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The Role Of The Common Man's Language In "All My Sons"
... man's language and his belief in its effectiveness is clear again here in his manipulation of the common man's language as ... vivacity to the play's dialogue. Chris's language achieves its effect through his manipulation of short sentences. The rhythm here is ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
In Animal Farm, how is language important for gaining power.
... utilization of propaganda skills, we can see how powerful language is, as he successfully manipulates the memories of the animals in way that ... Language is a very powerful tool that can be manipulated to become an instrument of control. Put differently, it ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
Consider the representation of the foreign and / or the strange in William Faulkner's 'As I Lay dying' and Willa Cather's 'Paul's Case'.
... are reading." The language is disjointed. There is a "dislocation of voice and consciousness" and "language and identity are ... destructive alienation. Memory and reality are also distorted and manipulated, creating a strange sense of 'time'. The subjects ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
Animal Farm/V for Vendetta
... Orwell is making a statement on the power of language to exploit and manipulate the masses in the form of propaganda, ... different contexts, deal with the issue of propaganda and manipulation, and have been strongly influenced by historical examples of ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
A book report on John Stinbeck´s East Of Eden
... the next generation of Trasks. Cathy embodies evil; lacking conscience she manipulates everyone around her. Her ability to only see the bad ... when examining the other elements of the novel, character and language and so on. It is not often that I receive ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck
The Crucible
... personal conflict is expressed through Miller's powerful recurring language. At one of the plays' climatic moments when John ... condemning the innocent victims of Salem. He lets Abigail manipulate the situation and does not investigate the issue any ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
"One man's trash is another (wo)man's treasure": Hemingway's, Hills Like White Elephants
... the dialogue used by the characters allows readers to understand how manipulative and knieving people can be when they feel their way ... choose one text and analze it by examining the author's language and how meaning is constructed. You may also consider the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway
Hills Like White Elephants
... with the American; until she starts to notice his deceitful manipulation, she finally decides to have mature decisions. The character the ... way he controls her is by his ability to speak other languages. She cannot speak Spanish, so it isolates her from her ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway
Henry James' "What Maisie Knew".
... it. This multiple focalization is a great potential for manipulation of the reader because he sometimes cannot clearly realize ... child builds up a certain tension. The narrator's language helps the reader to understand more than Maisie understands. ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
"The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. Report (designed orally) that covers main characters and the different parts of the book, such as the exposition and climax, main themes and conflicts.
... things animal-like characteristics. Some other examples of figurative language are: [Describing Casy] "He smiled and his full lips ... Depression reoccur. Even today, migrant workers are exploited and manipulated here in the United States for the benefits of ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck