The Evolution of Literature and Inspiration The evolution of world literature was accomplished thanks to the brilliant writers who educated us and played with our imagination. As a result of the different writing styles of various authors, we are provided with diverse work of literature that are written with different point of views and atmosphere. Nevertheless, multiple writers get inspired by poems or stories that are written by different authors. As a result, many work of literature have similar themes or ideas. For example, in the poem '' Jabberwocky'' by Lewis Carroll, the theme of a heroic quest is portrayed throughout the whole text. Lewis Carroll was in fact influenced by other authors which made him borrow some elements from other …show more content…
In addition, he was raised in a very religious family which made him to be familiarized with the Holy Bible. Moreover, the similarity between Jabberwocky and the other texts changes how the reader perceives and understands the poem. This statement will be explained in details in the following paragraphs. First of all, Lewis Carroll was inspired by a legend which originated from England called '' The legend of the Lambton Worm". In summary, this legend recites the story of an adolescent called John who went fishing instead of going to church on a sunny Sunday morning. When he caught a fish, he hurled it down a well because of its appearance. As a consequence, this fish started to develop and became an enormous creature. With its mighty power , the dragon started to annihilate and obliterate the city. Thanks to John's courage, he slayed the beast and became a hero. One of the most crucial phases in a heroic quest is the preparation before the big battle. During this step, the main …show more content…
His father was a clergyman in an Anglican church and he taught his son the same traditional values. Back in the day, all the Christians used to read the Bible and they used this sacred book as a guide for their lives on this earth. As a result, we can deduct that Lewis Carroll was inspired from many stories in the old testament of the Holy Bible. Most of the stories in the old testament, portray one of the biggest phases in a heroic quest. After preparing for the big battle, the hero finally faces his enemy and they start the combat. In addition, no matter how enormous and powerful the enemy is, most of the heroes are always victorious at the end. We can see an enormous resemblance between Jabberwocky and the story of David and Goliath. In David and Goliath, a young boy was chosen by God to fight an enormous solder (Goliath). Even though David was weaker than his adversary, he was able to exterminate him.'' So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.'' In Jabberwocky, a young boy had the courage to confront a colossal monster. Even though the boy was feeble, he was able to execute the enemy. Lewis Carroll said: '' The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head.'' Furthermore, Lewis Carroll borrowed some elements from the Bible to provoke certain emotions towards the
Whilst every text is unique, they can also have many similarities with other texts. Such is the case with The Dark Game by Paul Janeczko, and the Code Book by Simon Singh. These both focus use the
In this chapter, the author explains that reading litterateur is like filling in a connect the dots sheet, the more works one reads, the easier it becomes to notice a pattern or repetition. The author explains that there is no such thing as a wholly original work of litterateur. This is because authors use other authors to influence their writing style and the topic they write about. Characters of different books from different authors are often found to have similar personality traits as well.
The movie Flubber was about a “crazy” chemist who had many inventions, some by the way I would like to have. But the main invention was a rubber “thing” that he named Flubber. There were a few scientific terms that he noted during the movie when inventing Flubber which I will describe below. The words in bold are the scientific terms that were noted in the movie.
While reading different stories, you can find many similarities between the texts. For example, Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe are two stories that have many similarities. Throughout the story, the characters have many of the same traits. Similar events take place in the two stories. All these events lead both stories to a tragic ending. Stories can be similar in many ways. The characters, the setting, and the story line itself. Stories can also be very different. One may talk about an event that will break your heart, while another might bring a smile to your face. The two stories The Man to Send Rain Clouds and Old Man at the Temple have many similarities and differences in their settings due to the place, time, and culture.
...hey’ve done in their journey. There are clear similarities amongst all three pieces of literature in the essence of how significant storytelling is in personifying the protagonists. Gardner’s use of storytelling in Grendel relates to Homer’s The Odyssey and Virgil’s The Aeneid in a historical sense since the earlier works of literature are founded upon the use of storytelling as instilling moral values of the protagonist and what they have done to define themselves. Grendel understands his meaning of life, through beliefs of the Shaper and philosophies of the dragon, and ultimately discovers his identity.
