Pg 10

Chorus: “will you send doom like a sudden cloud, or weave it like nightfall of the past”

-         here, the chorus makes an allusion to the fact that Oedipus’ fate will develop in multiple stages. The net will not just fall on Oedipus, instead it will be intricately tangled and when the net is “completely woven”, Oedipus will be doomed.

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Eileen Gaffney

LOA Writing Assignment 2

Word Count: 1,562

Through the novel “The Day of the Locust,” by Nathanael West, how does West convey the degradation of people in society?

Nathanael West’s novel, “The Day of the Locust,” is a prime piece of literature which portrays the degradation of people in society. West depicts this notion ( Read more... )

Eileen Gaffney

LOA Writing Assignment 2

Through the novel “The Day of the Locust,” by Nathanael West, how does West convey the degradation of people in society?

THEME

-         Illusions

SETTING

-         LA - hopefuls,

SYMBOLS

-         The burning of LA painting

-         Dead horse

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Characterization - Faye Greener... shallow, untalented ( Read more... )

 
Jaclyn Carey                                                                             November 19, 2007

English Period 9                                                                        Dr. D’Angelo

LOA 1 Writing Assessment

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.

Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Lolita” is quite perverse, yet interestingly and beautifully ( Read more... )

 
Jaclyn Carey                                                                             November 19, 2007

English Period 9                                                                        Dr. D’Angelo

LOA 1 Writing Assessment

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.

Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Lolita” is quite perverse, yet interestingly and beautifully ( Read more... )

 
Eileen Gaffney

LOA Writing Assignment 1

Words: 1,059

Through the novel “Miss Lonelyhearts,” by Nathanael West, how does West convey that religion fails in modern society?

Nathanael West’s novel, “Miss Lonelyhearts,” is a prime piece of literature which exemplifies the belief held by many that religion fails in modern society. West depicts this ( Read more... )

Through the novel “Miss Lonelyhearts,” by Nathanael West, how does West convey that religion fails in modern society?

Nathanael West’s novel, “Miss Lonelyhearts,” is a prime piece of literature which exemplifies the belief held by many that religion fails in modern society. West depicts this notion to the reader through his characterization of Miss ( Read more... )

 
Jaclyn Carey                                                                                         November 19, 2007

English Period 9                                                                                    Dr. D’Angelo

LOA 1 Writing Assessment

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.

Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Lolita” is quite perverse, yet ( Read more... )

 
Jaclyn Carey                                                              October 5, 2007

Dr. DeAngelo                                                              AP English Period 9

Personal Memoir

Early in the morning the ski slopes were still predominantly desolate. A girl was carefully, yet still confidently, making her way down the mountain. ( Read more... )

 
Jaclyn Carey                                                                                      November 19, 2007

English Period 9                                                                               Dr. D’Angelo

LOA 1 Writing Assessment

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.

Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Lolita” is quite perverse, yet interestingly and ( Read more... )