Frankenstein Appearance and Acceptance: Close Reading Assignment Mary Shelley‚ in Frankenstein uses appearance to depict Victor Frankenstein as the embodiment of “good” and his creation as its counterpart “evil”; through the use of imagery‚ allusions to the Bible‚ and pathos‚ Shelley embellishes the issue of acceptance in modern society. From the very beginning‚ Frankenstein relates that his creature was horrid in form. As the creature discovers Victor’s journal‚ he reads into his creator’s true
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Ozymandias I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand‚ Half sunk‚ a shatter’d visage lies‚ whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive‚ stamp’d on these lifeless things‚ The hand that mock’d them and the heart that fed. And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias‚ king of kings: Look on my works‚ ye Mighty
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Pocho is a novel written by Jose Antonio Villarreal‚ a Mexican author. The story focuses on the development of an American-Mexican child and the imposition of a specific culture and religion upon him. The main character of this novel is Richard Rubio who was the son of Mexican parents. His parents migrated to America from Mexico during the depression-era. The Author described the experiences of a child who called himself a “Pocho”‚ a term Pocho used to describe children who were born during the
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Caught in a Wake of Illusions To remain‚ or not to remain: that is the question. In The Awakening‚ a novella by Kate Chopin‚ the main character‚ Edna‚ explores the depth of this question as she awakens from her blind submission to society’s demands. Realizing for the first time in her life that she is trapped in a box culturally deemed appropriate for women‚ she struggles to break free and pursue individuality. In the processes of trying to find herself‚ she sacrifices society’s approval‚ her husband’s
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The novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham‚ is set in the future and starts in the town of Waknuk‚ modern day Labrador‚ years after a nuclear holocaust. The people of Waknuk believe it was God who sent Tribulation upon them for all their sins; this makes the Waknukians strict about anything different. The story’s main character is a boy named David Storm‚ son of Joseph Storm one of Waknuk’s most intolerant people. David‚and only a select few‚ can communicate without words but in what they call thought
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both Douglas time and Red Jackets time. Both influential figures have made me want better improvements for my country. Red Jacket defending the Native Americans makes me hope that America will one day improve the way they share the land. Fredrick Douglas speaking for the slaves not being free on the fourth of July makes me hope that America improves the way they treat all races. Reading about Red Jackets support for the Natives gives me ideas on what America can improve on. In Red Jackets time and the
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The author frank trippett said “A red light for scofflaws”‚ The world is going to crap more and more people are breaking the law as minor as littering. He is correct about people think the minor laws are not as important as others which is true. The author is incorrect because you can break the minor law and that doesn’t mean that you are going to end up murdering someone. Ms Bockman probably breaks the law every once and awhile but she is a good citizen she pays her taxes has a steady job and
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but no one can get out. They are not just protecting themselves from the outdoors‚ they’re trapping themselves inside. That sense of confinement is threatening on it’s own. If anything was to happen‚ there would be no way out (as we can see from the Red Death outbreak). In the text‚ Poe describes their seclusion when describing the castellated abbey‚ “A strong and lofty wall girdled it in. This wall had gates of iron. The courtiers‚ having entered‚ brought furnaces and massy hammers and welded the
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“The Red Hat” Rachel Hadas’ poem "The Red Hat" is told from the viewpoint of the parents of a young boy who begins to walk to school by himself. The poem reveals the actions and emotions of the parents who struggle with allowing their son to become more independent. However‚ this poem is not simply a story of a boy starting to walk to school on his own. The underlying theme is about a boy leaving the protection and safety of his parents to enter the world by himself. In the middle of the first stanza
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The Red Convertible In “The Red Convertible”‚ written by Louise Erdrich‚ Henry Lamartine makes three unforgettable trips off the Chippewa reservation. The first journey‚ taken with his brother‚ Lyman‚ becomes a pleasurable summer trip across the country. The next time Henry leaves is when he is drafted by the military to fight in the Vietnam War. The third and final time he ventures off the reservation is when he takes a drive to the river to commit suicide. Although each of these journeys are
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