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    2 stories or books‚ if their plot is not alike‚ cannot be similar. There are many points of evidence‚ that both‚ The Importance of being Earnest‚ and Death of a Salesman display signs of sharing similar ideas of what is wrong with the society today. Both books display examples and contradictions between what society should be like‚ and what it is. The importance of being Earnest discusses issues such as the superficiality society‚ and how quickly they judge‚ the irresponsibility of people who are

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    With his grocery cart over stuffed with cans and bottles‚ Ernest found it difficult to push on the gravel road‚ tired and thirsty he stopped by his house to get a drink before going to the center. Although‚ exhausted‚ still there was a bounce in step and he hummed‚ knowing he would be extra funds for his projects. Looking down the street‚ he saw Justin coming towards him and waited. Caring for that boy bothered him‚ he admitted the quantity of time recently spent with him was rewarding and brought

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    which demonstrates why some people are not informed or interested in discussing political matters. Elisabeth Gidengil‚ writer of Citizens‚ explicitly repeats in her novel that Age‚ Material circumstances‚ education and gender gaps are factors of being politically engaged (Gidengil 173). Without a doubt‚ not everyone has those same components to become an active citizen and it’s unfortunate that some choose not to get politically involved. Consequently‚ the absence of political knowledge has a big

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    Romantic Irony Depend

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    blacksmith of the block: these active hours fly like sparks in the furnace‚ I hammer metals with zest letting the sweating muscles forge a forgetfulness of worlds more magnetic. The heart‚ being at rest‚ life peaceable‚ your words filter softly through my fibres. Taken care of‚ in no way am I unhappy‚ being changed to neutral. You must decide today‚ tomorrow‚ bear responsibility‚ take gaps in pavement crowds‚ refine ideas. Our food we get on time. Most evenings I read books‚ Jane Austen

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    Windermere’s Fan‚ and The Importance of Being Earnest seem quite disparate. The first is horror‚ while the latter two are comedies; the first is a novel‚ while the latter two are plays; the list of the differences between the works could continue. The striking thing about these works however‚ is their unified theme. Wilde uses the symbolism in each work—images of self in The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ the fan in Lady Windermere’s Fan‚ and the use of names in The Importance of Being Earnest—to criticize Victorian

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    Irony of Plato

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    not necessarily bad‚ but Plato highlights the worse of them by referring to the changes as “variety and disorder”. He was not completely out of the line‚ however. In the Republic‚ Plato summarizes how democracy is created: “… democracy comes into being after the poor have conquered their opponents‚ slaughtering some and banishing some‚ while to the remainder they give an equal share of freedom and power” (Plato 216). Democracy did come to be as a result of revolutions due to tension between different

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    Dramatic Irony in Hamlet

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    Dramatic Irony is Hamlet What is Dramatic Irony? -Dramatic Irony is when the words and actions of the characters in a work of literature are known to the audience or reader‚ but they are not known to certain characters in the story. The reader or audience has a greater knowledge of many of the characters themselves. -Shakespeare employs dramatic irony in many of his tragedies‚ so that the audience is engaged‚ and so they are able to witness characters errors in their action‚ predict the fate

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    Irony of The Cask of Amontillado Many of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories contain a wide variety of irony‚ motifs‚ and symbolism. The unity of these elements within many of his tales creates specific moods in and throughout his works. One story in particular‚ The Cask of Amontillado not only displays Poe’s exquisite attention to detail and mastery of literary unity‚ but it clearly portrays his expertise in the use of irony within this story. The most evident use of irony is through the character’s

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    Irony of the Pearl

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    The Pearl‚ by John Steinback‚ recalls a parable in the bible. In the novella‚ the pearl is the central symbol‚ and unlike in the bible‚ is never clearly defined. Kino‚ Juana‚ and Coyotito are affected the most by the product of the pearl. At first‚ the pearl is seen as a stroke of divine providence‚ but through-out the novella‚ it will bring misfortune. The flawless pearl is deceiving and its true essence contrasts between its apparent‚ good outcome‚ and its intended‚ bad outcome. When Kino finds

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    essay‚ I will explore the irony of Animal Farm‚ and how it used to satirize communism and dictatorships. The story begins with a revolution‚ and high hopes for the society being developed by the animals. But slowly‚ as the leading officials get a taste of power‚ things begin to change. The Commandments‚ a code by which all animals on Animal Farm live by‚ is secretly altered when the pigs (leading officials) begin to realize how great it is to live as a human being. Once they start drinking

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