Essays Tagged: "Narrator"

Characterization of Uncle Henry in Luke Baldwin's Vow

in 'Luke Baldwin's Vow.' These two ways are: what Morley Callaghan, the author, reveals through the narrator and what other characters say about Henry. In this short story, Henry is usual referred to ... this short story, Henry is usual referred to as Uncle Henry because he is Luke's uncle. The narrator of this story portrays Henry in many physical and psychological descriptions. He is the man ...

(2 pages) 52 0 3.3 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Bartleby The Scrivener and Herman Melville's life Good

which was generally deemed a failure. The main character in the story can either be Bartleby or the narrator, but Melville partially embodies both of them.We are understanding towards the narrator's r ... ase as his career diminished until his death which was hardly noticed in the literary community.The narrator also resembles Melville, but in a different way. Melville uses the narrator to view his own ...

(2 pages) 166 2 3.4 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Smee" by A. M. Burrage

died. It was Christmas eve and Smee a game similar to hide-and-seek is played. Jackson, who is the narrator went to a party at the house. He was late for Christmas eve dinner so at the dinner table h ... us to predict what will happen next. You could call it role playing because you act if you were the narrator. But the narrator doesn't know as much as you do. He doesn't know that a girl died in this ...

(2 pages) 28 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Nike Carroway in the Great Gatsby

Gatsby, byScott Fitzgerald, one of the character name is Nike Carroway, hewas the good and neutral narrator. It was because, in the novel,he analyzed all of the things with regard to accuracy ofobser ... fore, Nike Carroway's analysis was right by theseclear observation.However, Nike Carroway is a good narrator, he seeseverything happen and does not trust everybody easily. So duringthe people discuss ...

(3 pages) 99 0 3.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Responsibility in The Great Gatsby

Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald recognizes the conflict between wealth and responsibility. In the book the narrator, Nick, describes how two of the main characters, Tom and Daisy, use their wealth to hide fr ...

(4 pages) 72 0 3.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

God's Law vs Human Law in Great Expectations

y illustrated in his use of character. To facilitate the reader's awareness of such a conflict, the narrator often uses language that has Christian connotations when relating his thoughts and when giv ... d' at great personal sacrifice are a constant reminder to Pip of his fault for ever being born. The narrator recounts his sisters response to Mrs. Hubble's observation that young Pip has been a 'world ...

(5 pages) 112 0 4.7 Feb/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe

emes, which are all slightly connected yet inherently different.Poe begins the story by placing the narrator in front of the decrepit, decaying mansion of Roderick Usher. Usher summoned his childhood ... front of the decrepit, decaying mansion of Roderick Usher. Usher summoned his childhood friend, the narrator, to his home by sending a letter detailing only a minor illness. After the narrator arrives ...

(6 pages) 240 1 5.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Common human expieriences of "To kill a mockingbird"by Harper Lee

common human experiences. All of these common humanexperiences act as learning experiences for the narrator of the story, Scout.The main common human experience of the novel is prejudice. Scout has m ...

(2 pages) 57 0 4.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

The great gatsby

Gatsby, by Scott Fitzgerald, oneof the character name is Nike Carroway, he was the good andneutral narrator. It was because, in the novel, he analyzed all ofthe things with regard to accuracy of obse ... on neutralposition truly because of his knowledge and clever.In the novel, Nike was also a neutral narrator too becausehe is the narrator who described everything clearly and accurately.He was trustf ...

(2 pages) 55 0 2.8 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Symbolism in "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

pted by many and instructed to know his place at all times.From the very beginning of the novel the narrator values his education. His education first brings him a calfskin briefcase, when the superin ... will keep him striving to be personally successful while at the same time helping the white man.The narrator's entrance to the paint plant is ominous, as he must cross a bridge in the fog, implying th ...

