forbidden. Other important features that distinguish or help define totalitarianism include restricted or eliminated constitutional rights‚ state terrorism‚ and totalitarian rulers are known as ideological dictators. The government of Oceania‚ in the novel 1984‚ is an example of totalitarian society. Germany‚ under Adolf Hitler’s National Socialism is another example of totalitarianism. Orwell’s Oceania has both similarities and differences to the totalitarian states of the twentieth century. The
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Area of Study Essay – The Outsiders Essay Teenagers are shown in a variety of texts to be‚ violent‚ disrespectful‚ disruptive and corrupt. S.E. Hinton’s novel ‘The Outsiders’ reveal teenagers to be juvenile delinquents who are violent and whose only interest is remaining faithful to their gang and its members. The theme of the novel ‘The Outsiders’ as the main characters are explained to be represented as juvenile delinquents who belong to a violent neighbourhood and lawless gangs. The gangs
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NOVELS BY FILIPINO AUTHORS IN ENGLISH Updated on 14 June 2011 Alanguilan‚ Gerry. Elmer. SLG Publishing‚ 2010. [FANTASY/GRAPHIC NOVEL] __________. Humanis Rex! Fudge‚ 2005. [FANTASY/GRAPHIC NOVEL] __________. Wasted. Alamat‚ 2002. [ACTION/GRAPHIC NOVEL] Alanguilan‚ Gerry and Arlan Esmeña. Where Bold Stars Go to Die. Komikero‚ 2009. [EROTICA/GRAPHIC NOVEL] Alfar‚ Dean Francis. Salamanca. Ateneo‚ 2007. [FANTASY] Alumit‚ Noel. Letters to Montgomery Clift. MacAdam/Cage‚ 2002. [LITERARY FICTION] __________
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Betrayal‚ to deceive and become disloyal. In the novel betrayal can be observed as a prevalent motif. The author used three events and ideas throughout the reading. First being a girl turning in her parents for harboring two colored boys. Second being Fiona snitching on Martin and Ethel. Third is the ideas of society. Firstly‚ “A mob strung up a husband and wife who hid two colored boys in their barn. Their daughter turned them in‚ jealous of the attention. Despite their youth‚” Whitehead 362. I
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Novel Comparison: Frankenstein vs This Dark Endeavor Dark‚ condescending‚ and secretive are all adjectives that describe Mary Shelley’s classic: Frankenstein‚ on the other hand‚ a new look on ancient horror in This Dark Endeavor has entirely changed the original story’s mood‚ theme‚ and even characters. Main plot points like these resonate throughout the new novel‚ such as amendments to Victor’s persona‚ Elizabeth’s character‚ and the amount of description put into the setting. Unlike the original
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1 Anabel Gonzalez Mr. Helle English p.2 7 September 2009 Thematic Effects on Novel without a Name Novel without a name by Duong Thu Huong provided a real insight on war from the Vietnamese point of view. Readers are able to contemplate with the themes that reoccur‚ what the war truly is like‚ and the effects it causes on the people‚ society‚ and the individual. Three main reoccurring themes of this novel were disillusionment of the war‚ betrayal‚ and the loss of innocence that the war causes
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evolved into something far beyond strips in the Sunday paper. Graphic novels‚ as these materials are most often referred to today‚ have become their own genre (even though they are a format‚ not a genre) in bookstores and libraries alike. Popularity for them has skyrocketed in the past ten years or so‚ and graphic novels now compete as literary heavyweights for young readers and adults. There are different branches of graphic novels‚ including manga‚ which have an age appropriate stamp on their back
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Response to "American History" The story "American History" by Judith Ortiz-Cofer is one that many people can relate to. It is not merely a Latina girl ’s experiences with prejudice and growing up in New Jersey. The story rings true for many. In "American History‚" Elena is a ninth grader at a large public school in Paterson‚ New Jersey. On this day‚ a cold gray November day‚ President Kennedy has been shot. The reader can see how all the adults in the story are immensely affected by this
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“The Novel Démeublé” is an essay written by Willa Cather‚ throughout the essay‚ there is a statement at the end that stands out than the rest. This statement is “Whatever is felt upon the page without being specifically named there-that it seems to me‚ is created. It is the inexplicable presence of the thing not named‚ of the over-tone divided by the ear but not heard by it the verbal mood‚ the emotional aura of the fact or thing or the deed‚ that gives high quality to the novel or the drama as well
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Warning of The Road Dystopian novels usually have one main theme‚ which is how can these characters overcome obstacles in a world were society is very problematic. Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road is no different. This dystopian novel focuses in on a man and his child and their journey of survival and despair. The Road has been disputed by scholars on whether or not it is a true dystopian novel because the causes of the disaster that the characters are overcoming in the novel is never mentioned‚ and there
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