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    some exceptions. Jane‚ of Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre‚ is one of these exceptions. In her early life‚ Jane endures harsh treatment from her aunt and cousins‚ so she is sent away to boarding school in order to escape them. Later‚ she becomes a governess to a young girl‚ but leaves after romantic complications with her employer. Eventually‚ she returns to him after hearing about his terrible injuries from a fire. Over the course of the novel‚ she encounters these and other obstacles that

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    In To Kill a Mockingbird Mayella is powered by three different factors class‚ gender‚ and race. Mayella and her father were poor and dirty meaning her class was not very good‚ when she was in the courthouse she was looked at differently than some others. During the trial with Tom Robinson she was more likely to win because of her race being white and his being black. With Mayella being a female and in a bad situation she doesn’t have as many rights as some of the females and males. As an illustration

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    Martyr”‚ Chapter XL is taken from the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” written by Harriet Beccher Stowe‚ a writer who has experienced slavery. The chapter takes upon the life of one particular black slave who is treated so bad that he is almost beaten to dead. Two slaves Cassy and Emmeline have escaped from their owner Legree‚ which have made him very fury. The only person who is aware of this incident is Tom‚ the main character in this text. Legree’s problem is Tom who doesn’t want to tell where the escapes

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    disease that makes life extremely difficult for those who possess the disease. Many people who contain these types of mental illnesses may find it difficult to keep a job due to the constant weight of mental illness on their shoulders. In the article "Anxiety‚ Stress‚ and Depression at All-Time High Among Americans: Study: by Tom Porter speaks about how many individuals are affected by mental illnesses and facts about mental illnesses that occur. This paper will consist of how and why mental illness is

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    Tom Buchanan is a super-rich‚ hyper-masculine‚ aggressive thirty years old married man‚ who inherited his money from his parents. Not the most likable of the characters of the book and we don’t get a chance to see him in a more sympathetic way. He belongs to a so-called "old money" group of people‚ class‚ which families are well known and respected. When tom was young‚ he moved to east in order to attend Yale university‚ where he also met his wife’s cousin Nick Caraway at the University’s social

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    character that I liked and disliked in the text and a response to both parts of the question. The title of the novel is called “Goodnight Mr Tom” by “Michelle Magorian”. The character I liked in the novel the most is Willie. This young boy came from the city side where he is treated harshly by his parents. This “thin and sick-looking pale with limy sandy hair” boy is called Willie in the novelwhich he was evacuated out of the city from the causes of the “Blitz” happening there. He was sent along by his

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    In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird represents Tom Robinson‚ who was a peaceful man that never did any harm. To kill or harm him would be a sin. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ tells Scout and Jem‚ "I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard‚ but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit’em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."(p.69) The mockingbird represents Tom Robinson because he does not have his own “song”. Whereas‚ the blue

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    maturity change during the novel? Jem and Scout’s personalities were changed through the events of the novel and their father’s advice. This was hard on their father because their mom died when they were young. Jem learned about bravery and strength. Jem became more mature like his father. Scout became more like a girl. Jem and Scout learned that you cannot understand a person until you climb under his skin and walk around it. Jem’s bravery and courage changed throughout the novel‚ starting in the first

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    Daisy Buchanan is one of the main characters in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald written in the 1900’s. Daisy believes that she is in love with two men. One man named Jay Gatsby‚ who she dated when she was a teenager and never let go of. When Gatsby was away at war‚ she married a different man named Tom Buchanan. The reason she married Tom because of his money‚ where as Gatsby was a poor and they were unsure if he would ever be able to come back home. Daisy wasn’t able to tell anyone

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    Daisy change the point view of love along with the society change. Because of the society of Daisy in is a mix with corruption‚ and Hedonism. Which means everyone are pursuing money‚ status‚ and become wealthy. In the book the Great GatsbyDaisy ‚who is a young‚ pure‚ and “white” woman‚ loves Gatsby‚ who is a poor young boy‚ when they first meet each other. There is an evidence that it shows Daisy has loved Gatsby at first. According to the author Beeb‚ “Daisy remembers Gatsby with more than just

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