Madge In Suzanne Collins’ novel‚ The Hunger Games‚ The character Madge is a friend of Katniss’s in District Twelve who is essential in the development of major themes. The theme her character most evolves is the dystopian society. There are three elements of a dystopian society: upper class advantage‚ isolation of characters‚ and back story of war‚ that are the most prevalent in her character. She does this through her personality and through consequences of her actions. The upper class advantage
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If the character Waverly from “Rules of the Game” was a real person I am pretty positive that we would not get along very well. Waverly can be cocky‚ hard headed‚ and bratty at times. When I look at myself‚ I try to be kind to everyone and stay humble. I would not want to be associated with someone like Waverly. My parents have taught me that it is important to have a good attitude in life‚ while Waverly’s parents haven’t necessarily taught her this. While our families are somewhat similar‚ I don’t
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Solberg Mr. Bertelsen English Ⅲ 10/8/17 Abigail the Witch What do you think of when you hear the word despicable? Maybe you think of terrible and disgusting things that nobody would ever do. Whilst definitely not being the most admirable‚ Abigail Williams is the most despicable character in the play because she tries to get a woman executed to prove a point to John Proctor. She is the total embodiment of despicable and everything that it relates to. First of all‚ the way she acts is totally irrational
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become favorite characters of countless readers. In The Chosen by Chaim Potok‚ one of the protagonists is Reuven Malter‚ the son of David Malter. Along with his father‚ Reuven Malter is an orthodox Jew. In addition‚ Reuven has a great friend named Danny Saunders. Danny and Reuven meet at a baseball game between the Orthodox Jews and the Hasidic Jews. Even though other team mates think of Danny and his team as “Murderers‚” Reuven decides to not judge them before he notices their character. After Danny
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Allegory describe in terms of characters‚ figures‚ and event‚ but the objective is to teach some kind of moral lesson. It’s a figurative treatment of a subject in disguise of another. The Hunger Games: This trilogy of Young Adult books is an allegory for our obsession with reality television and how it numbs us to reality. Double entry journal 1."There was a blink
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Do violent video games cause behavior problems in teenagers? Would an age restriction help decline the controversy that violent video games cause behavior problems or have parents associated the aggression because of the many massacres and deaths related to teenagers who have played violent video games. Aggression could be defined as “feelings of anger or antipathy resulting in hostile or violent behavior; readiness to attack or confront‚” in other words‚ aggression causes violence‚ but what causes
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In the fictional novel‚ The Hunger Games‚ written by Suzanne Collins‚ a girl named Katniss has to fight for her life in the 74th annual Hunger Games. The book focused on Katniss volunteering to be in the Hunger Games and her journey to the arena. Also‚ it focused on her battling to win with her partner Peeta after a rule change allowing both to win. The three topics addressed in the exciting book are characterization‚ conflict‚ and themes. To start‚ the author uses characterization to reveal
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Ophelia: Better Off in a Nunnery Hana Travers-Smith Various characters in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet exhibit aspects of an “outsider”. The obvious choices being Claudius and Hamlet. Claudius appears to be freed from moral restrictions‚ while Hamlet represents the stereotypical isolated intellectual. However‚ both of them pale in comparison to the true outsider in the play: Ophelia. Both Claudius and Hamlet are too respected and entangled in the lives of others to be considered the ultimate estranged
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Blue Whale Game‚ some may be confused of what the game exactly is. Well‚ this online game is supposedly the reason why over 130 teenagers committed suicide. The name Blue whale is believed to be a reference to the sea creatures‚ Blue Whales who are speculated to swim shallow towards the shores themselves on purpose‚ causing them to die. As the game ‘The Blue Whale’ seems to have a similar effect‚ not on whales though‚ rather on teenagers around the Globe. The idea of the Blue Whale game is that individual
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Symbolism and Character Analysis in “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” The short story "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" was based‚ by Fitzgerald’s own account‚ on his letter to his sister‚ the story itself is "virtually a handbook of advice on how to become a successful “flapper". Fitzgerald "borrowed his major elements and themes‚ which we can see from the symbolism and characters in the novel‚ from Little Women and turned them "upside down in a Jazz Age revision."1‚ showing the changing social mores of Fitzgerald’s
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