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    racist era whilst he daily lives with two black men which educated him and followed his childhood. Therefore although he is influenced by his parents and society to act one way he deals with the two men in different way. Religion: Religion is a theme of discussion between Sam and Hally that by the play we get the sense that is several times brought up. Sam is catholic whilst

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    THE DRAWER BOY THE OFFICIAL GRAND THEATRE STUDY GUIDE 471 Richmond St. London‚ ON N6A 3E4 Box Office: 519-672-8800 Online: www.grandtheatre.com The Drawer Boy About the Writer Michael Healey is a Canadian playwright and actor. He was born August 25‚ 1963 in Toronto‚ Ontario and was raised in Brockville‚ Ontario. In 1985‚ Healey graduated from the acting program at Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto. His acting credits include The League of Nathans‚ Reading Hebron‚ Three in the Black‚ Two in

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    just true for middle school‚ but also life in the 50s. The book The Outsiders focuses on two main cliques‚ the Greasers and the Socs. One might think that the name represents Greasers‚ and what they have to deal with‚ but the real outsiders are specific people. The outsiders are the people who dare to be different from the stereotype of their group‚ who believe people should be judged on who they are‚ not social class. Major outsiders in the book are Darry‚ Ponyboy‚ and Cherry Valance. Darry is the

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    Explore the theme of loneliness in Of Mice and Men Whilst reading the novel‚ ‘Of Mice and Men’ it becomes apparent that loneliness‚ is one of the main themes that is carried throughout the book. This theme is symbolised in almost every character‚ each expressing loneliness in their own way. From Crooks‚ the misunderstood black man who wasn’t always discriminated against; Curley’s Wife‚ the only woman on the ranch who had dreams of being something much bigger‚ to the leading characters George and

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    One thing the movie tries to teach us is the struggle to come to one’s sexuality‚ Sometimes in life one’s sexuality is harder than we think. In the movie‚ “The History Boys”‚ the film showcases this reality in two different viewpoints. The first viewpoint would be through the perspective of a teenage boy. The teenage boy‚ Posner‚ exemplifies this quality by simply living in a world of social awkwardness while theoretically becoming a man. The second viewpoint would be through the perspective of

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    English A1 Higher Level World Literature Assignment 2c: A detailed study of an extract from pages 14 to 15 from The Outsider by Albert Camus Word Count: 1‚378 I have decided to focus on an extract from chapter 1 of Albert Camus’ The Outsider as I feel this extract is highly significant as it serves as a device of exposition to develop Meursault’s‚ continuously judged‚ character and provides foregrounding for the rest of the novel. The prose style

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    The Outsiders In class we have been reading a novel called ‘The Outsiders’ by S E Hilton. This book was published forty years ago and is still popular because it has an interesting theme and characters as well. The book was set in the 1960’s in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ America. This book is about a boy named Ponyboy Curtis and his brothers and his gang. Ponyboy is from a gang called the greasers. The greasers are enemies with the socs who are the rich kids. Ponyboy is good friends with Johnny Cade‚ who

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    The Outsiders INTRODUCTION: "The Outsiders" by S. E Hinton is an early novel based on two waring juvenile gangs‚ divided by economical and social background‚ the lower East side Greasers and the upper West side Socs. The novel is set in 1966 in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. It is a novel written in first person by a 14 year old Greaser‚ Ponyboy Curtis who allows us an insight into the lifestyles of these distinct worlds. I chose the novel "The Outsiders" as a text for year 10 for the following reasons: It

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    The Outsiders book by S.E Hinton was eventually made into a movie. They were so much alike because they both were very good from the start. Some things that happened in the book‚ although they didn’t happen in the movie. You could really tell in both the book and movie the friendship and love with some people. Some differences between the book and the movie are that Ponyboy seemed more bold‚ strong‚ and handsome. But in the movie he was like that to although‚ just seemed less of a Greaser because

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    Albert Camus‚ in his 1942 novel The Outsider‚ makes use of many techniques in an attempt to convey his themes concerning individualism‚ philosophy‚ and death; indeed‚ the very title of the work highlights a central theme of the novel‚ of society casting out those who refuse to conform. A notable method by which Camus does so is the use of his minor characters‚ as reflections of or parallels to his protagonist’s actions. Meursault is often defined by his apparent lack of emotion or desire to justify

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