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    Young people’s expectation for marriage and the reality of married life It is fact that every young people anticipate an ideal and satisfied marriage in their life. However‚ people cannot usually get their expectation due to a cruel “guy” named reality. It just acts as a rational spectator to remain us sometimes we have to compromise instead of following heart and will. Actually‚ there are several similarities between expectation and reality of marriage. Specifically‚ there will be full of

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    Chapter 1 1. How does Dickens use setting to convey the mood right at the opening? He uses words like marshy country called the medway. River missed with seawater‚Wet lots of trees‚Graveyard‚ all are dark and strong words. 2. What does Dickens’ description of the first convict tell us about him? That he is scared and is a convict. 3. What is surprising about the narrative point-of- view Dickens has adopted? He says it not like how it happend but how it was in is mind. 4. How does Dickens contrast

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    In Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens uses the mist’s presence or lack thereof‚ as a tool to foreshadow big events in Pip’s life‚ and to relay Pip’s emotions or feelings in response to whatever may be happening at the time of the mist’s reference. Dickens can only express so much of Pip’s feelings with his words‚ so to further allow the audience to connect to Pip and truly understand how he is viewing and/or processing his current situation‚ Dickens uses the mists. He also uses the mists to foreshadow

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    To be able to locate and analyze themes of novels‚ such as Great Expectations‚ it is essential to understand the basic definition of a theme: It is a fundamental and often universal idea explored in a literary work. For instance‚ if we take a closer look at the story of Pip‚ we discover that the main idea behind the story is ambition and self improvement‚ which is correlated to the preceding minor themes‚ including social class‚ crime‚ guilt and innocence. The most important theme throughout the

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    ‘Realism falls short of reality. It shrinks it‚ attenuates it‚ falsifies it.’ (Eugène Ionesco) Discuss the relation between realist literature and the world it represents. Actual Quote “Realism falls short of reality. It shrinks it‚ attenuates it‚ falsifies it; it does not take into account our basic truths and our fundamental obsessions: love‚ death‚ astonishment. It presents man in a reduced and estranged perspective. Truth is in our dreams‚ in the imagination.” Start by talking about realism

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    The change or growth of a character throughout a book is necessary or else the book would be bland and the reader would lose interest‚ Charles Dickens and he did that with his character Phillip or Pip in the book‚ Great Expectations. Pip was a simple boy raised by his mean sister and kind brother in law‚ he never wanted or expected much till he met a cold hearted little girl raised by an insane woman‚ but yet he wanted to become a gentleman to win her heart. His wish came true‚ he was becoming a

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    Discuss Dickens’ presentation of relationships between children and their parents/parental figures in ‘Great Expectations’. Dickens uses the relationships between children and their parental figures to explore the themes of belonging‚ as well as status and identity. Pip‚ the protagonist of the novel‚ has been identified as an orphan and never saw either of his parents. Instantly‚ this gives the reader an idea that Pip did not belong to a typical and perfect family and never had his actual

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    Do you know the difference between your illusion and reality? Our five golden senses give us the ability to identify reality‚ but the most degrading power of imagination guide us into understanding the greater mysteries of our illusion. The realm that we exist in is recognized through our understanding of what we see‚ hear‚ and identify by the five senses. In the moments in which our senses are latent‚ illusions are generated. Some Historians like Daniel Joseph Boostin believe that humans live their

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    McEwan presents us with two versions of many situations because he is trying to illustrate how different people have different‚ subjective‚ versions of reality‚ and that though some realities are more accurate than others‚ none of them actually are the objective reality. The trials of Arabella serve as a metaphor for the book‚ and to illustrate how Briony does not realize the consequences of her actions. In the trials‚ Briony can easily control everything

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    Even though the movie Pocahontas had correct information‚ it had errors that were different from reality. Some things were some what correct but not completely accurate. The movie also provides educational information for children. Pocahontas was mainly about an adventurous Indian girl‚ but it included information about english settlers. Pocahontas had a main character as Captain John Smith‚ but in Pocahontas 2‚ the english main character is John Rolfe. There were definitely some correct things

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