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The Phoenix
Themes
Man VS Nature- nature prevails over man
Greed- Lord Strawberry is not criticized in the story, he shows
human goodness (benefactor, the phoenix was much attached to
Lord S.)- only criticism of capitalization and commercialism
Exploitation of nature- gain benefit from other misfortune, trying to
take advance of the phoenix for commercial reason
Characters
Poldero Phoenix
Representation of human greed, Symbolic and indicative of rebirth,
capitalism immortality, rebirth, beauty, purity,
transformation
Devices
Personification of phoenix amiable, affable to the other birds-
orphaned, good relationship with Lord Strawberry (humanizing)
creates sense of pathos and empathy towards the bird
Irony- situational irony, something totally unexpected happen, it is
Polderos greed that destroys him, audience just want to entertain
and they die
Fire is not for the bird, but for the audience
Hyperbole
Contrasting lexical fields
Poetic justice- vice is punished, virtue is rewarded
The ending
Self reflection of criticism
The ending doesnt evoke pity
We should be conflicting but we are not
Games at twilight
Themes
Fantasy VS reality
Devices
3rd narration perspective- internal VS external conflict
imagery- setting, auditory and natural imagery
contrast of twilight
hirsute
Tone
melancholic, oppressive
But Ming sensed that Teddie took it as a hostile gesture of some kind, which
was why Ming did it deliberately to Teddie, whereas among other people, it
was often an accident when Mings tongue slid out.
Ming liked to aggravate Teddie with his mannerisms. He let his tongue slide
out of his mouth as though he was actually sticking his tongue out in a rude
gesture. With other people, it happened accidentally but when Teddie was
looking at him, he did it on purpose.
irony- Teddie tried to get rid of Ming, but it turns up that Ming
successfully killed Teddie with his well timed doge and a jump that
results Teddie falling downstairs. Showing how human evilness
(greed) deserves to be punished
contrast- how Ming detested human and how he loved Elaine Ming
detested people. In all the world. He liked only Elaine He seems
people as disturbance of his lifestyle except Elaine who he is
possessive to
The story is told in 3rd narrative perspective but the point of view
(language, feelings, reactions) are focused exclusively on Ming
The ending not just the main characters but also the readers- Elaine
realizes that Ming has played a major role in the discovery and
exposure of Teddie as a thief. The loving tone Ming sensed shows
that Elaine is grateful at him
Shredni Vastar
Sinister-
The Prison
- The prison is a symbolic of narrators life (extended metaphor),
includes candy store, his wife
- 3rd person
- constant use of flashback- suggest how his life is constantly looking
at past, he prefers his life in the past
Tommy Castelli
- loses his freedom
- regret about the mistake he made when he was young
- strong urge to help the little girl from making the same mistake but
he lacks the courage
- his life was a screaming bore
Rosa
- nags Tommy when he does things that she does not approve of
- trashes the little girl