The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Brecht uses epic theatre to bring forth an idea or meaning for the audience to consider while entertaining the audience. Epic theatre involves the use of alienation techniques to distance the viewer from the story but still concentrate on the overall meaning. The person who just views the story would likely take it as...
' Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn In Alexander Solzhenitsyn?s novel, , the strong themes of hope and perseverance are softened by the realization that for Ivan Denisovich there is little or purpose in life. This doesn?t mean that the themes of hope and perseverance do not exist in the novel. There are numerous instances in the novel whe...
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED DISCIPLINE The Discipline section of M. Scott Peck's The first deals with life's difficulties. He makes it clear that we all have problems and pain but we have to deal with it to get by and to make life less difficult. "Life is difficult... Once we truly know that life is difficult--once we truly understand and...
Mattie Rigsbee is the main character in Clyde Edgerton\'s southern style novel, . Mattie is a seventy-eight year old widow with two middle-aged children. Living alone in a small house, she makes sure that everything is taken care of. She cooks, cleans, mows the lawn, and takes up numerous responsibilities with the church. She is a very caring p...
Throughout the centuries many authors have attempted to capture the individuals quest for self-authenticity. In the novel Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison depicts the many aspects of self-actualization, as well as the tormenting road that leads to the shaping of an individual. Through beautiful language, with immense reality, she is...