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    She is the oldest child of three and is put in a position as a “mother” figure to her two younger siblings. Ree Dolly can be best compared to with the great Geat hero‚ Beowulf. In Beowulf‚ we see a fearless Geat who after hearing of the monstrous Grendel attacking the King of the Danes‚ Hrothgar‚ travels in pursuit of saving him. Both these characters show many of the same characteristics but they also contrast in some situations. Ree lives in the rural Ozarks with her mother and her two younger

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    his youth and age through the conflicts with Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. Although we can view these three encounters as expressions of a hero‚ there is a clearer understanding between Beowulf’s youthful heroism as a fearless warrior and his mature heroism as a true king. Each fight will represent a development in Beowulf’s hero’s journey. In the beginning‚ Beowulf possesses an immense amount of strength and courage. His defeat of Grendel and Grendel’s mother confirms his status of bravery

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    In Beowulf‚ the main character Beowulf battles three different monsters. He battles Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. These battles have its similarities and its differences. In his first battle against Grendel‚ the author displays Beowulf and Grendel as being very aggressive. The tone displayed in this duel is praising because of the author’s description of Beowulf’s heroism. From the description of Beowulf‚ the author states that “his courage‚ his bravery‚ and his wisdom had been known

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    That hope for a better tomorrow is what inspires people to keep going. And for Jannette Walls it was that hope that kept pushing her forward. The Glass Castle is a memoir written by Jannette Walls about her childhood. Walls did not grow up alike many other people; her family moved around a lot‚ her parents couldn’t hold a steady job‚ and they had close to no money. But in spite of her rough upbringing‚ Jannette believes that she is luckier than others; and for one reason only‚ her parents taught

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    a story of innocence in our lives. Harper seeks the theme of innocence in several different ways‚ such as symbolism of a mockingbird‚ when violence increases innocence goes away and how Tom Robinson‚ exposes another aspect of innocence‚ as he is punished for a crime that he didn’t commit simply because of his race. One example that Harper lee seeks the theme of innocence is the symbolism of innocence of a mockingbird. When Miss Maudie told Jem about mockingbirds she said that killing a mockingbird

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    Beowulf is a historical and elegiac Anglo-Saxon poem. Religion is an irritable subject and one of the main topics. The heroic character Beowulf is a depiction of superior and God. Grendel is the delineation of the Pagan beliefs as well as the corrupt in the world. This poem is composed of internal and external complications between the Pagan’s and the Christian’s beliefs. Even though Paganism is meticulously extended throughout the text‚ there are several references about Christianity. Keywords

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    Bibliography: 1. Hauptman‚ Jodi. Beyond the visible: the art of Odilon Redon. 2005 2. Gibson‚ Michael. Odilon Redon‚ 1840-1916: The Prince of Dreams. 1996 3. Rodolphe Rapetti. Symbolism. trans. Deke Dusinberre. Paris‚ London. 2005 4. Charles Chadwick. Symbolism. 1971 5. Larson‚ Barbara. “Evolution and Degeneration in the Early Work of Odilon Redon” in Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide‚ http://www.19thc-artworldwide.org/spring_03/articles/lars_print.html‚ consulted 9

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    clearly define what it means to be a hero. Fred Robinson and J. R. R. Tolkien addressed heroism in Beowulf regarding the warrior’s traits‚ as well as his battles and burial. The author of Beowulf defines the hero through Beowulf’s three battles with Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. In this poem‚ each monster possesses a specific quality undesired by heroes. Beowulf battles anger/jealousy‚ vengeance‚ and greed/selfishness for the good of his Geat nation. As Beowulf fends off these anti-hero

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    Restoration Through Symbolism Restoration is a beautiful thing. Watching something go from nothing to everything is amazing. In the book Cry‚ the Beloved Country‚ by Alan Paton‚ restoration is one of the main themes of the book. I am going to talk about two main examples; a quotation from a character and the significance of a certain character. The first thing developing the concept of restoration is the character Napoleon. Napoleon was an allusion used in the story. He was a demonstrator

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    them back inside her mind saying‚ “No‚ I swear he never harmed me but in that. He never harmed me but in that... and what if he did?” Another device in The Jilting of Granny Weatherall is the intense use of imagery to form symbolism. As granny’s mind wanders‚ her thoughts jump from one to another. Imagery is used to show these transitions. “A fog rose over the valley‚ she saw it marching across the creek swallowing trees and moving up the hill like an army of ghosts. Soon it

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