Essay: Elephant by Polly Clark‚ 2006 A To choose your own future‚ destiny and life is very hard. Everyone wants to do something that makes them happy. But sometimes you take the wrong decisions or everything decides to go against you‚ which makes you stay in the box you were trying to escape from. When your dreams don’t get fulfilled‚ you will be in that box and wait for the light. It’s not always about what you want‚ but what you need. And to live a good life‚ and to do something productive‚ you
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Rip Van Winkle Essay Rip Van Winkle is the story of a middle aged man that goes to sleep for twenty years. Although the purpose of this story was to be a short and entertaining comedy‚ when analyzed it reveals a deeper meaning through its theme. Before we start to look at the theme‚ we should first define some of the characterization on the book. Rip Van Winkle was “a simple‚ good natured man” and this “gained him such universal popularity.” From these quotes we can assume that Rip was a
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world of the novel contained smaller worlds‚ and inside those were yet smaller worlds. Together‚ these worlds made up a single universe‚ and the universe waited there to be discovered by the reader.” (Murakami‚ 2003‚ p100) One can perceive “The Elephant Vanishes” to be an allegory for the social situation in post-modern Japan during the 1980s. Loughman believes that Murakami’s Japanese society was “absorbing the form‚ but not the substance of another culture‚ his [Murakami’s] people have lost their
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7/26/15 ENG 101 Response Analysis The reading‚ "Shooting an Elephant" takes place in Moulmein. He starts of the story in spectacle as to why the locals have so much hatred toward the Europeans when in all reality his main goal was only to help and protect the townspeople from any hurt‚ harm or danger that may come their way. In this story‚ the police officer’s duty was to respond to a report of the death of a man who was killed by a stray elephant. Upon approaching the dead man‚ he finds the man "lying
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Climax The climax comes as he realizes that he‚ too‚ is now a free man who is capable of thinking on his own and Rip is asleep for 20 years and then awakes. When Rip Van Winkle wakes up and discovers that his dog is gone and his gun has been “replaced” with a rusty old gun. He believes the strange men have tricked him‚ but when he goes back to his village‚ he finds that everything has changed. Falling Action The falling action comes as he goes back to his own time and has a chance to reflect
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Bree Britton Riede Literature and Film 19 November‚ 2014 The Legacy of a Film Films that are based on true stories about pain‚ hardship‚ or disability can be difficult to emotionally process. One example of this is The Elephant Man. It was directed to twist the emotions of the average viewer to make him both curious and sympathetic for a deformed man. This film was very well done and created an opportunity for a deeper understanding of society and one’s identity. Many people argue that the film
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Theme in Water for Elephants Masterful symbolism and psychological themes contribute to Sara Gruen’s literary success in her 2007 Algonquin Books historical fiction title Water for Elephants. Symbolism Revealed Through Character Sara Gruen’s title Water for Elephants provides a symbolic study of the fundamental human need for love and acceptance. The primary symbols are revealed through unique characters who struggle to feed deep internal desires. Rosie‚ the elephant referenced in Sara
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"Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving is a fiction story of a character whose destiny was affected by marvelous circumstances. In comparison to Benjamin’s Franklin Autobiography and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self reliance‚ there are some things that are similar‚ but overall Rip Van Winkle is completely different; in other words‚ its main character is unique. I found several evidences proving that. First‚ the book itself is written in an inimitable style. In the very beginning of this work with the
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"Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving is a fiction story of a character whose destiny was affected by marvellous circumstances. In comparison to Benjamin’s Franklin Autobiography and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self reliance‚ there are some things that are similar‚ but overall Rip Van Winkle is completely different plot; in other words‚ it’s main character is unique. I found several evidences proving that. First‚ the book itself is written in an inimitable style. In the very beginning of this work with
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the capability to view things from the perspective of others‚ for a better understanding of how a person from a different background see things. Unfortunately‚ in “Shooting an Elephant” the Burmese perspective was limited being that they were happy for an elephant to die for immediate satisfaction‚ ignoring that the Elephant is a symbolism for power and dignity within their culture “However‚ the white man and enforcer of imperialism was able to experience what it feels like to be oppressed. Orwell
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