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IN THE SKIN OF A LION: EPIGRAPHS
Submitted by: Jennifer Kuchinka
Submitted to: Dr. M.A. Wigmore
Submitted for: English 312
Nov.5/2001
Epigraphs That Leave a Mark on our Hearts and Minds
An epigraph is a motto or quotation at that the beginning of a literary composition, setting forth a theme for the reader. The first quotation in Michael Ondaatje’s, “In the Skin of a Lion,” is in reference to the Epic Of Gilgamesh and it states, “The joyful will stoop with sorrow and when you have gone to the earth I will let my hair grow long for your sake, I will wander through the wilderness in the skin of a lion.” The second by John Berger states, “Never again will a single story be told as though it were the only one.” Both these quotations leave the reader with a focus for the work as we are given a chance to glimpse into many people’s lives, feeling their hear...
Submitted by: Jennifer Kuchinka
Submitted to: Dr. M.A. Wigmore
Submitted for: English 312
Nov.5/2001
Epigraphs That Leave a Mark on our Hearts and Minds
An epigraph is a motto or quotation at that the beginning of a literary composition, setting forth a theme for the reader. The first quotation in Michael Ondaatje’s, “In the Skin of a Lion,” is in reference to the Epic Of Gilgamesh and it states, “The joyful will stoop with sorrow and when you have gone to the earth I will let my hair grow long for your sake, I will wander through the wilderness in the skin of a lion.” The second by John Berger states, “Never again will a single story be told as though it were the only one.” Both these quotations leave the reader with a focus for the work as we are given a chance to glimpse into many people’s lives, feeling their hear...
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