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    may actually use this powerful energy of anger to reach the impossible. Kathryn Stockett is a normal American girl‚ who is known for her debut novel The Help. The Help is about African-American people working for white households in Jackson‚ Mississippi‚ during the 1960s. Stockett tries‚ in her novel‚ to tackle a subject that is uncomfortable for most Americans. The Help describes the relationship between African-American maids and the white people. This research paper will discuss how racism is the

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    something without directly stating it. Sometimes they are accessible while other times sometimes they are hostility‚ regardless‚ they are used to apparently‚ the story. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Fitzgerald uses symbolism to create a more illustrative story for the reader. Gatsby and Daisy have a relationship but separated when Gatsby went to War. When he came to West Egg‚ he finds that Daisy has married to Tom Buchanan. He became a good friend with Daisy’s cousin Nick and reconnected

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    Good morning to fellow classmates. Today I will be talking about the usage of the animal metaphor to examine race in Maus. The metaphor of Jews as mice is taken directly from Nazi propaganda‚ which portrayed the Jews as a kind of vermin to be exterminated. The purpose of using this metaphor is therefore to undermine the Nazi propaganda by ironically going with it. So the Jews are depicted as mice‚ but Spiegelman shows the humanity of the mice – their innocence‚ their vulnerability‚ their tragic

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    immigration experience he had coming to America. The father hoped to see more music and education incorporated within the Enlightenment in the Temple‚ but once the Gothic phase occurred‚ that sensation faded. Violence displays its self in a way that the reader cannot conclude on through the mystery but rather the rational actions leading up to it. The Temple created a sense of memory for the children towards the beginning‚ which hindered no uncanny thoughts‚ but once Gothic characteristics occurred‚ tragedy

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    On the Twelfth Day of Christmas your true love tells you that they are actually a girl pretending to be a boy! That is not exactly how the song goes‚ but Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare explores this very current concept. Shakespeare’s early plays were written in the conventional style of the day‚ with elaborate metaphors and rhetorical phrases that did not always align naturally with the story’s plot or characters. However‚ William Shakespeare was very innovative‚ adapting this traditional

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    World War II writes a satirical story that is also a warning to what can become of the world. Throughout 1984‚ George Orwell uses satire in his writing through literary elements; theme‚ imagery‚ symbolism and irony. 1984‚ being written at a time where Stalin and Hitler were forces to be reckoned‚ many knew what could happen if these two ever trusted their way into power. Orwell uses satirical themes in his book to relate to what was going on at present time. Totalitarianism was something to be feared

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    1. Hemingway uses visual imagery to describe the autumn. "In the fall when the rains came the leaves all fell from the chestnut trees and the branches were bare and the trunks black with rain. The vineyards were thin and bare-branched too and all the country wet and brown and dead with autumn." Hemingway focuses on rain and how sets an image of death and despair which implies that the rain serves as a symbol of death; making a connection between rain and the deaths in the war. Rain preceded an outbreak

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    novel‚ Scout and Jem’s father Atticus is appointed to defend a black man and the children realize how unfair and prejudice the townspeople of Maycomb really are. The trial of Tom Robinson and the mysterious Radley house come together in an action packed ending. Many things intrigue me about this book. I like the way that Lee uses symbolism throughout the book. It helps the reader understand the characters in great depth.Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are the main examples of symbolism

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    and disappointment. Steinbeck uses the chrysanthemums to symbolize Elisa’s femininity and as a critique of a male-dominated society. Elisa’s flower garden and her chrysanthemums represent the aesthetic aspect of the story. Like the flowers‚ Elisa is a beautiful woman who is valued for her practicality and not for her beauty. Her marriage with Henry lacks intimacy as he does not appreciate her feminine side and the lack of children. He fails to appreciate Elisa and she does not point-out his fault

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