their flaws. The various facades the characters create for themselves. Flaws are taken advantage of by society‚ whether these flaws are physical or ideological. People must be comfortable with every aspect of themselves‚ because certain people‚ Manley Pointer‚ can easily exploit their weaknesses. From the beginning the Bible salesman with an ailing heart uses the svelte and persuasive words to manipulate himself inside when he tells Mrs. Hopewell‚ “Lady‚ I’ve come to speak of serious things.”
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Salt of the Earth Flannery O ’Connor ’s novels and stories are inhabited with unique and flawed characters who are the result of O’Connor ’s satiric worldly perspective. While they are sometimes humorous‚ these misfits are usually unpleasant. Critics have termed them "grotesque‚" but O ’Connor has rejected this term because it suggests that the characters are too weird to belong in the real world. Instead‚ O ’Connor insists that the South is inhabited by many such people. For every good or evil
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seduced by a supposedly simple‚ naïve‚ and innocent-looking Bible salesman by the name of Manley Pointer. As in Revelations‚ it is possible to see the twin dragons of image and language working together to persuade in this story. Specifically‚ the twin dragons as characterized using dialogue spoken by Hulga and Manley create a sense of individualism‚ maturity‚ and control of personal fate ; however‚ only Manley possesses these qualities‚ while Hulga is under the illusion that she does. Also‚ when used
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gothic. Good country people is southern gothic beginning with the characters and events that happen. Beginning with Mrs. Hopewell calling her daughter Hulga because thrives and enjoys hearing ugly things. Another example is her being a hypocrite to Manley Pointer in his face when she meets him. She smiles at him‚ but then goes on and tells Mrs. Freeman “he bored me to death but he was so sincere and genuine I couldn’t be rude to him. He was just good country people‚ you know” (6). This is disturbing
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People” Many authors use irony in their story for different reasons. In the story “Good Country People‚” by Flannery O’Connor irony is shown throughout the story. Irony is shown in the characters names‚ Hugla thinking that she is going to change Manley Pointer view of life‚ and the incorrect usage of the bible in the story. The author used irony to add a twist to the story and to reinforce the theme that not everything is as it initially appears. Mrs. Hopewell’s name fits her character perfectly
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Petrarchan sonnet (puh TRAHR kun) a fourteen line sonnet consisting of two parts: the octave‚ eight lines with the rhyme scheme abbaabba‚ and the sestet‚ six lines usually with the rhyme scheme cdecde the octave often poses a question or dilemma that the sestet answers or resolves‚ beginning with a turn‚ also known as a volta also referred to as an Italian sonnet Example: Whoso list to hunt‚ I know where is an hind! But as for me‚ alas‚ I may no more; The vain travail hath
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go forth to lead the land we love. J. F. Kennedy‚ Inaugural Betty bought some butter but the butter was bitter so Betty bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better. “What would the world be‚ once bereft/Of wet and wildness?” (Gerard Manley Hopkins‚ “Inversnaid”) ’She sells seashells by the seashore’ Anacoluthon: lack of grammatical sequence; a change in the grammatical construction within the same sentence. *Agreements entered into when one state of facts exists -- are they to be maintained
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Cited: Caro‚ Adolfo . "CUBA: THE UNNECESSARY REVOLUTION." En defensa del neoliberalismo. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2012. <http://www.neoliberalismo.com/unnecesary.htm>. Chehabi‚ H. E.‚ and Juan J. Linz. Sultanistic regimes. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press‚ 1998. Print. "Gerardo Machado y Morales." Library ThinkQuest. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 3 Dec. 2012. <http://library.thinkquest.org/18355/gerardo_machado_y_morales.html>. Havana Guide. "Batista Cuba - Rise and Fall of the dictator."
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SYLLABUS Cambridge IGCSE® Literature (English) 0486 For examination in June and November 2014 Cambridge International Certificate Literature (English)* 0476 For examination in June and November 2014 *This syllabus is accredited for use in England‚ Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate. University of Cambridge International Examinations retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered Centres are permitted to copy material
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LITERATURE IN ENGLISH (2010) Paper 1 2 hours 40 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ highlighters‚ glue or correction fluid. Answer four questions. Your questions must be from either three or four different set books. This question paper is divided into three sections: Drama‚ Poetry‚ Prose. Your questions must
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