In the short story The Lottery by shirley Jackson‚ A small village continues a yearly sacrifice in form of “The Lottery”. A major theme within this short story is that social pressure cna leads to bad decision making. In the story‚ people followed the elderly stps as they were told because everyone was doing so. On page 8‚ “Come on‚ Come on everyone.” As the reader‚ this tells me that the villagers are under social pressure and were told to do whatever whether is wrong is not. In connection with
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The Necklace and The Gift of the Magi Essay There are many similarities between the The Gift of The Magi and The Necklace. The main one being the theme of sacrifice. In The Gift of The Magi both Jim Dillingham Young and Della Young forfeited what they treasured most‚ but‚ they treasured something even more‚ love. Due to both Della and Jim loving one another‚ they gave up and sacrificed for each other. This is similar to The Necklace in such that Mathilde’s husband‚ M. Loisel‚ cares very much for
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of the first novels ever written to feature a strong female character as the lead role. Hester Prynne is punished for committing adultery against her ex husband Roger Dimmesdale. She is to be punished for seven‚ horrific‚ lonely years of her and her daughter‚ Pearl‚ lives. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hester Prynne is punished in three different ways. One of the three types of punishments Hester is going through is imprisonment. She is arrested on a charge for adultery against her
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Personal sacrifice can be perceived in one of four ways: shocking‚ spontaneous‚ sterile‚ or selfless. Being able to find the true meaning behind an individual’s sacrifice as well as pinpointing its exact effects can be extremely tricky‚ and at times‚ impossible should one not be equipped with the skills needed to identify such variables. Nevertheless‚ rhetorical devices such as epiphanies‚ telegraphic sentences‚ colloquial language‚ and cleverly crafted diction are all capable of revealing any effects
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Play: The Oyster and the Pearl Q.1 Do you think that it is right to allow clay to believe that there is a pearl in the oyster? Ans: Clay is a poor innocent boy he wants money to put in and add for his disappeared father his father had left home a month ago Clay knew that the basic reason for his leaving home was money which was a constant cause of dispute between his fathers and mother. Harry’s effort to give the boy a hope of a pearl in the oyster is the virtuous act of human side of him perhaps
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describes the human instinct to resolve uncertainties of the past. Shakespeare reveals the absolute need for humans to reconcile the past when presented with a new situation by displaying the harm one is willing to inflict on others‚ as well as the sacrifices one is willing to take‚ to achieve reconciliation. He also argues this by demonstrating this attribute to be innate to all humans‚ regardless of morality or self-interest. In the play‚ Hamlet is determined to reconcile the past by enacting revenge
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There are many different aspects of the novel that argue if Hester is the best citizen or the worst. The Novel‚ The scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathanial Hawthorne is very fluent and punctilious. Many people argue weather Hester‚ the main character‚ is a bad citizen or a good citizen. In my perspective‚ Hester is a very commendable and gentle young lady. In This essay I will discuss my interpretation of the reasons she is good and the reasons she is bad. Concluding this I will explain the crimes she
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Hester Prynne The character of Hester Prynne changed significantly throughout the novel "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne‚ through the eyes of the Puritans‚ is an extreme sinner; she has gone against the Puritan ways‚ committing adultery. For this irrevocably harsh sin‚ she must wear a symbol of shame for the rest of her life. From the beginning‚ we see that Hester Prynne is a young and beautiful woman who has brought a child into the world with an unknown father. She is
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dead‚ and life everlasting‚” stated Jerry Ryan. Hester Prynne is the primary character of The Scarlet Letter and a young maiden who had a husband that disappeared two years prior when Hester had an affair with someone else. Roger Chillingworth is the husband of Hester Prynne‚ and he is looking for revenge because of Hester’s betrayal. Hawthorne shows that not everyone is a perfect person when it comes to his or her feelings and emotions. Since Hester Prynne is the heroine of the story and refuses
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Similarly‚ Hester Prynne was forced into prison‚ away from the town people‚ which ensued her sinful action. In the 1850’s‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne published the Scarlet Letter. The Scarlet Letter is set in a Puritanical Society that tells the story of how one simple act of passion can upset the very basic thread of society. Hester Prynne personally transcends the judgments through her discoveries in nature‚ while she lives a simplistic life and becomes more self-reliant. Although Hester seems to be
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