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    the theme of illusion and reality through Othello’s illusions that his loving‚ caring‚ honest wife has committed adultery. These illusions are created by jealous Iago who plants seeds of uncertainty and doubt into Othello’s mind and turns his world upside down. Othello’s fall comes partly because he can’t distinguish between the illusions created by Iago and reality‚ which is that Desdemona loves him and has been loyal to him as well as the reality of Iago’s true nature. The illusion created by

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    The short story‚ “Good Country People”‚ written by Flannery O’Connor‚ is a story that captivates one by usage of symbolism and theme. The story centers on the meaning of being a good person‚ in the sense of leading a Christian‚ pious life‚ worthy of salvation. O’Connor contrasts mindless chatter about “good country people” with questions about the true meaning of religious faith. There is also a class hierarchy formed that includes stereotypes about “good country people” and literal and symbolic

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    Mirror When faced with a harsh reality that we cannot bare to live with‚ we try to diverge and create a new route of illusion or fantasy to escape. However when reality comes knocking at our door we start to retreat further into this illusion or fantasy in order to preserve ourselves. In the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams‚ the subject of how the role of self-perception plays when individual try to reconcile the conflict between illusion and reality is illustrated by the character

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    similar characters. We have “Good Country People” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ both containing people who have trouble being true to themselves and lying to others. Who says that a good plotline is the most important element for a great piece of literature when you have manipulative and hypocritical characters to cause drama and suspense? The grandmother from “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ the salesman and Hulga from “Good Country People” are prime examples of people who exhibit duplicity and

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    satirical writer who uses the stereotypes of Southern communities to bring out the reality of many towns in the South. Most of her stories are written in the times in which she was alive‚ so mostly the 40’s in Southern America. Her short stories give the grim and cruel aspects of Southern people that not many people think about the South. O’Connor to express her utter disgust of Southern façade’s in “Good Country People” uses symbols‚ themes‚ and use of diction in her title to dismiss typical southern

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    10/29/14 Period 6 Survey of Drama Reality vs. Illusion Generally speaking‚ plays normally incorporate a conflict that the characters struggle to conquer through the course of the play. Reality vs. illusion is a frequently used conflict that essentially broadens the mind of the characters and the audience. Reality is the awareness of something as a fact and illusion is misconception of an idea or belief. The central conflict of reality vs. illusion is respectively portrayed throughout

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    between Illusion and reality‚ Blanche Dubois arrives in New Orleans with the impression of a patronising‚ wealthy school teacher who has no time for those who she believes to be below her class as we see in her rudeness to Eunice at the very beginning. As the play progresses we see that Blanche is merely projecting a persona which hides both her past and the inevitably grim future that awaits her. On the other side we have Blanche’s brother-in-law Stanley who acts in opposition of the illusion which

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    Illusion vs. Realty Illusion creates no doubts in anyone’s beliefs. “It wasn’t as easy as I thought”- a line that everyone is familiar with. It has its share of illusion affecting someone’s mind. When the mind overvalues its abilities it meets the father of truth‚ Reality. In the short stories “Eveline” and “Araby”‚ James Joyce introduced two very similar and different themes. Illusion and Reality have their play on characters dreams and outcomes; those are the common themes in two stories

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    and answered in this article. Reasonably‚ I opine that a day might come when boys will play with dolls and girls play with trucks‚ but people will take note of this‚ depending on their sense of perception and cultural backgrounds‚ and since neither this situation had ever occurred nor has it ever been that way from time being. Also‚ since the environment people live in could either positively or negatively contribute to their physical‚ spiritual‚ and social well being‚ so‚ gender should be seen

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    Southern Hospitality “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor is set in rural Georgia. The setting can affect what exists and doesn’t exist in a story. Also the setting controls the environment in which a story or event takes place and it can include specific information about time and place. Location can change the story in significant ways and help the reader understand the characters and the development of the story. Stories take their flavor from the time period it occurs in and in this

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