Washington Irving Washington Irving is an important american writer who uses politics within his text without promoting a certain political stand. Unlike Hawthorne, Irwing's setting is in Dutch villages of which the outside world does not have impact on. In his short stories Irving emphasises the authenticity of the place. As for the characters, both Irwing and Hawthorne care more about the characters which are being created rather than the action in the short stories written by Irving. Dame Van Winkle's role in the story Dame Van Winkle is Rip's wife, the protagonist in one of the important Irwing's short story. In this short story named „ Rip Van Wikle“ it is easy to notice the large role she plays in Rip Van Wikle's character development. …show more content…
She is the only child of a wealthy farmer. Katrina is very well known not only for her riches but also for her beauty. Katrina is eighteen and one of Ichabod Crane’s singing students. Due to her beauty she is depicted as the object of affection for the protagonist, Ichobod Craine. Story does not reveal a lot about her only that she is rich and beautiful. Her clothes could be considered as some kind of helpful tool which she used to impress guys and drive attention to herself. Consequently, this made guys become interested in her. Furthermore, she adores to flirt with guys and she always dresses in the way to show off. On the one hand, we could consider her as a woman to which Irving gives the elements of a young, beautiful fashionist woman while, on the other hand, she has the elements of a woman who actually is being in charge and making moves. From the story it is seen that her father does what she want, her mother considers her as a grown-up woman who can take care of herself and she uses Ichabod to make other guys jealous. Here we can see how Irwing gives a lot more credit to a woman and gives her important role even though she does not take any significant part in the story besides rejecting …show more content…
Hester wears the scarlet letter „ A“ on her gown at all time which represents the symbol of adultory. It is the most important symbol in the novel which Hester Prynne needs to wear as an symbol of her shame. As the plot unfolds, it becomes a powerful symbol of Hester's identity and it changes it's meaning. Later in the novel, it takes on a new meaning "able" for all the good, charitable work Hester has done. The scarlet letter defines her as an outcast from puritan society and lets her sin be known to all, just by taking a glimpse on Hester. At the end of the novel she is being forgiven and accepted into
Have you ever Experienced foreshadowing in your everyday life such as hearing a strange sound and investigating. Even if you have not experienced this it is a very important literary device. Well Washington Irving and Ambrose bierce give great examples of foreshadowing. In their writings of an occurrence on owl creek bridge (bierce) and in the devil and tom walker(irving). Washington Irving And Ambrose bierce both use foreshadowing but irving has a more obvious use of it as to bierce whose is much more subtle.
The central theme in The Scarlet Letter is that manifested sin will ostracize one from society and un-confessed sin will lead to the destruction of the inner spirit. Hawthorne uses the symbol of the scarlet letter to bring out this idea. In the novel, Hester is forced to wear the scarlet letter A (the symbol of her sin) because she committed adultery with the clergyman, Dimmesdale. Because the public's knowledge of her sin, Hester is excluded physically, mentally, and socially from the normal society of the Puritan settlement. She lives on the outskirts of town in a small cottage where she makes her living as a seamstress. Though she is known to be a great sewer amongst the people, Hester is still not able to sew certain items, such as a new bride's veil. Hester also has no interaction with others; instead she is taunted, if not completely ignored, by all that pass her by. Despite the ill treatment of the society, Hester's soul is not corrupted. Instead, she flourishes and improves herself in spite of the burden of wearing the scarlet letter and she repeatedly defies the conventional Puritan thoughts and values by showing what appears to us as strength of character. Her good works, such as helping the less fortunate, strengthen her inner spirit, and eventually partially welcome her back to the society that once shunned her.
In the beginning, the scarlet letter represents the sinful nature of Hester’s crime, as revealed through the thoughts and feelings of Hester and the townspeople towards the letter. When first wearing the letter in public, Hester portrays herself as indifferent towards the town’s harsh language and detest for her, despite still feeling the intensity of her punishment internally. Hester portrays herself as indifferent towards the town’s harsh language and detest for her, and strong in the difficult conditions. By “wisely judging that one token of her shame would but poorly serve to hide another, she…with a burning blush, and…haughty smile…looked around at her townspeople and neighbours” (Hawthorne, 80).
