Abstract This paper discusses how physical and social setting influence the development of both the narrative and the characters in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper."
From the Paper " Where a story takes place has an influence on how the story is perceived by the audience the action that can conceivably take place as well as what limitations the characters may have in acting.."
Tags: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Yellow Wallpaper, setting, literature
Abstract Summary: Children's literature can be useful in aiding children in this aspect of their growth. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the representation of death, and the fear of death, plays a prominent role in terms of character, plot and setting. The character of Harry Potter is defined, from the outset of the book, by the death of his parents.
Abstract This paper discusses how to teach students the critical impact that a setting holds within a story. The paper does this by analyzing two traditional picks for the high school classroom, Tennessee William's "The Glass Menagerie" and Willa Cather's "My Antonia". Both of these works require an in-depth understanding of the setting in order for students to grasp the full situations within the story.
This paper analyzes two aspects for each work. The first is looking at the eminent connection the setting has to the plot for each creation. The second is constructing a basic plan as to how to help students visualize the setting and how it effects the character's action within the piece.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Story Setting Tennessee William's "The Glass Menagerie"
"My Antonia" by Willa Cather
Conclusion
Appendix: Website to Aide Setting Comprehension in "The Glass Menagerie"
From the Paper "The third layer of the setting for students to consider is the fact that "The Glass Menagerie" is a play meant to be performed on the stage. Drama invites a creative collaboration with the playwright as the student enters imaginative worlds created by scenery, lighting, costumes, make-up, gestures, and dialogue. In this play student not only come in contact with traditional dramatic aspects, but also with Williams creative play writing touches. For example, throughout the play reference is frequently given to the screen that is meant "to give accent to certain values in each scene.""
Tags: frontier, dramatic references memory, time period, mind-set
An analysis of how the setting of these books contributes to the story - "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe, "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad and "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe.
Abstract This paper shows that creating an accurate setting for a book is as important, if not more important, than the depiction of characters. It analyzes the settings of these novels all which deal with so called "primitive" conditions as their subject matter. The writer shows that the stories do not take place in a thriving modern metropolis, but in areas well removed from the western eye.
From the Paper "A detailed depiction of the architecture in a scene often adds to the credibility of the story. In the books Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, architecture is used not only as a scene setter but also as a testament to socio-economic values and cultural beliefs. Much of the architecture described belongs to the indigenous people of the stories or the Caucasians who were forced to act as if they were natives because of the lack of "modern" conveniences."
Abstract This paper discusses how settings influence selected stories of Eudora Welty, with reference to "The Ponder Heart", "Petrified Man", "A Worn Path" and "The Robber Bridegroom". It looks at the use of settings as Welty's mise-en-scene and also aspects of topography in the stories.
From the Paper "Settings in Eudora Welty's stories are their mise-en-scene, the place where things happen to characters and where characters behave in thus-and-so ways. But the fact that Welty's characters take their personalities mind-sets assumptions speech and all the ..."
Tags:Settings, Welty, mise en scene, Natchez Trace, Topography
Abstract This paper discusses the use and effect of the Nigerian setting in Chinua Achebe's novel, "Things Fall Apart." The paper also examines Achebe's decision to write the novel in English for Western audiences.
From the Paper "Setting of Achebe's "Things Fall Apart." In "Things Fall Apart" Chinua Achebe introduces his audience to a world completely different from the one in which they live. He writes the novel in English instead of his native Nigerian, thus it is apparent that he means this work to be witnessed by Western cultures rather than those whom he writes about."
Tags: chinua achebe, things fall apart, colonialism, setting
Abstract This paper discusses the professional approaches provided by Barry R. Cournoyer in 'Evidence Based Social Work Skills' Book. The paper further discusses how by applying Cournoyer's methods one is able to develop planning, implementation, and evaluation skills in order to improve the quality of their professional activities and to target selected client groups. In the context of juvenile fire-setting, applying these methods is instructive and illuminating, for critically appraising evidence from juvenile arson cases confirms that early intervention is extremely important.
Abstract In this article the writer looks at a case study of an adolescent with a history of arson. The paper discusses intervention programs for adolescents. Based upon the best evidence identified and cited by Zipper, Wilcox, and Brett, the writer points out that the proposed plan of action should consist of treatment, medication, and therapy for TC's Conduct Disorder, ADD, Combined Type and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The writer notes that this supports the intervention in the case situation, and is the best approach available considering TC's discouraging history of fire setting.
From the Paper "Paul Zipper and David K. Wilcox conducted the study examined in the article, "Juvenile Arson: The Importance of Early Intervention." This article is empirically based, but relied as well upon authoritative input from social services professionals, law enforcement officials, criminal justice system personnel, and researchers. The primary study subjects were youth from the third to eighth grades in fifteen school districts in Oregon. Zipper and Wilcox do not specify in the article how many subjects were in the study sample. The participants in the study sample were selected at random."
This paper analyzes and compares the following contemporary books: 'Trash Culture', 'The Death of Literature', 'The Medium is the Massage' and 'What was Literature?'.
