G.K. Chesterton's "A Piece of Chalk" and "On Chasing One's Hat" - Analysis

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: Undergraduate 300 Level, The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, language: English, abstract: English writer G.K. Chesterton gives readers a new outlook on beauty in his two essays, A Piece of Chalk and On Chasing One’s Hat. The author uses irony, imagery and juxtaposition to persuade his audience that be...