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    great pieces of fiction were created. The Things They Carried‚ by Tim O’Brien is a great example of one of these pieces of fiction. A big part of this novel was O’Brien’s theme of metafiction. Metafiction is a type of fiction that self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction. This in another sense means that metafiction is the act of writing about writing. This literary device is used in The Things They Carried‚ as O’Brien’s method to systematically remind his readers that the stories that he is

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    Atonement By Ian Mcewan

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    was stationed at the time. While in Northern Africa‚ at the age of 12‚ he was separated from his parents; McEwan was sent back to Britain to attend a Boarding School. He was separated from his family for many years of his life (“Biography”). In Atonement‚ McEwan brings his life into the life of Robbie Turner. McEwan’s father and Robbie were moving around as a result of war‚ but each are for extremely different reasons. Robbie is serving punishment for an accusation made by Briony about sexual harassment

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    With close textual analysis of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and Atonement by Ian McEwan to what extent do the writers use their characters obsessive natures as the driving force of their fiction? Throughout Wuthering Heights‚ Bronte demonstrates the theme of obsessive natures within love and relationships. This is especially presented through the character of Heathcliff-due to his desire for Catherine’s love‚ ’wrenched open the lattice‚ bursting ... into an uncontrollable passion of tears’-chapter

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    Lord Byron’s quote‚ “The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity‚” is one of a great concept. It suggests that without realizing and acknowledging that you have done wrong you don’t feel the need to fix yourself to be good‚ and by fixing yourself you express your own ideas about its necessity. This quote is applicable to the characters in “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The three primary characters of this novel‚ Hester‚ Chillingworth and Dimmesdale exhibited the qualities

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    Atonement Essay Ian McEwan’s novel Atonement contains many obscure thematic elements. McEwan employs a number of themes found in some English romantic poems. For example‚ in Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses‚” a comparison is drawn to Briony’s novel that suggests that death is not the end of life. In Percy Bysshe Shelly’s “England in 1819‚” the dying king compares to Briony in that they both live in shame‚ constantly seeking atonement. In Atonement‚ Ian McEwan creates themes that coincide with

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    also a “substitution” in that he was a substitute for us when he died. This has been the orthodox understanding of the atonement held by evangelical theologians‚ in contrast to other views that attempt to explain the atonement apart from the idea of the wrath of God or payment of the penalty for sin. This view of the atonement is sometimes called the theory of vicarious atonement. A “vicar” is someone who stands in the place of another or who represents another. Christ’s death was therefore “vicarious”

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    Atonement – Analytical Essay Ian McEwan ’s ambitious and prize-winning novel‚ Atonement follows the actions of a young girl‚ Briony Tallis‚ who witnesses an event which she knows holds some kind of significance. Yet her limited understanding of adult motives leads her to co¬¬mmit a crime that will change the lives of everyone involved. As she grows older‚ she begins to understand her actions and the grief that has been caused. The entire novel is an attempt of reconciliation that Briony undertakes

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    Mercy and Justice

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    Mercy and justice: Can they coexist? Abstract This paper is about if mercy and justice can co-exist. The paper discusses justice in today’s society‚ mercy’s role in the justice system‚ and God’s mercy and justice. Mercy and justice: Can they coexist? Mercy and justice can be viewed as two separate virtues. While justice seeks resolution‚ mercy seeks forgiveness. This paper will discuss justice in today’s society‚ mercy’s role in the justice system‚ and God’s mercy and justice. According

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    We say a great many things in church (and out of church too) without thinking of what we are saying. For instance‚ we say in the Creed " I believe in the forgiveness of sins." I had been saying it for several years before I asked myself why it was in the Creed. At first sight it seems hardly worth putting in. "If one is a Christian‚" I thought " of course one believes in the forgiveness of sins. It goes without saying." But the people who compiled the Creed apparently thought that this was a part

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    Ransom Vs Atonement

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    committed. It relies on the redeemer themselves; redemption is achieved once the wrongdoer is satisfied that they have done what they can to repent for their deeds. Ransom by David Malouf is set during the time of the Trojan War‚ in contrast to Atonement‚ directed by Joe Wright‚ which is primarily set out in England during World War II. Both these texts comprise of characters who want to change the “story” of their lives as well as those around them in an attempt to redeem

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