The trial scene, a pivotal moment in the novel, is handled with such precision and tension that it leaves an indelible mark on the reader, highlighting the dramatic irony and the tragic consequences of prejudice. "To Kill a Mockingbird" has had a profound impact on me, shaping my perspective...
subtle irony feine Lebensart (German f.) elegant way of life feine Manieren (German pl.) refined manners feine Parfümnote (German f.) subtle perfume feiner (German) subtler, finer Feinerde (German f.) fine soil feiner Duft (German m.) nice smell feiner Geschmack (German m.) refined ...
Narrator, unreliable sometimes used for purposes of irony or humour, an unreliable narrator is a storyteller who "misses the point" of the events or things he describes in a story, who plainly misinterprets the motives or actions of characters, or who fails to see the connections between even...
Therefore there is a good deal of irony in the fact that business has learned everything that politics has had to teach, but that politics has failed to learn very much from business methods of mass distribution of ideas and products. ...
一、Old and Medieval English Literature中古英语文学(8世纪-14世纪) 1)The Old English Period / The Anglo-Saxon Period古英语时期(449-1066) a. pagan poetry(异教诗歌):Beowulf《贝奥武甫》-最早的诗歌;长诗(3000行)heroism & fatalism & Christian qualities the folk legends of the primitive northern tri...
The literature that followed World War II, James Jones'sFrom Here to Eternity, Joseph Heller'sCatch-22, and Norman Mailer'sThe Naked and the Deadcaptured this GI anger against the army "brass." InThe Naked and the Dead, the soldiers talk in battle, and one of them says: "The only th...