A work of literature must provide more than factual accuracy or vivid physical reality . . . it must tell us more than we already know. —E. M. Forster Read the critical lens and interpret it by paraphrasing it, or writing itin your own words.

"The essay seeks to observe the writing stimulus and the most common literary devices in current literature, as well as to raise the relevance of the plots related to our society and the time in which we live, as well as to understand how the relationship between reader and literature has evolved and influenced to the choices and policies adopted by readers. In short, the essay seeks to relate the literary devices used to the profile of the current reader. "

Explanation:

A thesis statement is established in a paragraph that seeks to summarize an essay, speech, or other vehicle of written information, showing its objectives and purposes and arguments. In other words, the thesis statement seeks to guide the reader, showing what he may experience in the next paragraphs or chapters. Thus, the thesis statement allows the optimization of the time of the reader who can quickly identify whether he is interested in continuing reading or not.

The thesis statement shown above was made for an essay on critical lenses in the current literature.

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As E. M. Forster said, “A work of literature must provide more than factual accuracy or vivid physical reality. . . it must tell us more than we already know.”. Meaning good literature should suspend beliefs and provide something different from the everyday life. It needs to give more than just the bland facts and make you feel something. I believe this is completely true especially in more fictional settings but even when things are more factual there is often individual interpretation that can veer away from that accuracy. Any horror excerpt presented in this course, such as Irving’s ‘The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture’, have used suspense and characteristics of the unknown to build their stories and make the audience feel something. Even Emerson’s transcendentalist essay ‘Nature’, the reality of the ‘real’ more mechanical world was suspended to create the desired effect. The Gothic piece 'The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture' by Washington Irving is an exact example of pulling us into the unknown which in turn gives us a picture of something more. The setting of this story is a room that has a haunting story behind it but it’s the painting that truly gives the room it’s ominous vibes. The focus is so much on this painting for such an important period of the work that the reader gets pulled in as well causing the reader to momentarily forget the reality of it. The main character goes through the same suspense as the reader as shadows and feelings are revealed that weren’t originally anticipated such as his anxiety and paranoia rather than his original skepticism. He tries to reason with his own thoughts but fantasy is quickly spinning into a reality for him. In every way this painting is ‘[telling] us more than we already know’ both about its nature and the man’s feelings. Another example of following this idea is Ralph Waldo Emerson's 'Nature' and how he draws plenty of imagery that veers off the path of most people’s beliefs and certainly paints ideas that aren't known to everyone such as dealing with less widely accepted interpretations of the divine. He constantly personifies nature and its effects on life and how you must connect with it. Even going as far as describing himself as an eyeball and part of the divine experience. He proposes ideas that go against the everyday thinking such as the suggestion that no one truly owns the land despite what everyone believes when they own property. Emerson speaks of this idea that only children can truly see and understand nature, that the reality of it is shielded as they grow up. Throughout his essay he constantly brings light to ideas that many would not give a second thought to with imagery that makes you think, and that's how he ‘[tells] us more than we already know’. In conclusion both of these excerpts make the reader think and they also play on something the reader may not already know or understand. In ‘The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture’ the setting and the character’s feelings create a scene of suspense and curiosity while ‘Nature’ reveals ideas through creative imagery and interpretations. Both play pieces rely on telling the reader something they don’t already know and that’s exactly how Forster believed literature should be.

Explanation:

Explanation:

I agree with the quotation. Literature should not be all about sound facts nor is it about fantasies. It must lie in between. We each have our own levels of understanding and our own personal fantasies. A work of literature must provides us with something new in order for the time spent in consuming it be worthwhile. The Book Thief tells us of hard facts but it also provides us with something else, how a life of young child harboring a wanted man is changed after the fact. In the Lord of the Rings, a fantasy world is so vivid and wide that you yourself can navigate through it.