Abstract This paper discusses four books about literature today. The author of the paper's ideas are the following: Richard Keller Simon's book 'Trash Culture' encourages studying classic literature and both its classical and contemporary interpretations. Leslie Fiedler's book 'What Was Literature?' states that the examination of the art novel is a pass? exercise; that our approach is flawed if we cannot cater to the detective novel, the pornographic fancy, or the comic strip. Marshall McLuhan's book 'The Medium is the Massage' discusses messages as well as the importance of themes in novels. Alvin Kernan's book' The Death of Literature' advocates negative views against television. The paper also includes examples of modern movies and television shows and compares them to certain books.
From the Paper "Richard Keller Simon, in his book 'Trash Culture' advocates the simultaneous study of classic literature through its traditional forms and contemporary interpretation, highlighting the importance of promoting popular culture in conjunction with classic literature in order to comprehend the crucial perspective in which the books materialize. (R. K. Simon, California, 3-5) In rejecting Stallone's interpretation and condensation of the Iliad as not having the ability to convey any of the inherent messages of its classic counterpart, we deny popular culture as a possibly influential schooling device. (Spectrum, Australia, 1) "
Abstract This paper focuses on World War II literature, particularly literature produced during the war itself, as well as the the immediate post-war period. The writer of this paper examines how the traumatic narratives used in these particular works of writing are circulated and perceived throughout culture. The writer contends and explains the manner in which these traumatic narratives share theoretical space with memory. This paper also examines the correlation between the reality of events that actually occurred to those associated with trauma and memory. This paper analyzes the studies that situate literature within the network of its then contemporaneous political field that tended to avoid exploring the mechanisms responsible for the appearance of historical events in texts written during this period.
From the Paper "There are many questions raised by such a description of trauma. First, since trauma is precisely the absence of the event, or the haunting of the present by a displaced experience that was never experienced nor understood at the "proper" time, it seems paradoxical that I would favor it as a method for foregrounding individual experience. But if it is true that memory is itself subject to many of the same epistemological problems raised by the study of trauma, then ultimately trauma is perhaps the best method for foregrounding individual experience. However, the subject of suffering does pose a larger problem for this notion of trauma; Scarry observes in The Body in Pain that pain is unsymbolizable, hence one can never adequately communicate what she or he is experiencing. This posits an interior space unavailable to the signifying field, revealing a limitation of the method I am outlining here."
Abstract The evolution of literature in America has been an extraordinary process, where its development from humble descriptions of exploration to extraordinary works of fiction demonstrates a comparable form of development within the American people. This paper explores the concept of "American Literature" in respect to its evolution from the Columbian period through the Ante- Bellum period.
An examination of the different ways prejudice can be approached in children's literature, focusing on Terry Pratchett's "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents" and Karen Levine's "Hana's Suitcase."
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, 2005, $ 26.95
Abstract This paper examines the incident and approach to the matter of prejudice in children's literature. The paper discuss how this has been accomplished in Terry Pratchett's "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents" and Karen Levine's "Hana's Suitcase." The paper discusses the different ways in which these two authors approach prejudice and how difficult a topic it is to address in children's literature.
From the Paper "Dealing with Prejudice in Children's Literature This paper examines the incident and approach to the matter of prejudice in children's literature. Because this can be a difficult subject at any age level, dealing with it in children's literature can be especially difficult. Below, I will discuss how this has been accomplished in Terry Pratchett's The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents and Karen Levine's Hana's Suitcase. Sometimes, addressing prejudice is done in a very straightforward fashion. Readers are never question the fact that prejudice is one of the primary themes of the work. This is the case in Hana's Suitcase. However, other writers approach the subject more subtly and less directly, preferring to dance around the matter with allusion and metaphor. This is Pratchett's approach in The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rats."
Abstract This paper is comprised of six short summaries of examples of world literature form the 'Norton Anthology of World Literature', 2nd edition, Volumes A and B. The summaries include the 'Genesis Tree of Life', 'Gilgamesh', the 'Pardoner's Prologue and Tale', 'a Conference of Birds', and 'Ovid's Metamorphoses'. The final page comments on the historical timeline of these stories and their significance.
From the Paper "The tree of life is a part of the creation myth in the Bible. It is an additional icon in the Garden of Eden, usually overlooked in favor of focus on the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The fruit of this tree grants immortality. The can be ascertained from the name of the tree but also from a brief description of the tree that Good gives in Genesis 3:22. Of course, it is little wonder that the tree of life does not figure a larger place in the creation story: it is only mentioned twice in the entire book of Genesis. It is first mentioned in Genesis 2:9, which reads, "the tree of life also in the midst of the garden" (58). Of course, this doesn't tell us much about the tree of life. "
Abstract This article explores the themes of religious hypocrisy rife in the literature of eighteenth century England. It utilizes the texts of "The Vicar of Wakefield", "Joseph Andrews", and "The Way of the World" to reveal the convergence of both early novel and constant drama as exposers of the Church of England and its contradictions.
Tags: century, drama, eighteenth, england, literature, novels
