in the novel‚ i believe that there is a moral and although an important part of the story‚ i strongly believe that it is not the main emphasis of the novel itself. in the epilogue of “a cage of butterflies”‚ the think tank members have all grown up into adults and nikki and greg has been married‚ the babies are well off and susan and erik are happy together. their company think tank incorporated has expanded into a 3 million dollar business. in the end mikki is quoted as saying‚ “ everyone has got
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A snowflake is winter’s butterfly. When I awakened‚ very early‚ the ground was covered with little pearly snowflakes. They had floated gently from the sky‚ twirling and whirling. Millions in flight‚ blanketing the ground with sparkling little pictures traced in a line‚ and shining whitely. Some magician must have come and by the starlight‚ worked through all the quiet darkness. I must be dreaming‚ after what happened… Daddy told me he had a surprise for me‚ boy do I like surprises! We were
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The Butterfly Brooch When Helen gave Myra the brooch it was a very significant scene because it signified the beginning of their friendship. The butterfly brooch is an important symbol to the story because it gave Helen the idea of being friends with Myra. “I took the brooch from her and pushed it back into her hand… I realized the pledge as our fingers touched; I was panicky‚ but all right. I thought‚ I can come early and walk with her other mornings‚ I can go and talk to her at recess. Why not
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Text to text: The book “Time of the Butterflies” reminds me of a ted talk‚ presented by Khalida Brohi . Khalida Brohi is of Pakistani descent and comes from a tribe of indigenous people‚ called the Brohi. Brohi means mountain dwellers. Khalida reminds me of the narrator of Time of the Butterflies‚ Dedé‚ because they both are storytellers who have sad stories to tell about their past. Their stories also share common themes such as feminism‚ change‚ religion‚ and courage. The ted talk is about
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In my short analysis of “Cindarella”‚ understanding the basic concepts of the story was not as easy as I had once predicted. The author Elisabeth Panttaja explains in her essay different views and ideas in the sense that Cinderella is successful because of the magical powers created by her dead mother. The author tells that “It is not suprising . . . that modern criticism of (Cinderella) . . . has been so strangely indifferent to the roles that Cinderella’s mother plays in the story.” This to my
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Difficult Lives When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself‚ we reach dramatic literature. George P. 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
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Whitney M. Young is a Chicago Public school in the city’s Near West Side neighborhood. Bordering that neighborhood is East Garfield Park‚ one of the most violent neighborhoods in the city and a neighborhood that saw three schools close in the massives school closing policy that included over fifty public schools in 2013. I attended Whitney Young and was privileged enough to be able to help a local elementary school in the Near West Side‚ Victor Herbert Elementary School. During an assembly where
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Allison Grubb Cultural analysis Prof. Santana English 102 30 March 2017 No Risk‚ No Reward? In September 1992‚ Chris McCandless was found in an abandoned bus in Alaska. Into the Wild is his story. But what is his story supposed to teach us? McCandless’s journey into the wilderness is ultimately one of self-discovery and reinvention. Through his travels‚ he transforms from an angry‚ recent graduate‚ eager to break all ties with his family‚ into a wanderer and amateur mountaineer. But‚ in the end
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A Literary Analysis of Still Alice Still Alice (Genova‚ 2009) is a captivating debut novel about a 50-year-old woman’s sudden decline into early onset Alzheimer’s disease. The book is written by first time author Lisa Genova‚ who holds a PH.D in neuroscience from Harvard University. She’s also an online columnist for the national Alzheimer’s association. Her other books include Left Neglected and Love Anthony. She lives with her husband and two children in Cape Cod. The theme of the book is related
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Ray Bradbury explores the idea of a culture where technology is used by everyone for everything. When people rely so heavily on technology they forget entirely who they are‚ and lose not only themselves but their families. "The Veldt" is a short story written by Ray Bradbury that explores the affect technology has on society‚ especially children. In "The Veldt" the Hadley children have all they could ever want‚ however they lack true parents. Instead they rely solely on a house that does their bidding
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