better and because we are older we are expected to protect and guide them in order for society to function properly. He realizes how oblivious this was to him before and how much pint up aggression he had towards this matter. It showed in the forced he used on the girl. He continues by saying “In a final unreasoning assault I overpowered the child’s neck and jaws. I forced the heavy silver spoon back of her teeth and down her throat till she gagged. And there it was--both tonsils covered with membrane
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By pretending to be someone she wasn’t and ignoring her feelings‚ Blanche creates a disconnection between her and Mitch. When Mitch finally discovers Blanche’s truths‚ he comes to talk to her with unkempt appearances‚ which Blanche considers “the unforgivable insult to a lady” (140). By Blanche finding Mitch’s appearance an “insult to a lady”‚ she tries to keep her façade up as well as defines herself as a lady. Prior to Mitch knowing the truth‚ he viewed Blanche as a lady and gave her respect. However
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It is a couple hours after Mitch left the apartment and Blanche has been drinking since then. As she dresses up looking like going on a date and looking into the hand mirror she seems to be shocked about herself. “She catches her breath and slams the mirror face down with such violence that the glass cracks.” (p. 136-137‚l.21-1) Stanley arrives at home at this time and he has been drinking‚ too. The baby won’t come before morning‚ so Stanley came back to the apartment. They will be alone that
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[Stella is on her own in a room in Eunice’s flat. There is a neatly made bed with white sheets in the middle of the room‚ in which Stella is sitting down‚ sipping from a glass of water. The door to the room was previously closed and locked by Stella‚ claiming she was going to change clothes and needed privacy. There is an open window on the right side of the bed‚ facing a building which lights are all off. Stanley’s and Eunice’s voices can be recognized above the background screams heard] Stella:
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Some the literary elements that Poe uses in the bells are onomatopoeia‚ alliteration‚ assonance‚ repetition‚ and rhythm. Onomatopoeia which is the formation of word by imitation of a sound made or associated with its referent‚ it is used in line 3 with the phrase tinkle tinkle‚ tinkle. Alliteration is the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group‚ used in verse 2 lines 10 and 12 “frantic fire” and “desperate desire.” Assonance
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One of the moments that caught my attention was when Nathan called Joey. The objective of this scene was that Nathan wanted Joey to allow him to use his place to hold his illegal crap game‚ so that he will not be caught by the police. Nathan was trying to convince‚ which was the action/tactic of this scene‚ by telling Joey that he betted Sky a thousand dollars that he cannot get the doll‚ Sarah‚ to go to Havana with him. Nathan was extremely confident that Sky had no chance of winning‚ since Sarah
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In Tennessee William’s play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ binary oppositions of light and darkness‚ or fantasy and reality‚ reveal the roles they play in the major characters and how these binaries cannot come together. The motif of light illuminates Blanche’s loss of innocence‚ while darkness hides her insecurities and shadows her fear of reality. Blanche fears light because of the loss she experienced as a teenager; since she has always avoided strong light and stuck to the shadows and darkness
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Literary Devices – Poetry Allusion: An event or fact from an external context assumed to be known by the reader (e.g. historical‚ biblical‚ etc.). An allusion can increase one’s understanding of the poem in question by drawing parallels with other subjects. Anthropomorphism: The showing or treating of animals‚ gods and objects as if they are human in appearance‚ character or behaviour. Apostrophe: Something that addresses an object‚ abstract idea‚ or person who is dead as though it could
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the image of the product has more priority than the performance of the product. An article in‚ “The Onion‚” the author satirizes how products are marketed to consumers through means of a variety of literary strategies such as words and phrases‚ dialogue‚ and scientific vocabulary. First‚ the literary strategy of using words and phrases throughout the article to mock the long tradition of how marketing companies advertise their products. The product in this article is shoe inserts. For instance
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How does Williams present the themes of illusion and fantasy in A Streetcar Named Desire? The theme of reality vs. fantasy is one that the play centres around. Blanche dwells in illusion; fantasy is her primary means of self-defence‚ both against outside threats and against her own demons. Throughout the play‚ Blanche’s dependence on illusion is contrasted with Stanley’s steadfast realism‚ and in the end it is Stanley and his worldview that win. To survive‚ Stella must also resort to a kind of
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