Madame Loisel’s greed and also her artificiality. She judges herself by the things that she has‚ and believes others will too. The necklace of artificial diamonds symbolizes the insincerity of her character. Those who admire the necklace due to its beauty have been fooled. Just because it looks real does not mean that it is real. This symbolism can be extended to Madame Loisel: Just because she looks like an upper-class lady in her ball gown and jewels does not mean that she is one. The men at the
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symbols from nature to symbolize other aspects of the characters lives. One example of Willa Cather using nature symbols is the light. Cather uses light to refer to change. Anytime that there is a big change coming in the book‚ there is a reference to the light. One example of this is when in the beginning of the book when Jim meets Antonia for the very first time he describes her eyes as being‚ "big and warm and full of light‚". Another time that light is used to symbolize change was at the very
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burning important looking letters from Berlin or misprinting the train timetable. These resistance images are somehow similar to the ones represented in Al-Masabeh Al-Zurq‚ however‚ in the Arabic novel‚ they were against the French. Manec‚ then‚ symbolizes the resistant nature in humans and how they refuse to submit to their oppressors. In addition to that‚ Marie‚ a blind French girl in her teenage years‚ helps the French resistance as well. She does the little things like carrying the bread that
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Ecotourism Ecotourism places a value on the health of the local people/tribes etc‚ animals/wildlife and environment and rather than aiming to earn a very high profit at all costs‚ it aims to earn a profit while respecting local people/tribes‚ animals/wildlife and nature as a whole allowing them to benefit in some way from the endeavor. Good ecotourism companies make conscious choices in every aspect of their business. For instance‚ they recycle products and choose biodegradable materials whenever
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us to enjoy. They don’t eat up gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 117). In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird symbolizes innocence and the destruction of it. Throughout the book‚ many characters are representations of the bird as they are innocents who have fallen in the hands of injustice. Boo Radley is a harmless man who was always accused of crimes he did not
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THE WITCHES MACBETH The witches known as the “weird sisters” in Macbeth are present in only four scenes in the play. But Macbeth’s fascination with them motivates much of the play’s action. The witches First appear with thunder and lightning give us the atmosphere of the play. Shakespeare used a number of devices to create a sense of otherness and malevolence for the Macbeth witches. For example: The Macbeth witches speak in rhyming couplets which distinguishes them from all other characters in
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The witches in “Macbeth” are interesting characters in the play. The first images I think about when someone mentions witches are pointy hats and broomsticks. Many people’s idea when it comes to the portrayal of witches is very narrow and similar to my own opinion‚ however‚ “Macbeth” changes the way witches and magic can be portrayed. “Macbeth” gives flexibility for the depiction of the witches in movies and stage adaptations because there is not correct way to portray them. The witches can be portrayed
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The Witches in Macbeth Shakespeare’s Macbeth introduces an element of fantasy within the tragedy through the characters of the witches. The witches exert a significant role in the play‚ functioning as fore-tellers of Macbeth’s fate. Far from serving as a distraction‚ the witches focus the darker and more sinister aspects of Macbeth’s character. Although Macbeth only encounters the witches twice‚ the play’s thematic design acknowledges the importance of the witches’ supernatural presence and suggests
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have had on this Earth has greatly affected the outcome of history. In an attempt to provide an overview of human history in his book This Fleeting World‚ David Christian introduces it in the context of the history of the universe and then systematically breaks it down into three distinct eras providing a logical framework that can be used in a more detailed study. His goal is to provide a “big picture” of world history and the interconnections that exist among the peoples of this world. Christian
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community -- including women or children -- had the privilege of not working‚ as everyone had to contribute in order to help the family survive. Men had the responsibility of hunting for food and maintaining the crops -- plowing‚ planting‚ and harvesting. This job also included taking the harvested grain to the nearest mill‚ which in the nineteenth century could take multiple days of traveling in unpredictable conditions. Women were seldom lucky enough to leave the homestead‚ causing isolation and loneliness
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