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    Literary Analysis: The Great Gatsby Tesla Henderson F. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates the thematic concern of carelessness in his fictional novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by using characters such as Jordan‚ Myrtle‚ and Daisy. Carelessness is exemplified many times throughout the book; such as on page 26. The narrator says‚ “She nodded and moved away from him just as George returned.” This statement describes Myrtle caressing her secret lover‚ Tom‚ just before her husband re-enters

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    Stacy Prof. Vivian English 1102 February 2‚ 2013 Literary Analysis: A Rose For Emily The brilliantly written story “A Rose For Emily” by William Faulkner holds various themes and symbols that can be interpreted in several ways. This short story is about Emily Grierson’s life through the eyes of the townspeople in a small‚ old southern town. It starts with the odd relationship between Emily and her father before and after he dies then continues with how Emily slowly becomes isolated after poisoning

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    The Great Gatsby Analysis The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald was a very complex novel which covers many social issues through its overall structure. Throughout the novel‚ the author uses imagery‚ symbolism‚ characterization and many other devices to portray his ideas. The novel also shows the great power wealth‚ decision‚ and love has in the world and in our own lives. I personally enjoyed the style of the novel which causes a vivid image in my head as I read along. I too believe

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    Albernisha Bernard Hart‚ Instructor November 27‚ 2012 Literary Heritage Reading Analysis Paper The Cask of Amontillado The very famous Edgar Allan Poe‚ author of this short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” has been described in many different ways (which is quite an understatement for such the rare kind of man that he was)‚ but one common description among the accredited seems to be isolated. Also in this tale‚ the narrator and main character‚ Montresor‚ is quite isolated. They both

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    Essay on The Yellow Wallpaper – A literary analysis and interpretation At a time where women had little say in how to live their own lives‚ increasingly more female novelists began to write about gender roles with a critical outlook on the patriarchal structure in society. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is one example of a feminist social criticism from the late 1800’s. In this short story‚ the female protagonist is prohibited to do what she wants to do and instead is forced

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    Darian Campbell Mrs. Anderson AP Language and Composition Block 3 October 6‚ 2012 Literary Analysis of Northanger Abbey Jane Austen’s novel‚ Northanger Abbey‚ uses vivid diction and a distinct tone to portray each character in the novel. Austen begins the novel with a nonchalant tone and ends it with a more serious tone. She uses these tones of the novel‚ along with descriptive word choices to develop mental images of each character in the mind of her audience. In the opening paragraph

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    Richard Wheeler Marsh 30‚ 2013 Literary analysis of The Road Less Traveled by Robert Frost Robert Frost is an amazing poet. He can say so much in just a few stanzas. Not only is his work A Road Less Traveled my favorite poem out of his collection of works‚ it is my favorite poem ever. It is a reflection on the uncertainties of life and it answers the most asked question in today’s world. “What should I do with my life?” He says that whatever you do‚ you will pick the right path of life because

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    comparative essay between the merits of literary and genre fiction as it pertains to audience and style Skimming through the collections of books at a local Barnes & Nobel‚ one might be stunned to find a copy of the popular fiction The Hunger Games sharing the shelf with the literary classic‚ The Canterbury Tales. But why should this come as a surprise? Don’t the authors share the same last initial? One could only conclude that this is due to the literary and genre labels placed upon two books.

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    many authors make the sacrifice of plot over thought. However‚ one author‚ Orson Scott Card‚ wrote a book that sacrificed neither. Even though Ender’s Game was written in 1985‚ its story and morals allow it to be an exciting read that’s open to literary analysis. Even today‚ Orson Scott Card grippingly portrays thought-provoking themes such as humanity‚ friendship‚ and warfare in his book Ender’s Game. The first theme that can be seen in Ender’s Game is humanity. The reason that the Battle school recruited

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    Literary Analysis Outline Title: Violence is Not the Remedy Introduction In Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple she uses violence to illustrate the main character Celie’s transition from being a weak character to a strong one. In the beginning of the novel Celie is abused physically and psychologically. Her father rapes and beats his children. Her father took her out of school at a very young age‚ due to pregnancy‚ which is why Celie has very poor english skills and is ignorant to the world

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