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    Margaret Laurence’s symbolically titled A Bird in the House‚ follows the protagonist‚ Vanessa‚ through the retelling of her youth and the untimely death of her father‚ Ewen. Like the image of the sparrow “caught between the two layers of glass”(145)‚ Vanessa and her father are caught in the rigid confines of the never “endearing” MacLeod household. The relationship between Vanessa and her father is unable to flourish due to the repressive nature of their environment‚ but it is in how they choose

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    The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel centered around the protection and imprisonment of women in a society named Gilead. Although‚ there are many differences between modern society and Gilead‚ the most significant difference is the type of freedom given to women. The contrasting aspects of the two types of freedom is best described by Aunt Lydia‚ who believes‚ “There is more than one kind of freedom. Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of the anarchy it was freedom to

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    In the novel house on the gulf by Margaret Peters Haddix a try to solve a mystery. The girl name was Britt‚ she move to a house with her family in Florida. Britt start to suspicious on her brother because of his strange behaviors and start to think that her family isn’t supposed to there. Through Britt experiences author want to tell us why people discover other secret and also what people can do achieve their dreams . Achieving your dream is great. But try to accomplish that dreams that dreams

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    The poem The City Planners is a poem written by Margaret Atwood. It starts off about the poet driving around the streets and describing what she sees‚ some things are praised‚ but there is also a list of complaints. Then the poet describes the City Planners‚ which I think they are builders or architects and their so-called constructive work. In the view of the poet it seems that they are building very tidy and smart buildings but they are actually destroying nature and the environment. The first

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    general‚ as Atwood claims that the song ‘forces men to leap’. Through generalizing ‘men’‚ the poet naturally separates the two genders in order to convey that no one man is individual‚ similarly to women. In contrast to this idea‚ the likelihood of Margaret Atwood writing so negatively about her own gender is slim. Additionally‚ another perspective of the poem could be taken where Atwood hints at her need for revenge on men and how they are shallow and unchangeable. The undistinguishable characters

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    “Happy ending” is Margaret Atwood short fiction story about two undeveloped character‚ whom she called John and Mary. The story itself is very different from most of other short stories‚ Atwood present six different stories with all same character and each story provide different plot with the same conclusion. However‚ what stood out most is Atwood visibly addressed the stereotypical belief women are inferior to men‚ representing the gender bias against women. Firstly‚ the stereotypical

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    led to this perfect knot are best left in the text. The question persists as the elephant in the room: is this practice – insisting on the ending‚ rather than the triumphed “middle” – correct? In her work of metafiction entitled “Happy Endings‚” Margaret Atwood parodies narrative elements‚ including the

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    forcing them to think that they are not entirely human‚ although they have gained freedom. That inability also derives from their isolation from the community and refusal to face their past rather than denying it. The influence of the true story of Margaret Garner shows how dreadful and deplorable slavery can be through her attempts of killing her children just to save them from the chains and fate of slavery. The era in which the book was published‚ during the 1980s‚ was indicative

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    The Sirens are known for luring men to their death with the sounds of their beautiful voices‚ and hypnotizing lyrics. In both the encounter of Odysseus and the Sirens by Homer and ’The Siren Song’ by Margaret Artwood the story is told of an attempt to lure the men. The pieces of writing differ in the portrayal of the Sirens‚ their comparison in metaphors shift‚ and use of imagery as well. The excerpt analysis the set up of the Sirens and compares their voices to ’honeyed voices’ sweet and relaxing

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    Margaret Wise Brown has written hundreds of books and stories during her life‚ but she is best known for “Goodnight Moon” and “The Runaway Bunny”. Even though she died nearly 60 years ago‚ her books still sell very well and and maintain their recognition by critics and educators specialized in the process of reading learning. “Goodnight Moon” was published on September 3‚ 1947 by the editorial Harper & Brothers. Readers from 4-5 years old are the ones intended for this book. It’s perfect for beginning

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