Furthermore‚ Sarah attempts to describe the result of the rape. Years later in her apartment in San Francisco‚ she narrates: “She steps into the tub. It is smaller than the one in Beirut. Still‚ she remembers being lost in that tub‚ totally immersed‚ she remembers trying to get clean. She scrubbed herself with loofah‚ over and over‚ as if there was some dark stain and she Lady Macbeth. Out‚ damn spot. She was dirty‚ all of her” (I‚ the Divine 82). Alameddine relates Sarah to Lady Macbeth because
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supposed to be compassionate and willing to fight for justice. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch is a well respected man in the town he lives in called Maycomb County. He is a lawyer who is trying to defend a black man‚ who is accused of raping a white woman. This is such an important case because it is a white man against a black man in court where race is not supposed to matter. Atticus tries his hardest to make the jury believe Tom Robinson is not guilty and has done nothing wrong
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A Study of Racial Injustice in Harper Lee’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Research Proposal A. Background of Study According to book “White Racism”‚ racism is the system of oppression of African Americans and other people of color by White Europeans and White Americans (Feagin‚ Vera‚ Batur 3). Racial discrimination is one of the social problem happen in the 20th century. It can be the oppression of a group of people on the basis of race and color. In the United States‚ racism is structured into the rhythms
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‘The Tempest’ was on November the 1st 1611‚ there was a great demand for entertainment such as plays during the Elizabethan Era. Patriarchal Society plays a key role in ‘The Tempest’ in which Prospero holds authority over Miranda. Another aspect of how patriarchal society is shown is that Miranda is the only female character in the play however Sycorax‚ Caliban’s mother and Miranda’s mother are mentioned briefly. There are many themes explored throughout the pay such as love‚ betrayal‚ loyalty‚ greed
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Shakespeare uses many different themes to present love; relationships‚ conflict‚ magic‚ dreams and fate. Overall‚ he presents it as something with the ability to make us act irrationally and foolishly. Within A Midsummer Night’s Dream we see many examples of how being ’in love’ can cause someone to change their perspective entirely. ’The path of true love never did run smooth’ is a comment made from one of the main characters‚ Lysander‚ which sums up the play’s idea that lovers always face difficult
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How Does Shakespeare Present Parent/Child Relationships in ‘The Tempest’? In ’The Tempest’ Shakespeare presents parent and child relationships as an emotional process that eventually ends in a sacrifice‚ leaving the parent and child happy. Through the characters of Miranda and Prospero‚ Shakespeare shows that for parents to make their children happy they need to sacrifice what they like but can live without. Shakespeare demonstrates this in Act 1 Scene 2‚
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When Miss Maudie tells Jem and Scout that their father is the best shooter in Maycomb they are awestruck. Scout and Jem had been discouraged because while all the other kids in her school told of all the great things their fathers did they believed Atticus was too old and feeble to do the things other fathers did. Once Atticus shot the mad dog Jem wanted to ask his dad about the shot but could not find the words. “‘d you see him‚ Scout? ’d you see him just standin’ there?... ’n’ all of a sudden
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describing Proctor’s eyes like “coals” Mary suggests that his eyes are as dark as his heart and his true intentions. In fact‚ the usage of “claw my neck” proposes the idea that Proctor is a monster manipulating her into taking action in something she does not want to be a part of. By consecutively repeating the words “I sign‚ I sign” Mary makes her audience sense that she has been pressured into doing something she did not want to. She makes herself the victim in a story that is not even true in order
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In the Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding investigates the theme of civilization. Some boys are left on an island to fend for themselves. The idea of the book is that every human is born a savage‚ that it is our instincts. The book puts our characters alone without any guardian or government. Society can mask our natural ways‚ but it cannot completely change us. They decide to make their own civilization‚ in which Ralph is a figure of democracy‚ while Jack is a figure of Dictatorship. Piggy is the
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Have you ever felt lonely or isolated before? In the story “Of Mice And Men” by John Steinbeck these characters Candy‚ Curley’s wife and Crooks are all on the look for the American dream during this they all experience loneliness and isolation in their own way. Candy is the oldest out of all of the workers he is also disabled and this causes him to have the most money out of all the workers. “And they give me two hundred and fifty dollars cause I lost my hand. and I got fifty more saved up
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