Jane Smiley's Use Of Literary Techniques In A Thousand Acres

Rose’s family is worried about if Uncle Patrick has gotten there letter or not. So they sneak onto the boat using a random man as their decoy uncle. Once they arrive at Uncle Patricks, there is immediate conflict between the two families, because

From the beginning to the end of this book, Rose showed that she was content with being in the cellar. This differed from every other girl in there, which was very strange. She continued to be very calm and exuberant, getting excited about small things like new outfits and yarn to knit with. “We can’t. There is no way out, so you need to get this idea out of your head now” (Preston 59).

When you think of roses you think of romance, but Ms. Strangeworth was single and didn’t think of romance. The roses were her children she cared for them like a mother would do a child. They represented something bigger to her, we understand family inheritance is special but the

A literary analysis on who is the narrator: The Narrator in A Rose for Emily is First Person Plural

“A Rose for Emily” is a unique short story that keeps the reader guessing even though its first sentence already reveals the majority of the content. William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” is the epitome of a work that follows an unconventional plot structure and a non-linear timeline, but this method of organization is intentional, as it creates suspense throughout the story. William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” follows an unusual plot structure, which creates an eccentric application of suspense to a short story. Throughout the story, there are no clear indications of standard plot structure in each section, such as intro, climax, and denouement. Instead, there are sections, which are not in chronological order, that describe a particular conflict or event, which in turn creates suspense, as each conflict builds upon each other to make the reader question the overall context and organization of the story.

The narrator makes judgments both for and against Miss Emily, and also presents outside observations — particularly in Section IV, when we first learn many details about her. At the beginning of the story, the narrator seems young, is easily influenced, and is very impressed by Miss Emily's arrogant, aristocratic existence; later, in Section IV, this person seems as old as Miss Emily and has related all the important things Miss Emily has done during her lifetime; and by the story's end, the narrator, having grown old with her, is presenting her with a "rose" by sympathetically and compassionately telling her bizarre and macabre

(98) I think an underlying theme of this story is to never underrate or discredit someone’s power of influence based on the amount of formal education they’ve received or their physical appearance. Throughout the story, Rose recalls times in which he was immensely

Before the rose turned bright red, the town had no knowledge what-so-ever about the unpleasant things in the world, but after Mary Sue kissed Skip, the people of Pleasantville were introduced to the troublesome side of things. This is when the colors began to appear, and the teenagers were opened more to the harshness of the

He took the time to listen to what she was saying and what she was going through, which led him to a better understanding of her psyche and of what she was upset about. I also agree with his thoughts about her not being mad about just the church piano, but being mad about her whole life. “... having a drunkard for a daddy, getting jilted by Mr. McAllister, and being looked on in Cold Sassy as a Yankee outsider.” All of these things are very easy to get mad about and have an outburst over, but when you add in her own community shunning her and taking away something she loves, it all surfaces. Most people would just see it as her acting spoiled because she doesn’t get to do something she is privileged to do anymore, but it is admirable that Will took the time to listen to Miss Love and to understand what she was truly upset

He purposefully wakes up early so he can have a little bit of time for himself and, so he is able to leave the house with little or no interactions between Pink or Annie May in the morning. William is deeply worried by Annie May’s habit of staying out so late, but when he attempted to reprove her about her habits, Annie and Pink jeer at him. Although, William is not telling Pink that Annie May is getting home at nearly four o'clock in the morning, it would be expected that Pink would respect the concern that he has for his niece. Sam also showed a disrespectful attitude towards William when he was lecturing him about the women on eighth avenue, “Sam didn't answer him. Instead he looked at him with an extremely adult look.”

And that’s final” (112). Rose is relentless in pursuing what she wants and is resilient against her adversaries, including her mother.

Rose was a wealthy woman aboard the Titanic’s maiden voyage, who was controlled by her unpleasant fiance. As most women were in this era, Rose was restricted by the men in her life and hadn’t felt true happiness, until she met Jack Dawson on the ship. Jack was an outgoing character that saw Rose as the most beautiful woman. After saving her life from suicide, they fell instantly in love with each other. In the short time they spent together, they both knew they found their soulmate.

Secrets, everyone has secrets, But is it always the best option to stay quiet and not say the secret? In the book, a person named Smitty is an intelligent person who never speaks nor shows emotions. Stuff has happened to him before that made him what he is now. From the time Ginny met Smitty, she has tried everything to help him out and the same goes to caulder.

In “The Century Quilt” many different techniques show the different attributes of the Century Quilt. The poem is in chronological order (Deleted end of the sentence), beginning with the blanket that she had before the Indian quilt, then continues to how she now feels with the new quilt. (Deleted beginning sentence) Enjambment emphasizes (Deleted end part of the sentence). like in stanza 13 when it is said “Now I’ve found a new quilt (break), I’d like to die under”. (Deleted beginning of the sentence) The emphasis on the word quilt is important. Before that she had a blanket, so the emphasis on the word quilt shows the change that has occurred.

This can be seen from her perception and description of the man who shares her “special” seat as a “… fine old man” and the woman as “a big old woman” (101). Her Surname 2 remembrance of the previous Sunday’s patient Englishman and his nagging hard to please wife whom she wanted to shake also shows her envy for women with male companionship. In Faulkner’s story A Rose for Emily, Emily is seen as a person who suffers from isolation from her community, by tradition and by law. Her isolation from the community and love is what seems to perturb her most; she is unable to accept the idea that her father is dead and she remains in denial.