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    were pretty likely to be similar in age to Jem and Scout when they lived in the same time period. What this means is that Harper Lee subliminally snuck in child-like memories for the readers in this book‚ so they can look back on their memories‚ and how life was like before the civil rights act was signed. Readers could also compare their lives to Jem and Scout and identify things that they can relate to. This tactic is effective because the readers are more sympathetic towards Jem and Scout. Human

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    leads to conflicts between groups in societies. In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding creates the theme of savagery through the children’s location and isolation. To emphasize this‚ Golding portrays the people on the island as innocent children to show how primitive and savagery is the core in the human heart. Due to the boys’ desire for freedom and endeavor to kill the beast‚ the children become primally savage‚ which can be shown through their game‚ excitement over killing a pig‚ and murdering of Simon

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    Throughout The Great Gatsby‚ the main three female characters are presented to be Daisy Buchanan‚ Jordan Baker and Myrtle Wilson; although these women have different qualities and in some ways different lives‚ they could be seen to all conform to the patriarchal norms of society at the time with the men with which they interact and fall in love‚ or lust‚ in one way or another‚ for each different part of society they live in. In the novel there are‚ however‚ exceptions to this. Daisy and Jordan Baker

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    In ‘A Midsummer’s Night Dream’ Helena is presented as an extremely lovesick and broken girl. To present Helena‚ Shakespeare uses carefully crafted language and a range of techniques such as metaphors‚ similes and hyperboles. The audience’s reaction to Helena changes throughout the play‚ for example‚ at different points in the play‚ we feel sympathetic towards her. At the beginning of the play Helena is heartbroken and extremely upset due to Demetrius’s hate towards her. We know this as she says

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    whole campaign for Puyi to rule Manchukuo. In Puyi’s Autobiography‚ he reveals the truth about the relationship between Japan and Manchukuo. The truth was that Manchukuo was a puppet country that was being controlled by Japan. Puyi shows his audience how he was deceived by Japan and Japanese officials in believing he had a significant part in the decisions regarding Manchukuo‚ when the truth is he was just a placeholder for them

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    characters who are averse to Elizabeth’s intelligence‚ namely her mother and Lady Catherine. Elizabeth is also shown to have a strong sense of values that guide her actions throughout the novel. While she is not afraid to speak her mind‚ Elizabeth does not speak with ill intentions‚ but rather in a "a lively‚ playful disposition‚ which delighted in any thing ridiculous." Elizabeth herself is both aware and

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    Elizabeth Gaskell. Mary Barton. Ed. Edgar Wright. Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 1998. Questia. 9 Mar. 2006. In her novel‚ Mary Barton‚ Elizabeth Gaskell delivers a powerful and descriptive account of the living conditions during the Industrial Revolution in Manchester‚ England. Gaskell is able to deliver such a story through her aggressive approach in detail. The novel portrays life in Manchester as brutal and depressing. As the reader you don’t just review topics discussed in class but

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    “Havisham” by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem which depicts the character of Miss Havisham from the novel “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens. Havisham is a bitter and spiteful character due to being jilted at the altar many years ago. She has become twisted and vengeful due to her heartbreak and loneliness. Themes such as love‚ hate‚ grief and madness are explored throughout the poem to illustrate Havisham’s descendance into insanity. Duffy uses several techniques in order to deepen my understanding

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    Initially‚ Lady Macbeth is just ambitious‚ but when she reads the letter from Macbeth about the prophecies she contemplates murder. She only cares about ‘the future in the instant’. This means that she doesn’t care how she achieves greatness‚ but uses her cleverness to convince Macbeth to kill King Duncan. Even as she loves him‚ she calls him ‘my dearest partner of greatness’‚ which shows that she is very aware of her position. She is calculating and knows exactly what her plans are to kill Duncan;

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    In her novel‚ Pride and Prejudice‚ Jane Austen introduces two contradicting characters‚ Miss Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Charles Darcy. In the beginning‚ Austen paints Elizabeth as a benevolent character‚ while she portrays Darcy as arrogant and judgmental. According to Butler‚ however‚ their distinctions fade and more similarities emerge as the book progresses. Butler describes these similarities as discovered by Elizabeth “whenever [she] discusses Darcy’s faults” (Butler 223). Despite their recently

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