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    Symbolism in the Story of an Hour In “The Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin uses characterization‚ symbols‚ and conflicts that suggest that in certain situations‚ the death of a loved one may be a blessing in disguise. Such situations may include an abusive relationship‚ or an unhappy marriage‚ as this story suggests. In Chopin’s story although the circumstances might lead the reader to believe that Mrs. Mallard’s husband’s death would cause her great pain‚ ironically‚ when she hears the news‚ she

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    In the novel‚ of mice and men‚ theer was symbolizm throughout the story. In the beginning of the novel the stting was perfect‚ like "The Garden of Eden". LIke in "The Garden of Eden" there was a snake‚ and in this novel it slipped across the water sggestin possible evil to come. The rabbits on the other hand symoloized Lenny’s joy and goodness‚ and formed the bases of his dreams. In the beginning Of Mice and Men‚ the story began looking like a perfect world. The author describes the setting as a

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    The Swimmer Symbolism In the Swimmer the character (Neddy) swims through several pools on a journey he believes would “enlarge and celebrate its beauty” (251). These pools and the journey he swims symbolize the passing of time and the deterioration of his health. He began his journey feeling as though he was young and strong‚ “he seemed to have the especial slenderness of youth” (250). He seems to be very content with his life and his friendships. As he was swimming in his own pool the character

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    Latifa Abed Abed 1 Ms.Ashraf English Honors 12/11/12 Symbolism of Red In the short story‚ “The Scarlet Ibis‚” by James Hurst the color red is symbolized in many ways. Examples of the color red in the story are Doodle’s mahogany coffin‚ the red Scarelet Ibis‚ the red nightshade bush‚ and Doodle’s long‚ slim vermillion neck.

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    para In the play Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus has many negative qualities. The first flaw is stubbornness. Oedipus shows stubbornness‚ when he doesn’t listen to the truth. Oedipus shows it by not listening to Tiresias: "Enough I won’t listen to this sort of talk from you‚ Damn you! Get out of here‚ quickly(29)." Oedipus requested Tiresias for the truth‚ instead of taking advice from him he took everything in wrong way. He didn’t listen to his advice‚ at all and decided to go with his own decision. Another

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    fate when Oedipus declares his intent to solve the murder of Laius which is expressed by the metaphor of “expelling the poison in the blood” and righting the wrong. The second part of the quote‚ “for whoso slew the king might have a mind to strike me too with his assassin hand” also shows the intervention of fate when Oedipus denounces the murderer in front of his citizens when he himself is the murderer of Laius. This is a clear example of fate’s intervention in the life of the tragic Oedipus. | Quote:“Oh

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    Oedipus Paper Humans often come upon interactions in every day life causing conflict‚ which forces humans to make important decisions when put into different situations. A conflict is an interaction that can be made between two things causing good or bad scenarios. The interactions mentioned in this play are mainly causing bad situations. In this play Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ Oedipus faces a painful truth that brings him through many different contradictions. Oedipus’ conflicts are shown

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    which hold the ability to lead the readers into deep thoughts and realizations. There are small moments that turn into symbols when looked at correctly‚ there are character point of views that symbolize different things‚ and‚ finally‚ there is the symbolism of Zach and Cammie’s relationship (previously mentioned in “The Shifty Sort”). Let’s take a closer look‚ starting with small moments. One small moment is the mere fact that the language of Farsi is used frequently. Often‚ when characters are speaking

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    Araby‚ like the other stories in Dubliner‚ ‘ has both penetrating realism and a symbolic function ‘ ‚ as Michael Thorpe has rightly observed is his brief Introduction to Joyce in Modern Prose . Graphic and authentic picture of life in the city of Dublin in the days of the author’s childhood and early youth constitutes the solid basis of reality on which the story grows and flourishes. This reality is squalid‚ vulgar‚ meaningless petty and unpleasantly paralytic. The Narration begins with a detailed

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    According to Aristotle‚ Oedipus in the play Oedipus Rex by Sophacles would be a prime example of a tragic hero as he perfectly portrays the qualities of good‚ consistency and necessary or probable. The quality of good played by Oedipus in the play Oedipus Rex is a perfect portrayal for the element of character in a good tragedy. Aristotle discusses‚ "First‚ and most important‚ it must be good…the character will be good if the purpose is good" (Aristotle‚ 6). First and foremost‚ a character in a tragedy

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