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13. Timeline (He should never...)

This text is written by Michael Crichton, best known as Michael Crichton, was an American best-selling author, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller genres. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted into films.

When I read the title, I thought that it was a story about some event in the life of a person who has a psychological orientation. The title does not contain any information.

The text tells the story of a little journey through the desert. The main character - Baker and his wife can never leave the place where they are. The sun and dust worsen the situation. They knocked man and facing a choice: go back or go on. Here we see how the protagonist evaluates a person's life. In his opinion - the price of human life is a journey in half an hour.

The extract is the third person narration, but the most part of the text is based on dialogue between herous of the text.

Dominant point of view of the characters. The general atmosphere of the text tense, depressing, exciting.The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external,I think, between man and man. But this problem can be extended to the problems of society.Settings:the action is laid in the desert. The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Baker & antagonists – his wife Liz. The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their actions & speech.

In today's world, you can easily go astray. We lived in comfort. And when it does not, then our internal state is violated.

The author is associated desert with emptiness. The desert is a road to nowhere. The main characters do not understand what wherever they want, until a person was shot down. And Baker does not want to go back and if not his wife, they would have gone. The soul of the protagonist - is empty. In the first place to him his plans.

The author's task - that we compared ourselves with the main character. And if I were in his place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. Cat in the rain

Ernest Miller Hemingway was born in 1899. He was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.Title: the title shows that this extract may be about the unfortunate female destiny, which can be compared to feelings of the got wet cat.And when I’ve read the extract I’ve seen that it describes the drama of woman’s life,as it’s uncomfortable in life as to a cat in the rain.The title may characterize the protagonist.The extract is the third person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is dramatic and ever pathetic,quite,calm,peaceful. The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract can be as external and internal, because in this extract there is a struggle American wife with her husband, and her with herself. Settings: the actions took place in the hotel. The function of setting is to evoke the necessary atmosphere.The protagonist is American wife and antagonists are her husband George,the old maneger of hotel. All characters are described indirectly, through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance. The theme of this extract  is family’s misunderstanding and drama of family’s life.The message of the extract is difference in age, which is the base of the all family’s problems.Cat - a symbol of unfulfilled desires.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as metaphors, repetition. For example: rain…rain, she likes…she likes(repetition), the light had come(met.)

 

 

15.Great expectations

This text is written by Charles Dickens. C. D. was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and the creator of some of the world's most memorable fictional characters.

The title serve as means of conveying the author’s message.

Guest comes to the protagonist.

He accepts his and embraces a sense of the protagonist as if they were familiar. The main character - Pip then says that this man had once helped to him in his life. Pip forgot all the good things done for him. He climbed up, and the man left behind.

The extract is based on dialogue between herous of the text.

The extract is the first person narration, but the most part of the text is based on dialogue between herous of the text.

Dominant point of view of the author. The atmosphere is tense. Is due to the fact that the protagonist does not know his guest. But when he learns his, he was frightened.The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external, between man and man. The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Author - Pip & antagonists – guest.The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their speech & feelings.

The main message of the text is If you have helped, then you must help this man.

 

 

 

16. Vanity fair

Vanity Fair is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. He was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.

When I read the title, I  imagined a society of people. And these people are dishonest. The title does not contain any information.

The main feature of this text is that it is a novel without main hero. We have a group of rich people and their servants. All of these people depend on public opinion.

Extract is the third person narration, but  text have dialogues between heroes.

Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the text  tense, exciting but the presence of the storyline adds interest to the text. The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external, I think, between man and man. But this problem can be extended to the problems of society. Settings: the action is laid in the house of reach person (in the kitchen). The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters. Heroes are described indirectly, through their actions & speech.

The central problem – mother & son relations.

When the son behaved properly all began to discuss it. Mrs Cravley was the victim of ridicule. She thought that her son brought up properly. Therefore, in this society, she becomes an outcast.

Vanity Fair - is:on one side is represented by aristocrats, on the other, and their servants. And for those and for others to be in society should have the vanity.

The reason of  vanity:

1. the presence of servants, and money.
2. the ability to see the light.
3. the elevate themselves through the humiliation of others.
4. These aristocrats chose the most vile way - rumors of servants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. An encounter with an interviewet

This text is written by Mark Twain. Twain was an American author and humorist. He is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the latter often called "the Great American Novel."

The tittle to orient the reader towards the story.

A brash young man from the "Daily newspapers" have tried to take the Mark Twain interview. Mark Twain has laid out his companion set of foolish facts about his biography and finally to fool the head interviewer.

