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    “she had her secret comfortable understanding with a few favorite saints who cleared a straight road to God for her” but the priest was unable to stop what God had ordained for her. These feelings of unexpected abandonment that Granny felt in the past and in her future self were all reflective and made intolerable to Granny due the fact that Granny never got to confront George and release her feelings of being jilted by him at the altar on that day were the “cake was not cut‚ but thrown away” and

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    2/12/11 Block C British Literature Othello Literary Analysis Othello‚ Shakespeare In Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Iago uses racial distinction to persuade Othello into believing there is an affair between Desdemona and Cassio. Iago feeds upon Othello’s insecurities to raise his fury. Othello’s self-doubting eventually leads to downfall; his doubt within himself causes him to distrust Desdemona and her love for him. Othello uses his race as his scapegoat for his belief in being poor spoken and

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    “This room is their mother and father‚ far more important in their lives than their real parents” (16) says the psychologist‚ comparing the nursery to the two actual parents. Ray Bradbury’s short story‚ “The Veldt‚” in his science fiction collection The Illustrated Man‚ creates a dark and futuristic reality about technology. “The Veldt” is about two children named Peter and Wendy who love their nursery‚ a virtual reality. However‚ their parents do not want them to play in the nursery anymore which

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    Literary Analysis on Sadness and its Impact on Literature Although one of our most common emotions we have as humans is sadness‚ it is also the most complicated and misunderstood. Sometimes we cry when we are sad‚ sometimes we get angry. We get sad because we physically got hurt‚ other times we are sad because someone messed with us mentally. Even though being sad might just seem like a not so good feeling‚ it can also cause health issues. Due to this sad feeling‚ it can bring on depression

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    The Iliad: Literary Analysis Throughout The Iliad‚ an epic poem written by Homer‚ there were numerous warriors and other characters that could be looked upon as heroes; some of these heroes included Achilles‚ Ajax‚ Diomedes‚ Hector‚ and Glaucus. All of these individuals were heroes because of their remarkable mental and physical strength: they were courageous and were better fighters in war than other ordinary men. The trade of battle was a way of life to the Greeks back in Homer’s time. Children

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     "The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” describes a traveler faced with a choice of which one of two roads to travel. He knows not where either road might lead. In order to continue on his journey‚ he can pick only one road. He scrutinizes both roads for the possibilities of where they may take him in his travels. Frost’s traveler realizes that regret is inevitable. Regardless

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    Literary Analysis-The Namesake The important theme of naming and identity is introduced at the very beginning‚ when Ashima calls out for her husband. She does not use his name when she calls for him‚ since "it’s not the type of thing Bengali wives do" (Lahiri‚ J. p. 2). Their husbands’ names are considered too intimate to be used. The Bengali tradition of pet names and "good" names. Only close family uses the pet name in the privacy of the home‚ while the "good" name is used in formal situations

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    almost  mystical‚  with  a  strong  emphasis  on  soul  and  emotion.  The  tale  manipulated  time and cleverly used ambiguity‚ defining  it’s  philosophical  and  literary  Romantic  elements‚  as  also  seen  in  The  Scarlet  Letter‚   To  a  Waterfowl‚ and Thanatopsis.   Nature  plays  a  great  part  in  many  Romantic  literary  pieces.  The   mountains  in  Rip  Van  Winkle  were  considerably  personified  and  ranked  highly‚ being described as at “a noble height”‚  “lording”  over  their 

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    Marlon Molinare Black Studies 49A Prof. Meischer Wednesday @ 1:00pm March 10 2009 Segu Literary Analysis The historical novel Segu by Maryse Condé is set in the African country of Segu during a time of great cultural change. The African Slave Trade‚ the spread of Islam‚ and personal identity challenges were all tremendous and far-reaching issues facing Africa from the late 1700s to early 1800s. Condé uses the four brothers of the Traore family‚ Tiekoro‚ Malobali‚ Siga‚ and Naba‚ to demonstrate

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    Tammy Gerrity Eng. 120 B-02 July‚ 9‚ 2013 “The Lesson” Literary Analysis Toni Bambara’s “The Lesson” opens with a group of children waiting around a mailbox for a woman named Miss Moore. The narrator‚ Sylvia‚ mentions that‚ “She’d [Miss Moore] been to college and said it was only right that she should take responsibility for the young ones’ education.” (Bambara 98). This is much to the children’s chagrin‚ as they would prefer to spend their summer doing anything

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