Good People in Cannery Row John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row‚ on its surface‚ is a very simplistic book in which its plot does not have any significant impact on its universe‚ let alone its characters. However‚ if one might delve deeper into Steinbeck’s clever subtext and rich overtones‚ a world of bliss and beauty can be found. Cannery Row‚ is a book where its characters are self-described as “Whores‚ Pimps‚ gamblers‚ and sons of bitches” and yet called “Saints and angels and martyrs and holy men” on
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Langston Hughes’s “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” Langston Hughes was born February 1st‚ 1902 in Joplin‚ Missouri. Lynching was a growing problem where he lived growing up. His parents divorced when he was young and racism made Hughes’s father leave the country for Mexico while his mom traveled from city to city looking for work as a journalist and stenographer. Langston Hughes went to high school in Cleveland‚ Ohio where he started writing poetry‚ short stories‚ and plays. After graduating‚ Hughes attended
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People are not good at heart because they are selfish. In the “Diary of Anne Frank Play” Anne Frank states‚ “Father says he’s going to sell her fur coat.” (Pg. 492). This proves that Mr. Van Daan is selfish and that he is willing to sell one of his wife’s prized possessions for a couple of cigarettes. Peter states‚ “Maybe Mouschi went back to our house.” This proves that Peter is selfish because all he cares about is his cat. Mrs. Frank states in the “Diary of Anne Frank Play” that‚ “We’re all of
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Good People “In spite of everything‚ I still believe people are really good at heart.” This was quoted by Anne Frank from her diary. She was forced to hide out in an annex for two years because of her religious beliefs. This young‚ bubbly girl was malnutrited for two years yet‚ she still believed everyone was good inside. I would like you believe the same as Anne. People express their goodness by showing generosity‚ joining helpful groups‚ and by turning a horrible situation into something
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she has for him now and to do what’s best to keep the relationship stable. This is important because there at stake along with her afflicting Proctor about Abigail. For example‚ as a humble woman Elizabeth apologized Proctor for her actions and how good of a man he really was from the beginning. In a display of love‚ Elizabeth says to Proctor‚” John‚ I counted myself so plain‚ so poorly made‚ no honest love could come to me! Suspicion...were a cold house I kept!”(236). This shows how her character
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An allusion is defined as “an indirect or inexplicit reference by one text to another text‚ to a historical‚ mythic and legends.” The four illusions in The Bloody Sire are Helen‚ Christ‚ Herod‚ and Caesar. I am familiar with Helen‚ Christ‚ and Caesar‚ I however had never heard of Herod before. All four allusions represent violence and human cruelty. Helen as she was kidnapped and that sparked the Trojan War‚ Christ as he was crucified by the Romans. Herod and Caesar as they were both powerful and
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son of former slaves‚ writes in his letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1791 that slavery is against the foundations that the country based upon itself upon. Banneker supports his argument by recalling texts and moments of history that was crucial to the foundation of America and the contradictory aspects of slavery. Banneker uses several rhetorical techniques including tone‚ allusion‚ diction‚ ethos‚ pathos‚ and counterargument to make his position of the given subject clear and to make Mr. Jefferson
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Are most people good at heart? Will I think that most people are good at heart. I think that because most people say the truth. Also‚ people help others in need. My third reason is that people forgive each other. Most people are basically good at heart because they hold to the truth. In the play The Diary of Anne Frank Anne wrote a dairy about her life and didn’t hold back on the truth. Also Anne told her dad that she hates her mom because they don’t understand each other. Thirdly‚ Anne told peter
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For example‚ there are many allusions in the novel. Allusions are a literary device which an author uses in order to make a reader think about or recall another work of literature. In other words‚ something in text A‚ like an image or a character will remind the reader of text B‚ and the reader will gain insight into the new text from the connection. One Shakespearean allusion‚ or reference that Dostoevsky makes is with the character Marmeladov‚ whom
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almost every language on the face of the earth. Millions have faithfully followed the story about this magical world and have fallen in love with the many enchanting characters‚ but most do not know the prominence of classical Greek mythological allusions found in the beloved Harry Potter characters. J.K Rowling‚ author of the Harry Potter series‚ does a fantastic job with cleverly connecting most of her main characters to classical Greek/Roman mythological figures that share very similar personality
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