When reading a novel narrated from a 1st person point of view, the reader is given a biased opinion, whether it’s about the characters, scenery, or the overall plot. Also, when reading a book in the 1st person the reader is given a sense in what direction the book is headed, whether it’s a love story, mystery, a tragedy and so forth. A rarity in literature in when a story is told twice, from two point of views; the same story, from the two main characters. EL James wrote both books Fifty Shades of Grey and Grey. Fifty Shades of Grey was the first book in the series told from Anastasia’s point of view. Then, multiple years later she wrote the fourth book, Grey. As the last book was then told from Anastasia’s partner (and future husband in the …show more content…
series) point of view, Christian Grey. Both books were best sellers, but the question then arises, as a reader which book did the fans adore more? What one did they find that left them wanting more? Fifty Shades of Grey led EL James to write more, three more books to be exact. In the first book, Ana’s point of view was shy, conservative, and fresh while in Grey Christian’s was dominant, pushy and sometimes overbearing. The reason people read is to stimulate and challenge their mind, not be forced to have connections made for them. Both books start of on May 9, 2011, the day Anastasia meets Christian. Kate, Ana’s roommate was supposed to interview him for an article, although Kate is sick therefore Ana fills in. Mr. Grey is the CEO of Grey Enterprises Holdings Inc. which is a global leader in communication technologies. When Ana first enters the room the author starts the scene off with this statement “Mr. Grey says nothing, waiting patiently – I hope – as I become increasingly embarrassed and flustered. When I pluck up the courage to look at him, he’s watching me, one hand relaxed in his lap and the other cupping his chin and trailing his long index finger across his lips.” (James, 9) When the narrator sets the scene this way the reader reflects the similar feeling of Anastasia’s, the embarrassment and discomfort. Also, at this moment Ana does not know how Christian is feeling, it could go any which way. He is looking at her in a quizzical way and from a readers point of view it could go from a look of lust to a look of disgust. Compared to this scene in Grey, “A bashful bookish type, eh? She looks it: poorly dressed, her slight frame hidden beneath a shapeless sweater, an A-line brown skirt, and utilitarian boots. Does she have any sense of style at all? She looks nervously around my office—everywhere but at me, I know with amused irony.” (James, 6) Everything in this short statement is provided for the reader, the clothing, the emotion Ana is feeling, what she is wearing and even how Christian is feeling. Nothing is left up to the reader to feel, imagine or foreshadow. On Page 26 in Fifty Shades of Grey, Ana runs into Christian while working at Clayton’s, the local hardware store.
“He gazes at the section of cables ties we stock at Clayton’s. What on Earth is he going to do with those? I cannot picture him as a do-it-yourselfer at all … ‘Is there anything else?’ ‘I’d like some masking tape.’ Masking tape?” (James, 26) This passage continues on until about page 28. Grey continues to act mysterious as Ana is confused as well as uncomfortable. In the first book, the reader is unaware of the outcome and has to predict without many facts given by the narrator. By giving less in this passage it leaves the reader wanting more. It allows to reader to evaluate the characters and their agendas, the characteristics of the characters and to foreshadow the upcoming events. It intrigues them to keep reading while Ana continues on the conversation with Christian in the book, slowly giving the reader a few more …show more content…
details. Later on in the books, the main characters have found themselves intertwined quite a bit. By Chapter 6 in Fifty Shades of Grey, Ana and Christian go on a date. The night prior to this, Grey saved Ana from a bar as she was overly intoxicated and couldn’t take care of herself. Grey being dominant and overbearing as always convinced Anastasia to a night out with him. Grey is a wealthy man and has decided to use his helicopter as the main form of transportation of the night of their date. “Portland disappears in front of us as we head into U.S. airspace though my stomach remains firmly in Oregon. Whoa! All the bright lights shrink until they are twinkling sweetly below us. It’s like looking out from inside a fish bowl. Once we’re higher, there really is nothing to see. It’s pitch-black, not even the moon to shed any light on our journey.” (James, 89) However in the fourth book the setting is dull, “…the ground disappears below us, but she holds her tongue, entranced by the waning lights of Portland. Soon we are shrouded in darkness…” (James, 85) Ana’s point of view makes the reader feel like they are too, in the helicopter, harnessed in the seat next to her. When Christian describes the ride to be a dark, dull, and uneventful. Throughout the series, it is revealed that Christian was born in Detroit to a mother who was a heroin addict, he refers to her as “Crack Whore.” He was adopted by the Grey family during his childhood after being circulated through the foster system.
