Erich Maria Remarque wrote the novel All Quiet on the Western Front to show readers the impact that war and death had on soldiers during war times. Many men returned from the war with missing limbs‚ missing clothes‚ and missing minds. They felt displaced and lost in their own bodies and in society. The death toll in World War I was tragically high‚ and it left families without brothers‚ sons‚ husbands‚ and uncles. All Quiet on The Western Front describes a group of soldiers living on western front
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The Book All Quiet on the Western Front is written by Erich Maria Remarque. The story takes place in late World War I in German and French front line. The Author has written the book combining his own experiences from war. He also tried to educate his readers about brutality‚ destruction and soldiers’ point of views of war. The protagonist in the book is a young soldier called Paul Baumer. There is no specific character as antagonist but I think the antagonist is the war itself. Even though Paul
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In Frank O’Hara’s “Ave Maria‚” he explores the topics of teen angst and the ageless act of “going to the movies‚” which becomes a recurring symbol carried throughout his poem. He uses the movie theater as a motif for freedom and the liberation of innocence. This relationship is developed through symbols within the movie theater and the language used to describe it. O’Hara’s comparison between movie theaters and the liberation of innocence is important because it reinforces his overarching message
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Intro Set In the scorching summer of 1978 in the fictional village of Aqua Treverse‚ southern Italy. The novel Im Not Scared written by Niccolo Ammaniti‚ Portrays the life of a nine-year-old Italian boy Michele who lives with his younger sister Maria and his mother and father. Michele ponders upon an abducted‚ young boy of similar age who is chained up in a hovel. Throughout certain experiences and numerous occurrences during his eventful summer such as the revelation of his secret regarding Fillipo
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Tent City Maria L La Ganga is known as a journalist who also is a staff writer of the Los Angeles Times.“Tent City” was one of the true stories that reflect the struggling of more than two hundreds people in California in 2008. They have lost their job‚ their homes were fore closure and they don’t have anywhere to live. La Ganga describe the individual story of those people who live in tent city and their situation to composite the struggle picture of the America economic in that period. In
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Maria Sharapova blasted Serena Williams on Saturday for the American’s controversial comments over a high-profile rape case and even criticised the Wimbledon champion’s colourful private life. In an astonishing attack on the world number one‚ which comes just two days before Wimbledon gets underway‚ Sharapova told Williams to keep her opinions to herself as the bitter relationship between the two was laid bare. Williams‚ the 16-time Grand Slam title-winner‚ was forced to apologise for her comments
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“Finding One’s Self in Times of Trouble”: An explication of the Helena Maria Viramontes’ novel Under the Feet of Jesus. Helena Maria Viramontes’ Under the Feet of Jesus portrays the maturing of Estrella‚ a young Latina that seems to awaken in many different aspects of her life. The author’s use of Estrella give the book its strength and potency. Estrella is an affectionate character‚ which is at the center of all the important issues. She is used a symbol to represent the small amount of strength
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The theme appearance versus reality is a general theme in Macbeth. Throughout the whole story it’s very difficult to tell whether a person has good or bad intentions; whether he or she is real or has a false appearance. And it’s not only persons who can have a false front. It can also be predictions or psyche playing tricks on you. Two great examples of characters with a false appearance are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. They seem innocent and completely loyal to the king‚ Duncan‚ during his visit‚ but
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Although there are many themes in Americo Paredes’s George Washington Gomez‚ the major and perhaps most important theme is the theme of identity. Gualinto endures an identity crisis throughout the whole novel‚ especially in school‚ where he is torn between Gualinto‚ the American‚ and Gualinto‚ the Mexican or MexicoTexan. At the beginning of the novel‚ Gualinto’s parents decide to name their son George Washington Gomez (nicknamed Gualinto) because they want their son to have a significant name in
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dramatists‚ journalist‚ and television broadcaster. The author depicted the story in the 1950’s and has clearly represented the values of that time period and its effects on the point view of Chick/Charley who is telling his life story. Theme of Novel The theme of this novel is different as compared to the other books like “Tuesdays with Morrie”‚ “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” etc. The novel
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