The Dark Holds No Terrors is a tragic story. The protagonist Sarita was a victim of circumstances and conventions of an orthodox and reactionary society. Her family consisted of only four persons – her parents‚ younger brother named Dhruva and herself. In Indian middle class families as they are‚ son is always given a preferential treatment while the daughter is subjected to a strict discipline and treated as a burden at times. Sarita was no exception to this general rule. “Birthdays were not
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story of A Dark Brown Dog‚ the theme identified is that with certain people it is possible to have more trust‚ faith‚ and love in a friend than one may have within their own family. The boys family seems to be in a constant battle with the boy all throughout the story. This occurs during the time of the boys fathers drunkenness and bickering between the family about needless matters. It is seen that he does not come from a very good family. “Every time the family is portrayed‚ it is in a dark or dirty
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"Everyday Use": Todays view on Culture and Heritage In "Everyday Use‚" Alice Walker tells a story of a mother’s conflicted relationship with her two daughters. At face value the story tells of "Mama" gradually denying the superficial values or her elder‚ more socially accepted‚ daughter "Dee‚" and begins to favor the more practical views of her less fortunate daughter "Maggie." As clear a story as this may seem‚ there are many undercurrents open to a deeper interpretation. The story as a whole
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techniques to make his films unique and differ from other directors‚ Burton has a style that no other directors can match. He has a quirky yet creepy imagination‚ he brings characters to life by putting them in a habitat they don’t belong‚ His movies Alice in Wonderland‚and Edward Scissorhands all demonstrate how one of a kind his movies are. Using cinematic techniques‚ Burtons points out the misfit character and shows how different they are then everyone else. Burtons use of camera angles‚ lighting
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the villain." ―Harvey Dent[src] The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman‚ it is the sequel to the 2005 release‚ Batman Begins. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Christian Bale as Batman‚ Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth‚ Heath Ledger as The Joker‚ Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent / Two-Face‚ Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes‚ Gary Oldman as James Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The Dark Knight was released July 18‚ 2008 in
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Alice Munro has long been critically acclaimed as an expert in short fiction throughout the past decades. Her prose has earned the praise of many and is filled with evocative language and colorful characters. Within a period of seven years she published the short stories “Forgiveness in Families” (1974)‚ “The Moons of Jupiter” (1978) and “Prue” in 1981. All three of these stories center around women and their different experiences in life. In these short stories‚ Munro uses the main characters to
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Alice Walker: Peeling an Essence As an African- American novelist‚ short–story writer‚ essayist‚ poet‚ critic‚ and editor‚ Alice Walker’s plethora of literary works examines many aspects of African American life as well as historical issues that are further developed by Walker’s unique point of view. Writers like Alice Walker make it possible to bring words and emotions to voices and events that are often silenced. Far from the traditional image of the artist‚ she has sought what amounts to a
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Frankenstein Essay One of the reasons the movie‚ The Dark Knight‚ has done so well is because it toyed with the viewer’s sense of morality. In one of the scenes the hero‚ Bruce Wayne‚ had to choose between saving Harvey Dent‚ a district attorney‚ or Rachel‚ who was Harvey’s girlfriend. Ultimately‚ Bruce had chosen Harvey and left Rachel to die‚ causing the downfall of Harvey Dent to become a vicious murderer. This brought the question in the viewer’s mind whether Harvey was responsible for letting
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In the book Go Ask Alice (1971) By an Anonymous author‚ a teenager struggling with drugs tragically succumbs to her problems. There has been a lot of Controversy revolving around whether the author is real or if this book was just written to draw attention to drugs. Regardless of whether the supposed author actually existed‚ the fact that remains is that identity issues and drug addiction are very real problems for millions of teenagers. In the beginning of the book a teenage girl talks about
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Austin Way English I Mr. Keiter February 28‚ 2013 Alice and Coraline Comparison The book Alice in Wonderland was written by Lewis Carroll. Coraline was written by Neil Gaiman. Each book was later turned into films to help better get a picture of the adventurous lands the girls traveled through. In the movies Alice in Wonderland and Coraline there are many similarities but also many differences. Though having many differences and similarities each film taught a lesson to the audience by
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