{"id":28160,"date":"2024-06-16T15:36:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T15:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/hurston-sweat-the-red-convertible-the-white-elephant-the-rose-for-emily-the-good-man-is-hard-to-find-where-are-you-going-winter-dream\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T15:36:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T15:36:36","slug":"hurston-sweat-the-red-convertible-the-white-elephant-the-rose-for-emily-the-good-man-is-hard-to-find-where-are-you-going-winter-dream","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/hurston-sweat-the-red-convertible-the-white-elephant-the-rose-for-emily-the-good-man-is-hard-to-find-where-are-you-going-winter-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurston-Sweat, The Red convertible, The white Elephant, The Rose for Emily, The Good man is hard to find, Where are you going, Winter Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Characterization <\/span>is a means by which writers present and reveal characters \u2013 by direct
\ndescription, by showing the character in action, or by the presentation of other characters who
\nhelp to define each other.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Characters <\/span>in fiction can be conveniently classified as major and minor, static and dynamic. A
\n<\/span>major character <\/span>is an important figure at the center of the story\u2019s action or theme. The major
\ncharacter is sometimes called a <\/span>protagonist <\/span>whose conflict with an <\/span>antagonist <\/span>may spark the
\nstory\u2019s conflict. Supporting the major character are one or more secondary or <\/span>minor characters
\n<\/span>whose function is partly to illuminate the major characters. Minor characters are often <\/span>static <\/span>or
\nunchanging: they remain the same from the beginning of a work to the end. <\/span>Dynamic
\n<\/span>characters, on the other hand, exhibit some kind of change \u2013 of attitude, purpose, behavior, as the
\nstory progresses.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Irony <\/span>is not so much an element of fiction as a pervasive quality in it. It may appear in fiction in
\nthree ways: in a work\u2019s language, in its incidents, or in its point of view. But in whatever form
\nit emerges, irony always involves a contrast or discrepancy between one thing and another. The
\ncontrast may be between what is said and what is meant (<\/span>verbal irony<\/span>), what is expected to
\nhappen and what actually happens (<\/span>situational irony<\/span>) or between what a character believes or
\nsays and what the reader understands to be true (<\/span>dramatic irony<\/span>).
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Plot<\/span>, <\/span>the action element in fiction, is the arrangement of events that make up a story. Many
\nfictional plots turn on a <\/span>conflict<\/span>, or struggle between opposing forces, that is usually resolved by
\nthe end of the story. Typical fictional plots begin with an <\/span>exposition<\/span>, that provides background
\ninformation needed to make sense of the action, describes the setting, and introduces the major
\ncharacters; these plots develop a series of <\/span>complications <\/span>or intensifications of the conflict that
\nlead to a <\/span>crisis <\/span>or moment of great tension. The conflict may reach a <\/span>climax <\/span>or turning point, a
\nmoment of greatest tension that fixes the outcome; then, the action falls off as the plot\u2019s
\ncomplications are sorted out and resolved (the <\/span>resolution <\/span>or <\/span>de\u0301nouement<\/span>). Be aware, however,
\nthat much of twentieth-century fiction does not exhibit such strict formality of design.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Point of view <\/span>refers to who tells the story and how it is told. The possible ways of telling a story
\nare many, and more than one point of view can be worked into a single story. However, the
\nvarious points of view that storytellers draw upon can be grouped into two broad categories:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Third-Person Narrator (uses pronouns he, she, or they):

\n<\/span>1. <\/span>Omniscient: <\/span>The narrator is all-knowing and takes the reader inside the characters\u2019
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

thoughts, feelings, and motives, as well as shows what the characters say and do.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>Limited omniscient: <\/span>The narrator takes the reader inside one (or at most very few
\ncharacters) but neither the reader nor the character(s) has access to the inner lives of
\nany of the other characters in the story.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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3. <\/span>Objective: <\/span>The narrator does not see into the mind of any character; rather he or she
\nreports the action and dialogue without telling the reader directly what the characters
\nfeel and think.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

First-Person Narrator (uses pronoun I):
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

The narrator presents the point of view of only one character\u2019s consciousness, which
\nlimits the narrative to what the first-person narrator knows, experiences, infers, or can
\nfind out by talking to other characters.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Setting <\/span>is the physical and social context in which the action of a story occurs. The major
\nelements of setting are the time, the place, and the social environment that frames the characters.
\nThese elements establish the world in which the characters act. Sometimes the setting is lightly
\nsketched, presented only because the story has to take place somewhere and at some time.
\nOften, however, the setting is more important, giving the reader the feel of the people who move
\nthrough it. Setting can be used to evoke a mood or atmosphere that will prepare the reader for
\nwhat is to come.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Style <\/span>is the way a writer chooses words (<\/span>diction<\/span>), arranges them in sentences and longer units of
\ndiscourse (<\/span>syntax<\/span>) and exploits their significance. Style is the verbal identity of a writer, as
\nunmistakable as his or her face or voice. Reflecting their individuality, writers\u2019 styles convey
\ntheir unique ways of seeing the world.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>symbol <\/span>is a person, object, image, word, ore vent that evokes a range of additional meanings
\nbeyond and usually more abstract than its literal significance. Symbols are devices for evoking
\ncomplex ideas without having to resort to painstaking explanations. <\/span>Conventional symbols <\/span>have
\nmeanings that are widely recognized by a society or culture, i.e., the Christian cross, the Star of
\nDavid, a swastika, a nation\u2019s flag. A <\/span>literary <\/span>or <\/span>contextual symbol <\/span>can be a setting, a character,
\naction, object, name, or anything else in a specific work that maintains its literal significance
\nwhile suggesting other meanings. For example, the white whale in Melville\u2019s <\/span>Moby Dick <\/span>takes
\non multiple symbolic meanings in the work, but these meanings do not automatically carry over
\ninto other stories about whales.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Theme <\/span>is the central idea or meaning of a story. Theme in fiction is rarely presented at all; it is
\nabstracted from the details of character and action that compose the story. It provides a unifying
\npoint around which the plot, characters, setting, point of view, symbols, and other elements of a
\nstory are organized. Be careful to distinguish theme from plot \u2013 the story\u2019s sequence of actions \u2013
\nand from subject \u2013 what the story is generally about.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Tone <\/span>is the author\u2019s implicit attitude toward the reader, subject, and\/or the people, places, and
\nevents in a work as revealed by the elements of the author\u2019s style. Tone may be characterized as
\nserious or ironic, sad or happy, private of public, angry or affectionate, bitter or nostalgic, or any
\nother attitudes and feelings that human beings experience.<\/span><\/p>\n


