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    “Hiroshima” is a book that tries to tell the stories of six survivors. Whereas Barefoot Gen shows the story of one survivor with a detailed plot and character development. The short choppy story segments in Hiroshima leads the reader to feeling less sympathy for the survivors‚

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    would outweigh the positive things he said and most readers would focus or remember the bad things. In this paper I will show everyone Holden’s emotional side and sympathetic aspects on life. For instance one case‚ where Holden shows plenty of sympathy and makes you feel sympathetic for him at the same time is whenever Holden talks about his younger brother Allie. Allie Caulfield‚ Holden’s younger brother passed due to Leukemia in Maine on July 18‚ 1946. Allie was a very important person in Holdens

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    Miss Havisham and Estella in the opening chapter of Great Expectation Compare and contrast the presentation of Pip‚ Magwitch‚ Miss Havisham and Estella in the opening chapters of ‘Great Expectations’. Explain which characters you feel sympathy for and why? ‘Great Expectations’ written by Charles Dickens is a classic Victorian novel and is often regarded as the author’s finest achievement. However it was originally written as a series with each chapter appearing in a newspaper

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    The parents in im not scared act badly. But we feel sympathy for them‚ discuss. Im not scared is not just about sympathy but ‚ plays a part in this novel whether or not to take Michele’s side of innocence or take the adults side of evil ‚ but also putting in perspective is kidnapping an innocent child right or wrong ‚to provide for a family or to provoke from another. However as the text shows there are no real loving bonds between these Italian families. But as the book progresses the more distant

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    is transformed into that of an orphaned child and thus‚ sympathy with his longing to be accepted and accepted into a family‚ ‘I looked upon them as superior beings‚ who would be the arbiters of my future destiny’. ! This disposition that the creature finds itself in is also furthered with his distorted appearance which acts as the main reason for his isolation and his non-chance of finding any sort of companionship. As a result‚ sympathy is felt for the monster and anger towards Frankenstein for

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    William Shakespere:MacBeth- Character Connection (feelings) The feeling toward Macbeth and reaction to the end of the play differ amongst readers. Although everyone perceives the horrifying tone that ends the play‚ the feeling of sympathy for Macbeth is also present. Sympathy might be expressed toward Macbeth because of the fact that something or someone else caused the beginning of his downfall. The witches and Lady Macbeth are to blame for this. Relating to Macbeth’s character and understanding how

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    In Shakespeare’s play "Othello"‚ the female characters‚ Desdemona‚ Bianca and Emilia‚ are presented to us in a variety of ways through dialogue‚ reactions‚ relationships‚ and their actions. Shakespeare conjures up sympathy for women‚ especially in the scenes where they are accompanied by men. Desdemona is presented by Shakespeare in a somewhat contradictory fashion. Although she is "half the wooer"‚ she is victimised by almost all of the male characters. Her own father Brabantio

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    Feminism in Margaret Laurence’s The Diviners The Funk and Wagnall’s Standard Desk Dictionary defines feminism as‚ “A doctrine advocating the granting of the same social‚ political and economic rights to women as the ones granted to men.” Feminists consider woman as an oppressed group‚ those who must present themselves as individuals and human beings. In Margaret Laurence’s The Diviners‚ Morag Gunn’s struggle for female self-representation is seen as she writes about her life. This is shown through

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    Emily in “A Rose for Emily” and Abner Snopes in “Barn Burning” are both portrayed very differently from each other. A few things to consider while reading these short stories is how each of these characters is characterized‚ how the author generates sympathy for these characters‚ and the order in which the events in these stories occur. The way Faulkner characterizes Miss Emily and Abner Snopes throughout these stories is very different. In “A Rose for Emily”‚ Miss Emily is characterized as a respected

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    beyond her control have led her to be this way and‚ would certainly feel sympathy for her. Blanche had sad past. Her young husband ‚Allan Grey committed suicide. She takes bath to erase her past‚ She was raped by her sister’s husband Stanley and She was deserted by Mitch. Finally she was sent to a mental hospital. In the past Blanche came to depend on stranger‚ because of her young husband Allan Grey committed suicide. Sympathy for Blanche grows when the details of her

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