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    The fiction novel written by Tim O’Brien called The Things They Carried uses a lot of nonfiction stories within the novel. O’Brien also uses characterization of the soldiers in the platoon to illustrate the emotional weight that they carry. Tim O’Brien in The Things They Carried mentions‚” By and large they carried these things inside‚ maintaining the masks of composure”(21). He focuses on Jimmy Cross‚ Mark Fossie‚ Kiowa‚ Curt Lemon and several other soldiers in the platoon including himself.

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    In the novel Animal Farm‚ George Orwell hints that power corrupts through the use of an allegorical storyline. By using historical criticism‚ one can analyze the causes and effects of ruthless ambition. During the WWII era‚ there was widespread corruption in many nations‚ as seen in Germany with Hitler and Russia with Stalin. This time period of chaos exposed the lack of compassion among humans. Similar to this era‚ there were cultural and political struggles among the humans and animals in the farm

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    Ayalon said‚ “ In moments of pain‚ we seek revenge.” In moments of pain and suffering when a person isn’t thinking straight‚ they make the common decision to pursue revenge. In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask Of Amontillado‚” Montresor comes to the realization that he sought revenge‚ he believed was justified with his pain. Montresor comes to the realization that his pain did not justify his revenge when it is too late and Fortunato has died‚ and this leaves Montresor with the feeling of remorse. In

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    Dysfunctional Family Roles In The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls‚ you see the different roles of a dysfunctional family being played out throughout the book. There are six members of the Walls’ family‚ Rosemary‚ Rex‚ Lori‚ Jeanette‚ Brian‚ and Maureen. The family is obviously dysfunctional with an alcoholic father and a mother who does not want the responsibility of raising four children. Throughout the book we see the children taking on some of the basic roles of a dysfunctional family and

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    Throughout history‚ human beings have always been intrigued by the cycle they are destined to follow: The Circle of Life. They question things that they cannot answer such as what comes before‚ what comes after‚ and what they will do to cope when they lose someone they love. William Armstrong and Thornton Wilder are two authors who chose to write about the thing that is often forgotten: life itself. William Armstrong’s novel Sounder consists of a mother and a boy who cope very differently with

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    Using a satirical approach‚ Voltaire seeks to expose much of the misguided notions of the renaissance period in his book‚ Candide‚ or Optimism. Despite humanism thriving‚ Candide’s experiences show that life in the 1700’s was not easy‚ nor fair. The world was becoming more complicated as religiosity‚ politics‚ economics‚ and social life underwent massive changes‚ yet for everyday folks such as Candide‚ Pangloss‚ and Cunegonde‚ these changes did not have an immediate impact on the commoners wellbeing

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    Genes enemy is his innocence and he killed it‚ you can’t live with your innocence your whole life it’s impossible. You can’t be perfect so that means you’re going to lose your innocence as well. Gene lost most of his during his years at Devon. He experienced things that should only happen when he’s older but instead he experience it at a young age. The death of his best friend was something to never forget and he lost his innocence because it was partially his fault. I do believe the writer meant

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    The world of fiction is a marvelous land of breathing imagination and abyssal possibilities with the chance to defy all of the rules. Fiction allows for suspension of disbelief for the audience and for genuine freedom and creativity on the author’s part. The only component that a story needs is a beginning and an ending‚ thus‚ leaving everything in between infinite. But what makes a story a good story? Some of the greatest works of fiction have been defined by various descriptions that made them

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    LITERATURE ASSIGNMENTS EXPLAIN THE USE OF IMAGERY IN WILLIAM GOLDING’S “LORD OF THE FLIES” “Lord of the flies” by William Golding‚ is a book filled with terrifying truths and unhidden disclosed secrets that have gone too far not to be acknowledged. The writer perspicuously reveals the role of the society in suppressing the minds of its followers to the extent that even the most savage of all creatures if allowed‚ “man” is beguiled into reflectively presuming himself at the very peak of morality

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    Aristotle once wisely said‚ “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” However‚ having to provide for your own happiness is difficult to do‚ and hard to maintain. Kate Chopin’s short story‚ The Story of an Hour introduces a character that shows just that. When the protagonist‚ Mrs. Louise Mallard learns of her husband’s death‚ she is devastated at first‚ but then feels a strange sense of relief. She realizes that she can live the life that she wants for herself‚ and be who she wants to be. Knowing her aforementioned

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