If you translate Tai Chi (Taiji), it would mean “Supreme Ultimate Force”. It is somewhat a state of infinite and absolute potentiality. It tackles on the concept between yin and yang or the Two Aspects governing the Four Realms and Five Elements. Using those very important aspects, the world is created. Tai Chi also means “unity, one, or being able to attain oneness.”
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Imagery
The second literary element that both authors use the nature of their respective struggles is through imagery. Imagery is descriptive language that invokes a sensory experience (Wikipedia, 2011). Social struggle implies oppression. In The Veldt, Bradbury uses imagery to give the reader a sense of the oppressive nature of the house on George and Lydia. The use of imagery is especially effective in the scenes within the nursery. Descriptions, such as the following, invoke the oppressive nature of the room through tactile and olfactory imagery:
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Critical analysis of literary works can provide insight into the mind of the author. Such insights allow the reader to delve deeper into the implications these written words offers about the social struggles that the author faced at the time of their writing. The Veldt, by Ray Bradbury, speaks to a struggle of man versus machine. Miss Brill, by Katherine Mansfield, exposes the discrimination of elderly and socially outcast people. The social struggles offered by the two stories can be uncovered through analyzing the literary elements of theme, symbolism, and imagery. This article is the first in a series of three and will focus on symbolism. If you would like to read the stories discussed, please visit the links in the references section at the end.