Answer

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Jalisahorigan

As E. M. Forster said, “A work of literature must provide more than factual accuracy or vivid physical reality. . . it must tell us more than we already know.”. Meaning good literature should suspend beliefs and provide something different from the everyday life. It needs to give more than just the bland facts and make you feel something. I believe this is completely true especially in more fictional settings but even when things are more factual there is often individual interpretation that can veer away from that accuracy. Any horror excerpt presented in this course, such as Irving’s ‘The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture’, have used suspense and characteristics of the unknown to build their stories and make the audience feel something. Even Emerson’s transcendentalist essay ‘Nature’, the reality of the ‘real’ more mechanical world was suspended to create the desired effect. The Gothic piece 'The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture' by Washington Irving is an exact example of pulling us into the unknown which in turn gives us a picture of something more. The setting of this story is a room that has a haunting story behind it but it’s the painting that truly gives the room it’s ominous vibes. The focus is so much on this painting for such an important period of the work that the reader gets pulled in as well causing the reader to momentarily forget the reality of it. The main character goes through the same suspense as the reader as shadows and feelings are revealed that weren’t originally anticipated such as his anxiety and paranoia rather than his original skepticism. He tries to reason with his own thoughts but fantasy is quickly spinning into a reality for him. In every way this painting is ‘[telling] us more than we already know’ both about its nature and the man’s feelings. Another example of following this idea is Ralph Waldo Emerson's 'Nature' and how he draws plenty of imagery that veers off the path of most people’s beliefs and certainly paints ideas that aren't known to everyone such as dealing with less widely accepted interpretations of the divine. He constantly personifies nature and its effects on life and how you must connect with it. Even going as far as describing himself as an eyeball and part of the divine experience. He proposes ideas that go against the everyday thinking such as the suggestion that no one truly owns the land despite what everyone believes when they own property. Emerson speaks of this idea that only children can truly see and understand nature, that the reality of it is shielded as they grow up. Throughout his essay he constantly brings light to ideas that many would not give a second thought to with imagery that makes you think, and that's how he ‘[tells] us more than we already know’. In conclusion both of these excerpts make the reader think and they also play on something the reader may not already know or understand. In ‘The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture’ the setting and the character’s feelings create a scene of suspense and curiosity while ‘Nature’ reveals ideas through creative imagery and interpretations. Both play pieces rely on telling the reader something they don’t already know and that’s exactly how Forster believed literature should be.

Explanation:

Explanation:

I agree with the quotation. Literature should not be all about sound facts nor is it about fantasies. It must lie in between. We each have our own levels of understanding and our own personal fantasies. A work of literature must provides us with something new in order for the time spent in consuming it be worthwhile. The Book Thief tells us of hard facts but it also provides us with something else, how a life of young child harboring a wanted man is changed after the fact. In the Lord of the Rings, a fantasy world is so vivid and wide that you yourself can navigate through it.

"The essay seeks to observe the writing stimulus and the most common literary devices in current literature, as well as to raise the relevance of the plots related to our society and the time in which we live, as well as to understand how the relationship between reader and literature has evolved and influenced to the choices and policies adopted by readers. In short, the essay seeks to relate the literary devices used to the profile of the current reader. "

Explanation:

A thesis statement is established in a paragraph that seeks to summarize an essay, speech, or other vehicle of written information, showing its objectives and purposes and arguments. In other words, the thesis statement seeks to guide the reader, showing what he may experience in the next paragraphs or chapters. Thus, the thesis statement allows the optimization of the time of the reader who can quickly identify whether he is interested in continuing reading or not.

The thesis statement shown above was made for an essay on critical lenses in the current literature.

Answer:

I agree with the quotation. Literature should not be all about sound facts nor is it about fantasies. It must lie in between. We each have our own levels of understanding and our own personal fantasies. A work of literature must provide us with something new in order for the time spent in consuming it be worthwhile. The Book Thief tells us of hard facts but it also provides us with something else, how a life of young child harboring a wanted man is changed after the fact. In the Lord of the Rings, a fantasy world is so vivid and wide that you yourself can navigate through it.

Literature is read for various reasons. For example, some people read literature to understand other people better. Others read it for escapism. Entertainment is another common reason. All of these reasons depend on the author providing the reader with new information that is different to their own experiences of the world. If the author does not tell the reader more than he already knows, it is unlikely that the reader will be informed or entertained by the work.

Explanation:

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