vigorous iron-gray. The strand of hair ultimately stands as the last vestige of a life left to languish and decay‚ much like the body of Emily’s former lover” (Sparknotes). The quote is showing how even thought she murdered Homer she still could not let him or and she still deeply cared about him since she slept with his dead body for 10 years. Dust is a second prevalent symbol throughout the story and signifies the decaying of the house. In the passage the author
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1.“It’s really his wife that’s keeping them apart. She’s a catholic‚ they don’t believe in divorce” pg 33 This quote is stated by Catherine when she is telling Nick about Daisy’s marriage. This passage should be illuminated because it shows how people are willing to tell bizarre lies to seem believable. Nick later stated‚ “Daisy is not a catholic‚ and I was a little shocked at the elaborateness of the lie”. Nick knew daisy personally so he caught the lie and was almost offended at it. Nick was captivated
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The structure of this recipe is very unique. It is split into two paragraphs‚ with the first one acting as an introduction. The actual recipe is not mentioned until the second paragraph‚ where it is mentioned in a sentence structure‚ not in a list‚ which is unusual. Only four sentences of the paragraph tell the reader how to make the spider salad‚ making it succinct and informational. However‚ the structure is quite odd‚ seeming like an informational journal article‚ not a recipe. Techniques in
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sometimes this smudge of darkness is fed by unimaginably large amounts of hatred and ignorance. Eventually‚ the heart loses any sense of humanity and shrivels into a carcass of its original self‚ both black and toxic. In the novel Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys this nature of evil is evident through the characters of Komorov‚ the NKVD officers‚ and Ivanov. Within the novel‚ at various moments‚ each character displays the human capacity for evil through their treatment of the prisoners. For
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Return of the Forsaken Truth In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the couple‚ John and Elizabeth Proctor‚ undergoes a series of complications that only continues to aggravate the already thinly veiled relationship they have. Their strife begins with John Proctor‚ a stern farmer of good faith‚ who is only concerned with any matters that either benefit or potentially scar his reputation. John‚ however‚ is of good faith only in the faces of the public. He conceals one dark secret to the public; he had
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Throughout the semester‚ we have learned a variety of concepts within modern and contemporary art while learning to interpret a reasonable number of works of art from a pool of artists. Giving the opportunity to interpret different works of art has helped shape the perceptions I have when it comes to interpreting these works. Being able to shape my own perceptions has led to the development of my own creative thinking style. Having stated the previous statements‚ I decided to do my final paper on
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stay-at-home mom that cooks‚ cleans‚ and takes care of the children. Contrarily‚ a typical man would be a masculine father figure that wakes up every morning to go to work and returns in the evenings in time for supper. In Sloan Wilsons novel‚ The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit‚ Tom and Betsy Rath epitomize the model precisely‚ or so it seems. They are a young couple that has everything going for them: three children‚ a decent home‚ and a steady income. Even though they have every reason to be happy there is
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1. So fair and foul a day I have not seen Macbeth to Banquo At the heath‚ after the battle‚ before they meet the witches I had never seen a day with such terrible weather‚ but with great outcomes in battle. Pathetic fallacy: weather reflecting the atmosphere/events of the story. If the weather is bad‚ bad things will happen. Soon after Macbeth says this‚ the three witches show up and tell him prophecies which he will act upon and pay for with his life. Foreshadowing: the bad weather signifies
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SIFT Notes Symbol Lowry uses symbol in The Giver to help transmit complex ideas with few words. In The Giver the symbols Lowry is conveying are the apple and the sled. When Jonas was playing catch with Asher‚“Jonas had noticed...the apple had changed” (21-22). The apple is an emblem of change. Jonas is starting to be able to “see beyond.” When Jonas saw the apple’s adjustment he started to be able to distinguish the community’s true colors. When Jonas is living the memory of the sled and snow
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Offred and Ofglen are standing by the Wall‚ looking at the bodies of people who have been hanged by Gilead. The sight horrifies Offred‚ but she strains to push aside her repugnance and substitute an emotional “blankness.” As she represses her natural revulsion‚ she remembers Aunt Lydia’s words about how life in Gilead will “become ordinary.” Aunt Lydia’s statement reflects the power of a totalitarian state like Gilead to transform a natural human response such as revulsion at an execution into “blankness
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