Text Genre of the text - Realism.

The extract is based on dialogue between herous of the text.

Dominant point of view of the characters. The general atmosphere of the text natural & amusing. Text have focus in ironic.The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external, between man and man. The place of action is our world. The time of action - New Era (17-19 century).

The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Mark Twain & antagonists – interviewer.The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their speech.

Moral of the Interviewee's Tale:1) Interviewers should not assume they are smarter than their subjects. 2) It's an ill interview that affords no entertainment to someone.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as irony, repetition. For example:yes..yes, well…well(repetition).

 

18.Heartbreak house

George Bernard Shaw was born in 1856. He was an Irish playwriter and a co-founder of thre London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literature criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate piece of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60 plays.All his writings address prevalling social problems, but have a vein of comedy which makes their stark themes more palatable.Title: the title shows that this extract may be about the some story of unfortunate love,which occurred to people living in some house. And when I’ve read the extract I’ve seen that this story about difficult relationship between people. This extract is a devastating commentary on World War I and a scathing portrait of British upper-class life.The play presents a world of moral and spiritual blight. The title may serve as means of focusing the reader’s attention of the most relevant characters or details.The extract is the third person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is dramatic. The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract can be as external: man-man or man-society. Settings: the play entres on a family gathering at a country house one weekend. The functions of setting is to evoke the necessary atmosphere and to reinforce characterization.From this extract I can’t say who is protagonist and antagonists,but the characters are: Captain Shotover, his daughter Ellie and her potential husband Mr. Mangan. All characters are described indirectly, through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance. I think that the most important issue that is shown here is the problem of constant lying. I guess that is the reason for such crazy behavior of all the people in the house. They all pretend to be friends; they all try to show that they respect each other. But that is not true at all.The message of the extract, I think that  the author wants to prove that lying all the time can’t make you happy at all. It can just make life more difficult, complicated, totally unpredictable and thus unbearable.

 

 

19. To let

This text is written by John Galsworthy. John Galsworthy is a well-known English novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. He is one of the first critical realists of the 20-century English literature.

The title “To let” does not contain any information. A synonym of this expression - to allow, to permit.

The extract is the third person narration & based on dialogue between herous of the text.

Dominant point of view of the character. The general atmosphere of the text relaxed, calm, but the intrigue.The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external,I think, between man and man.The action is laid on the way to home. The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters and shows the main problem in the text. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Jon; antagonists – Fleur and mother’s Jon. The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their actions, emotions & speech.

Jon hid his love for a girl from her mother. Perhaps he did not want to show that he loves someone other than her.

This opens the problem of early love, and the problem of the age at which you can start meeting with opposite sex.

The text vividly describes the experiences and emotions of the protagonists. We see that the early love of the most romantic. It's butterflies, flowers and promises. But we also see that it is irresponsible love, because they are too young to think about the family.

Alone with Fleur, Jon was a hero, but really - he is a coward and a little boy to his parents.

The emotional state can be traced only to the Fleur meeting with his mother, Jon. After that, she resigned herself.

According to the text the author shows to us how important to be a respectable man, not a double-faced person as John.

 

 

 

 

 

20. The moon & sixpence

William Somerset Maugham was born in 1874 at the British Embassy in Paris.He was an English playwriter,novelist and short story writer.By 1914 Maugham was famous with 10 plays produced and 10 novels published. In his later years he wrote numerous essays and short stories such as Cake and Ale,The Nrrow Corner, Don Fernando, Up at the Villa and so on.

Title:the meaning of the title isn’t understand for me. But from the plot of the extract I can say that it’s dramatic story about a man who, in adulthood, feeling his gift of the artist, not afraid to radically change their lives. The writer does not become anyone's side, not moralizes, not condemn, Charles Strickland, who served as the prototype of the Paul Gauguin, for cruelty to people close to him, not praise him for his determination, and entitles the reader to draw conclusions.. The title may serve as a means of conveying the author’s message. The extract is the first person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is tragic. The plot has a complex narrative structure, because there are some cases, when narrator remember events from his past. Conflict of this extract can be as external:man-society.Settings is different, because the events described take place in various locations. The functions of setting is to increase the credibility of the plot. The protagonist of the extract is narrator, the antagonist is Strickland. All characters are described indirectly, through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance.In my opinion the theme is the fate of the artist in art and in life, considering the problem of 'evil genius', and, conscience, human weakness.The message: this extract will be especially useful to those who feels that an impasse, those who are not sure what to do in life what should be, those who believe that it is too late to change anything.

