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    A Rose for Emily Explication “It was a big‚ squarish frame house that had once been white‚ decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style of the seventies‚ set on what had once been our most select street. But garages and cotton gins had encroached and obliterated even the august names of that neighborhood; only Miss Emily’s house was left‚ lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps—an eyesore among eyesores.

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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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    The sun rose tranquilly

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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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    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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    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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    Reading Response: Other Voices‚ Other Rooms Capote ’s Other Voices‚ Other Rooms is an exploration into role reversal‚ gender definitions‚ and the risk involved in sexuality and love against the harsh contrast of southern ideals. The novel acts as Capote ’s catharsis in developing his younger self‚ in the character of Joel Knox‚ innocent and self-exploring‚ as he transforms into his older‚ liberated self in the character of Randolph who truly is the voice carrying the books message. However‚

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    Symbolism in “A Rose for Emily” In the short story‚ “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner‚ symbolism is used frequently. There are several different symbols that appear as the story plays out. Faulkner uses symbolism to express many diverse thoughts. In the story Faulkner uses a rose to symbolize love‚ Emily’s house is used to symbolize Emily as a monument‚ and Homer Baron is used to symbolize the North and change. The rose is a symbol for love. In the story‚ Homer is considered the “rose” or the

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