The Double motif in literature using the example of Stevenson... by Julia Diedrich

The broken wine cask is a symbol of people’s hunger Madame Defarge’s knitting is a symbol of revenge, and Marquis is a character that stands for social disorder.

Finally, there are plenty of symbols in the narrative as well. We also see recurrent images of darkness in the narrative, which add to the gloomy atmosphere.Īnother motif is that of imprisonment, as each and every character struggles against some kind of imprisonment. Julia Diedrich is the author of The Double motif in literature using the example of Stevensons The Strange Case of Dr. This term paper will analyze the Double-motif in Robert Louis Stevensons novel The Strange Case of Dr. Buy The Double motif in literature using the example of Stevensons The Strange Case of Dr. One of the motif examples in the novel that develops these themes is the presence of Doubles: (1) the action takes place in two cities (2) we find two opposed doubles in the form of the female characters Lucie and Madame Defarge. In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, the main plot revolves around two basic themes: the ever-present possibility of resurrection, and the necessity of sacrifice to bring about a revolution.

Let us try to understand the difference between theme, motif, and symbol by analyzing a literary work. Author: Julia Diedrich Publisher: GRIN Verlag Format: PDF, Docs Release Date: 2009-12 Access Book Description Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,3, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Psychological Approaches to British Fiction, language: English, abstract: Since the early beginning of literature the.

The Double motif in literature using the example of Stevenson... by Julia Diedrich