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- 171: Character Study Of Blance Dubo
- ... not fit into her physical surroundings. Tennessee Williams describes the place as having a "raffish charm" (Corrigan 50). This charm eludes Blanches, who describes it as a place that "Only Poe! Only Mr. Edgar Allen Poe!-could do it justice!" (Corrigan 50). Blanche deceives everyone for a good portion of the play. Stanley, however, is continually trying to discover her true history. Blanche says, "I don ...
- 172: A Clean Well Lighted Place
- ... and age are harsh and well defined. I left the story with a feeling that there is no escape from the doldrums of the winter years of life. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" "The Cask of Amontillado," is an example on the use of an unreliable narrator. Montresor tells his tale of revenge smugly, as he invites us ... family motto: "Nemo me impune lacessit" or "No one assails me with impunity." Telling the story from Montresor's point of view intensifies the effect of moral shock and horror. Poe's story is a case of premeditated murder. I became quickly aware of the fact that Montresor is not a reliable narrator, and that he has a tendency to hold ...
- 173: The Witching Hour
- ... Number of Page Read: 1043 Three main elements classify the genre: Gothic, Mystery, and Romance. I classify Gothic novels as stories pertaining to a dismal atmosphere, such as Edgar Allan Poe's literature. . Lovers who unlock thirteen generation's of Mayfair family secrets and incest; discovering that their intervention becomes a more complex-intertwining destiny. Our Antagonist Michael Curry, a 48 ... Lasher", although I am going to take a brake from Rice, and I'm in the process of choosing between "Exit to Eden" (John Steinbeck) and something from Edgar Allan Poe.
- 174: Personal Writing: I Love Horror Novels
- ... This is no fantasy. This is no fallacious delusion of a sick, twisted mind. This is the honest-to-God truth. I love horror novels. Stephen King and Edgar Allen Poe are my idols. Perhaps having these two, demented madmen as my personal mentors sounds sick, but I tend to think as they do. Most of my writings are short stories of horror (usually about the length of Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Masque of the Red Death"). My friends often ask me four questions: "Why do you not publish some of your work?" and "Where ...
- 175: Alfred Hitchcock: 50 Years of Movie Magic
- ... of Hitchcock's life from a young age. The novels Bleak House and Robinson Crusoe were two that stuck with him over the years. He also really enjoyed Edgar Allan Poe, stating that "Very likely it's because I was so taken by the Poe stories that I later made suspense films." (39). In 1915 he started work for the Henley Telegraphy Company. He soon began to study art at the University of London, which ...
- 176: Literature And Its Affect On S
- ... s Cabin, the message of freedom to think and feel the way one desired screamed off every page. Two men that had a dramatic affect on society were Edgar Alan Poe and Herman Melville. The poetry of Poe, specifically through the example of "The Man in the Crowd," inspired people to think more intellectually about their lives and their external circumstances (Bercovitch and Jehlen 221). "No other novel ...
- 177: The Pit and the Pendulum
- ... Steven Clark The Pit and the Pendulum is a story about a man confined to a prison cell and tortured mercilessly in Toledo Spain during the Spanish Inquisition. Edgar Allen Poe's story is powerful because the prisoner tells the story of his torture. Given this you know he is going to survive which helps make the mystery so much more complex. The plot is very believable and consistent. Poe shows great detail in the setting of the dungeon. The plot is hard to fathom, in that it is difficult to believe that a man could survive so much adversity ...
- 178: American History vs. American Literature
- ... helped bring America a sense of liberty, history, courage, and romance. They gave us a greater and in better depth insight of our past. Authors such as: Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Poe, and Whitman, are some of Americans greatest American Literature authors. Their goals and writings may have been different, but all gave America a powerful look at our American History. Emerson ... most searching analyses of the soul of man in American letters. Melvile, was best known for his romantic writings. His experience at sea gave him abundant material for his writings. Poe's, haunting lyrical poetry took readers into the darkest realms of the mind. His poems and tales started the Symbolist movement in France. Another great Lit. poet was Whitman. Whitman ...
- 179: The Cask of Amontillado: Irony and Foreshadowing
- ... of Amontillado: Irony and Foreshadowing Doom, death, and murder are all fates that the tool of foreshadowing gives away in “The Cask of Amontillado Hints of unavailable,” by Edgar Allan Poe. Foreshadowing is defined as a device or means by which the author hints at something to follow. We all know within the opening of the story that the hero is ... actually happening, he cry’s out, “For the Love of God, Montresor!” and Montresor replies, “ Yes, for the love of God, “ (1182). Montresor finishes up the wall, and walks away. Poe uses unique styles of irony, and foreshadowing to give a hint as to what is to come. He uses his knowledge of history to describe the catacombs, and understands the ...
- 180: Comparison: "The Jade Peony", "Horses of the Night", Masque of the Red Death"
- ... easy to read even though it uses fairly large words and complex sentences. This story just happens to be writen by one of my favourite writers as well: Edgar Allen Poe. I enjoyed this story mainly because like i said it was easy to read and it was actually challenging to figure out, like much of Poe's work. The fluency of the story gave you time to just think of what he ment by it. As you can probibly see the short storys seem to very ...
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