Word choice is the use of words and/or phrases in writing. By using the appropriate word choice, the author can communicate a lot to his/her audience. Some types of word choices help establish the setting. Word choice can be also used by an author to reveal how the character feels in that particular situation. Word choice can be colloquial, sophisticated, or immature [more types, but not mentioned]. In Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik, sophisticated word choice is used to establish the time and setting in which it took place. So far, Laurence and Temeraire, his dragon, have been on a ship going to China. Now that the festivities have concluded, Temeraire has obtained a cold, probably from the other dragons that have visited the ship. Though …show more content…
This would be an obvious reason for placing such complex or sophisticated vocabulary. People from the country Britain are often known for their high vocabulary, and those people are who the story is centered around. The vocabulary helps the reader become better immersed into the story. Some time after, while change is very little and the mental, physical, and emotional state of the men on the ship is quite static, Roland and Dyer, sailors, need to catch up on their studies. By way of illustration, Naomi Novik states, “ . . . ; he only reproached himself for having been so lax about their schooling, and set about his newly self-appointed task as their schoolmaster . . . Roland and Dyer had been cosseted still more. Their daily struggles with participles and division were now looked on . . .”(151). By reading this quote, a very sophisticated mindset is established, including words such as ‘lax’, ‘reproached’, and ‘cosseted’. This form of word choice is one highly associated with past Englishmen. Also, this form of word choice is stereotyped with the British. Since the story’s protagonist applies to both of those, it would be better for the reader to assimilate into the 1600s - 1800s environment through advanced vocabulary.
By far Flannery O’Conner story “Revelation” will be one of the most cherish Efictions shorts stories that shows peoples way of thinking of the 19th century. Ms.turpin, Claud , and ugly girl , seem unordinary people that stand out of the book and are common people we seem every day. For instance Ms.turpin was a two face women that will treat people differently just so they could have work harder. “When you got something “she said “you got to look after it.” (701). Not only is she not treating them like humans, she has this code of conduct if she shows them human manners they will believe they are equal. Ms. Turpin was still a nicer women then the others in book.
Dr. Luther King Jr stated,“This is the most important and crucial period in your lives, for what you do now and what you decide not at this age may well determine which way your life shall go.” In the satirical fairy tale Dealing with dragons, written by Patricia Wrede Cimorene, the princess of Linderwall is a great example for this quote because she goes on crazy adventures. Cimorene was justified in showing apathy toward the expected social norms of her day because she helped save the dragons, escaped a life she did not enjoy, and she was able to avoid marrying someone she did not love.
Title and Author: The book that I read was "The Red Pyramid" by Rick Riordan. He called it this because the antagonist, Set, is an Egyptian god and the color he is associated with is red. He builds a pyramid as a power source and it's made of reddish stones , and the main characters try to destroy it, so thus it's called "The Red Pyramid".
Veronica Roth was born in New York City on August 19th, 1988 and is the youngest of two other siblings. They all were raised in Barrington, Illinois where she went to High School. After she graduated, she went to Carleton College, then transferred to Northwestern University. She later married Nelson Fitch in 2011 to present day. Some of the activities that she likes are: cooking, psychology, biology, theology, fashion, contemporary art, and poetry. Roth is known as an American novelist and short-story writer, as well as young adult fantasy and science fiction. She has already written the Divergent Trilogy, and Four: The Divergent Collection.
“ I am against wars,” no one has to agree with this statement, it 's a personal/ point of view because war harms more than it helps a country. War also affects a person’s identity and morals. In addition, trying to recover from a war is not easy, so many people suffer the consequences after the war is over. War can damage one’s life because it not only affects them physically but also psychologically. In any war people are confronted with physical harm, violence, danger, exploitation, fear and loss. Wars not only harms an individual but it also harms the whole family. Adults are busy surviving during a war, therefore, parents have little time for their children. “The Shawl,” is a story written by Cynthia Ozick about the war. The story is about a jewish mother, Rosa, who lost her infant, Magda, during the Nazis’s attack. Ozick explains the war from a mother and an infant perspective. This is a great point of view because normally war stories are told from
Once Kwok discussed about immigration that: "My family had a dream of America," she said. "When we live in the United States, we tend to underestimate what America represents to the rest of the world. It is still a powerful symbol of freedom. And it certainly was for us."No matter how our difficult our experiences in the United States were, my parents never regretted coming here. They were always so glad that we had the freedom to choose our own futures here." "People give up their language, their family, their culture, their diplomas. They give up everything to come here so their kids can have a better life and a better chance. It’s a cliché, but it also is true." Kwok said first-generation immigrants are incredibly heroic and sacrifice so
This poem dramatizes the conflict between love and lust, particularly as this conflict relates to what the speaker seems to say about last night. In the poem “Last Night” by Sharon Olds, the narrator uses symbolism and sexual innuendo to reflect on her lust for her partner from the night before. The narrator refers to her night by stating, “Love? It was more like dragonflies in the sun, 100 degrees at noon.” (2, 3) She describes it as being not as great as she imagined it to be and not being love, but lust. Olds uses lust, sex and symbolism as the themes in the story about “Last night”.
