Compare of story: (1) Through an exploration of plots‚ themes‚ and conflicts‚ it may be argued that both Roald Dahl’s "Beware of the Dog" and Liam O’Flaherty’s "The Sniper" provide varying perspectives on the hardships of war. Both short stories feature main characters pitted against an enemy in a struggle for survival. Both themes have to do with a struggle against dangerous conditions. Both of the main conflicts have to do with a "man vs. enemy" setup. The similarities between these two short
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In “A Farewell to Arms‚” the protagonist (Henry) often revisits the central theme of love and loss. In the novel‚ he shares the devastations of war and the solace that he seeks in his love for his girlfriend (Catherine). This solace‚ allowing him to drown out the harsh realities of war‚ and the loss and pain that war causes. A Farewell to Arms features Henry‚ an American serving on the Italian front during WWI as an ambulance driver. As the war continued‚ more and more troops were deployed for
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horrible sight‚ he felt he had passed beyond the bounds of vengeance…. And could no longer say “God is for and with me”. Dumas exhibits the theme of loyalty and divine intervention throughout his book ‚ The Count of Monte Cristo. He displays these themes with his expert skill of writing‚ leaving the reader entangled even at the end. Dumas reveals a theme of loyalty by showing that Dantes was still loyal to Mercedes even though she married his enemy‚ Fernand. When Mercedes pleaded Dantes not
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Reed Trevelyan Pre-AP English II Thematic Analysis March 25‚ 2011 Thematic Analysis One theme in William Shakespeare’s play Othello is that friends‚ if provoked‚ become irreparable enemies. Othello‚ the general of Venetian forces‚ has many advisors that he claims to know well and trust irrefutably. However‚ his paragon advisor‚ Iago‚ is not as loyal as he claims to be. He has received word that Othello slept with his wife Emilia‚ and he now seeks revenge. His plan to spread lies and rumors
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Poems are more than just words and sentences. Most poems include underlying themes and figurative language to help the reader to further understand and analyze the poem. The theme in Elizabeth Bishop’s “One Art” is that however much a person can grow accustomed to losing something‚ the loss of friendship and love is especially hard to cope with. Figurative language and literary devices play an important part to help develop themes in poems by use of symbolism‚ irony‚ and repetition. Bishop uses symbolism
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The Flower-Fed Buffaloes and Report to Wordsworth have a common theme. The thematic links between them are how humans are destroying the world and killing nature. In Report to Wordsworth‚ Boey is revealing the lack of respects humans have towards the nature nowadays. In Lindsay’s poem‚ the subject matter is how the buffaloes are disappearing from the spring fields due to the invasion of humans. The Flower-Fed Buffaloes is an effective title. Not only the alliteration of ‘f” can emphasise the buffaloes
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After reading: Fear‚ drink driving‚ family relationships‚ friendship‚ conflict‚ grief and loss are all important themes of this book. Choose two themes and describe/discuss how they are portrayed in the book. (We will work through an example answer in class) THEMES How is the theme of fear portrayed in TSOTB? Sample Answer (Fear is a significant theme in TSOTB. Throughout the story we see many examples of character confronting and being challenged by fear. We also see the different ways
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The themes in this short story have a deep and meaningful relation with death. The writer seems to intertwine the character’s struggles with the themes of betrayal‚ religion‚ memories‚ and death. The main setting for the story is in a bedroom‚ although there are many other settings that take place in her mind. As she lays on her deathbed‚ memories of her life fill her head‚ including one from about 60 years prior when an old lover jilted her at the alter. This is the first of the themes: betrayal
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by Liam O’Flaherty‚ the story takes place in Dublin‚ Ireland during the 1920’s where a Republican sniper is involved with a terrible accident. He suffers dramatic injury to the soul and heart when someone that he loves dearly is shot. The story’s theme is intensified through situational irony‚ which shows the pointlessness of armed conflict. <br> <br>Unexpected senseless occurrences happen when situational irony comes to effect. Like the time the Republican sniper unnecessarily lights up a smoke
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Pudge‚ Alaska breaks down crying‚ drives off campus and dies in a car wreck. Alaska’s friends must come to terms with their guilt and grief and accept that they will never know if the wreck was an accident or suicide. There are several themes in this novel. One theme is that there is more to life and more to any person than can be experienced or known. Pudge reads biographies and memorizes people’s last words to try to understand what kind of people they were. He looks for meaning in the facts and
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