Who would be Gandalf the Grey‚ a wisened‚ fraying wizard‚ sharp of wit. Comparable in both background and skills to Merlin of the stories that surround King Arthur. The leader among the two and guide for he held an item that was vital for the heir of Erebor to have possession of in order to re-enter the sealed off mountain of a kingdom. He provides advice but in a turn of events leaves at the most pivotal point leaving the party in the
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In his short story Araby‚ James Joyce ties together symbolism like light and dark‚ sight and blind‚ to characterize his protagonist’s rough journey to maturity. Joyce uses the theme of light versus dark to show how one must go through the dark‚ or tough times‚ in order to mature. He lets his character to be metaphorically blinded for a brief period of time‚ in order to learn a painful lesson. Joyce’s unnamed protagonist is starstruck by a beautiful girl‚ and he considers her to be his light. He
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No. The Metamorphosis‚ I believe is a metaphor something other than just transformation. I believe in plain context The Metamorphosis‚ tells the story of an average man‚ who soon wakes ups and finds he lives a life he is not proud of. This man now see the world in a new light and feels isolated from all those
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Literary Analysis Research Paper by David A. James The type of research paper required in most sophomore literature courses is generally referred to as a literary analysis research paper because its focus must be on an element of the literary work‟s construction as a piece of literature—for example‚ an element such as the work‟s characters or conflict or symbolism or theme‚ or perhaps two or more related literary elements [such as the interrelated elements of conflict development and theme
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becomes very easy to walk through life with a negative attitude and to almost become blind to all that one is lucky to have. Han Nolan‚ in her adaptation of Crazy‚ portrays the protagonist as an insecure teenager who learns to accept his fate and trust others. In this novel‚ a young boy named Jason Papadopoulos is left alone to live and take care of his father who is suffering from a mental illness. After attending daily counseling sessions‚ Jason learns that he is never alone in his problems and is eventually
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In the story “The Destructors‚” there are groups of children that become desperate as a result World War II. The war was affecting many as their home were being attacked and destroyed. The house that survived¬¬¬ was the main target by these people in their daily exploits because of the jealousy from the divide between social classes. One of the kids explored the house as he was guided by the owner and describes how it all looked. The group was shocked at the description saying that‚ “it was the
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Baker. The elements in fiction; plot‚ setting‚ point of view‚ character‚ theme‚ symbolism and language‚ give the author of a short story the prospect to sculpt their words into a beautiful piece of art. Two elements‚ dialogue and characterization‚ are approached differently in the two short stories even though both authors use indirect characterization to reveal information about the characters through their own thoughts‚ words and actions. Without dialogue‚ neither story would be able to
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In 2000‚ American military historian Victor Davis Hanson wrote that “any time the Western way of war can be unleashed on an enemy stupid enough to enter its arena‚ victory is assured.” Beyond idolizing Western civilization’s military performance throughout history‚ Hanson’s statement raises several questions about the development of this particular approach to warfare and its various consequences and implications at local and global scales. This evolutionary process traces back to Ancient Greece
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In “The Necklace” Loisel put the money he had “set aside” (178) to buy her a dress. Selfish is also a “person who lacks any concern for the values of others” and it reminded me of when Mathilde knew what Loisel was saving his money for but she still wanted the dress. Loisel “turned a bit pale” (178) but still managed to get her the dress. “The selfish man indeed goes after these positive emotions” (2)
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Born in 1929‚ Edith Windsor became a widow following the death of her wife‚ Clara Spyer in 2009. Edith Windsor was entitled to receive the entire estate left behind by Spyer in her will. Windsor attempted to claim the federal estate tax exemption for surviving spouses‚ however‚ due to section 3 of DOMA‚ the state of Internal Revenue Service failed to recognize the same-sex marriage as legitimate and ordered Windsor to pay estate taxes of $363‚053 in order to receive the estate even though the state
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