During the Best Quality chapter interoperated by Jing-Mei Woo (June) a lot happens. The chapter starts off in the present where June is wearing the Jade pendant. June does not know what the Jade necklace means, besides ‘life’s importance’, so when she see someone else wearing a similar necklace she asks them what the story is behind it. June does not get an answer. The chapter then turns into a flashback. June and her mother were preparing for the Chinese New Year’s dinner. They got coerced into buying an eleventh crab with a broken leg, a sign of bad luck. While shopping June’s mother tells her about how the tenant’s annoying cat was missing and the tenants believed her mother had poisoned it, and June assumes her mother had poisoned the cat as well. During dinner Waverly gives her daughter a crab, meaning someone had to get the crab with the broken leg. June tries to take it, but is stopped by her mother. Dinner turns into a fight between Waverly and June; June, who is embarrassed, then leaves the table to go clean up. Her mother then comes into the kitchen and talks to June. She gives June the Jade pendant explaining that it represents “life’s importance”, and that Waverly is like the crab, without the leg and walks sideways. The chapter
‘’The woman thing’’ by Audre Lorde reflects more on her life as a woman, this poem relates to the writers work and also has the theme of feminism attached it. The writers role in this poem is to help the women in discovering their womanhood just as the title say’s ‘’the woman thing.’’ The poem is free verse and doesn’t have a rhyme to it and has twenty-five lines.
The Red Pyramid was the book that was chosen for a coming of age novel. The main characters are Carter, the big brother, Sadie, the little sister, Amos, the Uncle, and Julius, the Father. The book first takes place with Carter and Julius. Sadie is with her grandparents in England, because those two would be much too powerful together. Sadie and Carter have been separated most of their lives, except for a few occasions. Julius was with Sadie and Carter after a talk with her grandparents. Julius wants to take them to see the Rosetta Stone, but when julius says “If this works everything is going to change”, Carter knew something was different.
There are numerous themes in Darren Shan’s Lord Loss, the first book of the Demonata series. The main theme revolves around family- the love and sacrifices people willing to make for the sake of their loved ones. “We’re a family. We should face things together” (Shan, 32). When Grubbs’s family is acting strange and not telling him what is happening, Grubbs realizes that family is forever and they need to trust each other in times of hardship. Another important lesson is about the beauty of simplicity, such as when Grubbs beats Lord Loss in chess. “Thinking, plotting, planning- those are all things Dervish told me not to do. He warned me to obey my instincts, let the magic flow…” (Sgan, 242-243). By not thinking, by playing recklessly, and
middle of paper ... ... The words an author chooses are fundamental to the novel, especially when that author explicitly calls attention to language or translation. Sterne’s digressions and conversation with language forces the reader to consider the power and influence words have on individuals. The relationship words have with the reader’s interpretation of the text is crucial to these volumes of Tristram Shandy.
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Margaret is one of the trio self seekers in A New Dominion. In comparison to Lee she is both, more definite in her deliberations and absolutely serious in searching spiritual solace in India. In the beginning of the novel one sees her in the form of compulsive visitor, always sure and never losing the sight of her purpose. Like Lee, before finding a life guru, she spends a lot of time in trains and buses to know the country and the people of India. The essence of her deliberate wandering is“....but she wants to find herself deepest essence where she is not only Margaret but what there is beyond and including Margaret”(AND P 27).
Janwillem Van De Wetering says, “Greed is a fat demon with a small mouth and whatever you feed it is never enough.” Guy De Maupassant’s “The Necklace” tells of Mrs. Mathilde Loisel’s longings for the finer things in life. Her desires are so intense she risks her husband’s affections, the friendship of an old chum, and even her mediocre lifestyle to pursue these cravings. One small decision based on an ill-placed desire causes a slow drawn out death of the spirit, body and relationships.