ey say that a book is a man’s best friend. It not only can change your personality but also leaves you with many experiences after each reading. I believe it is like a soul of human’s body without which anyone can exist. In everyday life we sometimes try to imitate our book’s heroes and even act like them in similar situations. Writers which depict daily problems, matters that touch us all and provide suggestions to overcome them will always win people’s spurs. One of such writers is in my opinion William Kennedy. There is something attractive in his books that make readers follow him till the last page. Now we are going to learn his book Billy Phelan’s greatest game and try somehow to analyze it. At first sight it is a crime novel that …show more content…
For careful observers Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game is also about fathers and sons’ relationship and how a man must maintain and live by his personal code no matter what danger it represents. One of the characters of the book Martin Daugherty pointes out that all humans are against each other. He considers that often political frauds often trickle down into personal frauds of mistrust and duplicity. I believe it’s the exact truth and William Kennedy’s story proves it. The sins and the criminality of the McCalls are reflected on his son’s fate when Charlie becomes a victim of kidnapping. The book explains once more that any misdealing will be punished sometime. If not you then somebody of your family will be responsible for your errors. Billy Phelan’s drama is illustrated as a liability of his vagrant father, who left the family twenty-two years earlier and caused the accidental death of Billy’s younger brother. Martin’s own sins play out in the live of his teenage son, Peter, who leaves home to join the seminary. The writer in such way analyzes the complicated relationship between fathers and sons prompting that there are no ideal people. We all are human beings and can make mistakes but we should learn to recognize them and try not to repeat the same errors anymore. To my mind that is exactly the theme of the story. At the end of the book we see a flash of hope. All people used to notice at first only their own troubles, to close
Books: a group of blank white pages where authors record memories, reveal what they imagined, and take us along on a ride through their minds. These past few weeks, I had been reading two popular novels that did in fact take me on that journey: The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton, and Miracle’s Boys by Jacqueline Woodson. In no uncertain terms, I did notice that these two books could be compared to one another. Although these are two separate books, written by two different authors with separate journeys, they actually have great similarities and differences in the characters and plot.
Literature is a powerful force, allowing the writer to express their opinions through their own perspective. In the source, “What I’ve Learned From Writing,” the author Shauna Singh Baldwin, portrays the idea of literature as a non-violent socially-acceptable weapon. Someone like this can influence the views and ideas of readers by conveying emotions. Personally as an athlete, I feel as though I can change the perspectives of individuals, and my interests give insight to others without any boundaries. Along with the author, I admire her courage from within, and we learn to pursue our passions and interests in what we believe and love in ways such as originality, hard work, and confidence.
Khaled Hosseini and Billy Collins, two phenomenal American writers, utilize the elements character and tone in their literary works. Hosseini takes a more serious and confessional tone in his novel The Kite Runner. Hassan, a Christ figure, plays a large role in setting that tone. Every story may not have a Christ figure but when reading, but why not try to find a Peter Pan or another fairy tale character? Collins relies more on humor but incorporates deep meanings in his poems. He encourages the reader to use their own judgment when finding the characters in many of his poems.
Critics view the books by Pullman and Ransom as examples of literary excellence. In order to evaluate this opinion it is necessary to discuss what aspects critics consider contribute to a good book and how these books illustrate them. The American Library Associate (ALA) uses the term ‘edubrow’ (Kidd, (2009) p158) to mean the middle ground of literature with an educational emphasis. This emphasis is at the centre of the criteria for a good book by increasing the experiences of the reader through varied language, dynamic themes, rounded characterisation with comprehensive plots. The critics favour works that involve the reader in a non-passive manner to gain insights into universal aspects of human existence like love, identity, revenge, sexuality and betrayal.
In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, the protagonist (Rainsford) struggled with the actions of the antagonist (General Zaroff) throughout his adventure. The images used to describe the island, deadly swamp, and castle show that it is inhabited and a dangerous place with the use of setting, imagery, and the tone Connell shows Rainsford’s difficulties, persistence, and triumph to the audience. By using these key aspects, Connell makes important connections to the theme while alluding to hunting as the main concept of this whole adventure.
