physical journey to further the characters change. Bret Harte is successful in using a physical journey to alter the characters personality in The Outcasts of Poker Flat. Oakhurst‚ Uncle Billy‚ Mother Shipton‚ and the Dutchess all had one thing in common‚ they were banished from Poker Flat due to their actions. In Bret Harte’s short story The Outcasts of Poker Flat the party of misfits prove that even if people have corrupt actions‚ the can still be a good person. The characters all reveal their
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robbery–to the edge of town. (In gold mining‚ a sluice is a sloping trough‚ or gutter‚ that conveys water containing stones‚ pebbles‚ sand‚ and possibly gold. Grooves on its bottom separate gold from the stones and grit). There‚ the armed men warn the outcasts not to return to Poker Flat under penalty of death. .......On their way into exile‚ Uncle Billy and the women bitterly bemoan their fate while Oakhurst remains quiet. They head for Sandy Bar‚ a day’s travel away over steep mountains. The road is
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However‚ all his work seems to contain common themes and aspects‚ that are clearly of interest to him. Films such as Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet street (2007) have been used to explore special concerns about outcasts and the power of your true identity. Burton has used aspects that are recognisable by the audience‚ for example‚ colour palette and characterisation to consistently explore these thematic concerns throughout the films. Tim Burton can be considered
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The Outcast Archetype Movies and films are important parts of not only our education‚ but also our life. Some teach us historical information or life lessons‚ and some just make us laugh. When we watch movies‚ we realize that many characters are just like us. As Linda Seger says‚ “Whatever our culture‚ there are universal stories that form the basis fall all our particular stories.” (Seger 386-387). One character that always seems to steal the audience’s heart is the one that doesn’t always fit
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issues are not interrelated. The work of the Unified Countries in the field of human rights and that of the High Chief for Outcasts is indivisibly associated as in both components share a regular reason which is the safeguarding of human regard. The human rights program of the Assembled Countries
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Speaking of regionalistic qualities‚ The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and The Outcasts of Poker Flat are very much alike when it comes to their characters. The dialect used in both stories indicates that the setting must be somewhere in the “Wild West”. For example‚ in Twain’s story‚ Simon Wheeler is telling the narrator tall tales about some fellow named Jim Smiley and his tone tells you exactly the type of man he is: somewhat unintelligent compared to the narrator. The sentence structure
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Frankenstein Project: Compare works that express a universal theme and provide evidence to support the ideas expressed in each work. Themes: • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818) -Dangerous pursuit of knowledge -The nature and importance of friendship and love -Obsession and the consequences and causes -Outcast and monstrosity‚ secrecy -Creature tries to fit in to society‚ and is still shunned by differences -Prejudiced • Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932)
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Social Values in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Frankenstein is a complex novel written during the age of Romanticism. It contains many typical themes of Romantic novels‚ such as dark laboratories‚ the moon and a monster; however‚ Frankenstein is anything but a common novel. In this paper‚ I shall analyze some aspects that make this novel unique in the history not only of Romantic literature but also of literature in general. At first‚ I shall deal with the socially constructed morality present
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Total Opposites In the short story "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte‚ the author uses characters in the story that have very similar characteristics‚ except for one‚ "Uncle Billy." John Oakhurst is a big time gambler in Poker Flat. He took large sums of money from many people in town. The residents of Poker Flat were very upset with him always winning bets and all of their money. Out of all the people that are banned from Poker Flat‚ Oakhurst possesses the best qualities out of the group
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appearance. Except for two specific “monsters”‚ which are Frankenstein and the Incredible Hulk. Frankenstein’s creature and the Incredible Hulk are both monsters that struggle to be accepted by society because of their appearance. The Hulk fights to control his rage‚ just as “Frankenstein” tries to be accepted into society‚ but ultimately surrenders to his anger after being rejected by society. In modern society as well as in the society of both Frankenstein and The Incredible Hulk‚ people judge one extremely
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