about what she learned about their relationship and what the issue is. Dr. Susan Heitler initiates an effective plan of action to achieve the objective of what Richard and Judith need before the session. She explains to Richard and Judith what she wants for both of them to do which is to go back to good humor. Dr. Susan Heitler continues to explain to the couple that in order for them to proceed, they must learn new skills for talking about their issues.
literary devices such as point of view and symbolism to give it a more dramatic effect and add to the madness the narrator portrays.
She understood perseverance and the importance of people and she carried on against all odds. The last time I spoke to her, she knew exactly who I was, despite