Focused Class Discussion The Handmaid’s Tale Melina Taquis Theme & Motif 23-4-12 1) Can ’Sex exclusively for reproduction and not for pleasure’’ be considered one of the main themes of this novel? ‘’Sex exclusively for reproduction and not for pleasure’’ can be easily considered one of the main themes in this dystopian novel. Yet‚ it can be contradicted when the doctor makes sexual reference to our protagonist wanting to have sex with her so she could be pregnant and
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Kristy Porter English Comp II 1213 sec. 510 3 April 2009 The Black Cat The Black Cat‚ by Edgar Allen Poe‚ is a story about a man’s love/hate relationship with animals. What goes around comes around is the best way to describe the message of this story because Poe implies that people will undoubtedly suffer the consequences of their actions. Through the careful construction of plot‚ the ongoing use of irony‚ and the rapid development of character‚ Poe captures the reader’s attention and draws
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María Fernanda Kuntzy 10A English Class Motif Theme Symbol What is it? Repetition of person‚ object or image. The context or message of the story. Object‚ person or image that What is its function? Helps us to understand the theme. Gives purpose to the story Represents an idea. Iciar Aldonza Cristina Prats Fernanda Kuntzy Our song: A goodbye to remember Turn around Say it loud. Face the rhythm of the night to say goodbye. Take your time to think about all the things we shared while
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Pride and Prejudice Themes and MotifsTHEMES Class Class is the target of much of the novel’s criticism of society in general. Austen makes it clear that people like Lady Catherine‚ who are overly invested in their social position‚ are guilty of judging that a person’s social rights are strictly defined by their class. Other characters‚ like the stuck-up Mr. Collins and the scheming Caroline‚ are depicted as thoroughly empty‚ their opinions and motivations completely defined by the dictates of the
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The fall of a King with a Bloody Past In the play Macbeth‚ Shakespeare uses the motif Blood‚ to describe the theme of moral ambiguity. Through a series of prophecies‚ Macbeth kills and lies his way to being King of Scotland. The theme moral ambiguity is shown when Macbeth is being rewarded for his bad deeds. At the same time the people Macbeth is attacking are being punished for doing the right theme. Moral ambiguity supports the phrases fair is foul‚ and foul is fair. In the end Macbeth has done
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Poe Theme Essay The many different works of Edgar Allan Poe all aim to do one thing. Strike fear into the heart of the reader. Simple‚ yet effective‚ he expresses fear through these many different themes and motifs. At full length‚ Poe’s stories all acquire a distinct theme or motif that moves the story forward. Whether you know it or not‚ many of his stories rely on themes and motifs to make the story more appealing to the reader. Time‚ duality‚ and dreams all play key roles in Poe’s short stories
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dominated by fear and terror and explores the themes of death and decay.” (An Analysis of Evidence. 1) “The Black Cat” By Edgar Allen Poe was about a man’s descent into madness involving the murder of his pet cat and his wife. The man had an array of pets‚ the cat of the collection being his favorite. Though over the years through his battle with alcoholism he began to taste distaste‚ neglecting his pets and eventually causing harm to his beloved pet cat. Once this had happened things started to become
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Edgar Allan Poe Take Home Exam In Poe’s works which involve the theme of confinement‚ there is a main moral that Poe bases these stories off of: we cannot hide from or repress our own fears and emotions. If we do deny ourselves‚ these feelings will eventually catch up with us. We must face these things. In the “The Black Cat‚” and “The Tell Tale Heart‚” Poe tells us of the repercussions of repressed guilt and remorse. In “The Black Cat‚” confinement is used to represent the main character’s state
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The Necklace Themes‚ Motifs‚ and Symbols Themes The Deceptiveness of Appearances The deceptiveness of appearances is highlighted by Madame Forestier’s necklace‚ which appears to be made of diamonds but is actually nothing more than costume jewelry. The fact that it comes from Madame Forestier’s jewelry box gives it the illusion of richness and value; had Monsieur Loisel suggested that Mathilde wear fake jewels‚ she surely would have scoffed at the idea‚ just as she scoffed at his suggestion
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Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Forcefulness of Love Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story in the English literary tradition. Love is naturally the play’s dominant and most important theme. The play focuses on romantic love‚ specifically the intense passion that springs up at first sight between Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet‚ love is a violent‚ ecstatic‚ overpowering force that supersedes all other values‚ loyalties
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