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    used to create tension and suspense in ’The Monkey’s Paw’. From the very beginning we can see that the language used sets the scene and conveys the mood of the story; "the night was cold and wet". Pathetic fallacy immediately implies that the story will be based on evil and creates tension as it intrigues the reader. We can see that the language used helps the story to become fast paced which contributes to creating tension and suspense. We can also see that there are many words that create suspense

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    Truman won by a 49% to 45% margin and in his surprising victory decided to create a change when he became president. He modified the prior “New Deal” with his version of the “Fair Deal.” He created more public housing‚ increased minimum wage‚ encouraged and helped spread education‚ protection against natural civil rights‚ and created national health insurance. Sadly‚ all this really did was unintentionally create tension that eventually started the Cold War. During this time though‚ Chinese Communists

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    Blackadder How is humour created and employed in episode 6 of Blackadder goes forth? The media release thousands of programmes every day each with their own type to be placed within. Humour is just one of the many types of program there are and many people have the stereotypical view that a comedy has to be full of laughs. The comedy I will be looking at is Blackadder goes forth. Humour must rely on several things‚ one of the most important things is the time of making if it is about a sensitive

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    How does Steinbeck present Lennie and George in the 1st chapter? Lennie and George’s father and son like relationship is clearly one of love‚ although from the beginning we sense George’s frustration due to Lennie’s constant childish behaviour. George is very protective over Lennie‚ “Lennie for God’s sake don’t drink so much!” because he has been told to look after him by his “Aunt Clara”. George does like having Lennie around as he says‚ “No you stay with me”. As Lennie and George are itinerant

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    How does Fitzgerald tell the story in Chapter 2? In chapter 2 Tom takes Nick to the Valley of Ashes where he meets Myrtle and is taken to their New York apartment. Once there he meets friends of Tom and Myrtle the McKee’s and Myrtles sister Catherine. They have a party and Nick gets drunk for second time in his life‚ at the end of the chapter‚ Tom punches Myrtle’s nose because she keeps talking about Daisy. F Scott Fitzgerald uses a variety of techniques in chapter 2 in order to tell the story‚

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    Steinbeck present’s Curley’s wife as the only women in the ranch‚ who occupies a key role in the novella as the catalyst for much discontent for several of the characters and for the tragic ending‚ because of this men in the ranch constantly think of her as a ‘trouble maker’. George refers to her as a “poison” and that he has “never seen piece of jailbait worse than her” This suggests that if Lennie gets in trouble with Curley’s wife it’s trouble for the both of them as they will lose the chance

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    In Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck presents Curley’s Wife having an amazing look. Steinbeck writes that‚ ‘she had full‚ rouged lips‚her fingernails were red‚she wore red mules. The repetition of the colour red here maybe symbolizes the fact that Curley’s Wife is confident about her appearance. The thing which stands out about her is when he refers to her as ‘good looking’. This might show that Curley’s Wife is confident about her looks and femininity because her dream is to be a film star. This might

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    How does Steinbeck portray Crooks as a character? Steinbeck portrays Crooks as an intelligent man ‘’California Civil Code’’ Crooks strives to be literate on his own and he wants to be aware of the few right has as a black man. It also shows that he is intelligent because with the little schooling he has it looks like he wants to better himself. Crooks is being separated due to his skin colour. ‘’A little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn’’ we can infer that this is the location for Crooks

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    by John Steinbeck‚ the author gives an unfair portrayal to the only woman in the book. This is a sign of misogyny‚ or hatred of women. The only woman in the book is Curley’s wife‚ and she is not even given a proper name. The way Steinbeck describes her‚ describes her death‚ and how he described her actions with the men on the ranch lets the reader know that Steinbeck is not very fond of women. The way that John Steinbeck describes Curley’s wife throughout the book shows that he does not really

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    Lee and John Steinbeck are able to provide an in-depth perspective

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