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    Second of all‚ pearl changed Kino and Juana lives. Third of all‚ their reaction to pearl. The theme of the story is greed is a bad thing because sometimes it can change person to being evil. The main point of the different between Kino and Juana and how pearl changed their lives. First of all‚ Juana is a quite person who takes care of her family‚ she is a mother. Kino is a father‚ a good guy who works hard ad a happy person. His job is a pearl diver‚ when Kino found the pearl Kino changed

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    How effective are the opening chapters of Great Expectations? Discuss the methods Dickens uses to ensure the readers’ continuing interest. Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ was published in 1860 as monthly stories in magazines and newspapers. Dickens’ wrote novels and stories that were seen as social documents which meant that they portrayed what his society was like at the time. The industrial revolution was a time of mass poverty in Britain. There was homelessness‚ unemployment and massive

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    Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck Often times‚ we go through life feeling confused‚ lost‚ and sad. Living life through various facades grows weary over time. Eventually‚ we are led to the inevitable search to strive for the discovery of who we really are. Self-identity is an important focal point in our individual triumphs and tribulations we experience in our journey of life. During times of conflict‚ we frequently struggle with only ourselves. "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck‚ written in the

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    How does Stevenson use the concept of duality in his Jekyll and Hyde novella? In my essay I will conduct a detailed analysis‚ on how he displays a concept of duality that Dr.jeykll and Mr.Hyde battle in a conflict of good and evil in the vast double psychological character‚ also how the suspense will attract the reader with mindboggling suspense. This key element is vital in keeping the reader hocked to the novella. Robert Louis Stevenson incorporated the ideology of duality in the book as a main

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    Of Mice and Men- Characters “Old Candy watched him go. He looked helplessly back at Curley’s wife‚ and gradually his sorrow and his anger turned into words. ‘You God damn tramp‚’ he said viciously. You done it di’n’t you? I s’pose you’re glad.’” Curley’s wife is a key character to ‘Of Mice and Men’ because she plays such a vital role in the story. She is the only woman on the ranch‚ and it is her presence and her behaviour that bring about Lennie’s final downfall. Although her behaviour may be

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    Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck Journey is a term that implies travel‚ which can offer up new insights‚ experiences‚ cultures and perspectives. Journeys can have positive or negative effects‚ as we see in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”. In the novel‚ the writer takes us into the American outback‚ and we journey with the characters as they face the various challenges and barriers that arise as they attempt to achieve the ‘great American dream’ – settling down and farming their own land.

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    Jessica Rud Mr. Evans English 102 14 November 2012 Conventions to Humor the Audience In comedies‚ the audience is aware of certain conventions that must be displayed to make the show or the play a comedy. Conventions are widely used techniques in art and literature. Comedy conventions have changed since the Elizabethan times to modern day. In Elizabethan times‚ a happy ending is a device that brings emotion to the audience after all the humor. In modern sitcoms‚ a technique called satire is

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    Curley’s wife is a significant personality in the novel. John Steinbeck presents her in different ways during the novel and uses different methods to influence the reader’s judgement‚ for instance through her look‚ as she is a complex character. Significantly Steinbeck makes it clear that nurture turns her into the person she is in the novel‚ her nature is different. He uses language to show us who she is as revealed by colour and light symbolism; incongruity of her appearance and the setting; simile

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    How does the writer of this text use language and grammar to shape the readers response? The author uses jargon‚ puns and compound sentences to shape his readers response. This is done by paying attention to his audience which is the readers of the Metro‚ which are public transport users. Also to his purpose which is to entertain his audience. Puns are used to give a light-hearted effect to entertain his audience. This is evident where the author says “A new musical talent spreads his wings”

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    How does Steinbeck present the character of Curley in Of Mice and Men? In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck mainly presents Curley as a mean person who wants authority on the ranch. Although this makes Curley a more hated character‚ Steinbeck makes it clear to the reader that Curley is only mean as a result of being lonely. This loneliness of Curley was typical of men on ranches in 1930s America. Curley wants to get more authority on the ranch. When we first see Curley‚ he is described as closing his

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