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    protagonist John Proctor committed the ultimate sin of adultery; damaging his image and relationships with others. Initially. Proctor is a hot-headed‚ guilt ridden man‚ however‚ as the story progresses‚ he transforms into an honest man--truly desiring redemption. As the play begins‚ John Proctor is easily agitated and carries an abundance of guilt. His affair with Abigail Williams severely damaged his relationship with his wife. Proctor shows disfavor for her‚ suggesting she “ought to bring flowers in

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    038618252 Keren Hering "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Red is an adaptation of Stephen King’s novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" by director Frank Darabont. The movie screenplay is generally loyal to Stephen King’s novella‚ however‚ there are some differences‚ and among the more salient ones are the following: Firstly‚ in the novella Red is a white red-haired Irish man who was doing time

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    scaffold 1. Find out basic information about the text. a) Name of text: The Shawshank Redemption b) Composer: Frank Darabont c) Source (Where you got the text from. Include date of publication‚ or date of accessing website): Castle Rock Entertainment‚ September 23rd 1994 d) Type of text Film 2. Summarise the text. In 1947‚ banker Andy Dufresne is sentenced to two life sentences‚ being found guilty of murdering his wife and her lover and to serve his

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    What are the major themes of The Handmaid’s Tale? Choose one character and assess how they contribute to any of these themes. What does this character reveal about Atwood’s attitudes and values? How does the narrative voice of the novel affect the reader’s understanding of this character? I feel that the major themes of The Handmaid’s Tale are fertility and birth. Emphasis is placed on the grief experienced by individuals in society who incapable of reproducing. The character which best displays

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    The lives of two reprehensible hitman‚ Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L Jackson)‚ a washed up boxer‚ Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis)‚ a gangster’s wife‚ Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman)‚ and two diner crooks‚ Honey bunny (Amanda Plummer) and Ringo (Tim Roth) are intertwined in Quentin Tarantino’s three fables of crime and redemption (Pulp Fiction). Pulp Fiction is a movie of immorality and wit. The hitmen’s boss‚ Marsellus Wallace‚ is a king of crime‚ however continuously gets played

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    Compare the ways in which the authors of two texts you studied this year explore the use of power. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and Blade Runner: Director’s Cut by Ridley Scott both explore the use of power albeit in similar and dissimilar ways. Power in both texts is portrayed as humankind’s power over the natural world‚ power over those considered inferior in society‚ and power over women. In Blade Runner‚ the human race is seen to have abused an outstanding amount of power

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    Two themes in the novel Night wrote by Elie Wiesel‚ Elie has to go through his through most of his teenage years going through the holocaust which shows inhuman cruelty and the struggles of survival throughout the Holocaust. An example of the theme of ‘inhuman cruelty and on page 65 it says “ Behind me‚ I heard the same man asking: “For God’s sake‚ where is God?” And from within me‚ I heard a voice answer: “Where He is? This is where--hanging here from this gallows…” That night‚ the soup tasted

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    Hester and Dimmesdale have sinned. Nevertheless‚ after winning they both spent the rest of their lives trying to gain penance for their sins through pain and suffering. Eventually‚ they both have found redemption in the eyes of God. Even though they both sinned‚ they each spent their lives gaining penance in their own way. Hester was an outcast of the community. Moreover‚ she got treated as the town punching bag practically. As a result‚ she always was in pain and suffering even if she

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    ISU: Redemption It is only natural for humans to make mistakes‚ just like Amir in the novel The Kite Runner‚ but it is how the mistakes are resolved that will dictate ones fate. The main character of The Kite Runner‚ Amir‚ knows a thing or two about making mistakes. What he struggles with throughout the novel is finding redemption for those mistakes. Throughout all stages of Amir’s life‚ he is striving for redemption. Whether Amir is saying the wrong thing or hiding from a hurtful truth‚ he always

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    includes underlying life lessons. According to Foster’s article‚ Every Trip Is A Quest‚ a quest narrative contains questers‚ a place to go‚ challenges and trials‚ a stated reason to go‚ and a real reason‚ self-knowledge. The video game‚ Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons‚ succeeds in using the quest narrative by implementing subconscious life lessons with every challenge that the brothers encounter in order to achieve the ultimate goal. Video games with quest narrative have become very popular because they

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