epithet used by whites in reference to any black person – Wilson generalizes the experiences described in her text as belonging not only to “Nig” in her novel‚ but to any “Nig” in the North. Her use of “Our” implicates her Northern readers as having been part of‚ if not the perpetrator of‚ the mistreatment of the character in the text. “Our” denotes that “Nig” was a piece of property that was under someone else’s ownership. Wilson is
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Woland is a man of his word. In German Woland means Satan whenever the devil is talked about or mentioned Professor Woland or one of his henchmen in not far behind. Woland is often summoned by people when they use a phrase that contained the word devil in it. In chapter 19‚ Margarita is on the trolley and she is worried about her “Master” and she is unsure if he is still alive or not‚ she utters “Ah‚ truly‚ I’d pawn my soul to the devil just to find out whether he’s alive or not…It would be interesting
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Alex is the leader of his gang‚ has a privileged place in it to enjoy hurting‚ controlling every detail. Nothing escapes his approval in his misdeeds‚ and he and the rest enjoy being violent. Gets a unique pleasure to see blood‚ that is linked to music. Both make him feel an indescribable pleasure when he hits someone. Music is used against him in Ludovico treatment as aversion therapy of violence‚ and is associated to negative feeling that hurts and makes him feel physically ill (Classical conditioning:
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Joyce introduces astonishing symbols in the short story Araby. Some of the symbols we talked about in the class were religion‚ dark‚ blind and other more. Specifically‚ Joyce expanded on symbolic imageries to set a particular scene in The North Richmond Street. With attention to‚ the priest became the symbol for the unknown narrator in the story. The narrator is currently residing in the dead priest’s house. According to James Joyce in Araby‚ “Air‚ musty from having been long enclosed‚ hung in all
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In the book First Part Last A character Known as bobby begins a Journey to come of age. Which at the end he completes. There are several reoccurring symbols that are very present in the book that guide Bobby on his journey from a boy to a man. Such as the basket ball‚ or the arcade.these are just a few of the many symbols in the book. There were many things that were symbolic of coming of age in the first part last. One of them was the red balloon At first glance it may not seem like
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“The Sniper” By Liam O’flaherty published in 1923 is considered one of his best works. Liam O’Flaherty lived from 1896-1984 in Galway‚ Ireland. He joined the Ireland National Guard in 1917 under the name Bill Ganly. Liam found trench warfare to be monotonous and suffered serious injury and shell-shock during the Battle of Langemark. His first book The Informer (1925) was made into a movie in 1935 and nominated for best picture in the Academy Awards. O’flaherty’s best work is depicted as “His First
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Macbeth-Act 1-Scene 6 DUNCAN “This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle senses.” Banquo The swallow bird building its nest here demonstrates that the gust of wind is tempting. There is no extension in the castle walls where these birds have not built their nest. I have observed that they like to live and mate where the air is the most pleasant. Lady Macbeth Enters
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When kids reach their adolescent years‚ they sometimes do not know right from wrong. Teens tend to try out new things that can lead them into a better world or fall into the worse place they could ever be. In Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ Holden‚ the main character‚ is going through the stages of life where he starts to realize the bad influences in the world. He sees so many children fall off a cliff and land deep down under where the darkness lies. Though falling in the book can be taken
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Motifs are an important element to develop themes in stories. The magic behind motifs is that depending on how the author uses it they can help develop different themes in different ways. As seen in “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor‚ where three different authors use death that can be interpreted to develop different themes. In “The Cask of Amontillado” the theme revenge can be perceived with Montresor’s
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The 60s‚ for some‚ can be remembered as a wonderful time‚ symbolizing a decade of love and harmony‚ where music brought one another together. Others remember this time as a decade of America’s moral decrease‚ with the dawn of rock and roll and the "sinful"‚ inappropriate culture that it generated. In 1969 somewhere between 40‚000 and 50‚000 people gathered at Woodstock to celebrate their music‚ their love‚ and their freedom in the concert that has remained one of the most influential events of the
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