English 104 - Introduction to Narrative
Eli Maitland
Fear and Loathing
Category: 2 Essay: Carroll, Twain, Faulkner, Sebold | Eli Maitland
Eli Maitland 12/9/03 Intro to Narrative Professor Phillipson Fear and Loathing In many literary works, descriptions of horrific or gruesome acts can serve as very powerful tools of narration. The depictions of these events may change drastically from one work to the next based on the “narratee” and the message...
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Posted by emaitlan on December 09, 2003 at 05:48 AM
Juxtaposition of Good and Bad
Category: 10 Blog: The Lovely Bones | Eli Maitland
Susie seems to juxtapose certain positive parts of her narrative along with some shockingly negative parts. This serves to futher emphasize the horrific nature of the negative, just for added affect. For example, on page 14, when retelling the story of her rape, she switches back and forth from rather...
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Posted by emaitlan on December 04, 2003 at 12:18 AM
Addie's Narrative Strategically Placed
Category: 09 Blog: As I Lay Dying | Eli Maitland
The most striking thing about the placement of Addie's narrative in the novel is that it is sandwiched between two of the most hypocritical narratives in the novel, Cora's and Whitfield's. This placement serves to drastically alter the reader's perception of Addie, if he/she had begun to form one previously....
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Posted by emaitlan on November 24, 2003 at 10:32 PM
Addie's Coffin
Category: 08 Blog: As I Lay Dying | Eli Maitland
Throughout the novel, there are numerous references made to Cash's ongoing project of constructing a coffin for Addie. He works meticulously on the coffin, perfecting every little aspect of it, so that when the time comes for his mother to pass away, she will have an adequate resting place. Faulkner...
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Posted by emaitlan on November 17, 2003 at 09:23 PM
Huck Gets Caught Up in the Moment
Category: 07 Blog: Huckleberry Finn | Eli Maitland
Throughout almost the entire novel, Huck is quite compassionate and loyal to his friend, Jim. Twain portrays Huck as a more moral human being than many other characters, such as the Duke and the Dauphin, who show no regard for others. Near the end of the book, however, this changes...
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Posted by emaitlan on November 10, 2003 at 11:53 PM
Huck Is Looking For Adventure
Category: 06 Blog: Huckleberry Finn | Eli Maitland
When Huck decides that he and Jim must "make allowances" for the Duke and the King, and allow them to stay on the raft, it initially seems like a potentially self destructive decision. These two men are "low-down humbugs and frauds" and can only cause more trouble for Huck and...
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Posted by emaitlan on November 04, 2003 at 12:24 AM
Tom Sawyer's Band of Robbers
Category: 05 Blog: Huckleberry Finn | Eli Maitland
Tom Sawyer, the self proclaimed leader of his band of robbers, demonstrates one of the many disparities in the book between fantasy and reality. Early in the story, Huck sneaks out of his house in the middle of the night to meet up with some other boys who all sign...
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Posted by emaitlan on October 27, 2003 at 06:28 PM
The Fatal Flaw of Selfishness
Category: 11 Essay: James and Bronte | Eli Maitland
The Turn of the Screw and Wuthering Heights: The Fatal Flaw of Selfishness In many well known literary works, the main characters in each story often possess one specific flaw that leads to their own misery, their failure in an endeavor, or even to their own demise. This theme is...
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Posted by emaitlan on October 23, 2003 at 04:47 AM
Narrator Portrays Alice as Naive
Category: 04 Blog: Alice in Wonderland | Eli Maitland
As was the case in Wuthering Heights, it seems that in "Alice in Wonderland" we are getting a somewhat biased version of the story. Through the first six chapters of the book, there is very little character development of our main character, Alice. As a result, the only real characterization...
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Posted by emaitlan on October 06, 2003 at 03:54 PM
Narrator Shift Provides Crediblity
Category: 03 Blog: Wuthering Heights | Eli Maitland
The portion of the story in which Isabella takes over as the narrator serves to give credibility to Nelly, the original narrator. In our first blog, we questioned whether Nelly had any sort of hidden agenda, and whether she was a trustworthy story teller. This shift in narration provides us...
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Posted by emaitlan on September 30, 2003 at 12:17 AM
Does Nelly Have a Hidden Agenda?
Category: 02 Blog: Wuthering Heights | Eli Maitland
It is certain that Nelly cannot be a truly unbiased narrator because of her many years spent as an integral part of the different characters' lives. Her views of the events which took place may be somewhat skewed: "I could not half tell what an infernal house we had" (52)....
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Posted by emaitlan on September 23, 2003 at 01:33 AM
Category: 01 Blog: Turn of the Screw | Eli Maitland
The governess is physically framed early on in the story when she first arrives at Bly, and sees her own reflection in a full length mirror. It is the first time in her life she has ever seen a complete reflection of herself. This is significant because in a way...
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Posted by emaitlan on September 16, 2003 at 01:48 AM
practice post
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There is no doubt that the Boston Red Sox will finally win the world series this year. Yankee fans and general haters beware. This means you, Eric "I live in jersey but root for new york teams" Davich....
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Posted by emaitlan on September 09, 2003 at 07:30 PM