War literature

modern day writers to explore different styles of writing? The Authors from The Lost Generation were the creators of modern literature. Post World War 1 emerged a new way of thinking. That new way of thinking came from the men and women that served in the war, they were quickly referred to as The Lost Generation. An area heavily influenced by The Lost Generation was literature. F. Scott Fitzgerald was one author that came out of The Lost Generation and reached pinnacle heights. Best known for illustrating

There are two sides to every story, or so they say. In literature, it often seems that there are two or more sides to every story. From classics like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Charles Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities, to more contemporary favourites like Kathryn Stockett’s The Help and George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, literature is filled with multiple perspective stories. I think most readers tend to be drawn to multiple perspective novels, I know I am. The last time I read

I think that one of the main points for the first source, The Tale Of Genji, is that Japanese literature can be just as important and masterful as European/Western and that The Tale of Genji shows that by being amazingly written. I see that in this quote: “If nothing else, the publication of this new translation informs (or reminds) readers that there is a Japanese novel out there as complex and masterful as any published in the West. That it was written 1,000 years ago in the Far East, and by a

For centuries, literature has provided us with insight on events and stories from a particular time and offer a variety of lessons for future societies. Additionally, literature has also enriched our individual experience by expanding our knowledge and influencing how we perceive the world. Through Abraham Lincoln’s “Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg” and “Second Inaugural Address”, we witness the atrocities of war and an emphasis for the need of unification in a country

Literature is the reflection of society and the lives in it. Whatever the influence has been, mankind has embraced it by literature . It has been a regularly used instrument to portray pain, discontent, love, hatred and any form of human emotion. That is why when 20th century witnessed several international wars including two World Wars, it would have been impossible for the literature to all have themes of joy. Death, violence, civil wars and continuous inventions of more and more fatal mass killing

Literature has the power to transcend cultural and political values and sway entire generations of beliefs. The dynamic literary movement coined the “Beat Generation established an entirely new outlook on America's civic realm through narrative to propagate meaning and establish or challenge our societal norms and ideas of social order. The “Beatniks” as they are infamously referred to, through literature, have rerouted the course of American politics with their unique prose and intellectualism.

Roberts, Duffy. "Potential Energy." Canadian Literature 201 (2009): 145. Literature Resource Center. Web. 22 Dec. 2014. A review of Joseph Boyden by Duffy Roberts, a Canadian scholar who graduated from University of British Columbia with a M.A. in English. Roberts spent a year teaching at Colorado State University and a one-term faculty teaching position at Camosun College's Interurban campus in Victoria. Roberts now teaches at University of British Columbia where he was offered a position in

Coming-of-Age The authors and the readers have indirect communication through the literature. The author gives his or her ideas by creating authentic stories. Sometimes their ideas are straightforward for the readers to be awake or to learn the authors’ purpose of writing. Most authors emphasize their philosophic opinions, reasons and events that reflect society where we live in. “A&P”, written by John Updike and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. designate the characters with different symbolisms

The 1860s-1890s were exceptionally eventful years in America. Containing the Civil war, migration westward, and transition into the Gilded Age, this time period ushered in many changes in American thinking. Among these is the transition from romantic literature to realistic literature. Broadly defined as "the faithful representation of reality" or "verisimilitude,” realism is different from romanticism in the fact that it focuses on reality and characters, rather than the exaggerated and anomalous

Literature has been a powerful tool to express one’s emotions, thoughts and attitudes towards anything. Dating back to hundreds of years back, literature had always been associated to our culture , values and norms. Literature has not just been limited to refreshment or enjoyment. It has also played important roles in pointing out the flaws and weaknesses in our society, which otherwise we had ignored. In other words, literature has become a powerful tool to address the people. In today’s time we