can do nothing but bear witness to his horrific death. He talks down his death‚ saying he is flung in a wagon. The use of flung is not one you’d expect when talking about another human‚ but Owen does this deliberately to tell of how that soldier was one of many merely flung onto the wagon‚ and questions how people can think that is something that is acceptable. The man was not yet dead‚ but dieing‚ as Owen describes his ‘white eyes writhing in his face’ and a face hanging ‘like a devils sick of sin’
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the practice of making accusations without having proper evidence. Joseph McCarthy produced a series of investigations in order to uncover a communist penetration‚ just as the Christians of the Chesapeake Bay did to reveal witchcraft. Miller exhibits how quick many characters were to accusing their neighbors of these preposterous allegations‚ such as Abigail. He also prevails that others stood strong willed and refused to give in to the deranged assertions‚ such as John Proctor. He was a farmer and
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How does Cormac McCarthy represent the theme of hope through ‘The Road’ Hope is a questionable concept in McCarthy’s novel ‘The Road’. Using a variety of techniques McCarthy consistently presents the theme of both hope and loss throughout the novel. Despite undisputedly being of post-apocalyptic genre however‚ the theme of loss is marginalised throughout the novel‚ oppressed continuously by the intrinsic theme of hope the boy represents. Symbolism is used abundantly throughout the
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Furthermore‚ Sarah attempts to describe the result of the rape. Years later in her apartment in San Francisco‚ she narrates: “She steps into the tub. It is smaller than the one in Beirut. Still‚ she remembers being lost in that tub‚ totally immersed‚ she remembers trying to get clean. She scrubbed herself with loofah‚ over and over‚ as if there was some dark stain and she Lady Macbeth. Out‚ damn spot. She was dirty‚ all of her” (I‚ the Divine 82). Alameddine relates Sarah to Lady Macbeth because
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long-term health effects and addiction. Because of its mass popularity‚ smoking is the leading cause of deaths and illnesses in the UK today. In this short essay‚ the poor health effects and diseases resulting from smoking‚ how these can be tackled‚ and how the prevalence of smoking over time‚ will all be discussed. With tobacco smoke containing more than 60 carcinogenic substances‚ the most deadly effects result for cancers. The most common‚ potentially fatal is lung cancer. About 10 – 20% of smokers contract
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not the only representation of savagery‚ Roger also follows suit. They are both shown as evil. At the start of the book it shows the boys as nice and innocent english boys‚ but by the end of the book it shows them as savages who hunt and kill to live‚ and do not care for a government or civilization. They make a religion based around the belief in the ’Beastie’.
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How does Austen present marriage in Pride and Prejudice? Throughout ’Pride and Prejudice’ Jane Austen conveys the theme of marriage of being of paramount importance. The first line of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ defines the main themes of Austen’s’ novel‚ as well as subtly giving the reader an insight of Austen’s views of marriage. Her use of hyperbole ‘That a man in possession of good fortune‚ must be in want of a wife’ hints at a somewhat mocking and ironic tone on Austen’s part‚ which indicates to
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Does Charles Dickens have sympathy towards the revolutionaries or not throughout his novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities. This novel took place around the same time as the French Revolution. The novel is spaced out during an 18 year period. It started in 1775 and the novel ended in 1793. In the novel‚ Jarvis Lorry a banker at Tellson’s Bank in Paris‚ is traveling to Paris to reunite Dr. Manette‚ who was imprisoned in the prison of Bastille for an unknown reason‚ with his long-lost daughter Lucie Manette
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How far do you agree that Jack represents disorder and savagery in the novel? You should refer closely to his words‚ to events and to actions and opinions of other characters in your answer. (Chapters 1-4) In this book‚ Lord of the Flies‚ we see young boys stranded on an uninhabited island. As the story progresses the boys more savage sides starts to show. I agree that one boy in particular‚ Jack‚ seems to represent savagery and disorder more than the other boys. In chapter 1‚ Jack is portrayed
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What are some of the costs to workers of alienation? When alienation occurs‚ workers are alienated from other human beings‚ the products of their labor‚ and the act of labor‚ and all three forms of alienation negatively affects the workers. Alienated from other human beings‚ workers compete with each other for jobs and better wages‚ and such competition among workers decreases their wages. When workers are alienated from the products of their labor‚ the capitalists sell these products for profit
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