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Kathe Weltchek

Discussion, "Story of an Hour" - 29 views

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    Student reactions to this story in brief, critical essays. I especially like the essay by "Lynda R."
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    Student reactions to this story in brief, critical essays. I especially like the essay by "Lynda R."
Kathe Weltchek

Kate Chopin's themes - 10 views

  • Many also focus on women's revolt against conformity, often against gender conformity or against social norms that limit women's possibilities in life.
    • Kathe Weltchek
       
      This is a wonderful list of the many approaches a writer can take to a work of literature. Also, demonstrate how to use highlighter and sticky notes.
  • Some look at themes revealed by Chopin's literary techniques, her use of imagery or parallel sentence structures, her narrative control or narrative stance or modes of disclosure.
  • Some write about Chopin's use of food in her works, or her focus on walking, her interest in music and painting, or her descriptions of characters' clothing.
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    Informative website about the work of Kate Chopin. Overview plus reproductions of all works.
Ares Hernandez

Hemibgway War - 9 views

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    This link is not working. Do you think you could spell his name correctly?
Yoni Carnice

Who was Jack London - 7 views

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    A biography of Jack London
Akhil Puri

Criticism on A Farewell to Arms - 6 views

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    the "new criticism"
mike temple

Willa Cather boigraphy - 5 views

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    looks promising...
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    short description on the life of WIlla Cather
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    her life and inspirations for her novels
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    Willa Cather biography not on gale
mike temple

Willa Cather Overview - 5 views

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    Willa Cather's writing style in O Pioneers
Kimberly Aralar

Willa Cather Analysis - 5 views

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    This is an analysis of Willa Cather's works
Kimberly Aralar

Willa Cather Literary Criticism/Analysis - 5 views

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    This is a literary criticism of Willa Cather's O Pioneers!
Anthony Hamilton

Kate Chopin Article - 4 views

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    Link not working. No credit.
Sean Gerardo

The Awakening by Kate Chopin - 4 views

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    Quick analysis and critique on The Awakening. Goes it depth on the characteristics of what makes Kate Chopin a great heroine figure to woman's literature. "Cui Bono"
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    This is NOT a legitimate source. --it's only one paragraph in length and contributes little to your understanding of the book.
Kimberly Aralar

Willa Cather - 4 views

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    My gale links won't work.
Akhil Puri

Hemingways A Farewell To Arms 2 - 4 views

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    Good Stuff on comparing the Novel to modern times
Sarah Creely

A Farewell to Arms (Criticism): Information from Answers.com - 4 views

  • The simple style and plain language contribute to the realistic nature of Frederic's voice and his thoughts; at times it even seems as if the reader has been given access to the inner workings of Frederic's mind, as in the excerpt included in the plot summary. The fact that all of the events are seen through Frederic's eyes
  • and in revealing how Frederic relates to them, and what each character experiences in the way of feelings, concerns, and motivations.
  • The war has become darker and more threatening, and when Frederic is caught up in the chaotic retreat of the Italians from Caporetto, he is confronted with the grimmest realities of war for the first time; he watches as a companion is downed by a sniper, and he himself has a narrow brush with death when he approaches the carbinieri, or military police, as they are executing Italian officers at the bridge over the Tagliamento.
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  • Frederic may have escaped the brutality and cruelty of war, but ultimately there is no way to escape pain, and solitude, and the difficult aspects of life. There is only entrapment, wherever one turns.
  • Hemingway makes use of some very important symbolism in this novel. Even as early as the first paragraph, he sets up two major symbols — the plains and the mountains — which will be in conflict throughout the story. Hemingway represents the plains as dangerous, miserable, dry, and barren. The mountains, on the other hand, represent safety, happiness, and good health. The military action that Frederic Henry witnesses takes place on the plains, and his escape, through the cleansing, baptismal ritual of jumping into the river, reaches its end in the secluded mountain chalet with Catherine. But when Frederic must take Catherine out of the mountains and back down to the city below to the hospital where she is to give birth, disaster strikes again. Rain is another important symbol throughout the novel. Often the rain suggests impending doom; there is a storm the night that Frederic learns he must leave Italy at once to avoid being arrested, Catherine dreams that she is dead in the rain, and indeed at the conclusion of the novel, it is raining when Frederic returns to his hotel.
  • Book III provides a climactic turning point: Frederic's desertion of his post in the army and his decision to return to Catherine. In Book IV it looks as if Frederic and Catherine have successfully escaped the threats of the past, only to meet a tragic end to their love in the final book, which brings the drama to a close like the last act of a tragedy.
  • Frederic is left alone in a world in which nothing is permanent, all is subject to chance, and the best one can do, ultimately, is to face that world with acceptance.
  • Hemingway worked hard to write in such a way as to give his readers highly descriptive passages without distracting them with "big words," and he hoped that his writing would leave his readers with distinct visual impressions, without their being able to recall anything unusual or memorable about the language itself.
  • Ernest Hemingway is known for his distinctive writing style, an unusually bare, straightforward prose in which he characteristically uses plain words, few adjectives, simple sentences, and frequent repetition
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    A critique on A Farewell to Arms
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    THIS article looks intriguing, especially his discussion of style.
Kimberly Aralar

Willa Cather Biography - 3 views

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    This article has a short biography of Willa Cather in the beginning as an introduction to the rest of the article. It also describes the plot of the novel, O Pioneers!, while explaining its adaptation into television.
chiara cross

Cather, Willa - Introduction: Feminism in Literature - 3 views

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    a little bit about Cather's life and some feminist points of view
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    a little bit about Cather's life and some feminist points of view
mike temple

Cather and Immigrants - 3 views

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    Immigrants in O Pioneers
mike temple

Willa Cather - 3 views

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    biography on Willa Cather
Jaimie chamberlain

Willa Cather - 3 views

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    Willa Cather's website. The early years of Willa Cather and how her stories connect with the reader.
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