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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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    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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    before reading this summary on the symbolism of the play‚ otherwise you may not understand a word I’m typing. This is not an indepth summary of the play‚ enjoy! Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles is about two women discovering the real reason why Mrs. Wright killed her husband‚ they discovered it by just worrying over what the men called trifles. Mrs. Wright lived a lonely life‚ she was isolated and depressed. Her husband‚ who obviously was emotionally unavailable to her‚ pushed her over the edge by killing

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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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    Trifles Vs. A Jury of Her Peers A Jury of Her Peers and Trifles by Susan Glaspell are very similar stories. The stories are about the marginalization of women in society. The roles of women as workers were downgraded a lot‚ never taking into account just how hard the work is doing all of the household chores every day‚ and preparing and planning for the future. In the stories‚ they are treated like they do not mean anything in the workforce and are only there to serve the world and the men in

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    The Dynamic Mrs. Peters In the play‚ Trifles‚ by Susan Glaspell‚ there was one character that stood out the most. Throughout the play‚ Mrs. Peters’s character was continually developing. She was the most dynamic character in the play. Mrs. Peters entered into the Wright’s house as a timid and hesitant woman who did not see a need to stand up for herself‚ and later she became strong enough protect Mrs. Wright almost as a way of standing up for women who were in oppressed situations as she was. Mrs

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    Characterization of Uncle Henry This characterization of Uncle Henry focuses on the two main ways that he is portrayed in "Luke Baldwin’s Vow." These two ways are: what Morley Callaghan‚ the author‚ reveals through the narrator and what other characters say about Henry. In this short story‚ Henry is usual referred to as Uncle Henry because he is Luke’s uncle. The narrator of this story portrays Henry in many physical and psychological descriptions. He is the manager of a sawmill‚ where he

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