guide a person. This divine quality causes one to look beyond themselves and focus through the eyes of another. This teaching is exemplified through the pieces of literature by by revealing the importance of gazing through the eyes of another. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the poem “In Someone’s Shoes” by Ilene Bauer‚ and the song “Til It Happens To You” by Lady Gaga are about integrity and reveal the basis of integrity it looking beyond one’s own perspective. The characters in
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Critical Lens Essay According to Bernadette Devlin‚ “To gain which is worth having‚ it may be necessary to lose everything else.” In simpler terms‚if one wants to acheive something that means a lot to them‚ they might just have to lose everything else they have. In Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ by Zora Neale Hurston‚ this quote rings true. Hurston shows that by using symbolism and a bit of irony throughout the story. As a young woman‚ Janie wanted love‚ true love. In the beginning of the novel
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Bernadette Devlin once explained that‚ “To gain which is worth having‚ it may be necessary to lose everything else.” In other words‚ she is saying that everything has a price. Nothing comes free. In order to get‚ one has to give. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ Clarisse and Montag satisfy Devlin’s stance because they both strive to get away from the dystopian society and have to sacrifice their family‚ friends‚ and even their life. Clarisse‚ who is a pariah‚ gives up a “normal” life in order to
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6. "It is the responsibility of the writer to expose our many grievous faults and failures and to hold up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams‚ for the purpose of improvement." -- John Steinbeck Step one: rewrite the quotation in your own words. Find synonyms for the important words. It is the responsibility of the writer It’s the author’s job to expose our many grievous faults and failures to reveal our regretful mistakes and to hold up to the light to bring to our attention
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Throughout the constant journey of life you are often under pressure. There is pressure to satisfy‚ pressure you put on yourself and the pressure that other people put on you. Throughout the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and the short story “Brother Dear” by Bernice Friesen‚ the characters find themselves facing these pressures on a daily basis. Both plotlines show how people can experience these pressures‚ for all different reasons‚ during various times in their life. In Death of a
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Aaron Laidler 10 September 2012 Period 1 AP Lit. Mr. Wise Oedipus Essay The ability to see is a much more complex ability than just the physical attribute. Most individuals have the ability to see physically but are blind to the reality of certain circumstances. In the play‚ “Oedipus the King” by Plato‚ Oedipus‚ the tragic hero‚ is not a blind man but cannot see the reality in the outcome of trying to escape his given fate. Some individuals are blind to who they actually are‚ this is displayed
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Recently on the internet‚ there has been a meme circling around. It starts with a person about to engage in something ridiculous‚ such as shaving their eyebrows‚ cutting their hair‚ etc. However‚ they stop at the last second‚ turning to the camera to say‚ “Don’t ever judge a book by its cover.” Though this meme is purely for entertainment purposes‚ the concept of making unfair judgements has been around for generations. Consequently‚ ample authors use the theme of not judging others in their works
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“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” (Lee‚ 39). Authors have the power to show us others point of view‚ they can put us in their shoes. Literature teaches empathy‚ gives us a deeper look at things. To Kill a Mockingbird and “A Bronzeville Mother Loiters in Mississippi. Meanwhile a Mississippi Mother Burns Bacon” shows us things very differently than what we initially thought it would was. Things aren’t always what they seem‚ the truth is mostly
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Tony Cottone 11/23/12 English Critical Lens Essay Fyodor Dostoevsky’s quote‚ “…fear is simply the consequence of every lie”‚ illustrates a feeling one gets when one is untruthful. When one lies‚ fear fully takes them over because they are unsure of what the outcome will be of their lie. They will be filled with fear and anxiety waiting to see how their action of being untruthful affects their environment and their life. From my experience of literature‚ I can
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“In literature‚ evil often triumphs‚ but never conquers” in famous novels like “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson or “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. The evil is considered the major issues brought upon the protagonists by the antagonists (when comparing these two novels)‚ such as the character of Andy Evans in Speak and Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird. However‚ the protagonists always found a way to conquer with the good‚ and will always shine brighter than the evil. In “Speak” by Laurie
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