Cold Comfort Farm By Stella Gibbons What was a main theme in the novel and how can it be applied to my lifestyle? Cold Comfort Farm is a novel centred around recently orphaned Flora Poste who goes to stay with her cousins living on a farm. I thought that a reoccurring theme in the novel was shown in the way in which Flora got people to look beyond their horizons and imagine a more realistic lifestyle. Thanks to Flora’s encouragement and manipulation the characters living at Cold Comfort Farm
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The Unconcernéd World: Public Conformity and the Private Grief of Katherine Philips In May of 1655 little Hector Philips was buried in London just days after his birth. Katherine Philips’ epitaph in his memory‚ On Her Son H.P. at St. Sith’s Church was published on his tombstone: a mother’s narrative of her son’s brief life‚ death‚ and resurrection in Heaven engraved in stone. Particularly striking are the following lines: Therefore‚ as fit in Heav’n to dwell‚ He quickly broke the prison shell
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Breaking Katherine Into Submission Imagine a woman who is publicly insulted. Abusive‚ outspoken and bitter‚ she is shunned from society for going against her prescribed social role. Her only option is to change; she must submit completely to men‚ accept her inferior role‚ and relinquish her opinion if it contradicts her husband’s. William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew illustrates the consequences brought on women who went against their social roles and suggests that women must be submissive
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C Character Analysis of Miss Brill In the short story “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield‚ the author uses various ways to fully characterize Miss Brill‚ and in doing so reveals the many sides and complexity of her character. It is difficult to understand Miss Brill because she does not understand herself. Miss Brill’s given name is never mentioned since she has no friends who would use it. However‚ at the beginning of the story she is blissfully happy with her life and situation. She has
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The Social Identity Theory addresses phenomena such as prejudice‚ discrimination‚ intergroup conflict and stereotyping in terms of personality or interpersonal interactions. Tajfel and Turner (1979) suggested that the differentiation of two groups was enough for the emergence of prejudice. Stereotyping is seen as unfair generalisations about members of a group. It is viewed as problematic and resistent to change. Stereotypes are cognitive representations of how members of a group are similar to one
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Have you ever visited a different country and felt like a complete alien? Well‚ how would you feel if you were to move there‚ forever? The novel‚ Home of the Brave‚ by Katherine Applegate is the story of how a young refugee from war-torn Sudan learns to adjust to a new life in America with the help of friends and family. Katherine Applegate’s use of figurative language‚ first person point of view‚ and free verse poetry is the most effective way to reveal the story of a refugee adapting to life in
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In “The Comforts of Home‚” the interloper is a 19-year-old named Sarah Ham (note the surname)‚ who has been incarcerated for passing bad cheques. The mother of a 35-year-old history writer named Thomas takes pity on Sarah (who refers to herself as Star Drake) and hires a lawyer who secures the girl’s parole. After the crotchety old woman who has agreed to give Sarah board kicks the girl out for drunkenness‚ Thomas’s mother takes her in over the objections of her son. As with many of O’Connor’s best
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for different reasons. Some deserved these punishment while others did not. Although‚ some of these punishments actually rewarded them. In the end‚ no matter what happens or why it happens‚ everyone gets what they deserve. Sam the Onion Man and Katherine Barlow had a tragic love story. Both Kate and Sam were‚ caring people. Always doing the best they could to help their community in any way. All they did was good for and to others‚ but they were both punished for what was called a ‘crime’. Two minor
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Analysis of The Lady’s Maid by Katherine Manssfield Name: The Lady’s Maid" by Katherine Mansfield (1888 to 1923-New Zealand) was first published in 1920. The story is told in the first person by Ellen but at the same time meant to be told to “madam.” She has worked as a lady’s maid for the same family for many years. This story expresses regret that this lady had wasted her life on her lady instead of having a real life. The writer Katherine has achieved this through various narrative conventions
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A Cup of Tea By Katherine Mansfield Rosemary Fell was not exactly beautiful. No‚ you couldn ’t have called her beautiful. Pretty? Well‚ if you took her to pieces... But why be so cruel as to take anyone to pieces? She was young‚ brilliant‚ extremely modem‚ exquisitely well dressed‚ amazingly well read in the newest of the new books‚ and her parties were the most delicious mixture of the really important people and... artists - quaint creatures‚ discoveries of hers‚ some of them too terrifying for
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