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Exiles 2
Number of Words: 677 / Number of Pages: 3
... their voices in the essay. She also includes what she remembers exactly from her parents. "If it wasn't for you two, my mother told us, I could be off somewhere else" (653). The quote obviously shows that this is what she remembers her mom saying. The author puts voices in the essay by using memories of her past.
Steedman uses voices in her essay so that the reader can get a background and see perceptions or feelings. "She was a good weaver; six looms under her by the time she was sixteen"(647). This paragraph of a story was told about her great-grandmother and as an eleven-year-old and how she was ...
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Importance Of Being Earnest
Number of Words: 1037 / Number of Pages: 4
... concerning labour and industry, which began to intrude on the power of the Upper class over the working class labourers. In fact by the late 1880’s Lower classes were working less hours, while their wages continued to increase. This allowed many to enjoy luxuries that until then were considered only possible by the Upper Classes.
Women, even the ones of the Upper Class were still considered unequal of men even at this stage in history, even though the monarch was a woman. Yet, towards the end of the 19th Century, Women rebelled against their stereotypes. They began to seek smaller families so as to ...
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Ozymandias
Number of Words: 628 / Number of Pages: 3
... beside remains," that is, there is nothing left of the reign of the greatest king on earth.One immediate image is found in the second line, "trunkless legs.". One good comparison may be when the author equates the passions of the statue's frown, sneer, and wrinkled lip to the "lifeless things" remaining in the "desart." Another is when Shelley compares the "Works" of with "Nothing beside remains."
shows the reader that two things will mark the earth forever. First: the awesome power of mother nature is constant, everlasting and subject to no human works. Second: a mans actions are kept in the heart ...
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Othello 3
Number of Words: 524 / Number of Pages: 2
... a question about Cassio Othello takes it the wrong way. An example of this is when Desdemona says, " A most unhappy end. I would do much t' atone them, for the love I bear for Cassio?" Othello gets mad and calls her a "Devil" and slaps her in front of everybody. (Page 859-860) Throughout the whole story the women were portrayed as whores to the men but they were something more. Even though Desdemona did nothing to ever hurt Othello she was still considered a whore because Iago told lies about her. If Othello really and truly loved Desdemona than he would have let her explain herself before killing ...
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Barn Burning
Number of Words: 504 / Number of Pages: 2
... and third person shows that the choice he made greatly affected him.
The way the characters are portrayed remarkably depicts Faulkner’s theme. The two conflicting characters are described in similar ways to show their differences. Abner is described by how people see and think about him. From the beginning his character is clearly depicted by the way people shout at him in the small, southern courthouse for burning barns. The story shows us he enjoys to burn barns and he feels no remorse in doing so. Sartoris sees what his father is doing as wrong. Even though Abner is his father, he objects ...
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Report On "The Liar"
Number of Words: 963 / Number of Pages: 4
... a
very strong woman, and has always been the head of her family especially
since her husband started to become ill.
The central conflict in the story is James' mother's frustrating
attempt to cure her son of his uncontrollable lying. Finally at the end
she sends him off to visit his brother, which James only feels as an
attempt to get rid of him for awhile. We see at the end as he lies to a
stranger that his mother's last attempt to cure him has failed.
Point Of View
The story is told in first person narrative. It is from the point
of view of James, the “ liar “. This is important becau ...
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The Red Badge Of Courage --
Number of Words: 857 / Number of Pages: 4
... Crane was obsessed with violence all his life; he loved war.(DMS Stephen Crane History Page.) At the age of 29 he died on June 5, 1900, suffering from tuberculosis, in Germany.
Synopsis
The Red Badge Of Courage commences with a new regiment for the Union army languishing for a battle. Jim, a friend of Henry (the main character) hears some rumors about their next movements. Jim tells a group of soldiers that their going to go around the enemy and attack them from behind. A few days later they started marching and they attacked. This is Henry’s and many of the men’s first battle, s ...
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Creon As The Tragic Hero In An
Number of Words: 623 / Number of Pages: 3
... development through the plot forces him to become nothing more than a fool. I believe that Creon’s noble quality is linked to his role in Oedipus the King. Oedipus, after blinding himself, asks Creon to take care of his children. He, of course, agrees to. This is, without a doubt, a noble quality. Creon’s involvement in the plot of Antigone clearly shows that he is the center of the tragedy. The definition of a tragedy also supports my beliefs. This is why Creon is the tragic hero.
Second, Creon’s faults brought an endless life of pain upon himself. He carried an easily des ...
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Coming Of Age In Mississippi
Number of Words: 1537 / Number of Pages: 6
... with another woman . This is where her hardships began . Throughout her childhood she is a tmid , poor little girl who is afraid to even ask her mother questions about what is going on around her . Anne tells of their staple diet , beans and bread , which was just enough to keep her alive. I can not possibly imagine what it is like to be on the brink of starvation. Although a timid , shy , little girl , Anne does show a spark of intensity through her schoolwork . She is very competitive and driven to do well in school . This is the fuel which that will later feed her fire to participate in the " ...
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Oedipus The King-a Tangled Web
Number of Words: 660 / Number of Pages: 3
... would go to a altar when they wanted something urgently. This shows their faith in Oedipus.
This faith blinds them to the truth. When they find out that it could be Oedipus that is the cause of the plague, they still follow Oedipus blindly. They do not see the truth, they create their own. They become so deeply entwined in their own web of falls truths, that they do not realize what is really happening. They do not believe the Oracle, “Show me the man speaking stone from Delphi damned” shows their disbelief in the oracle. This further reinforces their false truths, their blind fai ...
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