TERM 2- LITERATURE EQUIZ 1

Date: 3-23-2021

Name: HASSAN HANI AHMED Section: 9C

Edith Newbold Jones Wharton wrote the short story "The Moving Finger." She was an
American writer who was born into a wealthy New York family. She won several
awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. The majority of her writings
expressed her criticism of upper-class New York society. In fact, The Moving Finger
was regarded as a bold attempt to criticize one of the social norms at the time by
portraying men as possessive yet dependent characters against women. She was able
to express this concept using a variety of methods and her natural writing ability.

To put it another way, Edith Wharton used metaphors to dynamically and innovatively
convey very critical ideas. One of them was the second Mrs. Grancy's drawing, which
portrayed the two main characters, Mr. Ralph Grancy and Claydon, in their lust,
possession, addiction, and dependence. Who are they?
Due to their warped understanding of love, Mrs. Grancy became a possession for
them, and they became obsessed with her.
people that are special It also illustrated the treatment of women by men during the
author's period. Consider the following scenario as an example:“You're now my slave,
and I'm not going anywhere.“You're now my slave, and I'm not going anywhere. When
you were obsessed with me and left me, you'd leave your real life. The expression
"self there on the wall" encapsulates this particular point.

Second, Edith Wharton used a lot of imagery to convince her readers of her point of
view and the plot's ideas. Visual, auditory, and tactile images is used to enhance the
drama, vividness, and authenticity of realistic scenes and scenarios. Some of the most
effective photographs used are as follows:
“It was as though she had been frozen, immovable, like a portrait of herself: as if Time
had come to a halt.”
“You're my prisoner now—-I'll never abandon you...”, “You're my prisoner now—-I'll
never abandon you...”, “You're my prisoner now—-I'll never lose you...” When you'd had
enough of me, "If you left me alone, you'd leave your true self on the wall," and "If you
left me alone, you'd leave your true self on the wall," and "If you left me alone, you'd
leave your true self on the wall," and "If you left me alone, you'd leave your true self
on the wall," and "If you left me alone, you'd leave your true self on the
“a patchwork quilt”

Thirdly the poet used figurative language and poetic devices to elegantly express her
feelings. This distinct writing style reflected the author's social milieu. As a result,
she communicated her message with high-sounding words and expressions. She
helped in the development of her artistic expression by comparing two things or
emotions using metaphors (“She is the very air I breathed again.”) She also used
similes and metaphors (“The thought of her portrait”).
I felt possessed when I opened the library door, and my heartbeat like a lover's.”) to
say explicitly and deliberately

Fourth, Edith Wharton used a romantic love story to explore the concepts of love,
dependency, obsession, and competition, exposing her social views and exposing her
innermost feelings toward certain prevailing social norms at the time. Her use of two
male characters in what appeared to be a love triangle, in particular, illustrated not
only that Obsession and competition are examples of “love.” And, when both male
characters were tormented by the prospect of effectively manipulating the painting of
Mrs. Grancy's second wife, they emerged as very dependent characters.
She made a point of sounding satirical for the short story's overall tone, in addition to
her attempt to play with these ideas. She was insulting and condemning the attitudes
of New York's upper crust at the time. She was particularly critical of how men viewed
women as objects to own at the time, as well as the treatment women received as the
inferior gender.

To summarize, Edith Wharton's short story "The MOVING Finger" portrayed the tragic
truth of women's treatment in her day. That the author feels obligated to use her
writing to express her criticism of this particular point of view. And, to her credit, she
was able to express her thoughts in such a way that they affected the minds of others.
via metaphors, viewpoints on how women should be treated in terms of their social
class, and writing flair that effectively discussed the above universal ideas

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