The Comparitive - GV&V 'The GV&V is shaped by the reader's feeling of optimism or pessimism in reading the text' (2007) General vision and viewpoint (GV&V) is both the outlook of the text as portrayed by the author and the readers viewpoint. Our viewpoint influences our outlook of the text, the characters and the world they inhabit. I have studied The Uncommon Reader (UCR) written by Alan Bennett, The Plough and the Stars (TP&TS) by Sean O'Casey and The Kings Speech (TKS) directed by Tom Hooper. There is both positive and negative relationships within all three, as well as both buoyant and gloomy moments. Here I will write about how these both hopeful and adverse aspects develop our outlook of the text. The opening of TP&TS is quite dreary …show more content…
However, it differs greatly from TP&TS in that poverty is not a problem for our characters in the world of the text, which is a wealthy one. The opening scene shows as the Duke goes to make a speech at Wembley arena in October 1925. As he goes to speak, the Duke's stammer echoes across the stadium. He continues to struggle speaking, during which the rest of the crowd seem awkward while his wife looks tearful as she watches him. We commiserate greatly with the Duke here, as we did for our characters in TP&TS. This opening scene sets us up for the rest of the movie: the Dukes speech …show more content…
Her tough personality turns mellow as she becomes an almost mother-like figure towards Nora. Unfortunately, this relationship does not end well. Bessie ends up shot trying to save Nora while Nora is driven mad at the loss of her husband and child. In the same way, in TKS, Bertie is profoundly changed by his encounters with Lionel. Lionel helps Bertie to unburden himself from his childhood troubles and overcomes his speech impediment. This ends more positively as their relationship leads to a lifelong friendship. As in TKS, in UCR Elizabeth and Norman have a positive impact on each other. Norman helps the Queen to read more and by the end her love of books becomes so great that she decides to write one herself and so abdicates. As a result of their friendship, Elizabeth starts to do things for herself and not just other people. However, on the contrary to TKS, they both embark on separate journeys, leaving us in the hope that both will follow their dreams. The ending of TP&TS is a tragedy. It ends with Mollser dying, Nora having a stillbirth, which drives her mad and Bessie getting shot when trying to save Nora. The misfortune and hardship that the characters go through leaves us with a despondent outlook towards the world of the
The novel which we are reading in class is “Their Eyes Were Watching God”. The main idea of the novel is to portray the story of Janie Mae Crawford’s development to finding her identity, through love. Both the book and the movie depict different pictures for the audience. Although the movie is very similar to the book, it has multiple different scenes that help the audience connect more to the charaters which the book may not, but it’s also missing deeper layers that were covered in the book. In this essay I will compare the two mediums and which I identified more with.
Erdich , Louise “The Red Convertible” 1984.Schalfel and Ridl 126 – 133. Schakel, Pete, and Jack Ridl. Eds. Approaching Literature Reading + Thinking + Writing. 3rd Ed. Boston: Bedford/ St Martin, 2011. Sprint.
There is a famous expression about three demands of writing fiction. It goes, “Make them laugh, make them cry, make them wait.” By following these needs, an author can spark interest in his or her work. In the novels The Catcher in the Rye and Lord of the Rings, the novelists utilize the latter requirement, “Make them wait.” This essay will show how the authors use that specific demand in their novels.
Point of view is a literary device that can be often overlooked, and yet, it has a huge impact on the novel Bone Gap, as it changes how the reader imagines the story. This is due to the unique way that each character is seeing and living the moments that are written on the pages. The literary device of point of view is very important, as when it changes, so does perception, giving the reader a fuller or lesser understanding of what is truly going
and wants to go back home and start her life over. Nora says that she
What are Literary lenses? The term acts a figure of speech. The lenses are used to view a piece of literature from different angles in order to find multiple themes. This has been a relatively new expression in the last few decades as literary lenses have grown to be taught in high schools and colleges throughout the United States and the world. Since the terms creation in the late 20th century, students now learn many of these lenses in school to analyze pieces of literature. The lenses can help a reader understand why something happened, or where it is taking place. They can help to bring discriminatory things to light and cast them aside to better appreciate the work. In the University of Minnesota’s College in the Schools Literature class
Nora, characterized as a benevolent and strong person, left her husband to explore the beliefs in society and to interpret ideas herself. Unlike Nora, the belligerent, selfish Hedda destroyed the lives of people around her just to take her own life in the end. Even though it appeared that Nora abandoned all responsibility for her children and hid an insidious secret from her husband, Nora showed greater fortitude than Hedda in the way she faced the obstacles of her life. Although it appeared that Nora abandoned her family, society restrictions provided her with no other option.... ... middle of paper ...
"Any critical reading of a text will be strengthened by a knowledge of how a text is valued by readers in differing contexts."
Abrams, M.H. and Greenblatt, Stephen eds. The Norton Anthology of English Literature: Seventh Edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2001.
...ome from different worlds, yet they still share the same type of sadness and pain in their everyday lives. What Nora does is considered courageous in that time in history, where women were not treated as equals and were always looked down on and ignored. Women speaking out and taking matters into their own hands was unheard of and often risky. They want to be independent so they do what they believe is necessary to accomplish and reach their goals, so that they can once again be happy for eternity.
Nora’s life struggle began at a young age. Her father treated her like an inhuman object, and now her husband has done the same thing. After many years of maintaining her “perfect” life, Nora could no longer live like this. She finally stands up for herself and makes a choice to leave her family. This decision is completely reasonable. It is unimaginable to think anyone could treat another person so crudely. No person should be molded into being someone they are not. It is unfair to treat a loved one like an object instead of an equal human being. Unfortunately there are many women today who find themselves in the same position in Nora. Many of which do not have the strength to confront, and to pry themselves from grips of their abusers. It is possible that the greatest miracle will be Nora, out on her own, finding her true self.
Nora is a dynamic character. When the play begins Nora is viewed and presented as a playful and carefree person. She seems to be more intent on shopping for frivolous things. But, as time goes on it becomes apparent that Nora actually has a certain amount of seriousness in her decisions and actions in dealing with the debt she incurred to save Torvald’s life. Nora’s openness in her friendship with Dr. Rank changes after he professes his affections toward her. Her restraint in dealing with him shows that Nora is a mature and intelligent woman. Nora shows courage, not seen previously, by manipulating her way around Krogstad and his threats to reveal her secret. After feeling betrayed by Torvald, Nora reveals that she is leaving him. Having
Breaking down point of view in stories can be helpful in determining the central idea, as the two concepts typically support one another. An author such as O’Connor has the ability when writing narrative to use whichever point of view they feel best portrays the story they are telling in the way they would like readers to understand it. By including and excluding certain bits of information, the author can present the story the way they choose, with the option to leave as many or as few subtle or obvious details within the narration as they would like to reveal to
Kennedy, X. J., and Dana Gioia. Literature: an Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007. Print.
Narratology divides a ‘narrative into story and narration’. (Cohan et al., 1988, p. 53) The three main figures that contribute a considerable amount of research to this theory are Gerard Genette, Aristotle and Vladimir Propp. This essay will focus on how Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights can be fully appreciated and understood when the theory is applied to the text. Firstly, I will focus on the components of narration Genette identifies that enhance a reader’s experience of the text. Secondly, I will discuss the three key elements in a plot that Aristotle recognises and apply these to Heathcliff’s character. In the final section I will apply part of the seven ‘spheres of action’, Propp categorises, to Heathcliff’s character. However, not all of Narratology can be applied to a text. This raises the question; does this hinder a readers understanding and/or appreciation of the text? This paper will also address this issue.