power of storytelling. This novel is one that needs to be clearly understood to grasp the true meaning of the story. Yolen uses what could be called a radical structure to get the reader involved with the quest to find out the real history of Briar Rose. Jane Yolen has structured the novel in such a way that it combines the innocence of a fairy tale with the harsh reality of the Holocaust. The words‚ “Once upon a time” are an instant indication of the fairy tale theme‚ Yolen is quite smart here
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setting first takes place in Oklahoma in the 1930s.This is important setting because this is one of the main places of the depression era. Characters: A: The main characters are Tom Joad‚ Jim Casy‚ Al Joad‚ Ma Joad‚ Pa Joad‚ Uncle John Joad‚ Rose of Sharon Joad‚ and Authority figures ( Roadside camp proprietors; Police). B: Minor Characters in the story would include Grandma‚ and Granpa because they went along with them on the ride to Califiornia. Noah‚ Winfield‚ and Ruthie where also important
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The Use of Foreshadowing in A Rose For Emily The short story A Rose for Emily written by William Faulkner takes place in a small southern town in the period of time after the Civil War known as reconstruction. The main protagonist‚ Miss Emily‚ seems to be a closed off woman who speaks to few in the town after her father passes. The events that happen after her father’s death helped foreshadow the ending and allowed me to quickly guess the plot line. The first hint of foreshadowing for me was
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CAITLYN DALY The essay Persons and Others written by Lorraine Code reviews and responds to specific issues and details in the novel As We Are Now by May Sarton. As We Are Now is a novel about the struggles the elderly face when that time comes. The story is told from Miss Caro Spencer’s point of view‚ beginning when she is brought and left at a mediocre nursing home for the elderly. She tells about hardships of growing old from the mental‚ emotional and physical troubles. Caro is forced to stay
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Question 17: What aspect of your personality is most commonly misunderstood by others? I would describe as a rather introverted individual‚ who has a lot of energy‚ likes to try new things‚ but at the same time I keep to myself and I entertain with my own thoughts. In addition‚ I am also very expressive of my emotions and feelings as I could surprise anyone with my sudden shift in personality from reserved or quiet with an outburst of anger or strong emotions. Scientists also find that it is very
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The sun rose tranquilly‚ shedding its nighttime coat and sending warm beams of heat to illuminate the carved obsidian prison. The black rock penitentiary stood out like a spire on the plain‚ its sides smooth from constant battering by the relentless wind. The foreboding presence of the rock seemed to soak in the warmth with a greedy relish accustomed to the cold and opaque silence of the twilight. In the distance‚ a midnight wolf‚ sensing the end of the hunting hour‚ howled its lonely existence
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A Rose for Emily A Rose for Emily is a story that deals with a women’s sentimental illness caused by isolation. Emily Grierson looses her moral compass‚ and her trace of reality‚ her inability to be loved‚ her desire to be considered as someone important‚ was never accomplished. The author shows plans of development; using characterization‚ symbolism‚ and setting. This is a very symbolic and animatic story. William Faulkner points out his views of empathy towards Emily in the story when he illustrates
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poverty in the World and the situation is becoming worse. I would like to go there because I would like to help the needy and take care of them. They have feelings‚ and they are human beings too. We tend to neglect them while they need support from others so they feel someone truly cares about them in this world. They are alive and present in this world‚ and they deserve something better than starvation and loneliness. Providing African communities with support is a great way for them to feel as
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Kevin Bagtas 12/10/12 CH English10 N.Riotto Burried Onions By Gary Soto The novel Burried Onions by Gary Soto was an okay book to read. I do not relate to the sotry nor any of the characters in the book. I did not live in a bad neighborhood where “fences sagged and the paint blistered on houses”(pg.2). I never dropped out of anything unlike the protagonist Eddie “I had to dropped out of city college”(pg.3). I never
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passing by should either stop here‚ or “gently pass” so as not to disturb her. As she “cuts and binds the grain” she “sings a melancholy strain‚” and the valley overflows with the beautiful‚ sad sound. The speaker says that the sound is more welcome than any chant of the nightingale to weary travelers in the desert‚ and that the cuckoo-bird in spring never sang with a voice so thrilling. The speaker wanted us to appreciate the beauty of the song‚ the passion he is feeling‚ and the beauty of sadness. During
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