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    Theme Of Loneliness

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    American author Robert M. Pirsig once said “Physical distance between people has nothing to do with loneliness. It’s psychic distance”. This theme of loneliness is a recurring theme in the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The characters Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curley’s wife all live in a constant struggle against loneliness. On the ranch‚ they are either isolated from the other ranchers or from people who they are similar to. This loneliness affects how Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curley’s wife live their

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    On the very first page of The Color Purple‚ the reader encounters strong words and difficult concepts. The book unfolds into a series of letters from Celie to her sister Nettie‚ as well as some diary entries. The book talks mostly about Celie’s life. We learn that in the beginning of the novel Celie is raped by her father. Another thing we learn is that Celie’s mother is ill and therefor is unable to care for her family. Celie‚ the narrator‚ is a poor and uneducated‚ 14 year-old African American

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    The novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker‚ follows the story of an African-American woman named Celie‚ and her friends and family through her diary entries. The story takes place in rural Georgia‚ in the early 20th century‚ all playing a part in much of the mistreatment she faces. The readers learn the tough life that Celie has endured‚ from being raped at a young age by her step father‚ to never being treated with respect by anyone‚ not even her husband‚ Mr._______‚ whom rapes‚ beats‚ and degrades

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    Into The Wild Theme

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    card. She was surprised and extremely touched: It was the first present she had received from her son in more than two years‚ since he had announced to his parents that‚ on principle‚ he would no longer give or accept gifts”.The author develops this theme by showing how Chris was self-less.”On weekends‚ when his high school pals were attending “keggers” and trying to sneak into Georgetown bars‚ McCandless would wander the seedier quarters of Washington‚ chatting with prostitutes and homeless people

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    Citizenship Themes

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    philosophy of the words past and present. After reading novels and readings such as Looking backwards‚ the Rerum novarum‚ and even Women on the edge of Time; there are many themes that have a direct correlation between all three. However after analyzing and going through the discussion had between each novel‚ it seems that the overall theme connecting the stories together is citizenship. The best way to describe citizenship is as the overall burden and commitments that are linked when being a part of society

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    Most commonly known for her work‚ The Color Purple‚ Alice Walker has been a prominent figure in both the African American and American community. Born on February 9‚ 1933 in Putnam County‚ Georgia‚ Walker‚ in many of her pieces‚ covers the telling experience during the Jim Crow Era. As the youngest of eight‚ family had been a major factor in her life. Her parents‚ Minnie Tallulah Grant and Willie Lee Walker were very hardworking people who tried their best to provide their children with a sense

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    Macbeth Themes

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    Macbeth SE. Themes Man’s conscious descention into evil in the name of personal ambition can lead to massive disorder. (and the corruptive influence personal ambition has). Chain of Being being constantly disrupted. -The king is killed. He is the highest in the hierarchy in the chain of being of man. When the king is killed‚ the weather and animals go crazy. indication that its bad. - Lady Macbeth wants to be a man. This is completely against the Chain of Being. The woman has

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    nonetheless and that’s where relationships play its part. There are two main types of relationship among students and that is monogamous and casual relationship. Monogamous relationship is defined as being loyal to a single partner at a time. Whereas casual relationship is the opposite‚ a person involved in a casual relationship might have many partners or just one which is not serious. Relationships in the past used to be monogamous but as time passes‚ casual relationships are becoming more popular

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    Theme of Macbeth

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    November 14th‚ 2012 English IV Theme of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth The play “Macbeth”‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ demonstrates the dramatic change people make in themselves when they desire something very strongly. After Macbeth heard the witches’ first set of prophecies‚ his head‚ as well as Lady Macbeth’s head‚ was flooded with the desire for him to become king. This ambition leads the Macbeths to taking steps they would not have taken initially in order to obtain that position of power

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    Themes in "The Lottery"

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    “The Lottery” is a story written by Shirley Jackson in 1948 and tells the story of a town that takes part in a barbaric ritual every year on June 27th. There are several themes in this short story. The main themes in “The Lottery” are our aversion to examine and challenge outdated ideas and rituals‚ that society will pick scapegoats to carry its wrongs and the horrors in following the crowd. The townspeople in “The Lottery” blindly go along with an appalling custom having lost the reason behind

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