(3 pages) 221 0 3.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Poe Comparative Essay

s a key theme. Montressor is after Fortunato because he thinks that Fortunato has insulted him. The narrator decides to use Fortuanto's liking for Italian wine against him, and lead him into the basem ... ouse of Usher," family is a very important theme. Roderick Usher writes a letter to his friend, the narrator, and asks him to come stay with him for a while. The narrator finds this odd because he has ...

(6 pages) 188 0 4.4 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

Robert Frost Poetry

vey real meaning. One such poem is "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."On the surface level, the narrator is telling us about a time when he roasted awhile and watched the woods in wintertime. Ther ...

(2 pages) 201 0 4.7 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Use of First person point of view in "Raymond's Run" and "Cathedral"

ort stories. In "Raymond's Run", by Toni Cade Bambara, the first person point of view shows how the narrator is dealing with the situations around her and maturing in the process. In "Cathedral", by R ... nd maturing in the process. In "Cathedral", by Raymond Carver, the reader can see the change in the narrator's understanding of the blind man through different situations that happens throughout the s ...

(4 pages) 119 0 3.5 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

James Joyce's "Araby"

hat are both surprising and puzzling. The statement that perhaps gives us the most insight into the narrator's thoughts and feelings is found at the end of the story. "Gazing up into the darkness I sa ... he story's major themes. At this point in the story, many emotions are swirling about in the narrator's head. His trip to the bazaar has been largely unsuccessful. He was late arriving, was una ...

(2 pages) 152 0 4.8 Jun/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

View on short story-"The Story of an Hour" This story was written by kate Chopin. This essay describes the irony presented in the story.

g filling the air. The reader may now wonder why she is not still grieving instead of relaxing. The narrator expresses Mrs. Mallard's feelings as "Free! Free! Free!" (Literature page 394) Mrs. Mallard ... she looses all grips of her new life of freedom. The pain of this resulted in her sudden death. The narrator explains her shock and death as "the joy that kills." (Literature page 395) The reader unde ...

(1 pages) 709 4 4.1 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut A book report on the novel about the atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima. Explains major themes, opinion on novel and why it is a classic.

1) Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Cat's Cradle2) Cat's Cradle is about the narrator who is trying to find out exactly what happened the day that the atomic bomb was dropped on ... is trying to find themselves, trying to figure out who they are and just what they believe in. This narrator of this book tells how he went from a Christian to a Bokonist. He describes his religion th ... foot tall, unmarriable, beanpole daughter" or the "small, angry midget.") I really enjoyed when the narrator talked about Bokonon. This religion seems very interesting and I especially like how it sta ...

(2 pages) 128 0 4.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Art Essays

Conflicts of a Madman in Poe's "A Tell-Tale Heart" Edgar Allen Poe

ndered what it takes to push someone over the edge? In Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator posses four qualities of mental instability that seem to contribute to his horrible crime - ... ditory hallucinations.The first and perhaps most obvious symptom of mental illness exhibited by the narrator is nervousness. This nervousness is apparent in the first line of the story: "True! - nervo ...

(6 pages) 319 2 4.7 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

Explore the Meaning of the Play's Title: "A View from the Bridge"

ould see every step coming." (p50)This is what Alfieri says after Eddie comes to see him. He is the narrator and is quite similar to the chorus in a Greek Tragedy.Characters also make 'bridges' or con ...

(2 pages) 80 0 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Character of Amanda Wingfield in "The Glass Menagerie"

ufficient mothering skills.Amanda's stubbornness and complexities always irritates her son Tom (the narrator of the play). Although Amanda is hysterically stuck in her past, she is a woman of great li ...

(2 pages) 149 0 4.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Death in 'First Death in Nova Scotia' and in 'War is kind'

uld not stop for Death,' 'First Death in Nova Scotia,' and 'War is kind' death is presented by each narrator as something different. To one it is a kind gentle stranger while to another it is a cold c ... uel being.A kind gentleman stranger personifies death in, 'Because I could not stop for Death.' The narrator of the poem is a busy person, with little time, and definitely no time to die. Her carriage ...

(3 pages) 38 0 4.1 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American