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    Answer for “Everyday Use” English 1302 !. They are waiting for Dee which is mama’s daughter and Maggie’s sister. 2. Their house burned down. Maggie was burned by the fire; it traumatized her. 3. The mama thinks that her yard is nice and clean. She also thinks that it is comfortable enough to be considered an extension of the living room. 4. Mama imagines her reunion with Dee to be like some of the shows they show on television. She imagines herself to be the way her daughter‚ Dee

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    he felt when he found himself in a Free State. Attempting to share these complex emotions‚ Douglass invites the reader to feel his immediate sense of relief and the loneliness and fear that followed. With remarkably insightful imagery and creative use of syntax‚ he conveys these feelings to the reader and invites them to sympathize with a state of mind that only exists in the mind of a runaway slave. Initially‚ Douglass’ state of mind was exactly as one would expect‚ “…a moment of the highest excitement

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    extreme and intense‚ as a Crucible is defined. One major charter in which the symbolic significance of the title relates to is Abigail Williams. Throughout the play Abigail acted extreme about having spirits cast on her and accusing others of being witches and or taking part in witchcraft. Abigail’s actions created havoc throughout Salam. Why did Abigail Williams start accusing people of witchcraft? Abigail‚ along with other girls‚ were dancing in the woods‚ which was a sin at the time. While

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    Bailey Mrs. Warren English 201 19 February 2013 The use of symbolism in “Hills like White Elephants” In the short story “Hills like White Elephants” Hemingway chooses to use symbolism the most out of any other literary element. Hemingway did not make the use of symbolism obvious‚ without understanding the symbolism one would assume the couple is actually discussing the scenery. In the short story “Hills like White Elephants” the element of symbolism is used to mask the serious discussion that the man

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    Symbolism is often found in various types of writing and is used simply to enhance the tone of a work. While he uses many different tactics and technics to express his ideas‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald defaults to using symbolism to express both the varying moods according to the situation as well as to express how the wealth of a person affects the opinion of others. One example of this is found when Gatsby wears the power colors of wealth to show Daisy how important he is. Fitzgerald

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    Use Of Symbolism In "The Catcher In The Rye" and "The Great Gatsby" There are many writers like James Joyce‚ Patrick Kananach and Thomas Moore who use symbolism to convey and support indirect meaning in their writings. J.D. Salinger and F. Scott Fitzgerald both use symbolism in similar ways. In both "The Catcher In The Rye" and "The Great Gatsby"‚ the authors used symbolism to convey emotions and reality. In "The Catcher In The Rye"‚ J.D. Salinger uses Holden’s red hunting cap‚ the exhibits

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    makes use of symbolism and feminine status in Puritan New England‚ giving The Scarlet Letter a complex plot. American transcendentalist Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4‚ 1804 in Salem‚ Massachusetts to Elizabeth Manning and Nathaniel Hathorne (Stewart 2). It is said that Hawthorne inherited his

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    “she used to read to us without pity; forcing words‚ lies‚ other folks’ habits‚ whole lives upon us two‚ sitting trapped and ignorant underneath her voice.” Mama says the words towards Dee and her past years in the house ever since she left. Dee has come back after many years‚ and she is coming back for her family’s heritage artifacts‚ that have been passed down for generations. Instead of coming back to her family‚ she only wants these items because she believes that this generation of her family

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    1.) I think the most crucial in the plot is when Tom breaks Myrtle’s nose for her bringing up Daisy. This displays Toms violent and volatile behavior. It also foreshadows future trouble with Daisy and Tom and Myrtle’s indiscretion. 2.) Nick meets Toms mistress when they are riding the commuter train one day‚ and Tom forces Nick to join him as he gets off at one of the stops. This stop just so happens to be George Wilsons garage. George Wilson is the husband of Myrtle‚ Toms lover. 3.) Myrtle reacts

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    adulthood. Considered a coming-of-age novel‚ it deals with complex issues of identity‚ belonging‚ death‚ and alienation. Salinger uses symbolism in the text to convey these themes to the reader. Symbolism is a way of adding depth and meaning to a story‚ while conveying a complex idea that can be understood and recognized in a variety of ways. In doing this‚ Salinger uses symbolism throughout the entire text of The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger makes Holden’s red hunting hat a crucial symbol in the

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