Passivity Vs. Passion The Perks of Being a Wallflower is by no means a typical narrative. Taking the form of an epistolary novel presented as a series of letters from a boy who calls himself Charlie‚ but notes that he will change names and minor details so for the sake of his anonymity‚ the short novel tackles themes such as pedophilia‚ drug use‚ depression‚ abortion and many more complex issues. Stuck in the middle of the mix is a young boy who certainly is not the archetypal protagonist‚ the
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young girl with a hard childhood has been impeded by her family members to overcome a lack of confidence and shyness‚ due to Lucy’s parents’ actions that could have been influenced through the rate of their alcohol usage. Lucy‚ careless as young human beings are‚ pulled a seven-hundred-pound cement urn off its pedestal and onto her legs‚ crushing both oh her femurs‚ stating that she believed that there were fish inside of the urn and that she wanted to see them. These careless mistakes resulted in an
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What comedic conventions does Wilde use in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’? ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ is considered to be Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece written in 1895. His work here involves mistaken identity‚ satire (social/class rankings)‚ incredible wit and much more. It is theorised that this script was written in slight reflection of Wilde’s own life; he himself led a double life due to his sexuality. The incongruity theory is applied in this script throughout. At the beginning an
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ Part I - The book opens in 1991‚ when Charlie writes a letter to some unknown person who "didn’t try to sleep with that person at that party" even though they could have. He tells us that he will call people by different names‚ so as to reserve his anonymity. I like that he opens the book like this because it gives us a hint as to the moral center of Charlie. I also‚ personally‚ believe that he is writing to another male‚ which is interesting in itself. - One
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like the sun is always shining on her‚” makes her sound almost goddess-like (22.). Although she is not an actual goddess‚ Odysseus definitely better possesses this trait of an epic hero. The next example supporting the thesis of Odysseus being the better hero would be the fact that‚ unlike Spaz‚ Odysseus completes a final task alone at the end of his journey. An epic hero can have help from others in the rising tasks‚ but they must always accomplish the last task on their own. Odysseus exhibits
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The Importance of Being Earnest’ is used to represent a contradictory and hypocritical society. Oscar Wilde uses the text to reflect his own experience with an ignorant society; Oliver Parker does not replicate this in the 2002 film version of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ as he does not have the emotional influences that Wilde had. Therefore Parker does not produce an accurate representation of Wilde’s play; he only provides a comical historical representation of the milieu for a modern audience
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Short story The story is talked about my vocation. This was amazing thing that I never met it before. When i stand in front of the shopping mall‚ i saw a rob. The thief try to use his hand into the girl’s pocket‚ at that moment‚ I don’t know how to do it‚ i just stand in there and watched the “movie” beginning. Yep‚ the bad time always appear the hero. The women begin to crying‚ when her know her money was steal. The hero appear suddenly. The heart use the hands caught the thief’s arm. The thief
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KRISSH Words that Describe a Good Friendship Have you ever thought of what friendship really means? It is really hard to put into words. Friendships are mutually beneficial‚ meaning each of you get something out of the relationship. Friends are there when you need them‚ whether to comfort‚ support‚ congratulate‚ or just listen. Here is a list of words that describe a good friendship: affable‚ affectionate‚ amiable‚ amicable‚ attentive‚ available‚ believable‚ brave‚ caring‚ cheerful‚ considerate
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The Importance of Being Earnest Act 1 The play begins with Jack (Ernest) entering the room unexpectedly where Algernon is. He comes there to propose Lady Bracknell’s daughter‚ Gwendolyn. Algernon is surprised by a cigarette box‚ which his friend Ernest left in a past visit. Inside the box it said “from little Cecily to dear Uncle Jack”‚ therefore Ernest ends up admitting that his real name is Jack and not Ernest. Jack also tells that he pretends to have a brother called Ernest to justify his visits
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One of the most memorable quotes for the book Perks of being a Wallflower is from Charlie’s teacher‚ Bill. He gives Charlie some valuable life advice after he is informed that Charlie’s sister was hit by her boyfriend. That advice is‚”...we accept the love we think we deserve”(24). Charlie does not understand this at first‚ but I think throughout the book he begins to understand more what Bill meant when he said that. There are many types of love to experience in life. It can be anything from loving
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