A man turns into a cockroach‚ is rejected by those nearest to him‚ and suddenly dies with an apple on his back. The plot of “The Metamorphosis” is just that. Or is it? The story is filled with emotion and modernist concepts. The three A’s of modernism‚ anxiety‚ ambiguity‚ and alienation‚ show up prominently in Kafka’s writing. Anxiety oozes out of “The Metamorphosis.” The story reads like a bad dream. First of all‚ the situation itself is anxiety inducing. For many‚ nothing would be more horrifying
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People are living in the material world‚ and their behaviors are inevitably influenced more or less by money‚ and not always for the better change. While it is undoubted that money can possibly alter the thoughts and actions of people‚ short or long period‚ but this change didn’t last long for me. I used to be one of those people‚ who couldn’t resist the lure of the money‚ but what I experienced makes who I am now. I realized that money can reduce the amount of work and effort I need to do since
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872). While he doesn’t assign human characteristics to the speaker’s thoughts through words‚ Shelley does create another alternative to personification. He transforms the speaker’s intangible thoughts into something that can be held and more importantly‚ thrown. In these last few stanzas of the poem‚ Shelley still manages to leave the reader with a final
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Explore the use of religion in the text of Jane Eyre Religion is a main theme throughout the novel; we are reminded that everything in this period of time is focused around religion at almost every stage in Jane’s life. There are three religious figures that Jane encounters throughout the novel‚ Mr Brocklehurst‚ Helen Burns and St.John Rivers. With each encounter Jane struggles more with religion‚ she struggles with the balance of what is her moral duty and what she thinks is right herself. Mr Brocklehurst
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by John Steinbeck‚ there are two characters that rarely get to speak to the others on the farm they live on. Crooks‚ a disabled black stable buck‚ and Curley’s wife‚ the wife of the farm owner’s son. Both characters seem equally lonely on the farm‚ but when you look deeper you can see that Curley’s wife is more lonesome than Crooks. Curley’s wife is always looking for Curley‚ as he is the only person she is supposed to talk to. She repeatedly asks the men‚ “Any of you boys seen Curley?” (Steinbeck
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Introduction section of Curley’s wife She is newly married to Curley. Curley’s has no name on this novel because she wants recognition‚ attention‚ her own identity‚ and her own life. To emphasise how she has none of these things‚ Steinbeck doesn’t even give her a name. She is just someone’s “wife”. This shows that there is no identity of her own. Without him she would be nothing. She is young‚ pretty‚ wears attractive clothes and locks her hair. She seems flirtatious and is always hanging around
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and instantly regrets it. George either cared for Lennie or felt pity towards Lennie because of his disability or both. George always wanted Lennie to go away but when it came down to that he wanted Lennie to stay. He was always in between‚ no matter how frustrating Lennie made George they had each other and that’s more than most men on the ranch had.”George said I want you to stay with
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How does Steinbeck emphasise the unusual nature of the friendship between George and Lennie? In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ Steinbeck stresses the importance and abnormality of the friendship between George and Lennie by using a variety of methods. They are complete opposites‚ yet they share a journey through the struggles of The Great Depression as friends and have faith in the same dream. This pulls them together through the most stressful parts of the novel. These two itinerant workers meet
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How spyware should be used Not long ago‚ we read an article ‚ written by Harlan coben titled The undercover parent‚ an opinion paper on parents using spyware on their children’s computers. At the beginning of the article the writer informs us that they previously thought that this was just a wrong unjustified invasion of privacy‚ however‚ after the author did some research they Still did not support the idea‚ but they understood why it is used and stated it was a beneficial idea. The understanding
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Explore the significance of Shakespeare’s use of soliloquies in Hamlet. Referring to two soliloquies‚ explain how they contribute to our understanding of the tragedy. The definition of a tragedy is any event with a “sad and unfortunate outcome”. Throughout the play we see constant hints of a tragedy‚ until the ending finally convinces us that this is definitely a tragic play. Tragedy can be represented through many different features: from structure to language and form. The use of soliloquies
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