first meet‚ Doreen appears to have a persona that she is mature and sophisticated‚ but also has a sense of humor and knows how to have a good time. However‚ Doreen begins to put Esther in difficult situations. When Doreen meets Lenny‚ Esther sees the sexuality and other sins in her. Thinks makes Esther believe that it’s human nature to act immoral. It makes Esther feel as if she is alone in thinking that sex is another way for males to assert their dominance over females. When Doreen succumbs to
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In The Bell Jar‚ Esther is constantly comparing her qualities with other characters. During her stay in New York‚ she is comparing herself to the contrasting individuals of Doreen and Betsy. Doreen belongs to the upper middle class: she is very self-confident and noticed by her masculine deeds. Betsy comes from rural Arizona‚ and represents the conventional norm for women in the
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Esther plays the role of the ideal daughter who was “trained at a very early age” and had “given her no trouble whatsoever.” For Doreen‚ she plays the role of Elly Higginbottom‚ a confident outgoing girl‚ which is the opposite of the real Esther‚ who is often nervous and insecure. This character that Esther’s outer self has created is not only because of what Doreen would like her to be like‚ but also because‚ Esther wanted to strip herself from her identity and wants to be a completely new person
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Victor Summary The poem starts with Victor as a baby with his father saying‚ “Don’t dishonour the family name” and “Don’t you ever ever tell lies”. Victor then grows up and goes horse riding with his father before his father dies of heart disease on a frosty December‚ and buried him in the same month. Following the funeral‚ Victor’s uncle finds Victor a job at the Midlands Counties bank at the age of 18‚ which he was good at. Victor stayed at the Peverel‚ a boarding house when the clerks questioned
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recurring shimmering images are the bright descriptions of drinks being “clear and pure” (Plath 11)‚ Doreen like a “bleached-blond Negress in her white dress” (Plath 11) and Doreen fishing fruit with her “spindly silver spoon” (Plath 12). In the first chapter‚ the recurring light and white images introduce the Esther’s
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English oral exam Preparation kit 23-05-2013 Gentofte Studenterkursus Hibo Oral English exam – Recipe ;) Fiction – novel‚ short-stories‚ and poems something made up‚ but can be based on reality. Non-fiction – an article‚ non-fiction short story something from real life! Fiction: 1. Present your text: Author‚ genre‚ title‚ and year. 2. Brief introduction/summary briefly about characters + (setting). 3. Characters – main character/protagonist (Round character
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People embodies social institutions within them‚ and all social cues and behaviors are passed down‚ weather through direct education or not. The subtle process allows for unhealthy conducts and damaging ideals to seep through and pass on unseen‚ until it manifest itself in destructive ways‚ and this destruction can happen to a singular person or a group of people. When this destruction happens‚ people see it as a singular event rather than a process that has historical implications. However‚ it
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having an affair with Brenda‚ the wife of Jack‚ an older co-worker. He also has a relationship with Doreen‚ a woman closer to his own age. When Brenda becomes pregnant with Arthur’s child‚ he goes to his aunt for advice on aborting the child. Jack discovers the affair. His brother and a fellow soldier give Arthur a serious beating. The play ends on an ambiguous note‚ with a recovered Arthur and Doreen discussing marriage and the prospect of a new home. Historical context 1958: The European Economic
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People’s lives are shaped through their success and failure in their personal relationships with each other. The author Sylvia Plath demonstrates this in the novel‚ The Bell Jar. This is the direct result of the loss of support from a loved one‚ the lack of support and encouragement‚ and lack of self confidence and insecurity in Esther’s life in the The Bell Jar. It was shaped through her success and failures in her personal relationships between others and herself. Through life‚ we often lose
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CHALLENGES OF PRESERVING ORAL TRADITIONS AMONG BASARWA TRIBE MODISE JUDGE 201201027 THATO KGAKGE 201203471 DOREEN PHALE 201204113 ABSTRACT Basarwa are faced with huge responsibilities of preserving their Oral Traditions. This project has been written to address issues that Basarwa are facing. All the importance and challenges of Oral Traditions among Basarwa are covered in this project‚ making it a basic text for Basarwa tribe whom would want to preserve their Oral Traditions and overcome
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