. In the book Night by Eliezer Wiesel there were two major literary devices that were used‚ symbolism‚ and irony. Wiesel litters Night with recognizable symbols such as night‚ fire‚ and music so readers can relate to the book. Night was a huge symbol in the book‚ because any traumatic experience Wiesel went through was during the night. Night and darkness symbolize sadness‚ oppression‚ and the absence of God (in the book of Genesis in the Old Testament‚ the first thing God does is create light‚ so
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“Horses of the Night” by Margaret Laurence 1. Who is the narrator of the story? How old is she at the start of the story? What is her age at the end of the story? Discuss the reliability of the narrator. 2. Go back through the story looking for examples of foreshadowing. 3. Discuss the shifts that occur in the setting of the story. 4. Why does Chris hesitate to believe in God? 5. Discuss the significance of the following names used in the story: a. Chris b
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Word Count:1‚256 Birds of the Devil The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov starts with a visit from the devil to Moscow. The devil takes many forms in the story and is known as the foreigner‚ the professor‚ Woland and the devil. The novel alternates between two settings; 1930’s Moscow and Jerusalem of Pontius Pilate. The devil and his entourage which consist of; a grotesquely dressed valet Koroviev‚ a mischievous‚ fast talking cat Behemoth‚ the fanged hit man Azazello‚ the pale-faced Abdonna
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Bonfire Night Under the large oak tree stood a little boy with his parents helping him to light his sparkler. This clearly was his first time as he was a little worried that it would burn his tiny little fingers. Most of the children were in groups showing off to each other how big their fireworks were or what effects it produced. The adults were busy buying kids their late night snacks. In the middle of the park Bright yellow orange‚ flames danced‚ flickered knowing they were being watched
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idea developed by Elie Wiesel is when faced with mortality‚ human nature develops survival instincts‚ and people’s actions become uncharacteristic. These demeanors such as self preservation are shown by Wiesel at various points throughout the text Night. “Men to the left! Women to the right!” (pg. 27). These 8 eight simple words altered one’s fate as they entered the concentration camps at Auschwitz; furthermore‚ they transformed the course of action displayed by the Jews throughout the gruesome
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nature‚ the inner world of human nature and the past. Even though Romantic Literature is concerned with nature‚ the inner world of human nature and the past‚ Washington Irving only focused on the past and nature in The Devil and Tom Walker. Irving expresses nature when Tom meets the devil in the forest. He depicts the forest by saying “...a gulf of black‚ smothering mud; there were also dark and stagnant pools‚ the
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“The Devil and Tom Walker”: A Fantastic Folktale In 1824‚ a folktale by the name of “The Devil and Tom Walker” was published by Washington Irving‚ author of legendary tales such as “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. “The Devil and Tom Walker” is about a man named Tom Walker that sells his immortal soul to the devil in exchange for worldly goods. This particular story is considered a prime example of what folktales should be. Thus‚ “The Devil and Tom Walker” embodies a folktale based
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Twelfth Night Essay While many will agree that Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is critically acclaimed to be one of the most entertaining and well-liked pieces that he has written‚ there tends to be a discrepancy over how the characters in the play are portrayed when it comes to the importance of gender roles. After reading James C Bulman’s article over the Globe’s more recent performance of Twelfth Night and Shakespeare’s original written version‚ I realized that there are many ways that this famous
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As a child you always could rely on someone. A person that could tell you right from wrong and made sure you were always safe. Sometimes as you get older you believe that they are just something that is holding you back. In Night by Elie Wiesel‚ Elie relies on his father as a life support and vice versa‚ while other son’s believe their fathers are holding them back from surviving. These son’s abandon and kill their fathers while Elie fights for his father. Elie and his father always had a strong
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“There is no such thing as the devil; it is people that are evil” This statement suggests that the evil that occurs on the earth is not the fault of Satan or the devil‚ but of people‚ that are evil. Evil is defined as anything that is harmful‚ malicious or disastrous. Some Christians believe that god banished the arch angel Lucifer from heaven because he was questioning God’s work. This story of the devils origin is not found in the bible‚ but in other religious books called the Apocrypha‚ which
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