Chuntianna Henderson Ms Johnson English 1 Hons 1. Quote : "we must build a mirror factory to take a long look at themselves" Device: Symbolism this remark recalls Montag’s description of Clarisse as a mirror in “The Hearth and the Salamander.” Mirrors here are symbols of self-understanding‚ of seeing oneself clearly. 2. Quote: The Hearth and the Salamander Device: Symbolism This Demostrates symbolism because The Hearth and the Salamander‚ suggests two things
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Page 50. “Perhaps I should not have been a fisherman‚ he thought. But that was the thing that I was born for.” Page 10. “Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.” I think the mere fact that a man of his age is so unyielding in his decision to continue fishing proves his own resolute determination. He is obviously encumbered by a number of physical weaknesses that come with old age‚ and yet it is this cheerful and undeafeated
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In the second chapter dedicated to Vardaman‚ he found himself captive in his own naïve and childish imagination. While staring at the coffin that Cash had created and being not fully aware of his mother’s condition‚ he got scared at the thought that the members of the family would have to nail shut the casket and that his mother would have no air to breathe. Until the end of the chapter‚ it became obvious that the child did not believe that Addie was dead and that he made incredible efforts to hold
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The Quiet American: Reading Log PART I Chapter 1 Narrator lives in room alone over Rue Catinat Associated with a man named Pyle‚ has met him many times before Phuong- meaning Phoenix waits for Pyle also. She speaks French. Phuong cannot wait in public as the police may pick her up Phuong and Pyle are a couple Phuong was once in a relationship with the narrator Pyle "Had pronounced and aggravated views on what the US was doing for the world" Narrator smokes opium pipes regularly Phuong
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Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men There are many symbols in Of Mice and Men. Symbols such as setting‚ animals‚ and language all provide a deeper meaning to the story. The first symbol is setting. The novel begins and ends on the bank of the river (Lisca). The riverbed is located in rural California. In the beginning of the novel‚ George and Lennie involuntary ran away from Weed when Lennie was accused of trying to have non-consensual intercourse with a girl. When news about this broke out‚ the men of Weed
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Of Mice and Men ‘’Of Mice and Men’’ is a book about loneliness and there are many symbols that represent it‚ for instance the bunk house and the Crook being separated form the other men‚ a symbol of isolation because to loneliness because since Crook is black and no one is allowed to enter to Crook’s room and if you think about it Steinbeck has a variety of people of different shape‚ size‚ and gender making his own little world of different people and discrimination. In this book there are many
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Of Mice and Men What would you do if you no one talked to you or lost your last friend? In Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck in 1937‚ this happens. This novella is about a man‚ George and his mentally challenged friend‚ Lennie that looks for work during the Great Depression.The author forms isolation through the character’s struggle to be wanted and included as a person. In "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck Crooks‚ Curley’s wife‚ and Candy are three characters that are
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Ethan Frome Theme 1: Lack of love can twist and warp human beings beyond recognition Without love‚ you can back track into a deep depression and craziness. Quote 1: “It pleased Ethan to have surprised a pair of lovers on the spot where he and Mattie had stood with such a thirst for each other in their hearts; but he felt a pang at the thought that these two need not hide their happiness.” (Wharton 41) Quote 2: " She had an eye to see and an ear to hear: he could show her things and tell
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In the book I am reading The Catcher In The Rye a lot happen in the last few chapters. The first thing that happen was Holden meet up with his old acquaintance of his for a drink. He ended up getting drunk. He left the bar and walked to central park and while he was in the park he decided to finally go home and see his sister. He snuck into his house and went to his sister’s room and he woke her up. She was really excited to see him. After that Holden called one of his old teachers at one of his
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These two passages are about Harriet Tubman. They tell how she lived her life. They also tell about what she did for slaves. She was known for the slaves and how she helped them with the Underground Railroad‚ but these two passages don’t tell you all the same things. They don’ have the same structure either. The first passage gives you a lot of facts about Tubman. “Her abilities to track through the woods‚ disguise herself‚ and lead others on secret missions equipped her well to help carry on activities
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