Whether or not we know it, we as people are very picky, and opinionative. In everyday life as humans, we pick and choose things based on preferred criteria. Based on the features of the world around us we have become biased on the things, that do, and do not meet our criteria. Being the opinionative people we are, we set criterion for even the literature we read. Just as the world around us, books have unique characteristics that we either enjoy or could care less for. In the following paragraphs I will evaluate the stories “Blowing up on the spot” and “Virgo” and will compare them to what I feel they need. I will provide my own set of criteria for the short stories “Blowing up on the spot” and “Virgo” stating my likes and dislikes for the two stories and explain why I felt
In a world dominated by technology, reading novels has become dull. Instead of immersing into books, we choose to listen to Justin Bieber’s new songs and to scroll through Instagram posts. We have come to completely neglect the simple pleasures of flipping through pages and getting to finally finish a story. Sherman Alexie and Stephan King’s essays attempt to revive this interest in books that has long been lost. They remind us of the important role that reading plays in our daily lives. “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me,” for instance, demonstrates how being literate saved the narrator from the oppressive nature of society. The author explains that even though he was capable of reading complex books at an astonishingly young
Literature has played a large role in the way we perceive the world and it can affect the way in which we think about things. Edgar Allan Poe along with Mark Twain are two of the most influential authors that our world has ever seen. Their descriptiveness and diction has had a huge impact on their readers for centuries. Poe’s gothic style of writing was very enthralling and suspenseful; it left you wanting to know what was going to happen next. Whereas, Mark Twain was a very humorous author that intended to amuse all that read. The descriptiveness that was incorporated by these world-renown authors is tremendous.
There are two types of people in this world, the first ones are, the people who doesn't really like reading books because most of them doesn't have pictures on it, and they find it extremely boring. Then the other type of people, who simply gets lost into their book every time they read, because they just simply love reading. Some of them even say that when they're reading, it is taking them to a different world that only their imagination can create. That is why some people consider their books as their most priced possessions, because of how much it means to them and also some books can be rather pricey. Indeed, books can really be expensive, however, you might be too astonished when you see the following books, because they're considered
Ever since I was a child, I've never liked reading. Every time I was told to read, I would just sleep or do something else instead. In "A Love Affair with Books" by Bernadete Piassa tells a story about her passion for reading books. Piassa demonstrates how reading books has influenced her life. Reading her story has given me a different perspective on books. It has showed me that not only are they words written on paper, they are also feelings and expressions.
...ps off the page and into the minds of its readers. Just like a child’s imagination, the reader’s imagination is allowed to be free, their life experiences intermingling with those on the page, to where one is not able to tell which is real and which is fiction. The lead characters of both The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, and World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, by Max Brooks, leave a lasting impression on their readers due to the strength of the lead characters. Readers are strengthened by those characters and their resolve to survive, no matter what obstacles may wind up in their paths. What is more, these pieces allow their readers to realize that, while these characters are strong and resilient, the simple truth is that they are human and flawed, but still willing to push forward as an example to others, both in the novel and in the target audience.
In many literary works, family relationships are the key to the plot. Through a family’s interaction with one another, the reader is able decipher the conflicts of the story. Within a literary family, various characters play different roles in each other’s lives. These are usually people that are emotionally and physically connected in one way or another. They can be brother and sister, mother and daughter, or in this case, father and son. In the Arthur Miller’s novel, Death of A Salesman, the interaction between Willy Loman and his sons, Happy and Biff, allows Miller to comment on father-son relationships and the conflicts that arise from them.
...ecommend reading this book is because the book takes some important themes in our lives. The book is probably the best book to read since the last decade. The story is kind of fascinating through its characters and human emotions.
In the history of written literature, it is difficult not to notice the authors who expand their reader's style and manner of reading. Some write in an unusual syntax which forces the reader to utilize new methods of looking at a language; others employ lengthy allusions which oblige the reader to study the same works the author drew from in order to more fully comprehend the text. Some authors use ingenious and complicated plots which warrant several readings to be understood. But few authors have used all these and still more devices to demand more of the reader. James Joyce, writer of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, uses extraordinarily inventive and intricate plot construction, creative and often thought-provoking word constructions, allusions to works both celebrated and recondite, and complex issues and theories when challenging his readers to expand their method of reading.
“In my estimation a good book first must contain little or no trace of the author unless the author himself is a character. That is, when I read the book I should not feel that someone is telling me the story but t...