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Testing the Reliability of a Narrator

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Emily Bronte’s choice of narration is both a peculiar and clever one in Wuthering Heights . It is interesting to note her success in this decision as the story unfolds from a stranger's diary who is able to acquire the entire narrative from a servant who witnesses the past events that occur between the Lintons and the Earnshaws. During a recent class discussion, this topic was lightly touched by my fellow peers and they suggested that the retrospect of the past events could not have been told in a more pure manner if it was not told by Nelly Dean . The class discussed how Mrs. Dean was a great choice because she is “neutral” and had an opportunity to live in both Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights; therefore, she knows everything and if the narration was told by someone else it would have been biased. This argument is agreeable, but I think there is more behind Emily Bronte’s choice of Nelly Dean to tell the story. More light is shed on an article entitled The Villain in Wu...

New Year, New Read, New Diction!

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             The new year of 2017 came by like a thief at night, swiftly and unexpectedly. With a new year, we make new goals and resolutions that we yearn to accomplice, and as for me, I have new reading goals! The first semester of the AP English class I am currently taking has been strenuous. I entered the classroom with unsatisfactory skills in reading and writing but I am improving in a gradual process. So far, we have read two stunning literary merit books by the name of Native Son and The Mayor of Casterbridge by the authors of Richard Wright and Thomas Hardy respectively. These books are awesome and I became conscious of how many great books I missed out on. I must continue to read, as I felt a need to quench my goals of reading and writing for the brand new year. This year, my solemn focus is being able to capture challenging vocabulary words through reading that I may be able to write at a level that is colleg...