During the first trilogy this information is not revealed to anyone especially the reader for a long duration of time. Eventually the reader as well as Ana discover this slowly as the pieces start to come together and Christian starts to open up about it. All she knows throughout the first book and partly throughout the second is that he has dreadful nightmares, occasionally talks in his sleep therefore waking himself and sees a therapist, Dr. Flynn. However, if the reader had not read the original books from Ana’s point of view, Grey gives it all away without giving the reader a thought provoking experience. The beginning of every chapter starts off with him waking up to a bad nightmare, then him explaining himself and the scene he was just out through. Later on in Grey, on page 362, Christian has to go on a work trip to Detroit to gain work force for his company and this brings up unpleasant memories. “I shudder. Don’t think about him…or her. But I can’t help it. Ana has said nothing about my nocturnal confession. I’ve never mentioned the crack whore to anyone.” (James, 362) This situation plays a large role throughout the series as to why Christian is who he is. The author should’ve let the reader realize that slowly on their
own before forcing it upon them. EL James did an amazing job in the first book and throughout the series as it is a great topic and an original. She put it all out there when writing Ana’s point of view in the first book. It appealing to an abundantly large audience and sold over 100 million copies worldwide. When reading the originally trilogy, the reader does wonder how Christian became him, his past, his thoughts, his daily functions, which is what led EL to write Grey. Now after reading the fourth book it is clear why books are written the way they are with one point of view, to allow to reader to feel their own emotions, use their imagination, and have the ability to have thoughts for themselves. Reference Page James, E. L. Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian. N.p.: n.p., n.d. James, E. L. Fifty Shades of Grey. N.p.: n.p., n.d
451 degrees, the temperature at which paper burns. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, people are emotionless and powerless against the controlling government; the book describes a destructive, dystopian society. Guy Montag, the main character goes through a change throughout the book on his views of his society. Montag’s society is like a rock on the edge of a cliff, bound for destruction. His society lacks curiosity, emotions. and government control.
What the author is doing is letting the reader foreshadow. A technique which creates suspense, a vital element in any action story. The author then explained what was being hinted at;
Typically, a novel contains four basic parts: a beginning, middle, climax, and the end. The beginning sets the tone for the book and introduces the reader to the characters and the setting. The majority of the novel comes from middle where the plot takes place. The plot is what usually captures the reader’s attention and allows the reader to become mentally involved. Next, is the climax of the story. This is the point in the book where everything comes together and the reader’s attention is at the fullest. Finally, there is the end. In the end of a book, the reader is typically left asking no questions, and satisfied with the outcome of the previous events. However, in the novel The Things They Carried the setup of the book is quite different. This book is written in a genre of literature called “metafiction.” “Metafiction” is a term given to fictional story in which the author makes the reader question what is fiction and what is reality. This is very important in the setup of the Tim’s writing because it forces the reader to draw his or her own conclusion about the story. However, this is not one story at all; instead, O’Brien writes the book as if each chapter were its own short story. Although all the chapters have relation to one another, when reading the book, the reader is compelled to keep reading. It is almost as if the reader is listening to a “soldier storyteller” over a long period of time.
The protagonist is Guy Montag, who is a middle aged fireman that burns books for a living. Montag’s description is given on page 33 that says “Had he ever seen a fireman that didn’t have black hair, black brows, a fiery face, and a blue-steel shaved but unshaved look? These men we are all mirror images of himself”. All the fireman looked like each other including Guy Montag. He also had the smell kerosene, which they used to burn the books.
Monsters under the bed, drowning, and property damage are topics many people have nightmares about; nightmares about a dystopian future, on the other hand, are less common. Despite this, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and George Orwell’s 1984 display a nightmarish vision about a dystopian society in the near future. Fahrenheit 451 tells of Guy Montag’s experience in a society where books have become illegal and the population has become addicted to television. Meanwhile, 1984 deals with Winston Smith’s affairs in Oceania, a state controlled by the totalitarian regime known as the Party. This regime is supposedly headed by a man named Big Brother. By examining the dehumanized settings, as well as the themes of individuality and manipulation, it becomes clear that novels successfully warn of a nightmarish future.
