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    The Crucible may be old but it can still relate to our society today. The themes of love‚ rejection‚ and guilt are a common theme between The Crucible and society today. My first theme is love. In The Crucible Elizabeth and John Proctor are married. Although John had an affair with Abigail Williams at the end of the play Elizabeth forgave him. At first Elizabeth wouldn’t forgive John. John was angry she wouldn’t forgive him‚ he said‚ “Your justice would freeze beer!” (Proctor 55 ). After Elizabeth

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    As trimester 3 is coming to an end I am beginning to reflect on all of the themes‚ novels and plays that we have encountered this year in class.. All the pieces of literature we read this trimester in more ways than one tie into the literature we read in previous trimesters. They all relate to one another‚ by sharing common themes and actions. My group discussed and ruminated on the following themes of evil‚ innocence‚ corruption‚ and conflict. A few of these topics stood out to me as well as other

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    the wilderness‚ Henry David Thoreau and Jon Krakauer challenged the demands and territories between the humans’ safe haven and Mother Earth’s true land. Both Walden and Into The Wild share themes that both authors address. In the early stages of their goals‚ Thoreau and Krakauer encountered a common theme. Self perfection and animosity towards those who preach perfection‚ but have not obtained it themselves. In his journey through Walden‚ Thoreau demonstrates this idea while observing other

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    With only several basic themes in all of literature‚ these themes certainly recur in all genres. Nonetheless‚ the treatment of these themes often greatly differs. Themes that are dominant in both the novel Lord of the Flies and the play Romeo and Juliet are Appearances vs. Reality‚ Light vs. Dark‚ and Prejudice/Hate although they are treated differently. Prejudice/Hate Both narratives begin with the theme of prejudice. The first scene of Romeo and Juliet touches upon the long-standing hatred

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    For this project our group has chosen “Fantasy” as our theme. Fantasy refers to a world of imagination filled with creative mental images and uninhibited fancy. These images or visions of fantasy may be distorted faces of reality; or may even be entirely disconnected to the real world. However‚ fantasy is more often than not linked to the real world in a child’s world and a crucial precursor to future cognitive and creative development. It is often observed that young children spontaneously engage

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    In the novel‚ the ideas and themes have simple concepts‚ such as prejudice‚ isolation‚ and companionship. I believe that ideas and themes in Steinbeck’s‚ “Of Mice and Men‚” are simple concepts due to the vass majority of ways prejudice‚ isolation‚ and companionship are used and expressed throughout the book. These are all expressed from or by different characters in the story‚ therefore it is able to help the reader get to understand and identify themes‚ then proceeding to get to know the

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    There are many themes throughout the Old Testament and the New Testament. These themes comes in couples. One theme that I am going to talk about is God of Israel vs. God of the world. They are the same God but God does things for Israel that he does not do for the world. A recurring theme in the Bible are conditional and unconditional covenants. A covenant is a promise that is made with God. A conditional covenant is a promise with a condition to man or to the people. While an unconditional covenant

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    terribly horrific. Wiesel didn’t have much to say about Moishe’s statements and proclaims‚ in the end he saw at first hand what other horrors Moishe did not see. Two significant themes related to inhumanity discussed in the book Night by Elie Wiesel are becoming closer to loved ones and losing faith in God. One theme in Night is that inhumanity can cause becoming closer to loved ones. In fact‚ after hearing the camp was being evacuated‚ he ran with an injured‚ looking for his father. Without

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    By using many different themes throughout the book‚ he satirizes war and uses it as a setting to satirize society at large. By altering the setting of the war‚ Heller is able to show how society is dark. He depicts this through institution of war. Joseph Heller’s novel not only

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    One of the many themes in John Steinbeck’s novella “Of Mice and Men” is the dreams that people have. Steinbeck’s novella is set around the time of the Great Depression in America. It was the longest‚ most widespread‚ and deepest depression of the 20th century. Unemployment in the U.S. rose to 25% and hundreds of thousands of Americans found themselves homeless‚ and began congregating in shanty towns that began to appear across the country. This meant many of these citizens were forced into itinerancy

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