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    In “The Hollow Men” and the story excerpt “The Things They Carried” both authors‚ T.S. Eliot and Tim O’Brien‚ utilize similar techniques such as imagery and tone‚ while having a different purpose for writing. In the poem “The Hollow Men‚” T.S. Eliot apples imagery and tone to help his audience apprehend how life without a purpose proves to be a waste when the world’s final hours are close. As for in the excerpt‚ “The Things They Carried”‚ the author uses his techniques to demonstrate the toll that

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    Analysis T.S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men” to me represents several interpretations of death or “the end”. The poem is split into five parts‚ each part presenting a different point of view or idea of death. There are several “kingdoms” of death presented in the various parts‚ intertwining within eachother throughout.  I view each part as representing a different member of the hollow men looking at the different “kingdoms” of death.  Part I’s presents a dank‚ dark cellar and is associated with violence

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    The Romanticism was a literary movement that developed mainly throughout the influences of the philosophy of Locke and the causes and consequences of revolutionary spirit of the French revolution. Wordsworth was brought up reading the Augustan´s metric poetry and the neoclassicist’s descriptive complex language which fully expressed the ideas of reasoning over sentiments. Influenced and inspired by the changing ideological atmosphere of the late XVIII and the first third of the XIX century‚ Wordsworth

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    Mrs. McIntyre 11 English H 1 October 2013 The Devil and Tom Walker: A Love Story “The Devil and Tom Walker” is a short story that revolves around supernatural events‚ nature‚ and challenges its own characters to change their pasts. For instance‚ the Devil in “The Devil and Tom Walker” is a supernatural entity who promises fortune if Tom sells his soul. The supernatural events displayed here display the emotional wishes of both Tom and his wife. He is miserable living with his wife and cannot

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    Dark Romanticisms is exploring the inner working of the mind‚ shadowy approach to the fantastical while containing gloomy‚ evil‚ and sinful scenes in poems such as “Black Cat”‚ “Ambitious Guest”‚ and “Dream-Land”. Dark Romanticisms is a writing period from 1800 to 1860. Horrific themes‚ psychological effects of guilt and sin‚ and creepy symbols are elements founded in dark romanticisms. There are three writers that define dark romanticisms‚ Edgar Allen Poe‚ Nathaniel Hawthorn‚ and Herman Melville

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    Hidden Elements: Romanticism and Puritanism Dark. Light . Bland. Spontaneous. Restricted. Free. Puritanism. Romanticism. Those characteristics are comparing two major beliefs in the nineteenth century: Puritanism and Romanticism. Characteristics such as "dark‚ bland‚ restricted" describe the authoritarian principles of Puritanism. In contrast‚ "light‚ spontaneous‚ free" depict the more liberal beliefs of Romanticism. As witnessed in his novel‚ Hawthorne’s root as a Puritan

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    “ The Hollow of the Three Hills” and “Young Goodman Brown” “The Hollow of the Three Hills” and “Young Goodman Brown” are story of dishonor deceit‚ and death. The two stories contain symbolism and relate in many ways. In “The Hollow of the Three Hills” The author‚ Nathaniel Hawthorn portrays the main character as a beautiful woman with a shameful past. She tries to run from her problems but comes to find out no matter how big or small a problem‚ trying to run from it will only make

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    The Romantic Period began in 1798 and lasted until 1832. The Romanticism movement originated in Europe and is characterized by a heightened interest in nature‚ emphasis on the individual’s expression of emotion and imagination‚ departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism‚ and rebellion against established social rules and conventions. It is said that this period started with the publication of “Lyrical Ballads” written by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. William Blake and

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    All the Pretty Horses follows the journey of sixteen year old John Grady Cole and his friends chasing after a cowboy life about half a century too late. John Grady Cole‚ Lacey Rawlins and Jimmy Blevins learn a lot about reality and maturity in pursuing their romantic ideal. The horses throughout All the Pretty Horses symbolize the romanticized‚ honorable Old West‚ which is jeopardized by corruption but ultimately saved by John Grady Cole. There are multiple references to a special connection between

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    The 19th century in Western literature is one of the most significant and interesting periods of all. Many of the modern literary tendencies have derived from this formative era.Nineteenth-century literature is characterized by the Romantic movement and by the strong nationalism which was formed by French Revolution and American revolution in 18th century.Romantic movement developed as a rection to scientific and rational attitude of 18C..It was a shift from age of decorum‚reason and order to Romantic

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