The world of English Literature captures the minds of millions of people worldwide. The stories that are read are new and old and continue to capture the attention of people even to this day. Each piece of literature can go in-depth into settings, themes, characterizations, have great styles and the thing most people enjoy... conflict. Most people don't understand or see the messages these pieces may have in them. Hidden sometimes within complex statements or meanings that the everyday person might not recollect. These "treasures" are waiting to be found and are gold waiting to be found.
Since the emergence of literature, thousands upon thousands of characters have graced our imaginations. From trouble maker Bart Simpson of the celebrated cartoon television series The Simpsons to Mr. Darcy of Jane Austen’s renowned novel Pride and Prejudice, the world has witnessed a plethora of characters in literature. Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, and Billy Collins, distinguished American poet, as well as countless other authors, share the utilization of characters in their literary works. The manner in which these authors use the literary element of characters varies immensely.
Therefore, both Poe’s poem The Tell Tale Heart and Emily Dickinson’s I felt a Funeral in my Brain share a common central idea of madness but develop it in different ways. Poe uses repetition of ideas and punctuation to create pacing. And finally, Dickerson uses repetition of words to show insanity and capitalization to stress key words for the central idea of
There are various pieces of written work that do not fall into the category of literature work. This is because a piece of writing can be said to be literature when it has distinct features that follows the rules of literature writing. Some of the distinctive features that can be used to classify a piece of writing as a literature are the nature of language, themes and stylistic devices (Irmscher, 1975). Literature does not fully use the rules of grammar and may involve the use of informal writing. Hurston and Toni Morrison applied feature such as using colloquial language, development of various themes and some stylistic devices which have lead to their pieces of work being considered as important literary art. This paper will focus on two pieces of written work written by Hurston and the other by Toni Morrison Their Eyes Were Watching God and Beloved respectively and why they are considered important works of literature.
Edgar Allen Poe has written numerous stories throughout his life time. Some of these stories shared some major ideas in them. The stories shared a tones, moods and most importantly different themes. For instance, the two stories; The Tell-Tale Heart and The Masque of the Red Death. These two stories are connected by the eerie mood that is created by Poe and the themes that he puts into the stories. For example in both stories a theme of time is seen to make a large contribution in them. Time is constantly being mentioned in the two stories. As for another theme that connects the two stories and leads to similarities is the different versions of reality presented in the stories.
Insanity can be a dark descent into the strange, nightmarish unknown realms of the mind unable to return to the known world of reason. This is a major theme in literature, and is particularly evident in the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. The nightmarish undertones are one of the main similarities in Hawthorne's and Melville's works. Another similarity is writing style. Both men write very descriptively, and their writing is based more in intellect than emotion. Also both men write about the nightmarish descent into madness.
Consider the following analogy: There is a hammer, a nail and a piece of wood. Your task is to hammer the nail into the wall and split the wood. You effortlessly hammer the nail into the wall. However, splitting the wood is quite problematic. You can certainly bash the wood to the extent where it splits, but you cannot achieve optimal results. Like this analogy, as a student studying chemistry and art, I use reasoning to gain knowledge about the concepts in chemistry as it is more pragmatic, but I need emotion to truly establish an empathy, connection and understanding in Monet’s painting ‘Impression Sunrise’ in art as it manifests a type of knowledge only intrinsic to me beyond what can be attained if I were to use empirical reasoning. This simple analogy does not only apply to the problem encountered in attempting to cut a piece of wood when we are condemned to only a hammer as our tool, but also emphasizes a number of prospective issues that we may encounter in the pursuit of knowledge when we only use one way of knowing. To what extent, then, does Maslow’s analogy hold?
There are billions of books in the world, all with different plots and styles. However, the one thing they all have in common is that they all have literary devices. A literary device is any technique a writer uses to help the reader understand and appreciate the meaning of the work. Due to the use of these devices, books that would otherwise have nothing in common can be compared. For instance, the books Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, and If I Stay by Gayle Forman have different plots and themes. But when both are examined closely, it is evident that they utilize many different and similar literary devices.
This criticism stems from a disbelief that epics such as The Iliad and The Odyssey could have been formulated, maintained, and transmitted within an oral culture. However, new research on human memory and careful analysis of text reveals evidence that the textual style of each poem does emanate from one author.