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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Short but has so much to say, the mystery of Love is what’s it all about
It's a sad yet meaningful story. I praise it for the beauty of the language, it's a story that remains in you forever
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oscar Wilde is famous for his unconventional literary genius, therefore, a reader must be careful not to take his words at face value.
The story of the Nightingale and the Rose is not your usual fairy tale where there's a happy ending. In fact, if one examines the elements of the story closely, one will find out that the whole of it is a complete mockery of a fairy tale. That instead of a brave, steadfast prince, you have a dejected, fickle minded student; instead of a princess who is pure at heart, you have a daughter of a professor covetous of money and worldly materials. Then there is the irony of an animal (the nightingale) more capable of true love than men; the irony of education; particularly of Philosophy and Metaphysics—the student and daughter of a professor, both devoid of wisdom.
Most of the readers say that it is one of the saddest short stories they've ever read. While I do not refute this, there is certainly more to the story than meets the eye. Oscar Wilde is not wont to orthodoxy. One must always expect something more than what is apparent/literal.
The story of the Nightingale and the Rose is not your usual fairy tale where there's a happy ending. In fact, if one examines the elements of the story closely, one will find out that the whole of it is a complete mockery of a fairy tale. That instead of a brave, steadfast prince, you have a dejected, fickle minded student; instead of a princess who is pure at heart, you have a daughter of a professor covetous of money and worldly materials. Then there is the irony of an animal (the nightingale) more capable of true love than men; the irony of education; particularly of Philosophy and Metaphysics—the student and daughter of a professor, both devoid of wisdom.
Most of the readers say that it is one of the saddest short stories they've ever read. While I do not refute this, there is certainly more to the story than meets the eye. Oscar Wilde is not wont to orthodoxy. One must always expect something more than what is apparent/literal.
emotional
sad
fast-paced