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The Reader Essays and Term Papers
I Stand Here IroningA Mother’s Decision In the short story "" by Tillie Olsen, the reader is introduced to a mother faced with a strong internal conflict involving her eldest daughter Emily. Emily’s mother makes a very meaningful statement at the end of the story. Her statement was "help [Emily] to ...
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Short Stories - "Spelling" And "Differently": Female RelationshipsThe analysis of the two short stories "Spelling" and "Differently" written
by Alice Munro deal with female relationships. These relationships paint a
vivid picture of the kinship, deception, challenges, and associations that
affect friends and family as they journey through life.
"Spelling" is ...
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The Tempest - Barbarism VersusIn Shakespeare’s play, "The Tempest," an underlying theme of barbarism versus civilization appears. Shakespeare creates characters that exemplify symbols of nature or nurture. The symbolism of the characters is derived from their actions. These actions show Shakespeare’s view of the uncivilized ...
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Heart Of DarknessConrad's novel, , relies on the historical period of imperialism in order to describe its protagonist, Charlie Marlow, and his struggle. Marlow's catharsis in the novel, as he goes to the Congo, rests on how he visualizes the effects of imperialism. This paper will analyze Marlow's "change," as ...
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To Kill A Mocking Bird 3The theme of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mocking Bird is the existence of racism and prejudice in the 1930 – 40’s. Harper Lee succeeds in presenting the topic in a manner that is not overly simplistic and thus achieves the task of allowing the reader to fully appreciate the complex ...
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Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale: OffredThe creation of Offred, the passive narrator of Margaret Atwood's
The Handmaid's Tale, was intentional. The personality of the narrator in
this novel is almost as important as the task bestowed upon her. Atwood
chooses an average women, appreciative of past times, who lacks imagination
and ...
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Kerouac's On The Road: Living In Clip"The only ones for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in ...
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Cyrano De BergeracEvery generation has its own heroes that display, what they believe to
be, ideal characteristics. While each is different in their own way, many of
these role models share similar qualities. Most tend to have courage, strength,
compassion, or another respected trait, but this is not necessarily ...
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Comments On This Be The VerseThis Be the Verse by Philip Larkin
They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.
But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were ...
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Flappers" 'Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself.' 'I hope I never will,' she [Jordan] answered. 'I hate careless people. That's why I like you.' " (Fitzgerald, pg. 63) Jordan is explaining to Nick how she is able to drive badly as long as everyone else drives carefully. This quote ...
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Analysis Of Grendel And BeowulPoint of View in Grendel and Beowulf
Contrasting points of view in Grendel and Beowulf significantly alter the reader’s perception of religion, good and evil, and the character Grendel. John Gardner’s book, Grendel, is written in first person. The book translated by Burton Raffel, ...
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Great Gatsby Essay 2"The value of reading a text closely is that you can see what the writer is doing- how he or she has used structure or setting or characters or a particular point of view or some aspect of language to direct the reader's response."
Show how the writer has used one or more of these to direct your ...
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Stones From The RiverUrsula Hegi’s novel, , exposes the reader of the persecutions of religious beliefs, a gossiping dwarf, and the people of Burgdorf, a small German town in the time of the Nazi Holocaust. The novel is set in World War I and continues through World War II. The Second World War is brought on ...
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A Literary Analysis Of Jack Kerouac's On The RoadJack Kerouac's On the Road is an invigorating story about a man who's got traveling in his blood and a quest for adventure in his heart. It is an excellent portrayal of life on the road and is said to be the best piece of literature to come out of the Beat generation of the 1950s. The ideas ...
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The Merchant Of VeniceThe Bill, E, a Globe, some controversy about Bacon, a farmer’s daughter called Ann all lead to one person.
Who?
Well most young people will stop reading when I reveal the answer, but hang on a moment before you give a gaping yawn and yell “Boring!”
William Shakespeare is not just an ugly ...
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All Quiet On The Western FrontThe analysis of the two short stories "Spelling" and "Differently" written by Alice Munro deal with female relationships. These relationships paint a vivid picture of the kinship, deception, challenges, and associations that affect friends and family as they journey through life.
"Spelling" is ...
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CandideThroughout the novel, , Voltaire repeatedly exploits the nature of humans to consider other's situations and lifestyles to be better than that of their own. Voltaire uses 's journeys to portray the human assumption that the grass is always greener on the other side. This theme is shown in 's ...
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Thought Provoking IdeasThe best short stories have “ expressed in interesting ideas”
One thought provoking idea, is expressed clearly in the story The weapon by Fredric Brown. The story suggests many themes, but the main one being the lack of respect humans have with power and their ignorance towards ...
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Foreshadowing And ForetellingForeshadowing and Flashback Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A Great Writer by Jonathan Werne " 'Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself.' 'I hope I never will,' she [Jordan] answered. 'I hate careless people. That's why I like you.' " (Fitzgerald, pg. 63) Jordan is ...
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