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    1. Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” is narrated by one of the story’s main characters‚ the mother of two very different daughters who are Dee and Maggie. The mother comes off as a trustworthy narrator. Undoubtedly‚ she does seem to have some hard feelings toward Dee‚ but these feelings seem understandable in light of the past and present events she describes. Nothing in the story submits that the mother is so full of dislike for Dee that she tells lies about her attractive daughter. The mother feels

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    uneasy‚ as if he is not in control. His flippant behaviour towards Rodolpho’s arrival‚ for example‚ “look‚ kid; you don’t want to be picked up‚ do ya?” There are also positive effects on Eddie‚ such as his courage‚ loyalty and knowledge. Arthur Miller uses a two act structure to enable the audience to compare Eddie’s good and rather sinister behaviour‚ and also‚ Alfieri. Alfieri is not only the family lawyer‚ but also Miller has cleverly used his character to play the narrator and give essential background

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    Second Person Point of View in How to Become a Writer Lorrie Moore’s short story “How to Become a Writer” is a second person point of view short story; this point of view helps writer to develop the theme‚ in this story‚ which is‚ as you choose to become a writer‚ you will probably be isolated from the world. Second person point of view makes audience feel they are not only reading the stories but also being there and witnessing it. In the story‚ when Lorrie Moore shows her mom her writing

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    and daughters have an interesting relationship. Throughout the years and in many cultures‚ mothers and daughters have had a symbiotic‚ co-dependency. Some are close relationships; others have a love/hate relationship . In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”‚ the mother narrates this story about a conflict between her two daughters‚ Dee and Maggie‚ and herself . Mama describes herself as a hard worker that was able to do the work of men. She works all day outside. Mama mentions that she only went

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    In the poem Mending Wall the speaker doesn’t show empathy for his neighbor. The speaker continues to carry on the topic with the neighbor about his reasons on keeping up the wall. The narrator talks about how fences or walls are for keeping animals in or out. He compares their yards consisting apple trees and pine trees. He states that if there were no Wall it’s not like his apples would go and eat his pine cones. The narrator complains of how his apple trees will never get across and eat

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    Point of View and Plot Development Third person omniscient point of view through Grenouille of passages in Perfume assist in the development of a plot for dramatic irony and also help to build tension in the plot. Grenouille says that his life will have no meaning without the girl’s (from the rue de marais) scent‚ so he kills her to get it‚ and finally feels happiness for the first time in his life. Diction that supports this is “no meaning”‚ “never”‚ and “happiness”. This passage builds tension

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    Setting‚ Characterization and Point of View in "A Rose for Emily" "A Rose for Emily" gives the readers the feeling that they are a member of the community‚ experiencing the same things as the whole town does‚ which is curious about Miss Emily. Living in an unhappy environment can affect the personality of a person. William Faulkner uses the setting‚ characterization‚ and the point of view to show that individuals can be unusual by the way they are faced. Living in a small town of the South people

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    How treating other how you would like to be treated is depicted through Scout’s point of view in To Kill a Mockingbird In the historical fiction novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ Scout (Jean Louise) Finch is one of the main characters in the novel who help to propell the story forwards. Throughout the novel Scout learns a lot of things as she grows up one of the main things she learns is sympathy and to treat others how you want to be treated. In the novel Scout’s younger perspective

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    People are people no matter when or where they live‚ they still have the same problems Alice Walker reveals Maggie’s character by revealing her actions‚ strengths and weaknesses and priorities. In the story “Everyday Use” First‚ the story shows Maggie’s actions. Maggie is shy around her sister because she mistreats her. According to the story “Maggie will be nervous until her sister goes” (109). That lets the reader know that Maggie gets nervous around her sister. The fire changed something in Maggie

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    Vonnegut Writing Claim: Kurt Vonnegut uses a variety of writing styles such as‚ point of view‚ pace‚ and vocabulary. Point of view: There are several different points of view. Some possibilities are first‚ second‚ third‚ third limited‚ and third omniscient. When a story is told in first person point of view‚ the narrator is involved in the story. A first person point of view adds a more personal feeling to the mood. First person point of view also commonly uses pronouns such as I‚ me‚ mine‚ our‚ us

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