big accomplishment. He is saying to not go with the flow‚ but to stand out as you. I agree with this critical lens. The novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and the graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman illustrate the critical lens. Speak is about how the main character‚ Melinda‚ is trying to find her identity and trying to be herself. The book Maus is about the Holocaust‚ which was caused by one group of people extremely disliking the identity of another group. The Jewish were just trying to observe
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The Crucible Critical Lens Essay Dolly Parton once said …“The way I see it‚ if you want the rainbow‚ you gotta put up with the rain.” In other words you have to go through struggle to see success. I agree with this quote because in my opinion nothing in life is handed to you easily‚ you have to work through it and overcome many obstacles in order to get pleasing results .This idea is clearly established in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It is shown through the main characters; John
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being exposed to the people who read it. It is not a good thing that Hester Prynne was doing such things. Because of her wrong actions she had to wear an A on her chest. This was to show the people who see her that she done the act of adultery. This builds suspense in the reader because they want to see how Hester lives her life with the shame she has brought on to herself. Another reason why the quote is proven true in The Scarlet Letter is when Hester sees a woman to sell her embrodiary. This is
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words but also with silence". This means that lying isn’t only when one tells something false‚ but also when one does not speak at all‚ the truth included. This is generally true. A text that illustrates this quote would have characters who do not reveal the truth at a time when doing so would be important. Othello by William Shakespeare satisfies this quote with characters like Emilia and Iago. Characters lie to cover up something‚ but when one doesn’t say anything to tell the truth‚ it still counts
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the play he rebels and frustrates as he struggles for fairness in a society which seems to offer none. However‚ soon one notices that beneath a mask of cruelty and toughness there is an individual who takes responsibility for his family no matter how difficult circumstances may seem. Throughout the play‚ Troy is constantly defined by how he approaches tough situations. For example‚ one of the major conflicts in the play was the conflict between Troy and his son. Throughout the play‚ Troy is forced to
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Critical Lens Essay Somebody once said‚ “In literature‚ evil often triumphs but never conquers”. Both The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and The Color Purple by Alice Walker prove this quote true. Throughout The Lovely Bones‚ a family struggles with the dreadful murder and rape of a family member. The book demonstrates how the family only got stronger with the passage of time. Their success in moving forward in life regardless of their encounter with such an evil act emphasizes the victory of good
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difficulties did not just inspire the characters to push through but to also realize that to reach ones desire sacrifice is always needed. Just like Elie‚ by accepting the torture that the Nazis had given him and pushing through the end caused him to make it out the concentration camp which seemed to be impossible at the first. On the other hand‚ Santiago in the Alchemist showed that by sacrificing ones happiness and life he was able to reach his end goal of finding his treasure and discovering his
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Critical Lens: The Pearl L.M. Montgomery once said‚ “we pay a price for everything we get or take in this world.” Every decision and everything we take‚ in the hopes of bettering our lives‚ will come with a price a pay. What he is saying is the choices we make in life‚ whether they be good or bad‚ consequences are received. These consequences don’t necessarily have to be bad nor have to be good on your part. The Pearl by John Steinbeck provides us with a character that gives enormous sacrifices
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January 17‚ 2012 Critical Lens John F. Kennedy once stated “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. In other words‚ if we can’t resolve our problems peacefully‚ then violent revolution is bound to happen. This is true because in life when people cannot get what they want peacefully‚ they turn to violence. The pieces of literature which prove the quote true are the book; Animal Farm written by George Orwell‚ and the song; “The International” written
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by words and preserved by oral tradition. The riddles is from the Aetas of Northern Cagayan province and in the upper half of the Cordillera province known as Kailnga-Apayao .Their riddles usually come in two lines with assonantal rhyme. The first one was written by the Aetas language and followed by an English translation. The answer key follows: 1. Muminuddukam A ningngijjitam. It wears a crown but isn’t a queen. It has scales but isn’t a fish. 2 .Assini nga pinasco ni Apu Nga magismagel yu
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