In the story “The Yellow Sweater” the author uses various elements of irony in order to demonstrate that when you are vulnerable power can be rewarding until it is abused. At the beginning of the story the protagonist‚ a proud salesman emphasizes how his successful business trip has been. The character displays confidence as he stops for nothing admiring his appearance of a thriving moneymaking middle-aged man. “The success of his trip and the feeling of power it gave him carried him along toward
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prevalent ("Handout #1"). This theme was brought on by an obsessed "everyman" type. Jimmy Stewart‚ otherwise known as Scottie in the film‚ played this "everyman" type whose personality was maliciously twisted into an overly obsessive man. His cause for obsession was a beautiful‚ young woman played by Kim Novak‚ known as both Madeleine and Judy in the film. Madeleine drew Scottie in so deep‚ that he literally became a different person. This film mirrored Hitchcock’s personal feelings and was considered
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urban life‚ social and political issues and the loss of traditional values. Hugh Garner‚ famous Canadian author in the fifties and sixties‚ writes about darker sides of human life‚ like alcoholism and displaced people. In his short story The Yellow Sweater‚ in 1952‚ his protagonist‚ Marie Edwards‚ is a poor and isolated girl‚ a bit
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Scottie is back from North Carolina‚ his current place of residence‚ for a few days. He’s a shrimper who works on his dad’s boat. He goes deep out in the ocean on the gigantic boat to catch shrimp. He hasn’t been back to his hometown in almost a year so he wants to spend time with his family and friends. Scottie has dirty blonde hair and expressive blue eyes that sometimes turn green. He’s strong and he’s loves going outdoors‚ such as camping or fishing. He’s constantly smiling but he can be serious
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And it is from this resentment‚ the story The Hockey Sweater was written. The Hockey Sweater is a story told from the perspective of a young boy living in a small town in Quebec. He‚ like all the kids his age loved hockey‚ especially the Montreal Canadiens. He is so deeply loyal to his French heritage that he hates the Toronto Maple Leafs and anything about them for the sole reason that they are not French. Roch Carrier’s The Hockey Sweater is an allegory underlining the tensions found between Francophone
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The Girl In the Green Sweater Day to day people walk the streets in their new shoes and fancy clothes and never think about how good they have it. They walk on these streets looking up and never down. But down is the direction in which a group of people lived‚ down in the sewer that is. When times are hard you must do as needed and for this family the only way to stay together during the Holocaust was to live within the muck and filth of the sewage system. 0n September 1‚ 1939‚ Germany invades
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store. Ugly sweaters have made a comeback. The film is hilarious‚ and the recent sweater craze has started a new trend at holiday parties. The characters in the movie wear ugly sweaters on Christmas Eve‚ and they have a plan to make their Christmas Eve a memorable night. A Bit of Nostalgia The ugly sweater trend comes with a bit of nostalgia. Christmas sweaters were popular gifts in the 1980’s. Once again‚ retail stores the racks in the retail stores are packed with reindeer elf sweaters. Many people
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The Hockey Sweater Essay Have you ever had to wear something you really hate? Or do something you don’t want to? In ‘The Hockey Sweater’ this happens to Roch.The short story ‘The Hockey Sweater’ was very effectively written‚ realistic and relatable. This is because the characters actions make sense‚ the setting is realistic and the story was easy to relate to. Have you read something that makes you feel like you’re in the book? How would you act if all your friends and teammates were were angry and laughing at
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The Little Mermaid Performance Review November 29th 2:30pm The Little Mermaid‚ directed by Scottie Woodard depicts the heroes journey of Ariel the play’s protagonist. The play is an adaptation of Disney’s movie The Little Mermaid and depicts an underwater microcosm. While this play’s target audience is children‚ the high quality of production makes it engaging for any audience. Elements of production such as set design‚ costumes‚ and song bring the depiction of Ariel’s journey to fruition. In Act
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The Girl in the Green Sweater Analysis: By Natasha Garczynski TONE/MOOD: Song: Beethoven’s symphony no. 5 – It gives a sense of drama and secrecy. Background: Fire – It represents panic and chaos‚ while they are sitting in the sewers of Lvov even the sound of a pin dropping made them drop everything and hide. Secrecy/ Mystery: Krystyna was eight years old and trapped in the sewers of Poland with eleven other people after being pursued by the Nazi’s during the holocaust. She recalls
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