After I read the play “a raisin in the sun” by Hansberry, I get to know that the author has utilized the stage directions to depict the portrayal of each character and the place where this play occurs. In the […]
By reading through the novella ” Benito Cereno”, I reckon that it has a tragic ending. No one is the gainer throughout the entire story. The author, Herman Melville, depicts that enslavement is a movement that is […]
Hi Ling,
I totally agree with what you have mentioned that actually audience can be considered the primary narrator since it all depends on how we explain the plot of story to others. Different people have their […]
After read the chapter six “Narrative” by Jonathan Culler, the author has discussed the importance of plot and discourse of a story. plot is considered as the fundamental element of a story. A good story consists […]
Hi Lamboley,
I totally agree with what you mentioned that the author used metaphor to describe all historical events about his Island sank deeply into the ocean and gradually disappeared, and it was tough to […]
In Chapter 5 “Rhetoric, Poetics and Poetry” by Jonathan Culler, Culler has discussed the relationship between rhetoric, poetic and poetry, and introduced various poetic and rhetoric techniques. In the very […]
Hi QiPu,
I totally agree with what you mentioned people can read same article, however, they will construct different contexts. The meaning of the words we talk and read is based on difference. People have their […]
After reading chapter 4, “Literature, meaning and interpretations”, I have understood the relationship between language, its meaning and its interpretations. As Culler discussed in the article, we can not just […]
Hi Hagar,
I totally agree with what you have mentioned one of the defining features of literary fiction is the ability to create characters. That is absolutely true. As we read literary fictional works, we always […]
In the section called “The Nature of Literature” which is from Chapter 2 of the article “What is literature and does it matter” by Johnathan Culler, Culler had interpreted the nature of literature from five […]
Hi Ana! I totally agree with your opinion about non-literary works. There should not be prejudice against non-literary. Nowadays, non-literary and literary works can be studied together and in similar ways. And in […]
After I read the chapter “What is literature and does it matter?” by Johnathan Culler, in my opinion, the most significant aspect of this section is that we should not look through non-literary works with […]
My name is Xu Ye and I am from FuZhou, China which is a beautiful seaside city located in southeastern part of China. This is my first semester in Laguardia major in computer science and this is […]
