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    uniformly constructed. James Joyce ’s The Dead and Thomas Hardy ’s Jude the Obscure‚ both modernist novels‚ each contain love triangles as an integral element of the story. The key triangles I will focus on are comprised of Michael‚ Greta and Gabriel‚ and‚ Philotson‚ Sue‚ and Jude. Although not absolutely identical‚ deconstruction reveals guilt‚ duty‚ and unrequited love as

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    Santiago Nasar Symbolism

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    Chronicle of A Death Foretold written by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez is a novel with strong influences. Chronicle of a Death Foretold is written from a journalist view and every event in the book correlates to one main event. The main event to book revolves around is the death of Santiago Nasar. The deflowering of Angela Vicario out of wedlock by Santiago Nasar is the basis of his death by Angela’s twin brothers. Magical realism has a large role in the novel that can be displayed through symbolism. The

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    novel‚ is a fictionalized account of the early nineteenth century Gabriel Insurrection‚ in Virginia. The novel‚ which chronicles the Gabriel Prosser-led rebellion against the slave owners of Henrico County‚ was generally lauded by critics as one of the most significant black American works of fiction. Richard Wright praised the work for dealing forthrightly with the historical and revolutionary traditions of African Americans. Gabriel‚ a slave convinced that anything “equal to a grey squirrel wants

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    inhabitants Christianity. Leading this cause is Father Gabriel‚ a Spanish Jesuit Priest‚ who arrives in the jungle in South America to set up a mission and convert a small village of Guarani Indians. In the beginning of the film‚ there is an image of a Jesuit missionary tethered to a cross which is being sent over the massive Iguazu Falls. This act encourages Father Gabriel to try to reach out to the tribe. Guarani warriors track Father Gabriel down‚ prepared to kill him‚ as he tries

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    James Joyce’s “The Dead” is one of the most famous and revered short stories in the English language. It is also one of the least eventful. The majority of the action takes place inside the head of Gabriel Conroy; the events of the evening and a revelation about his wife’s former lover trigger a lengthy (and beautifully written) interior monologue‚ which eventually culminates in an epiphany. It’s through partaking in Gabriel’s thoughts by the use of free indirect discourse that Joyce unfolds the

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    short stories‚ “Spaghetti” and “Slower than the Rest” by Cynthia Rylant‚ both main characters lives improved after using curiosity to find something that gave them luck. In “Spaghetti‚” the main character‚ Gabriel‚ hears a crying noise as he is sitting outside the building he lives in. Gabriel goes looking for what the crying noise could be. He unexpectedly finds a kitten‚ which surprised and pleased him. In “Slower than the Rest‚” the main character‚ Leo‚ was described as a “slow learner” and didn’t

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    Poverty Poverty is the root of all destitution‚ and people in poverty can either strive to make a better life for themselves‚ or they can make decisions that keep them where they are. In James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain‚ Frank‚ Esther‚ and Gabriel are all in poverty‚ even though they are freed people. Even though children of former slaves have the chance to start a new life and future‚ these people perpetually make decisions in relationships that keep them in poverty. Success is halted for

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    The Giver

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    seriously‚ so they rarely make the wrong choices. Meanwhile‚ Jonas’ family begins temporarily caring for a newchild‚ or infant‚ named Gabriel. Gabriel is lagging behind the other newchildren in development‚ so Jonas’s father‚ a Nurturer‚ decides to care for Gabriel in his home at night in the hopes that it will help Gabriel catch up with the other newchildren. If Gabriel fails to meet the standards of normal development‚ he will have to be "released." Release of a newchild is a sad event because Jonas’

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    destroy the entire village of monks and priests as well as the Native Americans. The film involves Spanish Jesuit priest Father Gabriel who is in the South American jungle to build a mission and convert a Guaraní community to Christianity. The community above the dangerous Iguazu Falls has tied a priest to a cross and sent him over the falls to his death. Father Gabriel then goes and climbs a waterfall and is captivated but miraculously is let go. Mercenary and slaver Robert De Niro who plays Rodrigo

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    repent for them because he holds everyone else around him accountable for what he’s done. Gabriel has a sanctimonious attitude‚ but he has a secret life that his wife‚ Elizabeth‚ doesn’t know about. We as readers can observe how Gabriel always blames everyone but himself for his sins. First‚ the readers observe early in the story how he blames Roy’s stabbing on Elizabeth being a bad parent; however‚ Gabriel is the man of the house who puts

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