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    The Legend of the Pearl

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    when the butterfly died‚ the shell buried him in the sand. Then she cried and cried so much that she died of her sadness‚ and was dissolved by her tears. Next morning‚ on a small mound of sand‚ marked with a coral cross‚ appeared the very first pearl‚ made from the tears of the shell‚ the colours from the butterfly’s wings and their love. The

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    Steinbeck relieve tension

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    that Steinbeck uses adverbs to describe people’s actions. Steinbeck uses the phrase he lay ‘rigidly’ to describe the way Candy is feeling‚ which obviously is very upset about the fact that his dog has been taken away to be shot; George is being careful of Candy’s feelings and shuts the door ‘gently’. When Slim talks ‘loudly’‚ it is to fill the silence that is created as the men wait for the inevitable shot but because the silence is so strong‚ even Slim is intimidated by it. Steinbeck uses

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    VCE English: Unit 1 Text Response: Girl With a Pearl Earring "Take care to remain yourself" This text shows that remaining true to oneself must be balanced with family obligations. Discuss ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ Tracy Chevalier’s novel Girl With a Pearl Earring explores the notion of ‘self’ thorough the main character Griet and her journey from innocence to experience. Firstly‚ we see throughout the novel Griet is aware she has much to learn about the world. Furthermore‚ under Vermeer’s roof‚ Griet’s

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    In The Pearl by John Steinbeck the Pearl symbolizes happiness and hope but soon turns into greed and evilness. He kills four men and eventually ends up losing his child because of what the pearl brought into his life. Kino shows how much he loves his family in the beginning but towards the middle you don’t see it as much and at the end he shows how much he regrets the things he’s done. Steinbeck uses the pearl to symbolize joy and a new life in the beginning of the book. Once they found the pearl

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    Pearl S. Buck

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    conversations and talking fluently at age four. Pearl S. Buck not only could speak fluently at age four but she could speak two languages‚ which were English and Chinese. English and Chinese are the most complicated languages to speak and write. Pearl S. Buck wrote numerous influential books and used her extraordinary education to ultimately lead to her success as a writer. Pearl Sydenstricker was born in Hillsboro‚ West Virginia‚ on June 26‚ 1892 (Pearl Buck Biography). Her parents‚ Absalom and

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    Steinbeck presents Crooks

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    A) Steinbeck presents Crooks as practical and intelligent. This is shown in chapter in the passage "rubber boots" "alarm clock" and the "California Civil Code" book. The books show he reads and cares about his Rights. It also shows that he is practical and active with his alarm clock. It can alternatively mean that he has to be intelligent to protect himself from getting beaten by the boss if he is late to which he needs to be protecting himself from horse manure. Also with the Californian civil

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    John Cabot Essay

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    John Cabot is who I chose for my essay. I chose him because he seemed a interesting choice and I wanted to learn about someone new. John Cabot was born in c. 1450 and died in c. 1499. He became an explorer because when he was eleven he moved to Venice from Genoa and learned sailing and navigation from Italian seamen and nearby merchants. His father‚ Giulio Caboto was a spice merchant. In c. 1474 John Cabot married a girl named Mattea and later in life had three children‚ Ludovico‚ Sancto‚ and Sebastiano

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    John Cheever Essay

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    John Cheever Essay - Cheever‚ John (Vol. 8) John Cheever Essay - Cheever‚ John (Vol. 8) Cheever‚ John (Vol. 8) Cheever‚ John 1912– American short story writer and novelist‚ Cheever draws successfully from his middle-class suburban experience to produce a fiction that paints a disturbing picture of what is wrong with upwardly-mobile America. His major thesis is the difficulty in establishing and upholding a moral identity in a society where family life and the community are disintegrating. Cheever

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    Alternatively‚ it could suggest she is insignificant and not as important of a character as George‚ Lennie or any of the other men on the ranch. It could also be referring to how during the great depression women were oppressed and treated less equally. Steinbeck may have portrayed women in this light to allow the reader to recognize the inferior role of women at that time. The lack of name demotes Curley’s wife to insignificant status. In chapter four she joins Crooks‚ Lennie and Candy whilst on one of her

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    Simrohn Iftekhar Mr. Demmers 9A Summer Reading Assignment (The Pearl by John Steinbeck) I. Examine Steinbeck’s use of imagery. Writers carefully choose their words in order to convey vivid images to the reader. Re-read the first three paragraphs of the novel (pp.1-2)* and answer the following questions: 1. What visual image does Steinbeck create? He creates an image of very early morning when the stars are out and the sky is still dark. He paints the setting of a small and quaint house on the

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