In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ violence is used to develop the main character‚ Holden. To convey a sarcastic tone and to refer to the theme‚ which is the protection of innocence‚ throughout the book. Salinger’s use of violence in the novel helps the reader understand Holden’s thought process. Violence is used to expose some of Holden’s main characteristics including his need for attention‚ his sensitivity and last but not least‚ his ability to care. Holden would be classified
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With leadership comes power; some use their power for the greater good and some abuse it. Many people want to be the leader of a group‚ but may underestimate the amount of responsibility it actually takes. Although everyone is capable of using their power for the greater good‚ it is easy for someone to get caught up in power and abuse it. In Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies” Ralph‚ one of the main characters‚ shows how people are capable of using their power for good. The plane Ralph‚ and a group
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Throughout the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare‚ the author uses light or the absence of light to enhance and/or contribute to the mood of a particular scene. As viewers watch Romeo and Juliet fall in love‚ the obstacles that complicate their unfair love become very obvious. Shakespeare uses light and dark images to add to the mood of his play. Usually in text and stories from the beginning of time‚ to modern-day‚ light would correspond with good‚ and dark with evil. Shakespeare on
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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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characters‚ when given the opportunity exercise their power over others to manipulate them. The characters that use their power to manipulate other characters is Crooks‚ Carlson and Curley’s wife. Each character in Of Mice and Men have some type of power‚ some are not as noticeable as Crooks’s power to manipulate others. Crooks is not a character the book tells a lot about but it does show the reader what kind of person he is. In the book Crooks tries to convince Lennie that George is not going
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their social standing rather than merit. The people and events in the novel are used to depict the prejudicial‚ ignorant‚ and proud nature of society‚ which can be seen as inhibitors to personal happiness. The use of satire is prevalent in the novel. Austen satirizes the high class by expressing how societal standards can degrade a character’s identity. The novel questions the nature of social hierarchy that prevents people from seeing the best in others which can result in misunderstanding and breakdown
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Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses his trademark descriptive way of writing his stories to describe the scenery of the island‚ the appearance of the boys and their behavior‚ and the beast that is claimed to share the island with the boys. Golding uses this imagery to create a visual picture for the reader‚ so they can feel as if they’re seeing the events in person‚ and to have a better understanding of the book and Golding himself. The descriptions he uses to describe the boys as the story progresses
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Analyse how symbols are used to develop an idea in the text. Four paragraphs: Kites The fight between Amir and Assef The Lamb The move to America “ Tourist” Theme: “Redemption can be attainable even in the worst of circumstances” “There is a way to be good again.” Marks a point in Amirs life when he truly discovers redemption can be attainable even in the worst of circumstances. After years of dnial‚ lies‚ hiding and ignorance this phone conversation with Raham Khan plants the seeds
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WORDS How has Golding used silence and language to enhance the story? Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies ’ is a novel where silence and language is used as a medium to communicate among the boys on the island. Language is used as a form of civilization but as the days go by the language starts to depreciate person by person along with the need of civilization. Language and silence are also used to foretell future events in the novel. ‘The conch was silent.’ Here Golding uses irony
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short and long time. There is no doubt that there are discrepancies in the way time is presented within the play. Shakespeare uses short time to heighten the intensity of the drama and to give us an impression of the reckless nature of the tragedy. Short time is basically just the action of the play taken literally. To add plausibility to his play Shakespeare uses a longer time to establish and reinforce the idea that a sufficient period‚ of time has elapsed during which the supposed affair
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