How Literary Devices Convey Themes of Materialism and Morality in The Rise of Silas Lapham

In this essay, the student explains how William Dean Howells uses setting, symbolism, and characterization to convey moral lessons about money and material gain in his 1885 realist novel The Rise of Silas Lapham.

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"Your engagement and close reading of the text is clear in this draft, and you've done well in shaping this analysis into focused body paragraphs. The body paragraphs are, in their current form, very long and dense, which can impact readability and cause the reader to miss the nuance of your discussion. Use a reverse outline technique within each paragraph to see where a shift might accommodate further paragraphing. There will also be opportunities to tighten up the discussion by streamlining the writing and argumentation. We can take a look at the introduction for an example: note "In the novel, ..." (first sentence, into the second sentence) and "The Rise of Silas Lapham is a novel that..." (fourth sentence); these moments overlap in their content and phrasing. Some revision options include changing up the wording of the fourth sentence so you aren't repeating introductory phrasing, or revising the fourth sentence to justify the repeated phrasing (if you are emphasizing something in particular, for example).

You will want to use a proofread to catch occasional errors or unclear phrasing, but overall you show good control of mechanics and style. Vital to readability will be to italicize the novel's title so the reader easily differentiates between when you are referring to the novel as opposed to the character's name."

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Kibin. (2024). How literary devices convey themes of materialism and morality in the rise of silas lapham. http://www.kibin.com/essay-examples/how-literary-devices-convey-themes-of-materialism-and-morality-in-the-rise-of-silas-lapham-Wyji1jW9

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("How Literary Devices Convey Themes of Materialism and Morality in The Rise of Silas Lapham.")

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