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“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”-George Orwell. This quotation elaborate and focus to the specific crisis in the book entitled “Animal Farm,” Mr. Orwell made himself, he showed us, his readers, how language is being used and misuse. Over time in the story where pigs start ruling the manor farm, and…

Heart of Darkness is a novel authored by Joseph Conrad in 1899. It is about a narrated trip up the Congo river to find a man named Kurtz, in the heart of Africa. Marlow is the narrator and the main character of the novel. The Company wants Marlow to “capture” Kurtz and bring him back…

Mark Zusak employs a vast amount of literary techniques throughout The Book Thief. Zusak uses these techniques to give the reader a better understanding by using modern day language and literary devices. Markus uses personification, paradox, foreshadowing, and metaphors throughout the novel. One literary technique Zusak uses throughout The Book Thief is foreshadowing. The narrator,…

Introduction Literature, as a part of art, gives pleasure, contentment, and some experiences for people who are interested in it. It appreciates more about life, because the problem of human life, society and the environment can be seen through literary works. In other words, literature gives the reader experiences through the way of artistic form….

In the story, “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson tells us a heartbreaking story of a town that murders someone every year as a tradition their village holds. Jackson argues that tradition should not be followed blindly and that blindly following it can lead to the murder of innocent people. She argues this by showing us the…

Occasionally, too much wealth can satisfy an individual’s heart desires but oftentimes, it can bring the worst out of him or her. In the book, The Pearl by John Steineck, it shows that even simple actions can greatly impact one’s life. The story is about a family that lives in La Paz, Mexico where the…

Abstract This study is primarily concerned of time to the study of William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily. This study aims to provide insights. Furthermore, ‘time’-the main focus of this paper will be elaborated on and then identified in A Rose for Emily based on ‘story time’ and ‘discourse time’. These theoretical discussions are taken…

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a World War II historical fiction novel set in Germany. Told through the eyes of Death, this novel gives an insight into what life is like for everyday people in Molching, Germany, where Jews and many others are being persecuted under Hitler’s rule. This novel focuses on Liesel…

The main character Elizabeth is the second daughter of Mr. Bennet, who was a country gentleman. Jane was the oldest among the 5 daughters. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley were friends who owned higher wealth and social status. Mrs. Bennet was a typical mother at that time. The most important thing she worried about was…

Introduction Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” is a story that explores the theme of guilt narrated by an unnamed narrator. The story started with the unnamed narrator claiming that he is not insane, and offers a story as proof. In that story, the initial situation is the narrator’s decision to kill the old man…