 

 

21. American tragedy

An American Tragedy is a novel by the American writer Theodore Dreiser. Albert Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Dreiser's best known novels include Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy.

The title of the text seems ambitious. An American Tragedy can be understood as a tragic event whole nation. But this is a tragic story of Clyde Griffiths from a poor family of street preachers, dreaming only of one thing: the situation in the society.

The extract is the third person narration & based on dialogue between herous of the text.

Dominant point of view of the character. The general atmosphere of the text intensive, but the intrigue and in some passage indifferent.The plot has a straight line narrative presentation. Conflict of this extract is external,I think, between man and society.The action is laid in the hall with a small group of preachers. The function of setting is to reveal certain features of the characters and shows the main problem through the thoughts of the protagonist. The characters of the extract are protagonist – Clyde Griffiths; antagonists – his parents & his 2 sisters. The protagonist and antagonists are described indirectly, through their actions, thoughts & speech.

Narrative passages is formation, hero growing up.

Genres of the text is Realism.

The main message of the text - which is becoming a man is laid in childhood their parents. So who we are, largely dependents on our relationships in the family since childhood.

In the text we see two problems:

The first - the problem of identity. Internal opposition to everything that the protagonist sees around him, and dreams about another life.

The second - the problem within the family, the antipathy to his parents. Parents are busy missionary activities and they do not care what they feel their children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22. All fresh is grass

Clifford Donald Simak was born in 1904. He was an American science fiction writer. Simak's stories often repeat a few basic ideas and themes. An idea often found in the stories is the idea that there is no past time for a time traveler to go to. Instead, our world moves along in a stream of time, and to move to a different place in time is to move to another world altogether.Title: The title of the book - a quotation from the Old Testament from the Issaya 40:6. When I’ve read the title I don’t understand nothing. But when I’ve read the extract I’ve known that it’s science-fiction novel. The city became the center of attention all over the world, when he found himself surrounded by an invisible barrier, through which the path was blocked by a people. Culprit turned out to be a reasonable lilac flowers. These flowers were aliens from another world that is on earth, but distant from it at the time of a second. And people decided to fight these invaders. The title may serve as a means of conveying the author’s message, may be.The extract is the first person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is emotional, vivid and ever tense. The plot has a complex narrative structure, because there are some cases, when narrator remember events from his past. Conflict of this extract can be as external: may be, man-society. Settings: the actions took place in the city Melville.It should be noted that the surrounding environment, namely the nature, very detailed and clearly described in the extract.The functions of setting is to evoke the necessary atmosphere. The protagonist of the extract is Bradshaw Carter, antagonist is Miniature Grant. All characters are described indirectly, through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance.In my opinion the theme is effects of human carelessness and negligence on the environment. The message: The world awaits a man suddenly. Enough to enter the wrong door or go around the wrong side of a hill, as you find yourself in a strange universe where the laws are not the ones to which you are accustomed to on our world. And we must be more attentive and ability for our actions.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as epithets, metaphors.  For example: the horn blared wildly and tires howled (metaphor which deal with personification), rubber of the tires sucking at the roadbed(met.), the truck were screaming(met.), quite and peaceful morning(ep.)

 

23.Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury was born in 1929.He was an American fantasy,science fiction and mystery fiction writer.Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451.Bradbury was one of the most celebrated 20^th century American writers.Many of Bradbury’s works have been adapted into television shows or filmsTitle:this title,in my opinion, describes some very dangerous events, which are connected with fire.When I’ve read the extract I’ve know that it’s extract presents a future American society in which the masses are hedonistic,and critical thought through reading is aotlawed.The number 451 refers to the temperature at which the books burn when the Firemen burn them for the good of humanity.The title may serve as means of focusing the reader’s attention of the most relevant details. The extract is the third person narrative. Dominant point of view of the author. The general atmosphere of the extract is emotional and tragic. The plot has a complex narrative structure, because combined different events. . Conflict of this extract can be as external:man-society. Settings: the actions took place in different place, but these places are described very well, bright and detailed. The functions of setting is to reinforce characterization and to evoke the necessary atmosphere. The protagonist of the extract is fireman-Guy Montag and antagonist is his neighbor-Clarisa Maklelan. In my opinion the theme is describing an increasingly dysfunctional American society in the early years of the Cold War. The message is the all books which set thinking and which can make a contribution to lives of people are destroyed.

There are many stylistic devices in this text. Such as epithets, metaphors and comparison, repetition,oxymoron. For example: great python(com.),  like the old joke(com.) corner…corner(rep.), nose  detected(metaphor with a case of personification), dry rain(oxym.)