Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet‚ novelist‚ and critic‚ noted for her feminism and mythological themes. She was born in 1939 in Ottawa‚ about the same time World War 2 started. Her life was lived in a time of male dominance‚ which she did not like. She expressed her views of this by writing‚ and her writings showed many of the feminine views that she believes in. According to a reviewer‚ Atwood’s writings are obtained from the "traditional realist novel‚" where often the female protagonist is representative
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Francie’s parents encourage her pursuit of education‚ Francie only understands Johnny’s blatant tenderness‚ which is shown once in the delivery of his flowers at her graduation long after his passing‚ and does not appreciate Katie’s concealed care for how much she values Francie’s education because Katie never verbally expresses her thoughts and feelings towards it. Francie is unaware of Katie’s support towards her education because Katie never shows it‚ but only shows what is conveyed as opposition
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KRII and LFR Essay Draft 1 Changes in context and form offer fresh perspective on the values in texts. How does Pacino’s film “Looking for Richard”‚ reveal his response to the values explored in Shakespeare’s play‚ “King Richard III”? Through changes in context and form a fresh perspective can be offered on the values in texts. Pacino’s film “Looking for Richard” [LFR] reveals his response to values such as; the allure of evil‚ conscience and the artistry of language‚ that are explored in Shakespeare’s
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1) The speaker is Anne Sexton‚ IMO. This poem is one of Anne Sexton’s strophic poems‚ with a clear rhyme scheme and stanza order. The speaker is insane‚ yet she is able to maintain a sense of reality. She identifies with female oppression. "Her Kind" was written to lay out Sexton’s despair towards the world‚ while coping with mental illness. 2) "I have been her kind" means that she closely identifies with each type. This‚ I believe‚ is Sexton’s transference of her many selves into the poem. She
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establish the negative tone and pessimistic outcome. In the beginning‚ Ann does not believe that it is right for John to leave her “alone” in the house. Despite John’s intentions to keep her safe inside the house‚ Ann is unable to accept the lack of attention she is receiving. Most importantly‚ John wants to provide the best life possible to her by saving for a “mortgage-free house” and purchasing “pretty clothes” for her to wear. However‚ all Ann desires is John’s affection‚ and John is unaware
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How Can I Help My Friends Realize Their Value (812 words) Friendship is a fundamental need in life; we make friends for a support‚ to generate happiness‚ to have a common interest and social life. However‚ a friend consists of value‚ and we as a friend‚ need to let them realize his or her value. Value is something that cannot be seen‚ touched‚ or heard‚ but only can be felt. In order to accomplish this‚ we must tell the truth‚ have trust in them‚ and sacrifice anything for them. In my opinion
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Running Head: Richard Cory Richard Cory 3/1/2013 Richard Cory‚ a poem written by Edward Arlington Robinson describes a man who is rich‚ educated‚ famous within the town‚ outgoing and friendly but ultimately he turns out to be a sad person who kills himself. The poem‚ Richard Cory despite its simplicity is very emotionally powerful. Irony‚ simplicity‚ and perfect rhyme depict the theme of the poem. The old adage “don’t judge a book by its cover.” rings true after reading this poem for sure
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Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Abusive Relationships Abuse‚ an adjective‚ to treat (a person or an animal) with cruelty or violence‚ especially regularly or repeatedly. Shakespeare’s Macbeth asserts the daily moral and emotional struggles that husband and wife face in Elizabethan time‚ as well as modern day. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were both keen to the idea of becoming King (and Queen) of Scotland after the witches spoke to Macbeth and assured him that it was his destiny. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
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II. Her name was Anne Frank‚ and her parents were Edith Frank Hollandar and Otto Frank. She had one sister‚ Margot‚ who was three years older than she was. Anne led a happy and normal childhood‚ and on her 13th birthday she received a diary from her parents. It became special to her as years went by. It is through this diary that much about World War II and Anne’s life has been learned. In 1933‚ her and her family left Frankfurt‚ a large Jewish community‚ and settled in Amsterdam. Her father
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Context results in historical and topical info around a certain point in literary work. Every text promotes values import. For indiv. And groups. RIII Wanted to prove legitimacy of Queen E’s rule- ’validity of her claim to throne’ –Divine right Context: Relatively peaceful‚ S makes R a devil and usurper to legitimise Eliz. Claim to throne. People were aware of RIII& Tudor’s overthrow of Platagenets‚ therefore play is dramatisation of actual events. Audience related to the values in the play-divine
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