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    Changez professes himself a ‘lover’ of America to his anonymous listener at the start of the novel. To begin with‚ for Changez‚ the journey from Pakistan to Princeton (and then to Underwood Samson) was about “a dream come true. Princeton inspired in me the feeling that my life was a Rilm in which I was the star and everything was possible.” Later‚ Changez calls the dream his “American dream.” Changez’s life before 9/11 is a

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    Shakespeare Essay The play Macbeth written by Shakespeare goes under the genre tragedy. The term ‘tragedy’ has come to be used to refer to any serious dramatic representation in which the main character goes through a series of misfortunes that eventually lead to his downfall. The development of the protagonist can be explained or referred to five stages that Aristotle created. The first stage is exposition where the character is introduced to the audience with the information that is necessary

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    How does Williams present Blanche in scene 1? From the beginning of A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams‚ it is evident that Blanche will demonstrate a contrasting persona to that of the other female voices‚ ‘her appearance is incongruous to this setting. She is daintily dressed in a white suit.’ The introduction to Blanche through the stage directions makes it apparent to the reader that Blanche will not blend in with her new surroundings and will believe herself to be superior to that

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    David | | | Traits | Evidence | How trait is revealed | Curious | Questions the validity of The Definition of Man “Clearly there must be a mistake somewhere. Surely having one very small toe extra...couldn’t be enough to make her ‘hateful in the sigh of God...’?” (14)Asks where Sophie lives “Where’s your home?” (7)Recalls Aunt Harriet’s incident “It was as though she had been wiped out of every memory but mine” (75)Runs to see the Fringes people “I dropped what I was doing‚

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    Characterization of Lydia Bennet In Pride and Prejudice‚ the character of Lydia Bennet is characterized as someone who is immature‚ critical‚ and foolish. Lydia is a young‚ spoiled teenager who is accustomed to getting what she wants and is a favorite of Mrs. Bennet. Through over-indulgence on the part of her mother and neglect on the part of her father‚ she has been allowed to grow to be "vain‚ ignorant‚ idle and uncontrolled.” This characterization is revealed through both direct and indirect

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    1. Theory of Character According to Abrams the meaning of character are the persons presented in a dramatic or narrative work‚ who are interpreted by the reader as being edowed with moral and dispositional qualities that are expressed in what they say - the dialogue - and what they do - the action (198 1:2) Therefore characters are important element in the story. The stories always introduce their characters to give a description to the readers. Character is commonly used in two ways (Stanton

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    direct and indirect characterization that John Proctor is eaten by guilt‚ and that he has things to hide.. Like in act he said‚ “ ...I should have roared you down when you first told me your suspicion. But I wilted‚ and like a christian‚ I confessed!...”(Miller 1164). John Proctor was a angry man who could not let go of his guilt and pride. He could not accept his wife Elizabeth”s forgiveness because he could not forgive himself. The author author also uses indirect characterization to show that John

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    Lenn Goodman Essay Lenn Goodman Essay Bruno Toledo Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Instructor Brian Freeland 6/25/12 Lenn Goodman Essay LYNN GOODMAN ESSAY The purpose of this essay is to tell you what I think about an author name Lenn

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    In Book VII‚ Socrates exhibits the most delightful and popular similitude in Western logic: the purposeful anecdote of the buckle. This allegory is intended to show the impacts of training on the human soul. Training moves the scholar through the phases on the isolated line‚ and eventually conveys him to the Form of the Good. Socrates portrays a dim scene. A gathering of individuals have lived in a profound buckle since birth‚ never observing the light of day. These individuals are bound with the

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    Rose for Emily Characterization refers to the techniques a writer uses to develop characters. In the story A Rose for Emily William Faulkner uses characterization to reveal the character of Miss Emily. He expresses the content of her character through physical description‚ through her actions‚ words‚ and feelings‚ through a narrator’s direct comments about the character’s nature‚ and through the actions‚ words‚ and feelings‚ of other characters. Faulkner best uses characterization to examine the

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