Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the most widely known authors to use symbols in American literature. In the book‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ he uses symbols to represent an idea. An example of this would be religious‚ moral‚ or philosophical concept or value. An allegory in literature is a story where characters‚ objects‚ and events have a hidden meaning and are used to present some universal lesson. Hawthorne demonstrates this type of symbolism in the book because the Puritans saw
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In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Mark Antony delivers a very strong and persuasive funeral oration in Caesar’s honor. Antony himself was a trusted friend of Caesar and manipulated the conspirators of the play in thinking that he approved of their deed. With his influential tone and methods of verbal communication‚ Antony had his audience in an awe of disgust and hate. Mark Antony’s funeral speech: A soliloquy that changed the play of Julius Caesar. Antony’s vocalizations are a triumph
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arguing that all African American should be free to live life for themselves and Stanton argues that women need their rights just like men because they deserve it. Both of the speeches have pathos and logos to prove their arguments‚ while Douglass uses
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view from the main character Anna’s perspective; moreover‚ this can be depicted by the use of I and me throughout the novel. With Anna’s age‚ also comes an informal speech pattern. Chandler uses language such as “obviously”‚ “no way”‚ and others to show that Anna is an older teenager along with abbreviation such as “manse”‚ “ruts and shells”‚ and “OBE’s” or out-of-body experiences. This continues to be seen with how Anna addresses adults respectfully; for instance‚ Uncle Will‚ Great-Aunt Iris‚ Mr. Wittstadt
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of heartache‚ sickness‚ and of course death! Poe incorporates many themes throughout this story to help the reader understand how the choices we make can lead to a path to happiness‚ or a path to death. He uses symbolism to help display his themes of‚ death‚ human nature‚ selfishness‚ and choices. Looking throughout Poe’s writings‚ there is a heavy use of symbolism. He uses this symbolism to show the selfishness in the world. One symbol used is a main character in the story Prince Prospero. The text
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50) On Hassan’s birthday‚ Baba had hired a plastic surgeon to correct Hassan’s harelip. Amir was jealous that Baba was giving Hassan a such special birthday gift. The surgery went well and Hassan could finally smile an unbroken smile. The author uses dramatic irony to foreshadow the incident after the annual winter kite-fighting tournament. Amir did not stand up for Hassan or tell anyone about the rape because he was envy of Baba’s affection for Hassan. ’’He wrinkled his nose when he said the
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named Tom Robinson‚ is framed for the rape and assault of Mayella Ewell. The jury takes a surprisingly long time to reach a verdict‚ and Robinson is sent to prison‚ then later on killed by guards while attempting to escape. To Kill a Mockingbird shows how racism greatly affects a community. Black people used to be seen as dirt‚ as far as the late 1900’s. Most people thought they were the lowest of the low. “Yes suh. I felt sorry for her‚ she seemed to try more’n the rest of ‘em-” “You felt sorry for
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take their lives because their love was destroyed by their families hatred towards each other. In this story‚ Shakespeare uses a proliferate amount of irony to show that love is a strong bond that can bring peace and defeat enemy feuding. Shakespeare’s play is full of irony: dramatic‚ situational‚ and verbal. For example‚ he demonstrates dramatic irony by foreshadowing how the messenger never got the message to Romeo. Romeo freaked out and went to his true loving thinking she wasn’t alive. He
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Jim after deciding to get away from civilization. Throughout the book‚ Huck and Jim encounter many aspects of Southern society as they travel by raft on the Mississippi River‚ which are sometimes depicted by Twain’s technique of satire. The author uses humor to criticize the social
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the drug‚ enjoying its effects of having no feelings and never having to experience the negativity of normal life. Bernard‚ however‚ refused it wanting to feel something making him “odd” in Lenina’s eyes early in the book. As the book progresses‚ the use of soma is found in other ways that would seem controversial like the soma-holidays and the soma vapour calming the Deltas from their outrage against John. Soma is taken religiously as the people
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