Counterfactualism in History A point made in the third of these essays, on the value of history, was the widespread human enjoyment of a good story. It was suggested that history played a part in satisfying this need. The consistent success of fiction based on a simple form of counterfactual history — Robert Harris's "Fatherland" is a good recent example — seems to indicate that this type of history is equally appealing. Sometimes known as "what if", or "alternative" history, or, in the title
goal was a risky game in the feudal system period that governed his world. A game of wordplay, which teeters on the brink of life and death for Spenser at the consciences of the those who hold the power. Nevertheless, Spenser consummates a plan that allows him to an extent to retain a degree of plausible deniability while at the same time subvert the minds of his Queen and governing nobles whose decisions sway the sociopolitical world. The goal is accomplished through several literary devices, however
aircrafts as a circular object flying in the air and that is exactly what these pictures show. Sometimes there would be a misshapen craft that looks like a meteorite or even one that looks like a modern day spacecraft that our astronauts use. The world may never know how these alien flying crafts were created; what they were created from; what materials they used to get to earth; and how far they came
scientific fiction, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensiosn, A. Square introduces his readers to a fascinating world consisting of only two dimensions. Our scholarly guide explains the inner societal workings of Flatland, providing detailed and insightful accounts of the history, culture, and traditions of him and his people. Afterwards, A. Square is transported in his dreams to a one-dimensional world called Lineland. Our persistent protagonist tenaciously attempts to convince the monarch of Lineland to
INTRODUCTION: People misquote that money is the root of all evil, but it is the love of money that is the root of all kinds of evil. The world has fallen into the belief that simply having and loving money will be the cure and fix to all; this belief has sent our country into a downward spiral of indebtedness and greed. My dream is to help those who can’t help themselves; those who were once blinded by this belief and have regained their vision and want to get back on the right track. My ultimate
Dorothy Allison's This is Our World In her work, “This is Our World,” Dorothy Allison shares her perspective of how she views the world as we know it. She has a very vivid past with searing memories of her childhood. She lives her life – her reality – because of the past, despite how much she wishes it never happened. She finds little restitution in her writings, but she continues with them to “provoke more questions” (Allison 158) and makes the readers “think about what [they] rarely want
The Struggle for Self-Definition in Boys and Girls When we are adolescents we see the world through our parents' eyes. We struggle to define ourselves within their world, or to even break away from their world. Often, the birth of our "self" is defined in a moment of truth or a moment of heightened self-awareness that is the culmination of a group of events or the result of a life crisis or struggle. In literature we refer to this birth of "self" as an epiphany. Alice Munro writes in "Boys
presents an image of an atypical adolescent boy in The Catcher in the Rye. Holden is much more than a troubled teen going through "a phase." Indeed Holden is a very special boy with special needs. He doesn’t understand and doesn’t wish to understand the world around him. In fact most of the book details his guilty admissions of all the knowledge he knows but wishes he didn’t. Though his innocence regarding issues of school, money, and sexuality has already been lost, he still hopes to protect others from
Powerless Holden In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no peace. This perception of the world does not change significantly through the novel. However, as the novel progresses, Holden gradually comes to the realization that he is powerless to change this. During the short period of Holden's life covered in this book, "Holden does succeed in making us perceive that the world is crazy”1. Shortly after Holden leaves Pencey Prep, he checks
around three main developments: Bartleby's existentialistic point of view, the lawyer's portrayal of egotism and materialism, and the humanity they both possess. The three developments present the lawyer's and Bartleby's alienation from the world into a "safe" world of their own design. The lawyer, although an active member of society, alienates himself by forming walls from his own egotistical and materialistic character. The story of "Bartleby the Scrivener" is told from the limited first person
reconstructed the events of the story for us, this particular way of telling the story enables us to perceive clearly the torment youth experiences when ideals, concerning both sacred and earthly love, are destroyed by a suddenly unclouded view of the actual world. Because the man, rather than the boy, recounts the experience, an ironic view can be presented of the institutions and persons surrounding the boy. This ironic view would be impossible for the immature, emotionally involved mind of the boy himself
former self, he would spend hours looking out the window, studying, and reading; however, he now finds nothing more than a skewed perception of reality when doing these things. The whole worlds now looks and tastes different for Gregor. The world's perception of him drives him away, and now his perception of the world drives him away even further. Alienation feeds upon itself. With the taste of moldy cheese in his mouth and the sight of nothing but a desolate gray expanse in front of him, Gregor's
Contrasting the Natural and Mechanical Worlds in Hathaway's Oh, Oh The French poet and essayist Louis Aragon, in his Paris Peasant, wrote that "light is meaningful only in relation to darkness, and truth presupposes error--we only exist in terms of this conflict, in the zone where black and white clash" (Aragon 18). Aragon noted that the world is full of contrasts, and it is through those contrasts that we live and understand who we are and why we are here. Without an understanding of light
Phony and Nice Worlds in Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut Salinger expresses his view of the world through his use of "phony" and "nice" worlds. Salinger uses the "phony" and "nice" worlds to express his pessimistic view of the world. Although "phony" and "nice" worlds exist in many of Salinger's stories, "Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut" is perhaps the best story to illustrate the difference between "phony" and "nice" worlds. "Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut" is one of the few stories which offers views of
will it last? I never know. Time appears to extend beyond all dimensions. The interstice between reality and fabrication widens, and out of the darkness a dim light forms. Objects begin materializing from beyond the ghostly shadows, and a vast new world is created. Looming in the infinite mist, a girl is inscribed in a desolate chamber. The walls consist of eternal night, and the flames of hell consume her. Her auburn hair is seared in the fire, and the blood pulsing through her veins begins
earth can be. Afterwards, she starts listing efficient methods on contaminating the world, such as “generating as much waste as possible from substances” (Saukko, 246), or building more nuclear plants. At the beginning, it might be shocking to the reader the approach she is taking to make her point. In other words, the readers might not understand why she has such a negative attitude and hatred against the world. The manipulation, exaggeration, and the wor... ... middle of paper ... ...d for
entirely divergent things to someone else;for example, some may see thing's that may seem simple, but in the eyes of an artist, it can be perceived with a whole new definition, dimension, and a potentially new discovery. As a photographer, my view of the world, can be skewed towards looking at everyday objects as potential art, but it wasn't always like that. To begin with, photography appeared to me as something entertaining a simple step in which one took a camera and simply shot a photograph
children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.” Children live in a world full of innocence, ignorance, and bliss. They are not affected by the corruption of the world; therefore, naiveté is preserved. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, innocence is shown through the pond and Holden’s desire for being a “catcher in the rye”; through Phoebe, Allie, and Sunny for
little boys' longing gaze at the bowl of treats. I froze. My childhood innocence manifested itself into a stressful environment with an encroaching future and changed perspective of the world. I remained myself throughout the years, but my view on anticipation for the future, my ways of relaxation and my mindset of the world changed dramatically. The boys' high pitched giggles reminded me of my impatient youth that could not wait for life to pass me by: for holidays, for school, or to grow a little older
different worlds of adults and children. There are three main physical attributes belonging to the doll house used to exemplify the existing conflict within the two worlds. First the description of the doll house has opposites tones when described by the voice of an adult narrator, in contrast to the child narrator, portraying the existing conflict in both worlds. Furthermore the lamp inside the doll house is a symbol comparing the genuine and artificial societies in which cause the two worlds to conflict