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    Why Do We Watch Scary Movies? When reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ one aspect of the early story really bothered me. Why do Jem and Scout‚ even though they are deathly scared of the Radley house dare each other to mess with the house? Evidently‚ the two children are fascinated by the fear‚ but what really causes us to bring ourselves to fear? While pondering this question‚ something else that I simply can’t wrap my head around popped up in my mind. What is with scary movies? Horror‚

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    right! Finally we came to an abrupt stop in the deep‚ dark‚ Forbidden Forest. Once we were in The Forbidden Forest it was quiet and still for a second‚ then you hear a dark‚ scary voice that belonged to Aragog telling you to avoid his brothers‚ sisters‚ sons and daughters then the spiders come spitting water and trying to get you! Then I hear Hermione’s voice telling me to follow it‚ so you do which makes you pop out the forest on to the Quidditch pitch. At the Quidditch pitch‚ Harry tells me “Follow

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    Importance of Symbols in “The Thing in the Forest” In many fairytales‚ we are given characters who set out on an adventure to better themselves whether they know that they are on one or not. In A.S. Byatt’s “The Thing in the Forest” we are taken on such an adventure‚ but this is more than just a children’s fairytale. Through figurative language we are shown that the main characters‚ Penny and Primrose‚ are dealing with more than just a creature in the forest‚ and that with this use of symbols as

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    The Forest In literature‚ a symbol is an object that has the potential to represent something that is not manifested in the reading. Readers may comprehend something differently about what they are reading than what the symbols are actually revealing in the book. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ is significantly symbolic. In this book‚ the forest is a substantial symbol due to the fact that there are many different viewpoints of what the wilderness represents throughout the story

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    It has been said that in literature a forest is a place where you can both lose and find yourself. Explore the use of the forest theme in fantasy literature and discuss its relationship to the forest of folk and fairy tales. * Word count: 2700 words excluding quotes The forests of legends‚ myths‚ fantasy and fairy tales have become laden with cultural and psychological symbolism: The ancient trees in dark‚ uncharted places symbolise the refuge of magic and mystery beyond man’s dominion. They

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    Symbolism in the Forest "The path strangled onward into the mystery of the primeval forest"(179). This sentence displays just one of the multiple personalities that the forest symbolizes in The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorn. As seen in the epic story Wizard of OZ‚ the forest represents a place of evil and delight‚ but in the Scarlet Letter the forest symbolizes much more then that. Each character brings out a different side of the forest‚ however the forest also brings out a

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter‚ the forest means different things to different people. To the honorable and respectable members of Puritan ‚ the forest is an evil and frightening place where witches lurk and the devil resides. To Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale‚ two people unable to speak their minds in Puritan community‚ the forest offers a place of refuge where they can be true with each other. To Pearl‚ the forest . The symbolism of the forest setting’s inherently good and bad natures

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    Forest Gump Essay Why do I think Forest Gump was such a successful movie? Three main reasons‚ first of which is humor. It is a type of humor that makes you feel naughty for laughing at it‚ as Forest is not trying to be funny. Secondly‚ because of the plot. The whole story is amazing with twists and turns coming from everywhere and taking Forest to weird and exciting places. Lastly‚ because of the special effects‚ they just enhance the movie‚ which takes it to a different level‚ and they are done

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    The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter was published in 1953. Since then it has been read by thousands of readers both young and old. The Light in the Forest is a story about a young white boy named John Butler. When John was 4 he was taken from his parents and adopted by an Indian named Cuyloga. John Butler was then given the name True Son. For years True Son lived with his new Indian family and learned the indian ways. Sadly‚ all good things can not last. When treaty is signed that states that

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    just awful with the exception of The Walking Dead and the Buffalo Sabres whom hopefully will no longer be awful for the foreseeable future. 2.) When did I realize I was an author? I still don’t know that I have‚ I don’t look at myself that way. My story is simple really. I’ve read a lot of books‚ some great‚ a lot really good‚ and way too many terrible. After reading

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