1. Unusual Word Arrangement: a. Found when Marcellus speaks in Act One i. “’Tis gone. We do it wrong‚ being so majestical‚ To offer it the show of violence‚ For it is‚ as the air‚ invulnerable‚ And our vain blows malicious mockery.” ii. “Stand and unfold yourself.” 2. Omissions: a. “Whether in sea or fire‚ in earth or air‚ Th’ extravagant and erring spirit hies To his confine‚ and of the truth herein This present object made probation.” b. “When yond same star that’s westward from the pole Had made
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In my opinion the three main themes are marginalization‚ tolerance of difference and the urban/rural divide. Gilbert’s mother is obese and his brother‚ Arnie‚ has a brain disorder. However‚ Arnie is more accepted by the town and is not frowned upon like his mother. His mum has not left the house in seven years because of how ashamed she is of herself. She says so to Gilbert: ‘I know what a burden I am. I know that you are ashamed of me. I never meant to be like this. I never wanted to be a joke
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geography - -London [pg 1] -narrow‚ crooked‚ dirty streets where Canty lived [pg 2] -was also called Offal Court in Pudding Lane; full of poor families [pg 2] -they had a fleet on the Thames river [pg 36] -fleet travelled from Walbrook channel to Bucklersbury [pg 37] economics - -poor were beggars -"The morrow must we pay two pennies to him that owns this hole; two pennies‚ mark ye-all this money for a half-year’s rent‚ else out of this we go. Show what thou’st gathered with thy lazy begging."
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck starts off with the return of Tom Joad to his homeland after being in jail. He was hoping for a better future after finishing his sentence in prison. On his way he finds Casey‚ a preacher‚ who accompanies him to his homeland only to find out that it has been deserted. They are all moving to find jobs and the family saw an advertisement for fruit picking in California. They were told that it was the Promise Land where they would give them money and would have
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Symbolism Symbols are often used to represent bigger ideas and concepts in a novel. In The Grapes of Wrath‚ there are many symbols to represent the lives of not only the Jode family but the migrants as a whole. Steinbeck uses the symbols of the dust and the turtle to show the struggles of the migrants and how they overcame all odds‚ revealing the only hope the migrants had to survive the harsh trek cross country was perseverance. The dust is the first significant symbol Steinbeck uses to represent
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In 1860s post-U.S. Civil War Texas‚ Jim Coates (Fess Parker) leaves home to work on a cattle drive‚ leaving behind his wife Katie (Dorothy McGuire)‚ older son Travis (Tommy Kirk) and younger son Arliss (Kevin Corcoran). While Jim is away‚ Travis sets off to work in the cornfield‚ where he encounters "Old Yeller" (Spike)‚ a Labrador Retriever/Mastiff mix. He was called that because "yeller" is a dialect pronunciation of yellow and the fact that his bark sounds more like a human yell. Travis unsuccessfully
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This is the crisis of each and every student that is out of time. That snail paced world they live in is now turning itself around and harming them. Their gate is now closing‚ leaving them with nothing but shattered dreams‚ and as they weep over said aspirations‚ they are unaware that God’s gate has been closed all this time. They feel his wrath that before was like a pesky fly hovering over the hot bowl of life. Now that sluggish fly has morphed into an omnipotent wasp‚ ready to sting them at any
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“Ashes are cold‚ grey‚ dead things”( Preffer‚ 1). Ashleigh was a young girl who had divorced parents. Her dad was a bum who couldn’t support himself‚ no doubt had attempted to use Ashleigh for his own problems. Her mom was level headed‚ a good role model‚ and was the parent of Ashleigh. Ashleigh did not take the money because she knew her dad was unreliable‚ a liar‚ and a bum. Ashleigh did not take the money because her dad was unreliable. The author recited “When I was little‚ dad used to promise
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Act 1 scene 2 Edmund enters and delivers a soliloquy:- Edmund: ---- I have decided now‚ I will only love what’s made by god‚ not what these humans made. I will not let them tortured by manmade social traditions that deny me of my rights just because I was born twelve or fourteen months after than my older brother. Why does they have a feeling of discrimination in their mind? Why do they call me bastard every time? Is it my fault I was born twelve or fourteen months later? I am as skilled as legitimate
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The novel opens with Alexandra‚ a strong and independent woman‚ visiting a doctor’s office in the town of Hanover‚ Nebraska‚ a town that looks out of place on the vast prairie. The streets are empty except for one young Swedish boy named Emil‚ Alexandra’s little brother. Emil is distraught; his gray kitten was chased up a telegraph pole and has no way down. Emil and the shivering kitten wait for Alexandra to return. Upon her arrival‚ Alexandra disciplines her younger brother‚ then goes to find help
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