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    1. Describe how Will expressed his sexuality throughout the movie? For the majority of the movie‚ Will expressed his sexuality violently. First of all‚ during the scene where he and Skylar were making out in bed‚ she told Will that she is headed to California and wants Will to come with her -- Will didn’t accept his girlfriend’s offer since he believed that if he were to go‚ he’ll make a fool of himself and claimed that his girlfriend will regret taking him. When Skyler insisted‚ this filled Will

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    The theme of people longing for love can be seen throughout the novel through the Bergen Family. Bette Greene has a way with words while she tells the tale of this small town‚ Jewish family‚ and how Patty Bergen hides a German POW. Harry Bergen‚ Patty’s father‚ is wounded. He is also harmful. Harry hurts Patty physically and mentally. “...telling me that he did not ever want me playing with that Dowd boy‚ not ever again.” (Greene 64). By telling Patty she could not play with Freddy‚ that hurt

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    ! Symbolism‚ Imagery and Theme in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close The novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close tells the story of Oskar‚ a 9 year old boy‚ who had a very close relationship with his father before he died in the 9/11 attack. His love for his father grew after he found a key in his fathers’ vase‚ which sent him on an adventure to find the lock that fits the key. Jonathan Safran Foer‚ the author of this book‚ clearly demonstrates the characteristics of literary elements. The novel

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    The Lesson is considered by the Literary Canon to be a wonderful work of fiction because of its use of language‚ humanistic themesymbolism‚ and non-genre plot. Two essential elements that add to the depth and enhance a reader’s comprehension of The Lesson are Bambara’s use of symbolism and theme. The Lesson takes place in New York’s inner city. The fictional story begins with a group of poor‚ uneducated‚ lower class city kids standing in front of a mailbox‚ preparing themselves for another day

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    The two poems ‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy and ‘A Woman to her lover’ by Christine Walsh both share the main theme of love and the perfect relationship or valentine’s gift. Each poet has used vivid symbolism to express their true feelings on this theme. Duffy has effectively described how love is like an onion‚ whereas Walsh has described her ideal relationship by using symbolic metaphors. ‘Valentine’ is a poem about the ideal gift to receive on Valentine’s Day. Most people would not associate

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    Views Expressed In Lord Of The Flies. In this human world‚ wherever we turn there will always be conflict. No human is perfect‚ and all humans err. Therefore we should understand that to err is only human‚ and to forgive is divine. The ethical views expressed in the renowned bestseller novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ brings into perspective the ever changing external and internal conflict that lies within each of us. None of us can quite identify with and comprehend what is passing through another

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    The Great Gatsby: Symbolism and Themes The Novel‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ illustrates many themes and symbols that affect the plot. The setting is in the 1920s on Long Island‚ New York. The story is told in Nick’s point of view as he goes through life and is faced with themes like The American Dream‚ Society vs. Class‚ and corruption with wealth. A symbol is an object‚ color‚ or figure that is used to represent a key idea or theme that is trying to be presented. The author uses

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    techniques in How to Read Like a Professor ‘How to Read Like a Professor’ is a book that discusses several broad yet detailed techniques of reading. While I am positive everyone who reads this book knows how to read‚ they may not know how to read to fully comprehend all of a volume‚ even that which is not on the page. One such technique that really helps to reveal much about a story is symbolism‚ or the use of something to represent something else usually not in the story. Symbolism is important

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    feel the connection among each other when wearing it whether they are in Palestine or in any other country. The pattern in the Keffiyeh turned nowadays into a fashion trend. In this paper I will be talking about the Keffiyeh as a cultural symbol and how it became a fashion trend stating after that my opinion about it and other people opinions. I used interview as a method to know more about what people do see and think about the Keffiyeh. In Palestinians tradition‚ the Keffiyeh has been worn mostly

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    different ideas brought into their text. That’s what I think symbolism means in terms of English Literature. It is creating the background for us readers. The author wants us to connect the dots in the story. When the author makes the connection‚ we are more engaged and interested in what else he has to write. Most symbols used in literature are objects used to represent other things or ideas. There are several ways to recognize symbolism in literature. One of common ways is the frequency an object

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