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    Steinbeck uses quite descriptive vocabulary to describe Curley as an individual and links this to the way other characters react to him. Furthermore‚ he says “His glance was at once calculating and pugnacious”. This is a strong indicator in suggesting that Curley is quite an aggressive character as he describes him as pugnacious. The word ‘pugnacious’ itself is quite unusual and yet it solidifies the suspicions of what the audience think of Curley (him being a character always wanting a fight)

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    How does Edgar Allan Poe create atmosphere and build tension in The Tell Tale Heart?   The Tell Tale Heart is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the story is written using  the ‘gothic’ style language and fits into this genre because Poe builds up the  atmosphere‚ suspense and tension this way‚ the story is set at night in a house‚ the  gothic style contributes to the readers mind and reaction of tension in several different  ways‚ Poe uses a narrator to tell the story and who murders an old man that he is living 

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    late 16th century‚ hence‚ the Proctors had to maintain their marriage causing discord within the Proctor household. At the start of Act 2‚ Miller creates a tense atmosphere of animosity portrayed by John and Elizabeth Proctor in their lack of affection‚ awkwardness‚ appraisal and guilt leading to affliction. In the beginning of Act Two‚ Miller portrays the tension in the Proctors house by the awkward atmosphere between John and Elizabeth when John returns home late. John is desperately trying to

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    directions. Walter is a thirty-five year old man and is Mama’s son. In the play Walter depicts the antagonism and despondency of the African Americans during the 1940s. Walter is best characterized as depressed and opinionated. Walter in the play creates tension in the family because he wants the insurance money to invest in a liquor store. “A Raisin

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    Steinbeck indicates through Curley’s wife’s attention seeking personality throughout the book that women in general are disrespected on their gender rather than their capabilities or personality resulting in a loss of identity and putting up a façade. Curley’s wife represents not all‚ but most women in the early 1900s‚ she is overlooked upon by the men on the ranch so she uses her looks to get their attention. She simply does this because she is lonely and has nothing else to do. Lennie and George

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    In “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ George makes a rash decision‚ and that decision is shooting Lennie. I think George made the right decision shooting Lennie because Curley would’ve made sure Lennie was tortured‚ and Lennie got to die happy. Also‚ George gets to make sure no one else can get their hands on Lennie‚ causing him to get hurt worse than what already happened. In the first place‚ when Lennie killed Curley’s wife‚ Curley was hell-bent on getting his revenge. Lennie was scared because

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    tools Poe uses to create suspense. One method is first person narration which allows to see inside the narrator’s mind. Another method is story pace which is how the author drags out the events of the story. The final method is how Poe sets the scene which is basically where‚ and when. First person narration creates suspense by showing inside the narrator’s mind. It shows their thoughts and reasoning for their actions. In some of his work‚ Poe uses First person narration to show how crazy the narrator

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    Almost every day people with great intentions try to create a utopia of any kind. In the path towards a utopia there are many things which one must sacrifice in order to achieve the utopia which has always been a dream of many. However‚ sometimes the price to create a utopia is too much to pay and in ‘The Giver’ the price is definitely too much to pay. Therefore‚ the ‘community’ is definitely more of a dystopia opposed to being a utopia because everyone behaves as if they are incompetent of feeling

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    How does Steinbeck Portray loneliness in the Novel? Steinbeck uses loneliness in the novel on many occasions. He uses it to shows how different people were lonely in different ways and also reveals to us about the Great Depression in American and how different ethnic races and people were affected. I my essay I am going to describe to you about have different characters in the book ‘Of Mice and Men’ were lonely and how the used dreams to get over their certain troubles. The first character I

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    “This pearl has become my soul‚” (Steinbeck 65)‚ said Kino‚ the main character in John Steinbeck’s wondrous book‚ The Pearl. Kino is a lowly‚ poor brush house villager given a chance to become rich and accomplish feats that only a wealthy white man at the time could do. When he found a pearl that could make him rich‚ everything changed. Greed overcame Kino and lead him to hope and wish for things no brush house man would think of. Greed can lead us to do many things‚ even when people try to stop

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