they receive from the reader varies based on the actions they take. Curley’s insecurities achieve no empathy from the reader. Candy’s fear achieves immense amounts of empathy. And lastly‚ George’s actions and motivations lead to a very unexpected twist. Throughout the novel‚ George‚ Candy‚ and Curley each have insecurities‚ motivations‚ and dreams‚ and while they may share certain human frailties‚ they are not all equally successful at achieving empathy and support from the reader. Curley’s dreams are
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Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre - Literature What are the main moral messages of Jane Eyre? How does Charlotte Bronte convey these moral messages to her readers? To what extent is she reflecting Victorian morality in her writing? The novel ‘Jane Eyre’ was published in 1847‚ which was in the Victorian era; this is a significant fact to remember while reading the novel as the storyline portrays many different moral issues in the point of view of Victorian morality‚ which of course is different to
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its inhabitants vivid to the reader. Thomas’s poem “The Hill Farmer Speaks” demonstrates inextricable link between the Welsh hill farmer‚ nature‚ his land and his animals. The hill farmer holds a special bond with his animals for which he cares ’year after year’. The hill farmer is used by Thomas as a representation of the hill farming community; he hides himself from the curious gaze of those onlookers who don’t understand his way of life; he appeals to the reader not to be treated differently
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women ... must have confused many readers caught with mixed feelings of admiration and alarm‚" (Morgan‚ Women and Sexuality in the Novels of Thomas Hardy xiii) she brings forward a duality of reaction which reflects Hardyan heroines ’ characters. The confusion she refers to can be understood within the novels ’ historical contexts‚ as these female protagonists were most likely to have been quite unusual at the time of their creation. Concomitantly‚ today ’s readers are likely to be perplexed while
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Fairy tales are part of every Western child ’s upbringing‚ and have been for decades. The method of telling and the stories them selves may have changed from the purely oral tradition to that of the written word with the introduction of the printing press and more importantly the Chap Book in the eighteenth century (Montgomery‚ 2009 p. 13). But the basic core of the tales remain hundreds of years on to instruct and delight children to this day. These days children are surrounded by fairy tales in
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Travelling the world is educational and culturally eye-opening. I have learned much through every trip because every time is an experience. Being able to leave and explore the world is a greater deal to me than for most people. Thailand is very much a big culture shock when first visiting‚ culture shock is not something that people generally get on a holiday but for me on my first trip to Thailand was not only a culture shock however travelling to a new destination with unusual habits and traditions
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Suffering is to undergo distressful feelings of a deplorable experience. When affixed with the defining of love‚ writers often seek to tie opposing themes together encouraging readers to believe that ‘To love is to suffer‚ to be loved is to cause suffering’. Such suffering‚ through love‚ is presented in the three texts.‘Enduring Love’ published in 1997‚ is Ian McEwan’s novel of suffering through an “entanglement” evoked by tragedy which sees the death of John Logan. However such an entanglement stirs
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ENG 4U1 – Film and Literature Comparative ISP Choose your ISP Topic below. For that topic‚ you must choose one corresponding film and one corresponding novel from the list below. You will then work towards completing a comparative analysis of the two chosen works. The steps of the ISP are as follows: U1A5 – Statement of Intent/ISP Proposal U2A6 – ISP Progress Report #1 (here you will review your ISP novel) U4A1 – ISP Annotated Bibliography U5A1 – ISP Progress Report #2 (here you will
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will have three sections. The first section will briefly outline the concepts made by Clarke and Critcher (1995) of material and cultural ’ (Clarke‚ J. and Critcher‚ C. Leisure and Inequality ’ in C. Critcher et.al.‚1995‚ Sociology of Leisure: A Reader. London: E+FN Spon‚ p247) constraints to leisure. The concepts shall be detailed‚ and briefly explained and elaborated. The second section will illustrate these concepts by relating them to a article by Green‚ E.‚ Hebron‚ S. and Woodwood‚ D (1990)
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Parents should be punished for offences committed by their children. Nowadays hardly a week goes by without another report of some crime appearing in the media. What is more‚ the amount of youngsters under fifteen who break the law is growing rapidly. In terms of this‚ the issue of whether parents should receive punishment for offences committed by their children assumes ever greater importance. No one will dispute that one of the main features of this problem is responsibility. By punishing parents
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