In many great works, there is often a layer of thematic writing that the author placed for the more astute in their reading audience, and Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men is no exception. Throughout the novel, McCarthy succeeds in expertly lacing his compelling narrative with symbolic language, thematic tones, and a deeper meaning that those who wish to may uncover. Through the reading No Country, one is able to see such literary elements as the personification of evil, the permanence of sin, a corruption of the common theme of communion, and a strong connection between the setting or geography and the events of the story, oftentimes relating back to biblical and mythological foundations. Often times, one can find symbolism and personification in the same sense
Because Asmir is so young he narrates with very simple and basic sentences and structure. He uses very short sentences because he is only seven years old. The longest sentence he uses are compound sentences. For example, on page 78 “he curled into a little ball, remembering the last night in Sarajevo, when he had slept in his father’s arms” the language used by the author makes it easy to picture an 7/8-year-old narrating the story. 3.
Finally, the discovery that Hassan and Amir are brothers reinforces the division of the social classes in Afghanistan. Amir, a man desperately seeking redemption and a “way to be good again”, is given the opportunity to finally be at peace. After twenty-six years of guilt and remorse, fate has given him the chance to overcome his fears and fix the mistake he made on the frigid overcast day in the alley. In order to become psychologically cured at last, Amir encounters the man he fears and hates
Who would think a 10-day suspension from high school would ignite the hunger within Chancelor Bennett, or Chance the Rapper, to become the artist he is today? His teachers doubted his aspirations to be a musician, but in this small window of time he embarked on a journey to prove himself, thus the mixtape 10 Day was born. But he didn’t stop there. Chance the Rapper would go on to dilute the stagnant pool of rap and hip-hop to reflect important issues and emit a sound that uplifts and inspires. Songs that spread good vibes about love, worth, and respect, like his song “Everybody is something”, where he sings, “everybody is somebody’s everything, noboby’s nothing”.
The plot of novels is usually driven forward by one or more underlying themes that surround the majority of the actions that the main characters take. These themes range anywhere from seeking forgiveness to seeking revenge. In Khaled Hosseini’s award-winning novel, The Kite Runner, we follow the life of a young Afghani boy named Amir, who makes decision and acts in ways that not only impact his own life, but also drastically change the life of the one’s surrounding him. Many of Amir’s actions can be attributed to the main underlying theme in this novel, cruelty. We see Amir go from being the victim of perceived cruelty, to being the one causing the cruelty, to the one fighting the cruelty at the end of the novel.
“There is a powerful need for symbolism,” says famous architect Kenzo Tange. In literature, it is called symbolism when one thing is meant to represent something else. It helps to create meaning and emotions in a story. In Earnest Gaines’s novel, which is centered on African American lives during the 1940s, A Lesson Before Dying, he utilizes food, a notebook, and a chair to give readers a visual of the deeper and more significant points in the story that he is trying to convey.
The Shah kept none” (27). This was the perspective of many adversaries of the Shah. Because of the manipulative nature of the Shah, the citizens felt that they couldn't trust him. As a community, the Iranian citizens “wanted only one thing: his departure!” (41).
Are we able to control our destiny or the outside forces? There are very good arguments about that but at the end of the day, I feel like we don’t control what happens to use in the future. Especially after I read the book, “A Lesson Before Dying”. Jefferson, the main character, was executed for something he didn't even do. He had a future and it was all gone due to what he couldn't control.
Revision of “On Turning Ten” Essay Growing up and living in the adult world requires responsibility, knowledge, and independence. A poem by Billy Collins, “On Turning Ten,” describes a young child as he attempts to grasp the concept of growing up and facing the harsh reality of adult life. The narrator uses a melancholy tone to argue that adult life is challenging, and the best way to cope with these challenges is to reminisce about young childhood memories. The young narrator is convinced that adult life will not be much fun.
The main character had to manage his father’s neglect while growing up. All Amir really wants is to be “looked at, not seen, listened to, not heard” (Hosseini 65), and while this conflict shapes the way that Amir grew up, readers are exposed to the
He uses characterization, conflict, symbolism, and flashback. These literary elements used by Hosseini help to prove that the relationship between two people can be built up by life’s conflicts along with the art of silence. Society takes on a tremendous role in the book. Every man in Afghanistan faces the standards that society sets everyday. This situation is similar to the branches and trunk of a tree.
Life is an unpredictable journey that consists of different roads. Although many would appreciate a life without challenges, every man will experience unique bumps along the way; the trails encountered often allow people to grow. In the Short story Araby, author James Joyce allows his readers to use their imagination by not naming the characters. Araby is about the journey of a fourteen year old boy who believes that he is deeply in love with his friend Mangan’s sister, as he goes through puberty. Through the main character’s physical and psychological journey, the author shows his audience that subsidiary moments, which are often overlooked, can be essential in someone’s upbringing.
Sending crime rates plummeting, eliminating student debts, and increasing a person’s quality of life, what could do all these things? The answer is simple, offering a free college education for everyone by using our taxes to fund education for all Americans. A college education should be open to everyone as not only is it beneficial to the individual, but society as well. American society is facing massive problems today including, student debt, a declining economy, and high crime rates. These issues are affected by the lack of education many Americans receive.
The book pretends to enclose the entirety of Afghan culture and history, as seen when the main character expresses “to me, the face of Afghanistan is that of a (…)”1 before describing, in two lines, his jovial friend, and servant; who, like him, never saw more of Afghanistan than the wealthy Kabul and its surroundings. Moreover, when dwelling into historical events, the books estimates it more important to further character development through fictional, story-telling events, rather than explain or detail in any way said historical events which the characters have been placed into (Russian, Taliban, and American Occupations, etc.). Thus, any competently critical reader with a sense of Afghan history, will place in doubt the portrayal of Afghanistan the novelist implicitly claims to have made; for example, some might think it a way to occidentalize Afghan culture for the masses, whilst others might deem it a brilliant way to put in question the narrator’s remarks, and thus expose the main character’s biased narration. In any case, the reading will change, and with it, the interpretation of the novel’s message. Outside the book itself, however, and within the novelist’s context, we can again find more facts that might change the readers’
The story begins with the life of marjane and ends with her life. But in the background, the novel involves the war in Iran. Iran is always at war which includes the Iranian revolution and the struggle of people after the revolution. Though these are not implied does not affect their significance. They have a very important function of shaping the actions of the characters of novel which have long lasting effects.
