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    Themes in The Giver

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    Themes of The Giver Broadly‚ the book The Giver‚ written by Lois Lowry‚ is about how a boy name Jonas‚ born in the perfect utopia where there are no freedom and colour‚ people there promotes sameness. Until Jonas founds out that there are more then this community when he got his unique job assigned at the age of 12. Being a receiver of memory let him know that the real world is beautiful and colourful; there are rights for every human being. Jonas felt unfair and hope to escape from this tragedy

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    The Tempest: Themes

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    play‚ The Tempest‚ Shakespeare conveys themes through different character pairs. Each pairing is a guise for a different theme in the play’s plot. For instance‚ Ariel and Caliban are thought to be grouped together because they show two contrasting sides of servitude. Other examples lie behind Miranda and Ferdinand’s "love at first sight"‚ as well as the forgiveness that Alonso‚ Antonio‚ and Prospero receive. In his play‚ The Tempest‚ Shakespeare conveys themes through different character pairs.

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    The Tempest Theme

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    lead to believe that this is part of Alonso’s punishment. The external conflict within this passage from the Shakespearean play "The Tempest" is between Ariel and the "three man of sin" Alonso‚ Sebastian‚ and Antonio. This conflict helps develop the theme of revenge. Prospero gets Ariel in the form of a Harpy to try and seek revenge on the three men of sin. Ariel accuses the three men for driving Prospero from Milan and leaving him and his child at the mercy of the sea. Because of this sin‚ Ariel begins

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    Beowulf: Themes

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    Beowulf: Themes The Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf is the most important work of Old English literature‚ and is well deserved of the distinction. The epic tells the story of a hero‚ a Scandinavian prince named Beowulf‚ who rids the Danes of the monster Grendel‚ a descendent of Cain‚ and of his exploits fighting Grendel ’s mother and a Dragon. Throughout the epic‚ the Anglo-Saxon story teller uses many elements to build a certain depth to the characters. Just a few of the important character elements

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    Themes and Symbols

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    Themes and Symbols: It is quite difficult to distinguish some of the themes from the symbols in this story. Themes Symbols Hypocrisy The Box Religion: Past and Present The Stool Names of the characters 1. Hypocrisy The act of pretending to have beliefs‚ virtues and feelings that one does not truly possess. The word derives from the late Latin hypocrisis and Greek hupokrisis both meaning play-acting or pretence. A. The Adams and their

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    Despereaux Theme

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    stem from him being different from other mice‚ in the castle. This novel is for reader 9-12 and is a fantasy. This allows the author to have talking rodents that could communicate with humans. It allows the author to explore the theme of light and darkness and what these themes mean to each character. This book was very interesting to me because I had never read a book like it‚ where the author repeatedly breaks the fourth wall. And it is not in a condescending manner‚ or to belittle the reader‚ but

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    Theme of Avatar

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    Theme: Identity; Avatar the Movie Identity‚ what makes you different from everyone‚ what makes you special and irreplaceable. Avatar‚ the high grossing film of 2009‚ produced by James Cameron‚ portrayed the theme; identity exceptionally‚ demonstrating how outsiders force their way into your culture‚ identity‚ and religion. Jake‚ the protagonist of this film displayed the identity of a Na’vi simply by being one of them and learning their culture instead of destroying it and teaching them their

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    Themes: The Tempest

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    COMMON THEMES FOUND WITHIN THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare In addition to the study guide questions‚ one essay question from each theme must be answered and typed (12 point) Times New Roman. The Supernatural • How did Prospero come to master his "art"? What were the consequences of his intense study of magic? • What difference‚ if any‚ is there between Prospero’s magic and Sycorax’s magic? • When and why does Prospero promise to give up his "rough magic"? Do we actually see him do this?

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    Themes In 1984

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    surveillance and data collection and storage surely surpass what Orwell imagined. Oceania’s surveillance state operates out in the open‚ since total power has removed any need for subterfuge’’ (Crouch‚2013). 7. THEMES 7.1.Totalitaranism In “1984” Orwell presents a perfect totalitarian state. The main themes of the novel is totalitarianism and it’s dark sides. Orwell tries to warm the world what the promotion of communism might deliver if it operates unchecked. The citizens

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    Legend Theme

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    There are many themes in Legend by Marie Lu‚ but the one that stands out the most is that family comes first. First‚ on page 43‚ the text says‚ “‘You’re not going to leave me‚ too‚ are you? You’ll stay with me longer than mom and dad did?’ Metias kissed me on the forehead. ‘Forever and ever‚ kid‚ until you’re sick and tired of seeing me.’” This flashback displays how Metias raises June as though she is his own child due to the death of their parents. This is also a great example of how families adapt

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