students‚ it would be nothing short of a miracle. Of course‚ there are things that a high school guest speaker just cannot include in her speech. For example‚ the way my mother indulged in various substances after my “incident”‚ and my father and I never sent her to the rehabilitation centre for the fear of even more publicity. Or better‚ how I found my puppy strangled and hung from a tree one day‚ the words “WHORE” in red paint glistening right behind him. And the fact that my ex-boyfriend had left
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THOMAS HARDY (1814 – 1928) Transitional figure between the Victorian novel and Modernist novel‚ from Desperate Remedies (Victorian) to Jude the Obscure (nearer to Modernism). One of the main characteristics of his writing is the mixture of plausible human beings and strange and uncommon events‚ the mixture of real and fantastic without rational explanation‚ based on superstition. Recurrent themes in Hardy’s writing are: Class distinction (Tess is from the lower class whereas Alec belongs
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Q. How does Hardy make us feel sorry for the character of Sophy? Focus points: - Language - Situation - Character Ans: The themes depicted throughout the story are that of love‚ sacrifice‚ regret‚ relationship issues and most importantly class divisions that were an eminent part of the former world community‚ and are still visible and prominent in some areas of the world. The story is set in the 19th century‚ in the city of London and countryside of North Wessex. The atmosphere of the
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I never expected to get lost; I mean my cousin had told us he knew were we were going. But we still ended up getting lost. It all started in my house‚ not so big but just a regular old house‚ where we were having a family gathering‚ and just like any other Mexican party we had loud music‚ dance and lots of food. I and my sister‚ a short 15 year old girl at that time with long curly hair‚ had bin wanting to see a movie called “The Hangover” for a pretty long time‚ jumping laughing and rolling
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feeling of flying and eventually became so extremely arrogant that he overlooked his father’s rule and soared towards the sun. The heat from the sun melted the wax of Icarus’s wings‚ sending him falling to his death. That excessive pride in challenging the power of nature is a common flaw of all humans. In “Convergence of the Twain”‚ Thomas Hardy does not show the same sympathy for Titanic disaster as others throughout history. Instead‚ he emphasizes the inescapable destruction and death caused by the
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This poem presents its composer‚ Thomas Hardy‚ through a persona of grief over his late wife. The poem is contextualized immediately after Mrs. Hardys death as the widowed persona stands by her grave. The poem moves from third person perspective through to a first person point of view. It reflects on the personas guilt of mistreating his late wife before her death and his yearning to be with her in the present. Would I lay there And she were housed there! Or better‚ togetherWe both‚ - who would
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Part I: Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy‚ born June 2‚ 1840‚ was a novelist and a poet. His mother‚ who was well read‚ educated him until he went to school at age eight. He went to Mr. Last’s Academy for Young Gentlemen in Dorchester where he learned Latin‚ and showed academic potential. His formal education ended at age sixteen however because his family’s social position lacked the means for a university education. He was apprenticed to James Hicks‚ a local architect. In 1862‚ Hardy moved to London
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present afternoon‚ P.M.’ (14).” -Here Hardy shows that Jon Durbeyfield is very susceptible to anything. He believes in everything that people tell him with out doing his research to see if his so called lineage is even true. By John acting so superior toward other people‚ by saying “obey my orders” he is letting the reader know that every time that he may seem ahead in life he acts superior to others; maybe that this is how Hardy will portray other characters
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Headline: After a First Date in 1977‚ He Never Called Her Back. Four Decades Later‚ She Makes a Stunning Realization. Summary: Back in high school‚ two students went on their first date. While she thought that they had really connected‚ he never called her again. She was surprised‚ but did nothing about it. After four decades passed‚ she was shocked when he reached out to her online. They met in person‚ and she was completely unprepared for what she was about to discover. Introduction: In
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During Wind and Rain‚ Hardy uses up to 5 themes ‚4 major ones and a minor one in it to portray the imagery and situation of what the poet himself is trying to set forward. The first theme of Time shows how Hardy is very aware that time moves on. Nothing lasts for-ever. All joys are temporary. Human happiness is only temporary. Each stanza ends with an image of the years passing. He seems to regret the changes that time has brought to the happy family scenes. In all case Hardy introduces the subject
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