ENL 102 Victorian Literature: Textual Analysis Part 2 Chosen extract: The Picture of Dorian Grey‚ Chapter 2 from “Suddenly the painter appeared at the door of the studio” to “I would give my soul for that!” Chapter two of “The Picture of Dorian Grey” is an important chapter as it firmly introduces readers to the title character‚ Dorian Grey and his cohorts. We learn that he exudes physical attractiveness‚ being ‘wonderfully handsome1’ with a ‘bright look in the eyes2’‚ and ‘finely-curved scarlet
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Murial Gray’s credibility. Murial Gray also tries to make the disagreeing readers doubt their own intelligence. This is seen in the first lines: “A person who fails to acknowledge this first year philosophy undergraduate truth‚ that the very essence of life is change‚ is a self-deluding person…” (ll 4-6‚ p 1). Here‚ Gray stresses that her point is simple and easy‚ and if you disagree with her statement‚ you are either lying to yourself or misguided. Murial Gray raises direct‚ but rhetorical‚ questions
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Three Life Lessons that James Learned The story "The Sky Is Gray" by Ernest Gaines is about a day in the life of a mother and son. The family is portrayed as being poor‚ as were most blacks in those days‚ and the father was recruited by the army‚ leaving the mother to be the sole provider for the family. On this day‚ James‚ the son‚ is taken to the dentist by his "mama"‚ because he has a painful tooth. From this story‚ James learned three major lessons from the incidents that he witnessed that
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George Gray "George Gray" is a poem about a man who missed out on many of life’s opportunities because he was so afraid of failure that he did not even try. He passed up love because he was afraid of being hurt‚ ambition because he dreaded all the changes that came with it and sorrow because he feared the pain. The poem begins with "George" staring at his own gravestone and realizing that there was nothing special to be said about him because he had done nothing with his
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Melissa Wong P. 4 - ENG 10H Othello section Reaction to the scene (1 per scene) - 15 points total Quote analysis (2 per act) - 30 points total Act 1‚ Scene 1 I was startled by how by Iago’s manipulative nature revealed itself in the first few lines of the play. Shakespeare uses this somewhat backwards introduction to illustrate Iago’s character and the significant role he will play in the attempt to ruin Othello’s seemingly perfect life. It was shocking to discover Iago’s duplicitous intentions
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Robert Gray is an Australian poet whose work is closely linked with nature. He grew up in the post ww11 era‚ and lives on the north coast. The poems ‘The Meatworks’‚ and ‘Flames and Dangling Wire’‚ express how he feels about life‚ his experiences and his beliefs. His poetry has such an enduring nature because it can be understood in so many different contexts‚ and includes universal themes which remain relevant to societies past‚ present and future. In ‘The meatworks’ Gray presents a vivid and
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is meaningful because it shows that Emily had lain in that bed‚ next to that man‚ after he had died. Faulkner had given great detail to the change in color of her hair throughout her life on page 36. By the time she had died‚ her hair was an “iron-gray” color. Just like the strand of hair found on the pillow. 2. The unnamed narrator seems to be a representation of the townspeople as a whole. He is most likely a member of the town. He talks about the curiosity of the townspeople upon her death
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I believe that this quote from Darwin means a lot. In the book Calpurnia finds out that Harry has gotten a girlfriend. Calpurnia then in the book starts to question Harry’s girlfriend‚ with questions like “What does she look like” and “Where is she from”. Harry then starts to get a bit irritated due to all the questions. Calpurnia then starts to feel a little bit jealous of Harry and so she starts saying very rude things about his girlfriend‚ whom she has never met. This then brings starts a series
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trade-off. But I’ll take it all.’’ This quote means that the greater you love a person the harder the loss of that person is to you. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke relates to this quote in her book Inkheart in chapters 29 and 30. I agree with this quote because the quote could relate to you or someone else. On page 285 of Inkheart Meggie say‚ “Do you miss her- my mother I mean?’’…. Mo answered‚ “Almost all the time.” This quote of Inkheart relates to quote 1 because Meggie lost her mother at a young
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Quote- “My heart racing‚ I drive fast on the paved town roads‚ heading for the colored part of town. I’ve never even sat at the same table with a Negro who wasn’t paid to do so. The interview has been delayed by over a month.”(167) Her behaviour becomes very enthusiastic because she’s very excited for her interview with Aibileen especially because she has waited a long time for this interview. This interview also makes Skeeter very nervous because she never talked to a black person casually or for
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