the perceptions of each narrator to his surroundings reveals the complex duality behind the meaning of solitude. In Desert Places‚ the narrator comes across a clearing in the middle of the woods‚ on a cold winter night. He begins to compare the emptiness of this setting to his own life. As he approaches the field in front of him he notices a rapid change‚ “snow falling and night falling fast‚ oh fast.” The “snow” and the “night” complement each other despite the contrast between their colors‚ white
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A serial killer is defined as a person who kills “three or more victims over a period of days‚ weeks‚ months‚ or even years” (Hickey‚ 2003). However‚ since 2008 the minimum number of victims needed to be classified as a serial killer has been reduced to two (Hickey 2015). Although the classification of a serial killer is rather broad‚ typologies of serial murder exist in order to narrow the vast types of killers. Hickey uses Holmes’ and DeBurger’s (1988) research to identify four types of general
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Tana Broadway Mrs. Thomas EN 2000 Intro to Literature March 14‚ 2013 The Theme of Susan Minot’s “Lust” The theme of Susan Minot’s story “Lust” illustrates that in a space where love should be‚ there is emptiness and overwhelming sadness. Even though the girl realizes that happiness doesn’t come from sexual relationships‚ she continues to have sex with the boys anyway. Minot’s protagonists‚ mostly women‚ are in search of love. Romantic love is her aim. The young girl in this short
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rocky hill that was off in the distance. The uneven rocky surface was unpleasant to walk on compared to the flat dirt back on the path. The loose rock was sliding underneath our feet as we climbed higher. We reached the top of the hill to see the emptiness of the landscape continued on for miles. There were many hills like the one we were standing on scattered about. The bright sun highlighted the entire area. It was something I had never experienced before. A place that was void of life and lacked
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As humans‚ we feel a lot of things‚ such as happiness‚ sadness‚ jealousy‚ and more. It is easy to talk about such feelings‚ though the feeling of loss and emptiness is hard to explain‚ even though it is something we all feel and go through in our lives. No matter what state we’re in‚ there comes a time in our lives where we get stuck in our tracks‚ look around‚ and realize that we’re lost. The film Lost in Translation‚ directed by Sofia Coppola‚ is a brilliant motion picture that explores through
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diction as well as imagery. Within the first paragraph the reader can get a hint of what the story is going to be like‚ “The clock ticked on‚ repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness. Seven-nine‚ breakfast time‚ seven-nine!” (Bradbury 1). The house said to be repeating all of what it is saying into the emptiness‚ even though it still prepares the breakfast for its residents as well as listing what is happening today‚ the day August 4‚ 2026.
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In Fahrenheit 451 Mildred is the wife of Guy Montag. She is a stay at home wife who likes to talking to her “family” who are different people she met online. Mildred plays a big role in this novel because she is the person who turns in Montag to the firemen. She turns him in because he was reading their neighbors a poem and she wanted him to stop so she pulled the alarm for the fire department. Mildred turned in her own husband you can say for a social life. Mildred is portrayed as a petty and unhappy
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The poem "Homecoming" originates from Bruce Dawe. Its journey depicts the aspects of war and its devastations upon human individuals. Using mainly the Vietnam War as a demonstration for its destructions. Within this poem Bruce Dawe dramatizes the homecoming of Australian veterans’ bodies from Vietnam. This is clearly an anti-war poem‚ reproducing the sentiments of those who opposed the time when this war occurred. The poem starts of in what seems to be a monotone. With many simple verbs such
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“Will you ever grow up?” Only at the end of the story when Neddy faces his dark‚ empty house does he realize that time has passed. He has tried to ignore it‚ but its passage has proven to be inevitable. The Emptiness of Suburbia As Neddy makes his journey across the county‚ we see that emptiness and despair lie beneath the sunny façade of suburbia. Although Neddy seems to have a full‚ happy life‚ he nevertheless remains isolated from others. He
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social standings falling in love. Mabel is a stubborn‚ hardheaded girl who does not have much to say. Dr.Ferguson is a successful doctor‚ who did not think much of Mabel. Lawrence uses a lot of symbolism in his short story such as life‚ death‚ and emptiness. Dr.Ferguson himself is a clear symbol of life. His status is a doctor and his job is to save lives. He saved her even though he didn’t know how to swim and could’ve also drowned in the process. It is propagated further in the event of saving Mabel’s
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