... tone of a story and the meaning. In Charles Johnson's story, "A Soldier for the Crown," suspense and ambiguity are strongly used to add twists, surprises and keep the readers interested. As Johnson retells the story of a slave who gained ... story. It allows the readers to better understand how the characters must feel when taking those risks. As Johnson incorporated suspense he also incorporated ambiguity. After the retelling of how Dorothy gained her freedom she begins to wonder: "Running away from bondage. Taking on new identities. ... . Leaving these questions without a straightforw...

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... ' how to live her life. Hence, she listens to her mother and accepts every request/decision she gives.to her without any feedback or suggestions. The story deals with an ambiguity within the daughter where she senses the dependency of her mother and the female world whereas she at the same time has a strong need of defining herself as an individual ... ...

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... there is no precise definition of what literature and/or literary is, even more so, accurate qualifications to be included in a literary genre. Literature in itself is a genre and the ambiguity of it makes the concept of literary genres even more ambiguous. Literature, by definition, is a body of written (or oral) works that use words to stimulate the imagination and confront ... ...

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... the sea, he would have survived the tempest. Nature did not care whether Billie lived or died. Justice is not an element of nature. Billie's survival was never assured. The ambiguity of nature forces humans to submit. Billie goes outside the order of Nature. He does not pass with the storm but fights it. In the end, his attempts for survival ... ...

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... same analysis of many of Frost's other "woods" poems. Lentricchia writes, "In the image of the woods Frost finds his synecdoche for nature and external reality"(87). The difficulty and ambiguity that the traveler is facing may stem from the presence of the woods that Frost loves to write about. The idea that woods and nature come together and represent man ... ...

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... rich and kind enough to offer a support to a poor person like Alexandros. Finally, it appears that John Updike used the exchange of letters as a format of this story for the ambiguity it brings. Readers can easily see two people's story on surface, but not the real feelings and situation which they have underneath the text - the story of telling story. This ... ...

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... finishes the story, but it is clear that it is just another episode in the life of the woman, and the end of the story itself creates a fine sense of ambiguity. The young boy, Tommy, seeing how drained and distressed his mother is, with a burst of insight exclaims "Mother, I won't never go droving; blast me if I do!" In Lawson's fictional world ... ...

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