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    Memories are the piece of our soul who make us who we are. I have chosen to explore the theme ‘Memories and the past can affect the future’. This theme is evident in the novels The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd‚ Before You by Amber Hart and If I Stay by Gayle Forman. It is also apparent in the film The Time Traveller’s Wife directed by Robert Schwentke. In the novel The Secret Life of Bees‚ Lily the protagonist is a young girl growing up with an abusive father and a harsh environment. Lily

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    How is the theme Escape shown in both ‘Catcher in the Rye’ and ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’? The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain are both examples of coming of age novels; both express each protagonist’s journey to adulthood and the lesson of listening to one’s conscience. The theme ‘Escape’ is portrayed thoroughly throughout both novels. However‚ the theme ‘Escape’ is not only displayed physically; it is also presented psychologically

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    leaving Fortinbras with the crown of Denmark. This plot‚ from beginning to end‚ was carried by revenge from mainly Fortinbras‚ Laertes‚ and of course‚ Hamlet. The play has a dismal ending and as it revolved around revenge‚ one can deduce that the theme was condemning revenge‚ specifically that the revenge will most likely result in bad situations and unfortunate circumstances. The genre of Hamlet‚ while obviously a tragedy‚ is often specified further as a revenge tragedy. Revenge‚ according to

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    Anthony J. Buchanan English 203 1:00 MWF‚ Theme #3 Oct. 25‚ 2000 Poems of Emily Dickinson Thesis of my paper that I am trying to prove to the reader is that Emily Dickinson is a brilliant extraordinary writer. She talks about mortality and death within her life and on paper in her poem works. Although she lived a seemingly secluded life‚ Emily Dickinson’s many encounters with death influenced many of her poems and letters. Perhaps one of the most ground breaking and inventive poets

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    the Rye are his younger brother Allie’s baseball glove‚ the duck pond in central park‚ and the Museum of Natural History. These symbols are a large part in the novel. The symbols are important because the symbolism is directed related to the major themes of the novel. The first major symbol is Holden’s younger brother’s baseball glove. His brother’s glove was very important to Holden‚ especially since Holden cared for his little brother so much. In addition‚ the baseball glove is important because

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    Stephen Boyd writes a very compelling narrative that provides insight into the perspective of white males‚ or as Boyd more specifically articulates‚ “white‚ heterosexual‚ Anglo-Saxon‚ Protestant (evangelical)‚ middle-class‚ middle-aged‚ southern‚ able-bodied men.” (10) Although Boyd’s work covers a vast range of topics‚ he outlines his “seven theses” at the onset of the book. In addition‚ he provides an outline of the book‚ wherein he details the book in three parts‚ as follows: “Part 1 is an elaboration

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    The theme of a story helps give readers a deeper understanding of what the text is all about. Theme gives a moral to the story‚ or a lesson to be learned. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 the theme was happiness. Throughout the whole story the main character‚ Montag‚ is trying to see if he’s really happy. When he discovers that he is not‚ he goes on a search to find out why. In the text it reads‚ “We need not be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were

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    English 2 Honors 11 August 2014 Existing Themes of 1984 and the Relevant World The world created by George Orwell in the book 1984 is an extreme vision of a totalitarian government in a dystopian society. The use of propaganda‚ surveillance‚ and strict conformities keep the citizens in check. George Orwell’s Oceania is a complete representation of a totalitarian society. A dystopian society is a futuristic‚ imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and illusion of a perfect society

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    some of these characters abuse it other characters do not. Swift gives many details and examples of how the character uses or abuses his or her power. Swift relates many of his characters to real life people of his time The first occurrence of this theme happens when Gulliver washes up on the island of the Lulliputains after his boat was capsized by a huge storm. Gulliver awakens to his arm‚ legs‚ and body tied down and is unable to move. He is surrounded by a abundance of miniature like people. Though

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    In the poem "Seascape In Memoriam"‚ M.A.S Stephen Spender uses a number of literary devices to convey the various characteristic aspects of the sea. The poet emphasises the power of the sea over humanity and the deceptive nature which it displays to humanity‚ hiding potential violence and brutality. The poem revolves around the notion of sound as a means of conveying the different faces of the sea. Tone is an important device that is used to mimic the motion of the waves. As a consequence of the

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