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This is where I as a researcher would put the main arguments proposed by the criticism, the main claims made by the author, and any potential pieces of eveidence I may want to remember for my research paper. At minimum, you would have one each. http://search.ebscohost.com.lib.chandleraz.gov/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=MOL9820000155&site=lrc-live

Arguement: Gantos purpose is to educate readers 1 claim: Educate about getting on the right path Evidence: "Gantos believes that his firsthand experience with crime and punishment could be a cautionary tale for teens who "have not yet made mistakes," and for those who have, it could be a reminder that "you can still pul yourself together." 2 claim: Educate about morality and hope Evidence: One of the reasons he wrote the book, he says, is that "teens growing tip in a zero-tolerance world need to know that there are consequences for foolish behavior, but there are second chances, too." 3 claim: Educate about real life realities Evidence: "Gantos strove to make his story "authenic," and refrained from censoring or softening gritty elements of prison life."

Argument: the society that does not encourage individualism invites a tyranny of bland mediocrity Claim: Rand exposes the sharpness of the familiar line drawn between self and other Evidence: "that man exists for his own sake, that the pursuit of his own happiness is his highest moral purpose, that he must not sacrifice himself to others, nor others to himself."

Coupland easily attracts modern society because he knows how to please them. He could have hidden messages within his stories, but mostly does not because of his carefree personality. "Coupland's non-anxious, behind-the-beat style is, in the end, deceptive. It follows the mood and tempo of the dreamer."

Argument: The meaning of the word equal within Orwell's two texts allow different readings due to the exploitable ambiguities of its meaning Claim: If "equal" can mean something desirable and good, it can also in a primary sense mean no more than "identical" or "same." Evidence: "The concept of political equality no longer existed, and this secondary meaning had accordingly been purged out of the word equal.(6)" "Whereby "equal" starts to lose its libertarian meaning and comes to mean no more than "identical." The term "equal" may, at the beginning of Animal Farm, hold its revolutionary connotation intact, but by the end of the book it carries a drastically reduced and sinister meaning."

This article is very critical of Hosseini and completly rejects my thesis. Although the slang in this article makes the claim a bit less credible the argument that Hosseini is weakened by the use of First person is that of a credible accusation. This supports my claim that the use of first person strenthens the novels credibility and thus makes boths book appealing to those who prefer realistic fiction.

Argument: Hopkins' personal experiences impact the diction used in the novel. Claim: Since Hopkins is a mother herself, her choice of diction through out the novel reflect her personal experiences, feelings and how she dealt with this event when her own daughter was abusing meth. Evidence: "raised her own family" "taking inspiration from her own daughter's addiction to meth-amphetamine." http://bna.galegroup.com.lib.chandleraz.gov/bna/about_the_book/GALE%7CM1300131598

Argument: Coupland's characters show the apathy and disinterest of teenagers of our times. Their personalities somewhat can be related back to Coupland's own depression problems. Claim: Many of the characters' personalities overlap in Coupland's books as well as the storylines. Evidence: "Many of Mr. Coupland's characters worry that they suffer from the inability to feel. They natter on at length about the emptiness of their lives, their anxieties about the end of the world, their loss of joie de vivre."

Arugement: His heritage of being german and irish affected his stories characters. Claim: The way he was brought up helped add all different aspects into his novels, having a peice of every charactersitic in his characters. Evidence:"between the romantic and the hardheaded naturalist, between the dreamer and the masculine tough guy, may be partly accounted for by inheritance from the Irish and German strains of his parents"

Argument Steinbecks main influence from the Pearl was drawn from the oppression and pain he saw during and after world war 2. The Pearl takes on many darker tones than his previous works, showing steinbeck had lost a lot of faith in humanity, and the corruption of man due to greed. Evidence -novella is "permeated with the special sort of impotent and sullen bitterness which only an oppressed and subject people know." - "organismal view of life, his belief that men can work together to fashion a better, more productive, and more meaningful life, seemed less and less applicable to the world he saw around him." -denied basic human rights; they have been marginalized and disenfranchised. The money they earn from diving for pearls is not enough to adequately feed, shelter, and educate themselves and their families -This doctor was not of his people. This doctor was of a race which for nearly four hundred years had beaten and starved and robbed and despised Kino's race Analysis Steinbecks pessimism is clearly seen throughout both of his novels, however thier is a more melancholic tone within The Pearl. Although Grapes of Wrath displays many sad mooments, the death of Kino's son and the opression his people face is unparralled to what the Joads suffer through

The author's purpose of the article is to show how Long Day's Journey into Night is more so of an tragedy than a melodrama. Some perceive the play as a melodrama of an addicts life which includes both good and evil outcomes, while Michael Manheim believes the play does not show both good and evil but is a mere tragedy. The author of the article demonstrates a logical organization of his argument. Both consistency and focus are evident, but due to his terminology the coherence can be a bit difficult at times. The author provides enough if not more typical evidence like how Mary had tendencies toward an addictive personality before she became hooked on morphine after childbirth. Even thought the author says the play us very repetitious of the many problems of the Tyrone family he finds that the ending is in his opinion very open ended and imaginative. If the author had biases and beliefs they were not very apparent to me which is not to say he didn't have any just I could not find them. Although he does state a little I believe the author thinks that most critics do not go into enough detail like himself. The author vividly states info gathered from his conclusions about the addict Mary. This is how he specifically states his mind about the article.

Describing womens roles

Argument: The critic argues that The Hundred Secret Senses was a book that left her thinking about if what we as humans always see can be perceived as real, or just our imagination. She also asked which part of the world would be best to actually live your life. Evidence: "In this novel, two sisters, (the father's sisters), are responsible for calling into question both the world of reality, like fantasy" (unknown). "And after reading the book. I wonder: Which of the two sets is most appropriate for us to settle not only survive but try to live?" (unknown). Thoughts: This critic seems to have thoroughly enjoyed this book just because it caused her to actually think. This critic gave such high praise of this book, and after reading The Hundred Secret Senses i have to agree.

Argument: Jane Austen relied on familiar experiences rather than render characters and situations out of unrealistic circumstances. Claim: Austen's sickly condition towards the end of her life influenced her creation of the imperfect, yet tangible heroines. The frail Fanny and the plain Elizabeth both share uncanny abilities to make profound observations of the society. Evidence: "She was struck down, however, with a deilitating and crippling illness ." ". . . she did not attempt a scope which might have been above her powers . . . She also had observed that the real dramas of life were played out in the everyday world of ordinary people." http://search.ebscohost.com.lib.chandleraz.gov/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=MOL0260000110&site=lrc-live.

Argument Heller used juxtaposition and the idea of "déjà vu" to create the insight on the world that Yossarian had been it at the time (World War 2). By the use of "black" comedy and the influence of works such as Crime and Punishment and Dante's Inferno, Heller was able to craft such a fine "epic" that there are authors today who use the similar style of non-organized (or non-chronological) order - such as William Faulkner. Evidence * "Most significant is Heller's incremental repetition of the Snowden episode; he presents fragments of the scene and builds to a climax where Yossarian learns the extent of his gunner's injuries." * "Heller relies heavily upon patterns of recurrence-whether of scene, image, or verbal exchange-so that the reader experiences a sense of deja vu." * "Heller uses the technique of black humor, juxtaposing comic and tragic effects, mixing the slapstick with the grotesque." Thoughts This article stresses the importance of the non-chronological order that Heller had to defend upon Catch-22's initial release - in which critics were just stupid and though he did it out of panic and misrepresentation rather than using it as a true surface style with meaning.

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