English 104 - Introduction to Narrative
Alix Roy
Methods of Eavesdropping and Influences on Narration
Category: 2 Essay: Carroll, Twain, Faulkner, Sebold | Alix Roy
The human race is always involved in a constant quest to know more. Most of the time, this quest is perfectly acceptable and even encouraged in many educational spheres. But other times, the information we crave is not meant for our ears, and we are forced to decide how...
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Posted by aroy on December 08, 2003 at 11:13 PM
Susie's sexual frustration
Category: 10 Blog: The Lovely Bones | Alix Roy
Given the brutal manner in which Susie’s life was taken, it is surprising to see her purposely revisiting the act that was so harshly performed on her moments before her death. Her obsession with sex is exhibited throughout the novel by Susie’s frequent descriptions of her friends and family’s...
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Posted by aroy on December 03, 2003 at 11:43 PM
Sin-what is it?
Category: 09 Blog: As I Lay Dying | Alix Roy
Addie’s single monologue is placed between the two characters she most dislikes. Everything Addie believes in and looks down upon is framed in the characters of Whitman and Cora. In her entry, Addie speaks of sin and love as mere “sounds that people who have never sinned nor loved nor...
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Posted by aroy on November 24, 2003 at 02:26 PM
Addie as an animal
Category: 08 Blog: As I Lay Dying | Alix Roy
Each member of the family describes their mother differently after her death. Vardaman, the youngest son, is given an entire chapter in which he says only one sentence: “My mother is a fish” (84). The reasoning behind this statement appears to stem from an earlier scene in which Vardaman kills...
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Posted by aroy on November 17, 2003 at 11:40 PM
Surpising Revelations
Category: 07 Blog: Huckleberry Finn | Alix Roy
Definitely the most startling revelation made at the end of Huckleberry Finn is Jim’s unexpected freedom. Even more startling is Tom’s knowledge of this fact the entire time he and Huck were carrying out their plan to help Jim escape. When Tom reveals that Jim “ain’t no slave, he’s as...
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Posted by aroy on November 11, 2003 at 12:59 AM
Avoiding Trouble
Category: 06 Blog: Huckleberry Finn | Alix Roy
Huck learns to avoid trouble from an early age. Pap is always after him for something whether it’s money to buy whiskey or simply a subject to abuse. Rather than waste his time fighting with Pap and trying to rebel, Huck does everything that is asked of him. “The...
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Posted by aroy on November 04, 2003 at 12:19 AM
Tom Sawyer
Category: 05 Blog: Huckleberry Finn | Alix Roy
Throughout his adventures, Huckleberry Finn remains in awe of his friend Tom Sawyer. Huck starts his narrative by admitting that the reader has probably never heard of him, “without you have read a book by the name of ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’” (13). Tom is portrayed in The Adventures...
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Posted by aroy on October 27, 2003 at 11:09 PM
Gaps in Narration
Category: 11 Essay: James and Bronte | Alix Roy
Throughout history there have been unavoidable social gaps caused by money, property, and ancestral ties. In the 19th century when novels such as Turn of the Screw and Wuthering Heights were written, a class system was still very much in effect. Servants, large estates, and livestock were considered symbols...
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Posted by aroy on October 22, 2003 at 10:04 PM
Alice's childish nature
Category: 04 Blog: Alice in Wonderland | Alix Roy
The style of narration in Alice and Wonderland emphasizes Alice’s childish, ignorant nature. Since the text is written using a third person narrator, we are let into the mind of Alice and are able to use her thoughts to aid us in forming our opinion of her. In addition to...
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Posted by aroy on October 06, 2003 at 11:49 PM
Isabella's Purpose
Category: 03 Blog: Wuthering Heights | Alix Roy
By introducing Isabella as a narrator in chapter 13 we as readers are able to gain insight into life at Wuthering Heights. Since Nelly remains the housekeeper at Thrushcross Grange, and is the primary narrator of the story, Isabella is our sole source of information on this topic. Her letter...
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Posted by aroy on September 29, 2003 at 09:25 PM
A love/hate relationship
Category: 02 Blog: Wuthering Heights | Alix Roy
Catherine Linton’s eerie return from the grave in chapter three provides valuable insight into the true nature of the bond between Catherine and Heathcliff. While the relationship between these two is one of passionate love, at times it is easy to distinguish a hidden frustration or anger. Heathcliff’s remarks to...
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Posted by aroy on September 23, 2003 at 12:04 AM
A misread situation
Category: 01 Blog: Turn of the Screw | Alix Roy
When Flora and the governess take an outing to the lake at Bly, the governess sees the ghost of Miss Jessel for the first time. While the governess contemplates the view in front of her, Flora plays on the edge of the bank, seemingly unaware. The governess misreads the situation...
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Posted by aroy on September 15, 2003 at 11:25 PM
Practice
Category: Alix Roy
Hey, I just wanted to try this out...
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Posted by aroy on September 09, 2003 at 01:43 PM