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    a connection because in a way the characters possess the same characteristics as us. Authors use the six shared humanity traits to create a connection between readers and the characters and they are shown in How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff‚ Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky‚ and the movie If I Stay. In the novel‚ How I Live Now‚ the shared humanity traits morality and survival can be seen as a major part of the novel. In chapter twenty

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    Title: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Composer: Stephen Chbosky Source: MTV Books/Pocket Books Date: Published Feb 1‚ 1999 context: The epistolary novel‚ The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is semi-autobiographical. it is set in Stephen Chbosky’s home town Upper St. Clair‚ Pennsylvania. Chbosky was working on a "very different type of book" 1994 when he wrote the line ‚"I guess that’s just one of the perks of being a wallflower." The writer recalled that he "wrote that line. And stopped. And realized

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    The Perks of being a Wallflower ‘’The Perks of being a Wallflower’’ was originally a book and it changed to a movie. It is written and directed by Stephen Chbosky with the actors Logan Lerman‚ Ezra Miller and Emma Watson. The context is set in 1991 in an American high school It is about a 15 year old boy named Charlie. He’s starting his freshman year of high school. He was never a popular person and didn’t have any friends but he meets step-siblings Sam and Patrick and they take Charlie under their

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    Joanna Martinez Ms. Tobenkin AP Literature‚ Period 4 7 December 2015 The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde is definitely an odd character and this is present in his play‚ The Importance of Being Earnest. Throughout the play‚ Wilde uses puns and unusual situations so that it could make the play humorous and enjoyable for audience. Each character finds themselves in peculiar situations which becomes unusually strange. Wilde uses comical dialogue to mock society and the higher class. Although

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    “The sole purpose of​ The Importance of Being Earnest​ is to amuse.” To what extent do you agree? The play ​ The Importance of Being Earnest​ was written by Oscar Wilde in 1894. It is a farcical comedy in which the main protagonists maintain a fictional persona to escape from social obligations‚ and keep it up throughout the play. It has also been known as ‘A Trivial Comedy For Serious People’. The character of Jack Worthing has the persona of Ernest‚ who is his brother‚ whilst the character of

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    Andre Joshua Perez Satire in the Importance of Being Earnest Essay The use of comedy helps bring books‚ movies and plays to life. In some cases‚ it is even written around the idea of comedy itself. The play Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde criticizes the aspect of the aristocratic life in the Victorian era by making fun of them with a term called satire. In the play‚ Wilde creatively uses three different types of irony. These being: verbal‚ dramatic and situational forms of irony

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    awkward‚ or excluded at a party. Charlie is a wallflower and his friends recognize that too. According to Charlie’s friend Patrick‚ “He’s a wallflower… You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand” (Chbosky 37). In the book The Perks of being a wallflower Charlie the main character is more of an outcast than a lot of teenagers who are in high school. He’s a individual who needs someone to tell him and show him how to ‘participate’. So what does it mean to be a Wallflower? That’s what we’re

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    People are constantly being exposed to societal “trends” and “expectations” around them in their cultures‚ therefore it is difficult for one to stay fully unique. One may choose to diminish societal influence and preserve their individualism by: Restricting standard social influences‚ creating a distinct identity‚ and keeping honesty as best policy. In The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde‚ satirically illustrates the image of two men Jack and Algernon fighting for the most precious women

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    Satire in The Importance of Being Ernest Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is truly a satire. In The Importance of Being Ernest‚ Wilde mocks the society in Britain‚ and the rules it followed in the 1800s. He uses satire in the description of every character and other themes like marriage‚ intelligence‚ morality‚ and lifestyle primarily aimed at the upper class of the time. At the turn of every page the use of satire proves again and again to be ideal when questioning the morals and values

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    English Literature Coursework Louise Adams ‘In dramatic comedy women are typically presented in a less favourable way than men.’ To what extent do you agree with this view in relation to ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’? In Victorian society‚ the male role would be to rule‚ protect and provide for his family. Men were always making the political decisions and women had the job of wife‚ mother and domestic manager. When married‚ it was men who owned all properties of the women‚ and she must be faithful

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