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Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-Five" A masterpiece of modern writing
... not be broken by war, into sheepish followings as others, falls prey to the cold rules of war. But the war not only breaks ... surrenders, he lets himself be split by reality and the fantasy. Billy sees the paradox of modern technology; the fact that it can ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Mask, an essay on the war aspect of Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell To Arms."
... blinder of the mask, and resort to drastic and sometime painful methods to be spared the reality of the front. Frederic meets one of ... what war is actually like. A crucial part of the mask is the rigid structure of the army; it affects the lives of those ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway
"Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad in "The Hollow Men" by T. S. Eliot.
... War I. The imagery of barren land and tomb stones show both the physical bleakness of war-torn Europe and that of ... of dignified "desire", they deal with primal "spasms". Instead of contemplating "potency", they face existence; "the hollow men" live reality ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"Carl Sandburg's Motif of Blood as a Symbol of Both Life and Death" (Title pretty much nails it.) Didn't get as good a grade on this one. Lost pts for 1st sentence. Five Pages. American Poetry.
... of dying men, it is also commenting on the fact that the people applauding the war are not subjected to the reality of it. Again instead of ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry
The Cellist of Sarajevo: the struggle to maintain humanity in an inhuman place
... of hope, and Kenan himself is impacted by that power. The influence of hope has overcome the fear of war, and ultimately, the result of ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Satire. Speaks of Joseph Heller.
... of the military with this: The enemy in Heller's book is not simply the chaos of war, but also the deadly inhuman bureaucracy of ... This leads to Heller's irony. The best example of this theme of reality is when Colonel Catchart is discussing whether to ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Use of Setting in Tim O'Brien's 'The Story of the Song Tra Bong'
... and smoky little hamlets and great valleys of bamboo and elephant grass.' (103) The actual reality of the situation is added by the ... be a woman of the bush. It all starts with natural curiosity. Mary Anne wants to understand the ways of war. She wants ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
A report on several of Vonnegut's works.
... of reality goes back to the idea that it is impossible to convey the proper amount of empathy about the war by traditional means. By means of ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Mark Walsh the protagonist in the novel "Triage" is a war photojournalist. "keep it separate and you don't feel a thing" , how well is Mark in following his own advice? discuss.
... with war and the reminiscence of war. Mark Walsh, the protagonist in Triage is a New York based photojournalist who specialises in war photography ... shield between reality and him, he even admits "you kind of forget that what's happening in front of you is ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Research paper on Kurt Vonnegut's use of satirical atrocities in his novels
... addition to the influences of his adolescence, Vonnegut faced the brutality of war. In 1944, ... of Trafalmadore and allow reality to regain control (Mustazza 115). The reader, therefore, remains somewhat perplexed about what is reality and what is a figment of ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors