Selected Text: "The nigger run off the very night Huck Finn was killed. So there ’s a reward out for him—three dollars. And there ’s a reward out for old Finn‚ too—two hundred dollars. You see‚ he come to town the morning after the murder‚ and told about it‚ and was out with ’em on the ferryboat hunt‚ and right away after he up and left. Before night they wanted to lynch him‚ but he was gone‚ you see. Well‚ next day they found out the nigger was gone; they found out he hadn ’t ben seen sence ten o
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The Bloody Chamber pages 11 to top of 15 In this extract the unnamed narrator and the Marquis consummate their marriage. We see this build up to their consummation where the Marquis teases her‚ enjoying her discomfort. Left about the in the ‘library’ she discovers a ‘Rops’ picture which is symbolic of their own relationship. Delighted to have found the narrator entranced with what she had seen. the Marquis relishes in her naivety and finally takes her virginity. Leaving her feeling exposed he announces
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Passage 1 This passage is a very good representation of the overall character of Nathan Price. His stubborn attitude and refusal to admit that he is wrong comes through very strongly in the passage. Especially towards the beginning of the book that really helps readers understand the character and carry that understanding throughout the rest of the book. The violent nature of the passage also reflects Nathan’s attitude and actions towards his family throughout the book. Also‚ the passage discusses
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Charles‚ by his stepfather Ganelon as the Frankish campaign in Islamic Spain came to a close. King Marsile of Saragossa‚ the only city yet to be conquered by King Charles‚ strikes a deal with Ganelon to save his land from Frankish control by eliminating Ganelon ’s rival‚ Roland. As Charles and his army return to France‚ Marsile attacks the rearguard‚ captained by Roland at Ganelon ’s insistance‚ and kills all twenty thousand of Roland ’s knights. Roland‚ the last Frank on the battlefield‚ dies most
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16 The flower-bed was not quite bare. It was bare of flowers because 17 Perennial plants had been cut down for their winter 18 Rest‚ but there were tall shrubs and low ones which grew together 19 At the back of the bed‚ and as the robin hopped about 20 Under them she saw him hop over a small pile of freshly turned 21 Up earth. He stopped on it to look for a worm. The earth had 22 Been turned up because a dog had been trying to dig up a mole 23 And he had scratched quite a deep hole.
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baby’s eyes as clean‚ pure because it hasn’t yet seen the evil of the world. The flared nose‚ as if the baby is mad or out of breathe again symbolizes death. She says kissing-thick lips‚ shining a light on the more sexual side making it seem like thats all your lips should be used for. She concludes by saying “the living‚ breathing silk of black skin”‚ to express that this baby is living‚ it is a human‚ it is taking a breath just like everyone else. Silk is an expensive fabric‚ something of worth just
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he’s lucky‚ he’s got a year‚ the doctor told me. If not‚ he’s got two.” Although the until the final sentence this paragraph has a fairly upbeat mood‚ the author uses two techniques to foreshadow the eventual tragic conclusion. First‚ he describes all of Cesar’s traits in the perfect tense. This effectively plants trepidation in the reader’s mind. Another‚ more subtle foreshadowing technique was the use of allusion. Rodriguez at one point parenthetically describes an overcooked artichoke as “Yorick’s
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It was not Death‚ for I stood up‚ And all the Dead lie down - It was not Night‚ for all the Bells Put out their Tongues‚ for Noon. … And yet it tasted like them all‚ The Figures I have seen Set orderly‚ for Burial‚ Reminded me‚ of mine - ~Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson presents to readers a speaker who is rummaging her psychological frame while trying to understand her anguish. In the first stanza‚ Dickinson eliminates certain possibilities of what “it” could be (“it”
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“Odysseus” is concerned about his romantic interests. “Wedded” to his adventures‚ he experiences a schism when interacting with the women he meets on various islands. o “Put before him‚ the unraveling patience / He was wedded to” o “There were the islands / Each with its woman” Odysseus seems to have a woman on each island‚ and‚ not knowing which island is home‚ seems not to be particularly loyal to any one of them. o Indeed‚ Odysseus later even says that “The knowledge of all that he betrayed /
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point? I’m unsure how to write the "proper" suicide note. Pop culture likes to make suicide seem like sad heavy metal music on repeat. Tears gathering on tired eyes while fingers punch every letter on a keyboard. That’s a little too melodramatic for me. I’m sorry that I never mentioned this before. Nothing you could have said or done would’ve changed this. I’ve been planning my suicide like an eager bride her wedding; months. I want this to be easy for you all. Maybe just lighter than
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