Strikethrough Essays

„I know that, to the common apprehension, this phenomenon of whiteness is not confessed to be the prime agent in exaggerating the terror of objects otherwise terrible; nor to the unimaginative mind is there aught of terror in those appearances whose awfulness to another mind almost solely consists in this one phenomenon, especially when exhibited under any form at all approaching to muteness or universality.” ( Herman Melville, 184) The Whiteness of the Whale represents a chapter which brings

scared” (Anderson 390). Again, this allows the reader to connect with Hayley’s feelings and walk through the story as if it was their own; in addition, fulfilling the appetencies one seeks for from the novel. Throughout Wintergirls, Anderson uses a strikethrough technique to develop an unreliable protagonist. Lia, from Wintergirls does not allow herself to acknowledge what she is feeling; thus, allowing the readers to see more than what Lia sees in herself. For instance, in Wintergirls, Lia thinks: “one

Through 1984, George Orwell predicted what a state which has absolute power over its citizens would look like in 1984 through the terrors of a government with total power over its citizens. The novel touched upon the deeper meanings of human corruption and evil, guiding the reader through the pain and suffering, as well as the joy and what little freedom that the main character, Winston Smith has in the hands of Big Brother, the symbol of the “Party. It is obvious, that Orwell’s intent was to warn