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    A Separate Peace Story

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    Hampshire schoolboys as they approach maturity and learning how to handle adult responsibilities. The story begins with minor incidents among friends. As the plot becomes more complex the story takes on new meanings. A Separate Peace has many intriguing allegories. Leper‚ Gene’s friend‚ is treated as an outcast by his peers and is shunned by society. Leper’s isolation forces him to enlist for military service. The tree from which Phineas falls and breaks his leg is also allegorical. This tree

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    Lord of the Flies

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    Lola Dement Myers Mr. Cooke April 26‚ 2013 English honors 9 Human Nature in Lord of the Flies “During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe‚ they are in that condition which is called war; and such a war‚ as is of every man‚ against every man” (Hobbes‚ Leviathan). Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ is a realistic fiction book placed in the 1940’s. The book is about a group of British schoolboys who are forced to cope on a deserted island. When they are first stranded

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    Jacob Van Ruisdael

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    The Forest Scene is one of Ruisdael’s tributes to nature along with symbolic allegories about human disposition towards life. Its significance lies on the fact that the artist incorporated a romantic and atmospheric sense rather than realistically depict a momentum in the Dutch countryside. It is oil on canvas and the dimensions are 105.5 x 123.4cm. The artist is Jacob van Ruisdael (c. 1628-1682). This painting is exhibited since 1942 in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.‚ currently at

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    Hawthorne Introduction

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    despite changes in perspective and methodology‚ the verdict on Hawthorne’s stature has remained virtually constant. For Henry James‚ Hawthorne was a great imaginative writer who was limited by the thinness of American culture and sometimes trapped into allegory; early twentieth-century critics saw him as a dreamer of dreamlike fiction and the heir of Puritan gloom; mid-century” new critics” concentrated on the symbolism and the organic unity of his fiction and analyzed recurring character types and themes

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    allows himself to abandon his “Faith” ‚for just one night‚ in hopes that he will come home with the true understanding behind the outside world. Sadly‚ what he finds on this journey will be something that will forever change outlook on life. In the allegory‚ “Young Goodman Brown”‚ author Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes character depiction‚ interpersonal dialogue‚ symbolism‚ and setting to convey the theme that as an individual matures‚ he/she interprets the world in an entirely different manner. Throughout

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    "The Masque of the Red Death" Literary Analysis: A Look at Imagery We continue our literary analysis of "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe with a look at the graphic imagery in the short story.players • slide 1 of 4 Imagery is the use of figurative or descriptive language to create a vivid mental picture. It involves at least one of the five senses--sight‚ sound‚ touch‚ feel‚ taste. Imagery in "The Masque of the Red Death" is ghastly. • slide 2 of 4 Example of Imagery

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    Lord of the Flies

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     Throughout the novel‚ the author hides powerful messages in some very unlikely places. Golding uses simple symbols such as the conch‚ Piggy’s specs‚ and the signal fire to display his beliefs on human nature and society‚ rendering the novel and allegory. Golding uses the conch to illustrate the ability of objects are used to give people power‚ like a crown or scepter. When Ralph first gets the confidence to propose that a leader is required‚ it is from the conch. From then on‚ the conch is used

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    Ignorance In Animal Farm

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    Some say that ignorance is bliss‚ but being ignorant is not always a good thing. It could cause a person to miss signs of something bad that is happening all around them. They might not even realize that is is happening until it is too late. The control of information lead to oppression in the Russian Revolution because Joseph Stalin believed that the state ultimately had all the power. His beliefs are still being practiced today in modern governments around the world. Orwell’s novel shows how control

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    The short story “Young Goodman Brown”‚ published in 1835 by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a tale of innocence and evil. This piece of literature consists of several different rhetorical strategies. The author utilizes symbolism in order to create depth and save a spot for his work in high culture. He writes about delicate ribbons‚ a serpentine staff and an eerie forest as he pushes the narrative that the spiritual population is quite corrupt. Faith dawns gaiety pink ribbons placed gently in her uniform

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    When taking a look at America’s short but significant history‚ we find that this nation was partly founded through religious ideals. Since its beginning‚ religion has helped to define the American Identity into what it is today. And this was explored throughout American literature especially in the Hawthorne’s The Minister’s Black Veil and Young Goodman Brown. Hawthorne’s The Minister’s Black Veil is a parable‚ suggests his purpose for writing. According to Webster’s dictionary‚ a parable is a

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