Volume 5‚ No. 2-3 32 Pearl in Hawthorne’s Romance The Scarlet Letter Dan QIN Ph.D. candidate‚ School of Foreign Languages in Hunan Normal University Email: qindan728@gmail.com Abstract: In The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne portrays one of the most enigmatic child figures in American literature. Although she is an illegitimate daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale‚ Pearl plays an important role more as a dynamic force of moral guardian than a static symbol of sin in the plot. The purpose
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The Family Romance of the French Revolution Critique Throughout much of history‚ the transition between governments has proven to be chaotic. Whether this be recent Arabic transition of authoritarian states to Democracies‚ or old absolute monarchies to Republics they all seem to temporarily go through an era of confusion‚ violence and inquiry of the future. In Chapter one of "The Family Romance of the French Revolution" by Lynn Hunt the French Revolution was no exception. It brought
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the overall themes of the works should be the same and the movie should remain true to mid-weighted aspects of the original source. George Cukor’s My Fair Lady shares a practically identical plot with its source material‚ George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. This being said‚ certain aspects of the overall story are brought to the forefront or hidden through My Fair Lady’s use of song and dance. When the audience examines the small but important differences in the scripts of both works‚ it is evident
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domineering and heavy handed she is towards not only Pip but her husband Joe. She affords little compassion or kindness to either male and you start to see the difference between the characters and their reactions to her in relation to the conventions of romance and realism. Joe lending himself to looking at life through the eyes of a realist satisfied knowing his place‚ where as Pip being more romantic‚ dreams of escape and leaving the marches for a better life. Pip was apprenticed to his brother-in –law
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Comparative Study Essay (Pretty Woman/Pygmalion) The comparative study of Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw and Pretty Woman by Gary Marshall has enhanced my perception of the shared concerns of the two texts. The representation however‚ is altered by the differing political‚ historical and social context of the time period of production. Both composers have illuminated the central concerns of the transformations of their female protagonists; Eliza and Vivian from rags to riches while also exploring and
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Romance in our society is portrayed as a fairy tale. Not easy but romantic‚ full of obstacles but adventurous. This is seen everywhere including movies and social media. In reality false perceptions of romance is seen as well but considering the fact that everyone is on their electronic devices a good majority of the time‚ it’s safe to say that it’s seen more on social media. Nowadays people post videos of them and their significant other. As you may have seen these videos contain dancing‚ singing
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The book Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances is a compilation novel of three stories with different authors. The three stories of the books are The Jubilee Express by Maureen Johnson‚ A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle by John Green and last is The Patron Saint of Pigs by Lauren Myracle. The book is about three different teenagers and they experiences in the town of Grace town during Christmas season. The story The Jubilee Express is about a teenager girl Jubilee Dougal‚ who has been forced to spend
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THEA 2301 – Film History I Comparative Essay 1: Romance in Classical Hollywood Bronwen Clewley In the midst of the Hollywood’s Classical era‚ both David Lean’s 1945 film Brief Encounter and Frank Capra’s 1934 film It Happened One Night are stories of restrained romance‚ supressed largely by the censorship codes of the time. Brief Encounter is a melancholy‚ noir-like film that gives its main characters little satisfaction in the end and emphasizes the importance of faithfulness to one’s marriage
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scientific understanding or laws of nature. The occurrence of the supernatural made each story more captivating and enjoyable. The supernatural theme was the most influential and prominent theme that we worked with during this course. While reading The Romance of Certain Old Clothes‚ I couldn’t understand why it was included in the American Gothic Literature unit that I would be studying for the semester. But as I read the story a second time to understand it fully‚ I realized the story had major themes
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most widely known for his amusing persona in various sitcoms. What many people do not know about Aziz Ansari is that he is the son of Indian immigrants‚ has a bachelor’s degree in Business from New York University‚ and wrote his own novel‚ Modern Romance. There is no doubt that Aziz Ansari has had a successful career in Hollywood. However‚ outside of Hollywood Ansari is an intellectual with
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