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Writing Requirements:<\/b>
\nAll work must be typed\/word-processed and double-spaced, with a font size of
\n12; margins should be of normal size. The student\u2019s name, the date, the title
\nof the assignment, and my name must be at the top of the page. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Academic Integrity:<\/b>
\nPlagiarism is the unacknowledged use of anybody else\u2019s material (words or
\nideas). Any paper with your name on it signifies that you are the author\u2014that
\nthe wording and the ideas are yours, except where indicated by quotation marks
\nand appropriate citations. Plagiarism is subject to the highest penalties,
\nincluding failing the course..<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Introduction Paragraph:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

1.   
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Introduce
\nthe story\/poem\/play you\u2019re writing about. <\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

Ex. \u201cSweat\u201d by Zora Neale Hurston tells the
\nstory of a Black washerwoman named Delia in 1920\u2019s Florida who must contend
\nwith an abusive husband. <\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

2.   
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Introduce
\nyour topic. For example, if you want to talk about the snake as a symbol<\/i>, talk a little about how the snake appears in
\nthe story.  <\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

Ex. One of the ways in which
\nDelia\u2019s husband humiliates and frightens her is by bringing a snake into their
\nhome. Delia, a meek, churchgoing woman is deathly afraid of snakes, as they
\nstand for everything which she and her religion oppose. <\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

3.   
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Conclude
\nyour introduction with the Magic Thesis Statement (MTS) <\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

Ex. By looking at the snake as a symbol, we can see a representation of an
\nevil that ultimately devours itself, which most readers don\u2019t see.<\/b> Although
\nthe snake begins as a means for Sykes to intimidate Delia, it soon gets free
\nfrom it\u2019s holding box, enters her laundry basket and, in the climax of the
\nstory, bites and kills Sykes rather than Delia. It is important to look at this aspect of the text because it
\nillustrates the theme that karma will ultimately destroy evildoers. <\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

NOTE<\/u>: <\/b>Theme should not include mention of the characters in
\nthe story. This is because the theme is where the story opens up to apply to
\neveryday life, not just the text. Therefore, your theme should be what an
\nauthor has to say about a big idea (karma, in this case) generally, NOT AS IT
\nAPPLIES ONLY TO THE STORY. <\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

NOTE<\/u>: <\/b>Be as specific as possible. You don\u2019t want the title
\nor an element of fiction (alone) or the character\u2019s name to go in the first
\nslot ever (By looking at \u201cSweat\u201d\u2026. By looking as Delia\u2026.  <\/span>By looking at symbolism\u2026.). Tell us what
\nsymbol specifically you\u2019ll be looking at. It should be one symbol (the frying
\npan as a symbol) or one group of symbols (domestic items symbolically). It
\nshould not be multiple, unrelated symbols (By looking at the snake, the house
\nand the frying pan symbolically\u2026) <\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Body Paragraphs (at least 3): <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1.   
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Situate
\nus in the story and introduce your topic<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ex. In the beginning of the
\nstory, Sykes brings a snake into Delia\u2019s home while she is separating laundry
\nby light colors and dark colors. This is the first time Hurston introduces the
\nsnake and through her descriptive language we can see how the snake is symbolic
\nof Sykes\u2019 evil. <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2.   
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Bring
\nin a quote as evidence to back up you point (in this case that the snake is
\nsymbolic of Sykes\u2019 evil)<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

3.   
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Analyze
\nthe quote. Explain how it does indeed go to show that the snake is
\nrepresentative of Sykes\u2019 evil. Do not end a paragraph on a quote. You need to
\nexplain\/analyze your quotes each time. <\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Conclusion Paragraph<\/span><\/b>: <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

1. Restate your
\nthesis (in different words) <\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

2. Summarize your
\nmain points (in different words) <\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/b><\/p>\n

3. End with a
\npersonal comment\/suggestion for further inquiry<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

To further our understanding of Hurston\u2019s use of the snake
\nas a symbol, we may want to do a comparative analysis between the snake in the
\nBook of Genesis and the snake in \u201cSweat\u201d.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

NOTE<\/b>: Do not
\nwrite \u201cIn conclusion\u2026.\u201d Or \u201cIn summary\u2026.\u201d Or anything like that. <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

NOTE<\/b>: Short
\nstories are always in quotations: \u201cSweat\u201d and \u201cA Good Man is Hard to Find\u201d <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

NOTE<\/b>: If a
\nquotation is long and you only need certain sections you can do this to shorten
\nit and get to the point: <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cglkrsajgeijgigrqiljglirgiqng \u2026 gasijrgnqeignijgrnq  <\/span>\u2026 ljgnqilgnqlin\u201d  <\/span>(23). <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

NOTE<\/b>: The above
\ncitation structure. Quote, end quote, parenthesis with page number, period. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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