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    Through their levels of loneliness‚ their mistreatment as women‚ and their image of only being an object‚ it is apparent that these women faced many challenges during their existence. Loneliness takes form in many different actions and characteristics. In both Of Mice and Men and Flowers for Algernon‚ Fay and Curley’s Wife’s loneliness forms into a flirtatious nature. Despite being married to

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    Ambrose Bierce’s‚ “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”‚ is the story of a want-to-be hero. The main character‚ Peyton Farquhar‚ cannot participate in the war‚ and has to stick to just being a farmer. Bierce puts a spin on what it is to be a hero in this story‚ and what happens to them. In his story through the eyes of Farquahr‚ one must be a soldier‚ do something spectacular‚ and then make away back home to the soldiers family‚ to be a hero. These are the three parts of what it means to be a hero;

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    Loneliness A lonely breeze blew across the school compound‚ dispelling the scorching afternoon heat that filled the air. For a moment‚ dead leaves‚ dust and a plastic bag all rose together in a aerial waltz- the collapsed to the ground unceremoniously. Then‚ it was still and everything seemed lifeless. I still waited‚ my eyes fixed on a secluded spot just outside the school building. It was sheltered by a wall and shielded on three sides by walls‚ the surrounding of it was laid with gravel

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    stories. There is a wide selection of stories that may possibly be articulated‚ and a wider selection of stories to be generated. Ambrose Bierce created a story that is truthful and emphasizes the real details of life‚ no softening. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is a story that explains the traumatic experience of a soldier‚ seeing his life flash before his eyes‚ while being hung. Realism is a careful description of mundane

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    ironical emphasis on the idea that while loneliness pushes people towards keeping secrets‚ it is those secrets that add to their loneliness in return and create greater damage to the highlighted relationships. While both stories hone on an unfaithful marriage‚ in “Sexy”‚ the perspective is given through the ‘other woman’ with whom the husband‚ Dev‚ cheats his wife. Throughout the story‚ Miranda seeks a connection to achieve her goal of discarding her loneliness. However‚ her affair with a married man

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    the theme of family‚ companionship‚ abandonment and loneliness. Before the monster was created‚ Frankenstein was expecting the creature to be beautiful and amazing. However‚ after he created the being‚ and gave it life‚ he saw how horrible‚ ugly and vile the creature was. Instead of teaching and nurturing him‚ Frankenstein abandoned him. The monster was extremely lonely because he did not have family or friends to accompany him. Loneliness is a horrible thing because when one is alone‚ he does

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    The short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce is a story divided into three parts. In the first part we meet a man about to be hung by the Union army in the time of the Civil War. He is being hung for an unknown reason other than opposing the Union army. In the second section we learn about the successful planter named Peyton Farquhar. Peyton wants to help the confederacy; he is unable to join the Confederate Army. A Union spy comes and tells him of a way he can sabotage the

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    and Men Literary Analysis Essay on Loneliness “Actually‚ feeling lonely has little to do with how many friends you have. It ’s the way you feel inside. Some people who feel lonely may rarely interact with people and others who are surrounded by people but don ’t feel connected” (Karyn Hall 2013). Truthfully‚ loneliness is something almost all people fear. It ’s a deeper feeling then just being isolated. It ’s feeling distant or disconnected from others. Loneliness is so much more than just feeling

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    Buck‚ a huge‚ four-year-old half-Saint Bernard and half-Scottish shepherd dog‚ is living a life of civilized ease in California’s Santa Clara Valley in the home of Judge Miller. It seems to be the best of all possible worlds‚ for Buck is the most prized animal that the Judge owns. Around this time‚ however‚ gold is discovered in the great North‚ and large dogs suddenly become tremendously valuable because these types of dogs are needed to haul the heavy sleds through the deep snow fields. Tragically

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