languages. It has sold over 65 million copies worldwide and was awarded “Best Fiction Corine International Award” in 2002. It follows a story of a boy named Santiago who is following his personal legend. The Alchemist has many archetypal themes and symbols including wise old men‚ women‚ and the nature around him. Throughout this novel‚ Coelho uses archetypal men. The men he uses are the Alchemist‚ his father‚ and the King of Salem. Wise old men symbolize the ‘savior’‚ ‘redeemer’‚ and the ‘guru’
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Wangtaolue Guo EL 1000 English CompⅠ: Exposition‚ Section 015 Professor Graf 20 October 2012 The Truth about Tiger Mothers * attend a sleepover * watch TV or play computer games * get any grade less than an A —Amy Chua‚ Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother In her parenting memoir‚ Amy Chua lists several such things that she would never allow her daughters to do. It is under these strict guidelines that Chua’s two daughters‚ both of whom are considered as math geniuses and music prodigies
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This shows that Mrs. Crater isn’t the best at being slick and secretive‚ therefore it’s easy for Mr. Shiftlet to use what he knows to his advantage. 7. Situational Irony: “[Mrs. Crater] had never seen Mr. Shiftlet before‚ she could tell‚ even from a distance‚ that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of” (1034). This is situational irony because in the very beginning Mrs. Crater says Mr. Shiftlet is not one to be afraid of‚ but by the end of the story‚ he is a twisted man that fooled her and stole
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became one of the best- selling DVDs of all the time. For the love of audiences‚ the film was released again in 3D in 2012. What makes "Finding Nemo" a popular film? Besides interesting plot and beautiful scene‚ each character also become a meaningful symbol of love‚ friendship‚... The story is about a worriesome clownfish named Marlin overcome every difficulties and his own nervosity to find his abducted son Nemo. Along with his friend‚ a regal tang named Dory‚ Marlin learned the lessons about bravery
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Symbols of Guilt Within The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter‚ a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1800’s‚ transports readers to a Puritan town in the 1600’s. Hawthorne‚ nephew of the Puritan Judge John Hathorne‚ was very fixated on puritanism and theocracy. Throughout his novel Hawthorne repeatedly emphasizes the importance of the Christian religion in the theocratic town. Along with stressing the topic of religion Hawthorne also accentuates the theme of guilt within his novel and uses
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Irony is the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Throughout William Shakespeare’s play Othello the three main types of irony can be seen conveyed in numerous ways. Dramatic irony is the first where the audience understands the situation at hand but the characters do not yet understand. Situational irony is when something happens throughout the story that is incongruent to the plot. Verbal irony is when someone
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4 August 2012 The Humorous Irony of Huckleberry Finn In literature often time in order to enhance a writing style or spice up a plot line authors will use literary devices. Literary devices such as irony‚ alliteration‚ foreshadowing‚ allusion‚ personification and more‚ each give a piece of literature a unique flare. An author that takes full advantage of literary devices and understands their value is Mark Twain. Twain’s novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck Finn a young
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Irony in “The Pardoners Tale” Irony is a literary technique characterized by a contrast between what is written and what is to be understood by the reader. There are three types of literary irony; verbal‚ dramatic‚ and situational. In Jeffery Chaucer uses all three types of literary irony in “The Pardoners Tale.” Verbal Irony is a device used to convey a contrast between what is said and what is meant. There are a few examples of verbal irony in “The Pardoners Tale.” For example‚ one of the rioters
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Irony in “The Story of an Hour” Irony allows the author to engage and surprise the reader‚ which often also teaches an important lesson. The definition of irony is “using words to imply the opposite of what they are normally mean.” The reader can observe many instances of irony from “The Story of an Hour.” In the short story‚ Louise Mallard’s weak heart undergoes big transformations within a very short time by three different types of irony: situational irony‚ verbal irony‚ and dramatic irony.
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Paragraph One‚ Symbol: Spray paint The spray paint colors symbolized the pain that bobby was feeling as he got older or during his coming of age. The colors of the paint were blue‚ red and black. Those colors are usually on bruises on our bodies. When Bobby was painting his scene he started crying‚ which was showing the pain that he was in because he couldn’t find himself in his trapped up "child" body. Inside of Bobby’s body was his new self‚ his self that is coming of age. His more grown up
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