The universal theme‚ no one can escape death‚ is displayed in “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe. In this story‚ Prince Prospero threw a masquerade to distract him from the pestilence that was The Red Death. His guests were worried about the plague getting to them and killing them all‚ and they tried forgetting about it. Eventually‚ The Red Death came and everyone‚ including the prince‚ was killed. This theme is not just found in this story‚ it appears in other places. The universal
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This book’s tittle was inspired by one of the acts of Shakespeare’s in the play Julius Caesar‚ which is one of the strongest examples of intertextuality in the book. This story is narrated by a young girl named Hazel Grace‚ who sufferes cancer. This whole story is about 2 young teenagers‚ Hazel and Gus and it is also directed to young teenagers and adults. The book is categorized as a young adult realistic fiction novel‚ it sold about 1 million copies. The movie itself is categorized as drama and is
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In the comparison of two novels‚ Wise Blood by Flannery O’ Connor and Maus I & II by Art Spiegelman‚ it is first important to understand the objective differences between the two. The former is a fictional telling of Hazel Motes’ world – where he is at a constant struggle to understand his own faith along with the battle against an industrialized version of religion. The latter‚ on the other hand‚ is a true account of one man’s battle through the Holocaust in the form of a direct conversation with
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The fault in our stars The fault in our stars is a young adult literature written by John Green. The main characters on this novel is sixteen year old Hazel Grace and a seventeen year old boy named Augustus Waters who fall in love yet are quite aware of the fact that cancer is a part of both their lives. They still go on with their everyday teenage life which includes playing video games‚ flirting‚ falling in love‚ helping friends out with rough patches in their lives. I will be writing about the
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control of a government and the repercussions a society could face if every individual were forced to be identical. The short story is based off of three characters: Hazel‚ George and Harrison Bergeron. George was forced to wear a device in his ear that prevented him from thinking too much since his intelligence level was above normal. Hazel‚ on the other hand‚ “had a perfectly average intelligence‚ which meant she couldn’t think about anything except in short burst.” (Vonnegut 370) Harrison was their
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advantage they have‚ the greater the handicap they have to wear and lug around. The setting of the story takes place in two places; one in the living room couch of George and Hazel Bergeron‚ the other in the television they were watching. In the story‚ the government enforces laws that make all people equal. While George and hazel are watching television‚ George talks about the effects of disobeying the society’s laws and thus foreshadows future events. In the middle of the show of ballet dancers dancing
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can’t control it; there will be problems along the way‚ and we just have to deal with it. Brief summary: Hazel‚ an average teenager who thinks she is going to die. She was diagnosed with cancer when she was young‚ and has trouble with her lungs. She then met a boy called Augustus in the Support Group. Augustus only had one leg because he had had osteosarcoma (A type of bone cancer). Hazel also made another friend called Issac who eventually went blind. Augustus and her shared common interests like
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Although Hazel goes through many disappointment in her life‚ no matter what‚ she never gives up and she stays confident. These three important quotes from the story “Raymond’s Run” and from the song “The Greatest” by Sia‚ they both talk about being determined and confident no matter what‚ nothing is impossible if you set your mind to it. To begin with‚ the quote‚ ‘’ I stay up all night studying words for the spelling bee. And you can see me anytime of the day practicing running. ‘’ (pg 29‚ line #100)
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and everything that’s in between. The humor was perfectly balanced and the metaphors were cleverly placed. The story never gets dull. Augustus and Hazel Grace seemed to be alive and had experienced those sad and happy events for real. They maintained to capture my attention at the end of the story as they did when I first turned a few pages. Hazel Grace is someone I dream to meet one day. Her jolly expression‚ her witty responds‚ her drive and her sensitivity makes her unique and lovable all throughout
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thought or certain memories. These handicaps make a significant impact to everyone in the dystopia‚ including the three main characters in “Harrison Bergeron” who are fourteen year-old Harrison Bergeron‚ his father George Bergeron‚ and his mother Hazel Bergeron. Kurt Vonnegut’s dystopian and socially paralyzed world is brought out of the dark and into the light by his use of simple characters and their dispassionate reactions to rebellion and abnormality. In this short story‚ Harrison Bergeron
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