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    Frankenstein’s Creature is an abomination that Frankenstein should never have created. He is extremely excited to discover that he can kill. He cruelly kills innocent people who have never done anything to him before. However‚ when he gets hurt‚ he gets angry and plans revenge. In his story‚ the Creature says " Anger returned‚ a rage of anger‚ and‚ unable to injure anything human‚ I turned my fury towards inanimate objects." Luckily‚ no one was nearby when he wanted to harm a human this time. Yet

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    The passage excerpted from William Shakespeare’s King Richard III Act 1 Scene 4‚ Clarence had just woken from an odious nightmare‚ dazed and frightened‚ to describe his nightmare with the keeper. In his nightmare‚ he escaped the Tower with his brother Richard to Burgundy‚ but Clarence was pushed by his brother and fell into the sea. He drowns to the bottom of the sea‚ first suffering the physical pain on his body‚ then noticed the flamboyance wealth on the seafloor with dead man’s skeleton. Clarence

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    Montana 1948 Text response essay Essay Question: ‘Montana 1948’ is about the choices people make.’ Discuss. Larry Watson’s novel ‘Montana 1948’ is told from the perspective of narrator David Hayden‚ recalling the experiences of his 12 year old self. The observations he witnesses and describes reflects the choices that are made by the adult characters of the novel. Not only changing himself but also changing the situations and environment around the small town of Bentrock. David’s uncle Frank

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    Loss of Innocence in Lord of the Flies Every child will lose their innocence one day and it is something that is unavoidable. This happens when a child explores the real world and that they realize that it is nothing like a fairy tale. In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ a group of English kids (five to twelve years old) are stranded on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This was caused by a horrible plane crash. They are stuck there with no help or any adults

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    A disastrous‚ wicked‚ and shameful story of the vengeance of a teen are the only descriptions for this story. The Crucible‚ by Author Miller a play about a vengeful teen who accuses her rival of witchcraft. The story takes place in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ in 1692 when anything can spark a fear. When a group of girls start accusing some of the population of Salem of witchcraft‚ the remaining townspeople become afraid and can only agree with them. During the time period this story took place‚ fear

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    the reality and the struggles of their neighborhood. Scout along with her brother and her best friend‚ Dill start to notice the many wrongs in their town. This book shows the children’s loss of innocence due to racism and other complications in their society. As children come of age‚ they begin to lose their innocence. When they are young and less involved in their society‚they are curious and full of imagination. “The gum looked fresh‚ I sniffed it and waited for a while. When I did not die I crammed

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    MANURO20 Vile Innocence Innocence can be torn with simple sore actions. Throughout the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ the loss of innocence is existent in many characters‚ this very lucid theme is induced through Victor Frankenstein‚ the protagonist and a young innovator of science and the monster he creates‚ a wretched creature with no experience in the human world. In this narrative‚ Mary Shelley portrays innocence as vile promptly after it is corrupted due to human nature. Moreover

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    Loss of Innocence in Lord of the Flies Within the novel innocence is progressively lost through the boys. The boys were placed in a situation where they had no other choice but to grow up‚ and grow up fast. These boys were put in a very traumatic situation and they had to learn on their own and from each other how to survive and almost create a thriving society all on their own. Slowly they learn that their needs to be a leader‚ but there are no adults to precede the role of authority. Therefore

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    his loss of innocence. He also has an extreme way of looking at people or situations‚ causing him to constantly philosophize or overthink about killing Claudius. In the beginning of the play‚ Hamlet experiences a loss of innocence when he finds out about the death of his father. He is not able to understand how everyone is able to move on so quickly‚ while he is still mourning for his father. Hamlet feels like his life is starting to become “an unweeded garden/ That grows

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    the truth is not told people and communities suffer. Racial prejudice‚ loyalty‚ law and justice are all factors that contribute to the emotional sufferings of the Sioux women‚ David’s family and the Hayden name in the small town of Bentrock. In Montana 1948 we learn why and how they suffered and the outcome severity of the crimes that were committed by Frank Hayden. Frank Hayden; son to Julian Hayden‚ brother to Wes and Uncle to David had committed a crime that had not yet been revealed and the Sioux

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