In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, irony is used to convey information and it contributes to the overall theme of the novel. Written during the era of McCarthyism, Fahrenheit 451 is about a society where books are illegal. This society believes that being intellectual is bad and that a lot of things that are easily accessible today should be censored. The overall message of the book is that censorship is not beneficial to society, and that it could cause great harm to one’s intelligence and social abilities. An analysis of irony in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury shows that this literary technique is effective in contributing to the overall theme of the novel because it gives more than one perspective on how censorship can negatively affect a society.
Most book reviews of Stephen King's 1974 novel, Carrie, were generally positive. With Steve Calvert's review, he focuses on the structure of Carrie. These reviews differed in minor ways but overall the reviewers admire Stephen King's work and enjoyed the story of Carrie White.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury displays the hatred he has for the books at the beginning. Guy Montag, a fireman, who burns books for living starts to enjoy books which are not allowed to be kept in the house. Montag has been hiding books in the ventilator grille of the air-conditioning system for long period of time. Montag begins to change after he experiences the scene in front of him, where an alarm had been put. The woman did not want to leave her books, so the fireman burnt her with the books, and it starts to bother Montag. Montag starts hating his job and finds excuses to stay at home and he wanted to quit his job, but Mildred, his wife, did not want him to. Montag starts to read all the books thinking if he can remember the book, then he can burn them and not get caught.
The biggest life decisions can be made by the symbols we see in everyday life. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, Montag is a fireman in a future dystopia. In this dystopia, the firemen burn books so then the people cannot read them. Montag still decides to read books anyway. He is trying to figure out things about society and why things are the way they are. His neighbor, Clarisse, is a young girl who is filled with curiosity, but is an outcast to the society. Mildred, Montag’s wife, is an example of a conformed citizen. Beatty, the fire captain, is extremely dangerous. He just wants to slow Montag down. Montag eventually meets Faber who teaches him how to be an individual. Granger is another mentor who helps Montag with his questioning self. Montag has to make major life decisions throughout the book and symbols used in the novel contributes to our understanding of his decisions. Hands, water, and fire are three primary symbols that enhance the plot, characters, and theme.
Most of the Amendments are what some would call, Fair Weather laws. It is the
In “To Kill A Mockingbird” the trial scene clearly conveys that the Town of Maycomb is prejudice and racist towards Tom Robinson. The trial grabbed the attention of the Town of Maycomb and the outcome changed the opinion of the community. Atticus Finch was the only lawyer that would take on the case and defend Tom Robinson. The case that was presented had charged Tom with brutal assault and rape of an “innocent” white girl. As we learn more about the background of Tom Robinson in the case, we find out he was a poor working class African American who was just trying to do his job and later was falsely convicted.
Bradbury proves that possession of knowledgeable is more important than an obsession with attaining happiness using the themes of wisdom, identity, dissatisfaction and the character Faber’s philosophy.
There has always been a strong intuition like belief, that Harper Lee used true accounts from her own childhood as an inspiration to create her credible award-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee retells the events that she encountered during this time of prejudice through the eyes of an innocent child, Scout Finch. Lee uses her childhood and the events surrounding her juvenile years to construct many aspects of To Kill a Mockingbird: primarily, the main character, Scout Finch, Tom Robinson’s unfair trial, and the racism occurring in the Southern states.
The future.when we hear this we think of flying cars hoverboards and the sweet life, unfortunately we are evolving into a dystopia rather than a utopia.we are moving in the wrong direction. Our world is being taken over by technology , our privacy is being violated by surveillance and there still a barrier between many classes and races.
Children have different aspects of thinking. This all depends on what their parents and what the society teaches them. Jem is an innocent child born in to the middle of the great depression, where racism was not a problem. Jem changes in the course of the story ‘To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee’. Jem is one of the main characters in this book. He learns about the reality of the situation and learns how to deal with it. These changes are seen from the point of view of his little sister, Scout. This gives us a unique perspective of the growth of Jem and the way he changes. Jem displays qualities and traits that can be rarely seen in most kids in literature or in real life. These qualities are that he is very brave, he is very protective over his little sister and he respects his father a lot during the course of the book.