Irving uses many other images and scenes within this story that could be delved into further. However, I believe these three main points, along with the knowledge of the political climate of the times, shows Irving’s genius in representing both sides of the political gamut. Irving was able to cater to both the British and the Colonist without offending either side. Irving’s genius was that even though this was an allegory of its time, its elements could represent either or both sides of the conflict during the Revolution. This dual representation in an allegorical story ensured his success, in both countries as a writer. It allowed Irving to make a political statement without taking sides.
First off in the story of Rip Van Winkle, a man sick of his wife wanders off into the woods only to disappear for twenty years.
The Romantic era writers, Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe, had many similarities but even more differences, in both writing theme and style. This is very evident in their works, “Rip Van Winkle”, by Irving, and “The Fall of the House of Usher”, by Poe.
Blanche Dubois the main character of the play, was an English teacher in Mississippi. She presents herself as a very prim, proper, and prudent person. She once proudly told her sister Stella that her name in French meant white woods. Blanche Dubois is also overly concerned with her appearance, accessories, bathing and age. She was very disturbed by the light, and usually preferred to be in the dark. Many believe it was to prevent people from noticing her real age. Deep inside she was hurt and destroyed. All of this pain was caused by the death of the love of her life. She was married to a young man named Allan, and they loved each other very much. Until one day Blanche found out that Allan was sleeping with another man. Once she confessed to him she knew his secret he committed suicide. Ever since, Blanches’ life was never the same again.
Irving Washington. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Ed. Nina Baym. 5th ed. Vol. 1. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1998. 948-69.
Washington Irving displays a sense of humor throughout “The Devil and Tom Walker” about greed, marriage and religion to help the reader, become a better person. Tom Walker makes a Faustian Bargain, also known as a deal with the devil. Tom has a lot of problems with his abusive wife, his desire for riches and getting into the afterlife. Washington Irving tells us the story of Tom Walker in a humorous way. Irving does this to display a message to his readers.
In the short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving, the word went around stating that Katrina Van Tassel is in search a of a husband. I Ichabod Crane do believe that I would make a superb husband for Katrina! Katrina Van Tassel deserves to be treated like royalty, and I believe that as her husband, I would be able to follow through with that requirement. I think that I would make the perfect husband for Katrina, because I am a disciplined and a conscientious man. For example, “[I] was a conscientious man. [I] always kept in mind the golden rule, spare the rod and spoil the child.” As a school master it is important to follow through with your obligations, and following through with orders is key to having a good and healthy
In Washington Irving’s work “Rip Van Winkle,” Irving demonstrates all characteristics of an American Mythology rather humorously. These characteristics affect the story attracting the attention of readers and impacting the reader’s experience of the story by relishing America’s unique attributes and values. In “Rip Van Winkle,” Irving incorporates attributes of American Mythology by setting the story in exciting pastimes, filling the story with strange and exaggerated characters, and featuring magical mysterious events.
One of the main symbols of the novel is the basis for the title of the novel itself. Hester Prynne's scarlet letter is attached to her dress, and appears "in fine red cloth surrounded with an elaborate embroidery with fantastic flourishes of gold thread" (Hawthorne 60). The letter is said to have "the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity and enclosing her in a sphere by herself" (Hawthorne 61). The letter seems to be the focal point of Hester's figure, and the townspeople obsess about the blazing red sign of her sin for a long time after Hester's ignominy.
In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Irving portrayed women differently. Katrina Van Tassel is very beautiful, sexy and a flirt. Katrina knew what the power of her beauty could do. Although Katrina isn’t a nag like Dam Van Winkle, she was bad in a different way. Katrina seemed to know what and who she wanted and was willing to use her beauty and sexuality to get what she wants.
Through these events, Hester Prynne’s image is transformed throughout the course of the story. As Hester wears the scarlet letter, the reader can feel how much of an outcast Hester becomes. When walking through town, “.she never raised her head to receive their greeting. If they were resolute to accept her, she laid her finger on the scarlet letter and passed on” (Hawthorne, 127). She believes that she is not worthy of the towns acknowledgments and chooses to ignore them.
In the first chapters of the novel, Hester was punished to wear an "A" on her chest at all times. The "A" is a punishment for the adultery she committed with the towns own Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Instead of making it into something that people looked down upon, as something horrific and disgusting on her chest, she made it look like a beautiful, gleaming gem. She made it out of the most gorgeous sparkling gold threads that caught everyone's eye. A quote in chapter two described the scarlet letter as "so fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her bosom. It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and enclosing her in a sphere by herself." That shows how she is a confident and very individual person. No other woman would have as much courage as she did to make a punishment into an attraction.