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    In Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens uses the mist’s presence or lack thereof‚ as a tool to foreshadow big events in Pip’s life‚ and to relay Pip’s emotions or feelings in response to whatever may be happening at the time of the mist’s reference. Dickens can only express so much of Pip’s feelings with his words‚ so to further allow the audience to connect to Pip and truly understand how he is viewing and/or processing his current situation‚ Dickens uses the mists. He also uses the mists to foreshadow

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    In "A Rose for Emily"‚ William Faulkner uses a theme common to many of his works. The changing of values and attitudes in southern society. Miss Emily was born into a family‚ the Griersons‚ that were very established in the community. She was said to be "the last Greirson" in this southern community. The family was no longer wealthy‚ but continued to be held in high esteem after her father died. The only material thing her father left her was the family home. Miss Emily was left a pauper

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    The themes poverty/children/orphans Introduction 19th century English literature is dominated by people like Charlotte Bronte and Charles Dickens‚ who raised concerns about the great indifference of many Victorians towards the plight of poor orphaned children. Dickens had a personal insight to poverty‚ his father was unable to pay off the family debt. Dickens was sent to work in a factory‚ he was left without a proper education and so spent his childhood and most of his youth in poverty

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    different film screen‚ each of which is focused upon only when Jeffries directs his attention to it. One of the central themes in Rear Window is marriage‚ or more specifically Jefferies’ fear of marriage. Through his voyeuristic habits he is able to see the strenuous complications that arise from marriage and relationships in his neighbors’ lives. Each of their stories carries a theme that is associated pursuit and commitment of marriage: the newlywed couple beginning their life together‚ the depressed

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    The opening paragraph of Khaled Hosseini’s novel "The Kite Runner" immediately expresses one of the central themes‚ guilt. Amir‚ the main character‚ is continuously antagonized by guilt. While on the surface‚ Amir seems to be a lighthearted child of a rich and popular father‚ he harbors the guiltiness of his sins deep within his heart. These guilts come back to haunt him throughout his whole life‚ resurfacing as vivid recollections in which he re-experiences his sins. While he tries to suppress his

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    masculinity‚ and motherhood. However‚ the novel Great Expectations incorporates contradictions within these social norms with female characters who dishonor the principles and male characters who replace the role of the failed women. Author Charles Dickens subverts popular Victorian ideals and stereotypes in Great Expectations through the characters Mrs. Joe‚ Miss Havisham‚ and Joe Gargery. Mrs. Joe‚ Pip’s overbearing and tyrannical sister‚ contrasts with typical female standards in the late 1800s

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    In the story “Scarlet Ibis” written by James Hurst‚ a theme is shown to the reader that sometimes‚ pride can be a destructive weapon in life if we use it to look down on others. The narrator starts the story by jumping into the past‚ he tells a story where he was ashamed of having a mentally and physically disabled brother‚ and spends all summer teaching him how to walk. However‚ he does this out of embarrassment and shame not out of love. One stormy night‚ Brother leaves Doodle behind alone forcing

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    “There are some ghost stories to good to miss; some ghost stories should haunt readers‚ A Christmas Carol is one of them‚” (Dickens pg 1 of introduction). A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens most popular books. There are many ways he put his life into that book. There’s also lots of ways he didn’t incorporate his life into that book. To start off‚ Charles Dickens was inspired by different aspects of his life that he put into A Christmas Carol. For example‚ he made the main character‚ Scrooge

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    brother is only doing this because he doesn’t want to “haul him around all the time”. But‚ as said previously‚ their parents and other people that know them most likely think that he was doing these things out of brotherly love for Doodle. Another theme is that often times when not much is expected out of someone they set out to prove you wrong. This shows up in almost every instance. Doodle is not expected to live when he was born‚ but he lives. Most people think he would not be right in the head

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    English – Internal Assessment Things to look for: themes‚ sound‚ imagery‚ dichotomy‚ structure‚ figures of speech‚ mood‚ rhythm Imagery: You do not have to be good. - 7 The narrator is already talking to the reader from the very first line of them poem‚ this sets off the tone in a critiquing‚ yet gentle‚ manner‚ it gets the reader to realize that the poem is going to be focusing on something ‘you‚’ or they‚ have done. While saying that you do not have to be good makes the reader relax‚ they

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