1. The Comparison of the plot structures of the stories A Retrieved Reformation by O’Henry and Eveline by J.Joyce. I would like to compare the two stories: “A Retrieved Reformation” by O’Henry and “Eveline” by James Joyce. I was attracted by the fact that the main characters encountered with a hard moral choice. The first story “A Retrieved Reformation” is about a professional and elusive safecracker Jimmy Valentine. The initiating event of this story was when Jimmy had been released after a
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Compare the feature film‚ Edward Scissorhands and the plot summary film of Frankenstein’s Monster. The gothic fairytales‚ Edward Scissorhands and the plot summary film of Frankenstein’s Monster‚ were written in different times and for every different audiences but have many things in common. Both Edward Scissorhands and Frankenstein’s Monster struggle to be accepted for who they are. However‚ Edwards’s creator had love for his creation (Edward)‚ but the creator of Frankenstein did not have love
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Revealing Theme Through Character‚ Plot‚ and Symbolism In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ so many characters are cruel‚ selfish‚ and immoral. Not all characters possess all of these traits‚ but the wealthy‚ materialistic ones definitely do. There are many important themes in this book‚ which the characters are based on. Many of the events that make up the plot result from the poor judgment on the part of certain characters. Symbolism is used to connect these characters and events to real
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When Pranks on Played Pranks can be funny‚ but they can also be hurtful. In the short stories‚ “The Mouse Plot‚” by Ronald Dahl‚ and “All Summer in a Day‚” by Ray Bradbury‚ both involved children whose shenanigans cause painful consequences. “The Great Mouse Plot‚” part of Ronald Dahl’s autobiography‚ a group of schoolmates plays a trick on Mrs. Pratchett the mean‚ and filthy candy shop owner. They decided to put a dead mouse into one of her jars of candy‚ causing Mrs. Pratchett to drop the
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MOON PALACE -PAUL AUSTER This is the story of Marco Stanley Fogg‚ an orphan searching for love‚ his father and the key to the riddle of his origin and fate. Marco’s mother was killed in a car accident when he was eleven years old‚ and he never knew who was his father. Since then he had lived with his Uncle Victor in a small apartment on 112th Street in N.Y. His Uncle was a part of a band who was named Wally Moon and preformed at the Moon Palace diner. When Stanley grew up he went to the University;
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also to increase their awareness of the horrible things that people are capable of doing’ (John Pinder‚ Wiki Answers [online‚ accessed 14th March 2010]‚ http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_did_steinbeck_write_ ’Of_mice_and_men ’). Steinbeck has enhanced the plot and characters in the novel through clever use of animal imagery foreshadowing certain events and giving further insight into many of the characters. Steinbeck has cleverly used animal imagery to give further insight into many characters in the
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How important is the role of the outsider‚ in terms of plot development and structure‚ in ‘The Country of the Blind and The Destructors?’ To begin‚ the protagonist in each text is set in the role of the outsider. Both Nunez and ‘T’ complete a major change in both their plot and development. There are evident contrasts in the way in which both of these characters transform; this enables us to juxtapose both text and protagonist in the way these outsiders importantly redound on the story line
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“A Room with a View”‚ by Edward Morgan Forster‚ presents the story of Lucy Honeychurch‚ a young woman belonging to English high society. Forster places this young maiden in a state of conflict between the snobbery of her class: the “suitable and traditional” views and advice offered by various family members and friends‚ and her true heart’s desire. This conflict “forces” Lucy Honeychurch to choose between convention and passion and throws her into a state of internal struggle‚ as she must sift through
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How does Shakespeare use deception to structure the plot in ‘Much Ado’? Pretty much all of the key events or turning points in Much Ado about Nothing happen because characters deceive each other. Shakespeare uses deception as a way of structuring the plot because it often results in comedic situations and‚ after all‚ Much Ado about Nothing is a comedy. From the very beginning Shakespeare introduces the idea of using deception as a way of getting what you want. Don Pedro’s plan of wooing Hero
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How do the literary features that Homer use build up the plot at the Island of Thrinacia? This essay will talk about a particular section from Book 12 of The Odyssey‚ written by Homer around 750 – 650 B.C‚ and translated by Robert Fagles. This passage entails the distressing time that Odysseus and his crew spend on an island called Thrinacia. It is significant to the epic as it generates excitement through the tension between goals and obstacles‚ which eventually leave Odysseus to endeavour
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