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    Student Name Professor Name Subject Date The Motives of Fateful Meeting in Joyce Carol Oates’s short story “In the Region of Ice” In her short story “In the Region of Ice”‚ Joyce Carol Oates portrays the complexity of human characters‚ thus revealing the most intimate and hidden movements of human soul. In the given story‚ Oates intentionally makes the opposites collide‚ interact‚ and coexist‚ despite all seeming differences and conventions. And the main protagonists – Sister Irene

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    Alienation in Joyce’s novel is also depicted in many other forms‚ as we can see early in the book from his exclusion as young boy. Even the very first sentence of the novel could be interpreted as having modernist connotations‚ “Once upon a time and a very long time ago it was…‚” Perhaps a link through a figure of speech to the nostalgic image of tradition in the face of modernism and moving onwards‚ a foresight into the aim and ideas that will be played out in the book. It is at Clongowes that we

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    In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “Where is Here” is a piece of Gothic Literature which shows the similarities between the two genres “Gothic Literature” and “Magical Realism”. Both Gothic Literature and Magical Realism both have normal settings with either a supernatural as well as a mystery. An example of this in the short story “Where is Here”‚ “For years they had lived without incident in their house in a quiet residential neighborhood when‚ on one November evening at dusk‚ the doorbell rang

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    herself in danger of her father’s violence." (Joyce‚ 1914. P. 421) This among many other examples reflected that she did indeed not like living with her father‚ or though it seemed. Eveline went back and forth in the story between the pros and cons of leaving or staying. She couldnt make her mind up‚ but loved to fantasize about different places that she could go‚ and experience with Frank. "She was about to explore another life with Franks." (Joyce‚ 1914. P. 421) She wanted this life‚ the life that

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    In the story “Where is Here?‚” by Joyce Carol Oats‚ the visitor implied many ideas of infinity. The idea of infinity can be inferred throughout the story in multiple ways. First off‚ when the visitor asks to see his old room‚ he meets the son. The stranger begins to teach the little boy how to draw the infinity symbol. For example‚ the author stated‚ “So‚ our od dutiful politeness‚ the son sat down at the desk and the stranger leaned familiarly over him‚ demonstrating adroitly with a ruler

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    It all happened on a warm sunny saturday morning in “Where are you going. Where have you been’’ by Joyce Carry Oates. It started with an unfamiliar car bouncing along Connie’s long drive way. When she first heard the car she rushed to the window excitedly‚ frantically fixing her hair. Making sure she looked good‚ seemed to be an insecure habit for Connie. She saw an uninvited boyish looking man who was situated in the car parked now in her driveway. There was a tension of unease about the boyish

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    Mulvaneys Joyce Carol Oates caught the hearts and attention of many when she wrote We Were the Mulvaneys. Oates was born during the Great Depression‚ a time when feminism and gender played a big role in her life. (Powers 333). Even as a small child‚ she enjoyed writing. She majored in English and eventually earned her master’s degree. Shortly after‚ she taught at the University of Detroit‚ University of Windsor‚ and at Princeton. Aside from her teaching career‚ she also wrote several novels. Oates wrote

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    A Christmas Carol Essay By: Maggie Jordison Morality plays were most popular during the Medieval and Tudor eras. A morality play is a performance where the protagonist is faced with personifications of moral attributes that try to convince the protagonist to choose a life of good‚ rather than the evil path they were heading towards. The story A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a morality play in the form of a novella. The author uses allegorical characters and a relatable hero to promote

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    Harry and Rose from Oliver Twist and Alice and Ebeneezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol are in similar situations because both of the couples are in love yet wealth has come between both of the couples. Alice and Ebeneezer Scrooge were engaged and in love. Ebeneezer’s love for Alice was soon not as important as his pursuit of wealth and desire to be a part of “High Society”. Alice and Scrooge were a part of the lower class and their love was not enough for Scrooge‚ his greed was too strong for him

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    Vijay Dorasami English 1102-002 Professor Bruce 09/30/2014 Joyce Carol Oates wrote a short story called “where are you going‚ where have you been?” One of the main character in the short story is a fifteen year old girl whose name is Connie. Connie was self-absorbed by her beauty‚ and would not listen when her mom try to council her. She rejects the role of daughter to develop her sexual persona‚ which increase when she is away from her family and home. Connie concerns were to become a young adult

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