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    dramatic truth and rightness.The story describes about the husband and wife (George and Martha)‚ whose life is very much frustrated. They only argue all the time because their unsuccessful dreams. The violence could not let them in their partnership. They seem to be tired of arguing. This condition shows the common American’s society life style at that time. The work becomes a deeply satire for a woman (Martha) because she can’t reach her dreams.   There is nothing (absurd) about Who’s Afraid of

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    readers that George and Martha certainly possess this fear of reality‚ because every significant action in the eventful night is inspired by this fear. From the very beginning‚ readers see that George and Martha communicate primarily by trading insults. The insults make it clear that George and Martha are afraid to communicate in a sincere way‚ for that may lead to them openly acknowledging how greatly they hide from reality. This is made obvious when George implores Martha to not bring up “the

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    however‚ restricted his personal belongings to pictures and letters from Martha. As a leader Jimmy Cross would carry a compass‚ maps‚ code books‚ binoculars‚ and a pistol. He also carried a strobe light but most importantly‚ the responsibility for the lives of his men. Lieutenant Cross would try to treat his men as individuals but at times he just couldn’t remember their names.

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    were four nurses Martha‚ Sissy‚ Whitney and Leeann who were all part of the red cross but one of the characters that stood out to me most and who had the best reason to go to Vietnam for the first time to volunteer was Martha. Martha was a strong powerful woman that had experience in nursing and whose family was in military‚ a person that has been around fighting all her life and is self-composed which is all pros when looking for who should volunteer to go to Vietnam war.     Martha seemed like the

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    work‚ Jimmy Cross carries letters and two pictures from a friend named Martha. The story tells how "he would dig his foxhole‚ wash his hands under a cannot een‚ unwrap the letters and photos‚ hold them with the tips of his fingers‚ and spend the last hour of light pretending‚ he would imagine romantic camping trips…" (275). One picture is a black and white picture of Martha standing against a brick wall. It is told how Martha has an apparent neutral look to her‚ and Cross can’t help but notice the

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    had everlasting affects as even far into the twenty-first century people still look back onto those of that time in an attempt to mimic the freedom from conformity that that all had. As time progresses the trend to defy the wants and desires of the parents of the past continues to be one of the main focusses of those who grow up. This is also the case in modern times as parents look upon the new trends that current generation have taken in and explored with the same look their parents gave them

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    “opportunities” were fake‚ or misinterpreted?? The story will have a totally different ending… Martha feels that she faces “once in the life opportunity”‚ is it true? Despite the excellent product‚ sales aren’t reflecting the notoriety the Trap-Ease had earned as mentioned in the text. Is sales the real problem‚ or is it the effect of a hidden cause‚ where poor demand is just the tip of the iceberg? For Martha to consider that she is facing a golden opportunity‚ her product has to fulfill a latent demand

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    A Comparative Study of Who ’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?"" & Its Film Adaptation Jul . 2014 Comparative Literature goes beyond linguistic and national boundaries and provides broad international perspective on literary influences and analogies‚ themes‚ literary movements and literary genres and forms. It also studies the intersections of literature with other forms of cultural expression such as drama‚ visual arts‚ music‚ and film. Literary adaptation of films is one of the controversial

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    essay will look at how the author uses a wide range of intense techniques to explore the theme. In “The Letterbox” housewife‚ Martha‚ has to suffer with her ruthless husband. Having been thrown out‚ Martha is slouched on a landing of her own flat. Throughout the monologue‚ she speaks to her young daughter‚ Wendy‚ through the letterbox. During their conversation only Martha can be heard. We can hear that she makes many unacceptable excuses to her young daughter made by the victims of domestic abuse

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    References: Ballard‚ C.‚ 1981. The Role of Trade and Hunter-traders in the Political Economy of Natal and Zululand‚ 1824-1880‚ s.l.: African Studies Program‚ University of Wisconsin-Madison. Bottaro‚ J.‚ Visser‚ P. & Worden‚ N.‚ 2011. In Search of History (Grade

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