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    Of Mice and Men Final Assessment Theme 1: Loneliness Theme Statement: Loneliness can destroy even the strongest person. Direct Quote 1: “A guy sets alone out here at night‚ maybe readin’ books or thinkin’ or stuff like that. Sometimes he gets to thinkin’‚ and he got nothing to tell him what’s so an’ what ain’t so. Maybe if he sees somethin’‚ he doesn’t know whether it’s right or now. He can’t turn to some other guy and ast him if he sees it too. He can’t tell. He got nothin’ to measure by.

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    Themes of AWorn Path John Novotny English Literature 125 Melissa Eidson 8 April 2012 The text feels the theme of the story A Worn Path is about sacrificial love. I believe that while short‚ the story has multiple themes. I believe another theme is the era of the story itself. Not enslaved‚ not free. The story examines a woman who was alive at the "surrender"‚ now living in what seems the 1930’s. She is a lasting symbol of an era 65 years removed. The name the woman Phoenix (the symbol of

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    the birds ‚ the clouds ‚ the sun‚ even those we love. Because we see things so often‚ we see them less and less.” Said Joseph B. Wirthlin an American businessman and religious leader. This issue of not taking things for granted seems to be a common theme throughout the 3 books‚ “Z for Zachariah” by Robert C. O’brien‚” Ponies” by Kij Johnson‚ and “All Summer In a Day” by Ray Bradbury.These books show how important it is to have value in the things around you because you never know when they can be

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    Stephen Gardiner‚ “The Industrial Revolution was another one of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization”. The Industrial Revolution was one of the most impactful and best things to happen in human history. It helped many of the most powerful nations build and grow from the old colonial way of life. The Industrial Revolution was as much a social revolution as it was a mechanical revolution. It allowed the United States to blossom as a whole‚ creating the foundation for modern

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    • Hospitality The major themes in The Odyssey are especially significant because they serve to form the moral and ethical constitution of most of the characters. The reader learns about the characters through the themes. The more complicated a character is‚ the more he or she engages these major themes. Therefore‚ the most complicated character‚ Odysseus‚ appropriately embodies each of the themes to one degree or another. Thinking of hospitality as a major theme in a literary work may seem odd

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    In the real world‚ one must be prepared to face challenges before they succeed. This is the theme of “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane. Crane represents the theme by using copious amounts of symbolism throughout the story. The inactive house of refuge represents that one must be prepared to face the world by themselves. The obstructive storm represents that one may need backtrack before they can reach their goals. The icy quality of the water represents that sometimes the world can be hostile to people

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    Stephen Crane uses many different themes in his novels to pull you into the stories he tells. With Maggie: A Girl of The Streets‚ he uses naturalism‚ hypocrisy‚ and irony to pull us in and recognize how life in the slums truly was. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is considered a classic example of American naturalism. Naturalist philosophy held that people are trapped by their environment and are powerless to change it. Naturalist writers attempt to imitate the dialect‚ actions‚ and thoughts of real

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    To Reach A Goal You Have To Work Together In the book "Under the Dome" by Stephen King the theme of the story is that you have to work together to reach a goal. In the book the goal was to survive‚ and escape the dome that had imprisoned Dale "Barbie" Barbara and his townspeople of Chester’s Mill. There are many examples that support my statement. In the novel Barbie is framed for the murders of Junior and is sent to jail. The towns people work together by breaking Barbie out of jail and killing

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    able to locate and analyze themes of novels‚ such as Great Expectations‚ it is essential to understand the basic definition of a theme: It is a fundamental and often universal idea explored in a literary work. For instance‚ if we take a closer look at the story of Pip‚ we discover that the main idea behind the story is ambition and self improvement‚ which is correlated to the preceding minor themes‚ including social class‚ crime‚ guilt and innocence. The most important theme throughout the book can

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    Significant Theme in A Prayer for Owen Meany In A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving a significant theme is armlessness. Irving continuously uses this concept throughout the novel. The armadillo’s claws‚ the dressmaker’s dummy‚ and Mary Magdalene all symbolize what Owen will later succumb to in life. When Owen killed Tabby‚ he gave Johnny his baseball cards to show he was sorry and he still loved him. Johnny returned the cards and gave him the armadillo to tell him he loved him too. Owen

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