I wasn’t exactly thrilled to hear we were studying this book in class but I found that I really enjoyed it. I really liked it because of the fact that the prominent theme of racial prejudice is so controversial. I found it very hypocritical that the gossiping friends of Aunt Alexandra could be so concerned about the maroons in Africa and yet be so racial to the black people in their society. There’s nothing more distracting than a sulky darky”‚ is what Mrs. Merriweather says. It is also completely
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Gem Reyrao 12/12/12 P4 Mr. Cotton AP Literature and Composition Indirect Characterization: Simply put‚ indirect characterization is the author’s way of giving the reader clues as to how a character is really like. Such clues may be describing how the character dresses‚ letting the reader hear what the character says‚ or revealing the character’s private thoughts. Example: “Gatsby‚ his hands still in his pockets‚ was reclining against the mantelpiece in a strained counterfeit of perfect
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Sylvia Pankhurst Sylvia Pankhurst is the daughter of Dr. Richard Pankhurst and Emmeline Pankhurst. Sylivia was born in Manchester‚ England on the 5th of May 1882. She had a older sister Christabel Pankhurst and another sister Adela Pankhurst. Sylvia’s dad was a strong advocate for the Women’s Suffrage and was the main cause for two laws which passed‚ one in 1869 and one in 1870. In 1866 Sylvia’s family moved to London. Richard and Emmeline continued their involvement in the struggle for women’s
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how insignificant the crime. Michael L. Lasser takes a similar approach‚ arguing that Pearl is a mirror image of Hesters guilt—a constant reminder of her mistake. Lassers argument has merit because Hawthorne not only uses mirror imagery in relation to Hesters guilt‚ but also in regards the emotions of all characters. In Mirror Imagery in The Scarlet Letter‚ Michael Lasser argues that Hawthorne uses mirror imagery to reveal a characters innermost secrets and ulterior motives. The child Pearl is described
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Title: The book thief Author: Markus Zusak Date completed: 24/3/12 Genre: Novel In the novel The book thief by Markus Zusak thief their is a recurrent idea of prejudice. Mostly towards the Jewish the book is set in world war 2 it adds an exciting feeling of danger during the novel. The idea of prejudice‚ in this book can also be linked to the fat boy story where the blame
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Jennifer Cortes Angeli Francois 101 12 February 2013 Abortions in India Rushdie‚ Salman. "Abortion in India". Essays. 2nd Edition. Kelly‚ Joseph. New York; Norton‚ 2008. 279-282. Print. The articles topic is about the tragedy of abortion of female fetuses in modern day India. I believe the author is trying to say that unnecessary abortions are a type of genocide and a true tragedy. Proving points on both sides saysing that having female abortions
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“Inside the Works of Plath” Silvia Plath writings are considered to the first and best examples of confrontational and confessional poetry of her time. Plath had the uncanny ability to take real life events and turn them into surreal metaphor with in her poetry. Even though Plath poetry was unique for its time‚ her work shows the thumbprints of other poets that help to influence this distinctive style. One of those writers was T.S. Eliot. By time Plath was coming into her won as a poet‚ Eliot
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Larkin’s poem ‘Days’ and ‘Ambulances’ and Sylvia plath’s ‘Lady Lazarus’ and ‘Death and Co’ The poems i am going to analyse are: • Lady Lazarus • Death and Co • Ambulances • Days It is understatement to say that both Sylvia Plath and Philip Larkin have immense depth and subsidiary meanings to their poems‚ both writers expertly structure their poems and used varied techniques to convey their themes of death and instil their messages to their readers. Plath goes about it an autobiographical manner and
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poetry comparison. D. H. Lawrence‚ Snake. Sylvia Plath‚ Medallion. By close reference to these poems compare and contrast the views of snakes presented by Lawrence and Plath. In your answer you should consider: The tone of the poems and language used. The moral and philosophical agendas of the poets. In this essay I will try to compare two poems‚ the first of which is by D. H. Lawrence entitled Snake. The second is by Sylvia Plath and is entitled Medallion. I will compare the
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“The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath is an exceptional read. The story takes place in 1953‚ as Esther Greenwood goes through the struggles of depression‚ she learns how to cope with difficulties thrown into her path. The quote‚ “A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling; it must have something more unusual to relate than the ordinary experience of every average man and woman” by Thomas Hardy is a perfect description of this book. In my opinion‚ this quote means that if there is no meaning
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