of the inmates of the workhouses. Poverty leading to crime and crime resulting in isolation are the other Themes in the novel. Dickens had the opportunity to observe the residents of the London streets from close quarters. In order to escape the pangs of hunger and shadow of insecurity‚ the poor children took to crime and fell into the hands of the underworld. Nancy’s story relates the tale of an unfortunate woman who had fallen into the evil hands of Fagin because of her poverty and destitution
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Hester on two occasions. The first time‚ women of the community were passing judgment on Hester for the crime she committed. Instead of joining in their conversation the young woman said to the others‚ "...let her cover the mark as she will‚ the pang of it will be always in her heart." (49) Later on in the same scene the kind woman shows her compassion a second time‚ stating‚ "Oh‚ peace‚ neighbors‚ peace!" whispered their youngest companion; "do not let her hear you! Not a stitch in that embroidered
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Book Review on Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Young Oliver is born in a workhouse‚ and although his single mother dies in childbirth and leaves him with no one to give him true care or attention‚ Oliver thrives‚ in a certain sense. He grows up in this workhouse‚ and the horrors of his childhood can seem all the worse because of the light comic tone of the narration. Charles Dickens is always a wonderful author for pointing out hypocrisy‚ cruelty‚ and social injustices‚ but though it’s good to be
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Sin creates a feeling of shame and anguish that is not incited by the sin itself‚ but from the scorn of others‚ and thus‚ it imbues secrecy within the host. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl is endowed with the proclivity to unveil the truth that shrouds the sinners of the Puritan society‚ especially those of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Pearl‚ a product of two sinners’ passion‚ is cast aside from the harsh Puritan society‚ which envelops her in the utmost freedom that is
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be inclined to enter the painting through the experience of the unassuming‚ genderless victim. The child is looking away‚ which also invites the viewer to more easily be this helpless angelic being. A more sensitive viewer may even feel inescapable pangs of responsibility‚ confronted with its physicality. It may be noted that this painting’s forms bear resemblance to a stage play. This marriage of the psychological and emotional to the spatial-physical world can be seen as Renaissance paintings great
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We all know the famous soliloquy of “to be or not to be‚” performed in Hamlet‚ but aside from the well-known and well-respected parts of the story‚ what more is there to explore? Well‚ every good story must also include a hero and a villain‚ right? But what exactly constitutes those umbrella terms of “hero” and “villain?” Born into royalty? A sort of dramatic trauma in the character’s past? All of these characteristics fall into the category of the archetype‚ and in Hamlet‚ the archetypes of the
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It was July and I was sweating dramatically due to the heat‚ my hand was getting sticky from my half eaten ice cream. I looked to my left and I could see my friend already halfway done with her Bugs Bunny ice cream that she specifically got to match her shirt. She asked me if I wanted help with my Cyclops ice cream but before I could respond‚ it was snatched out of my hands and already being consumed. “You have some in your hair”‚ I heard her say in between bites. I reached up to touch my hair and
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Ted Hughes is one of the most famous names in the contemporary world of poetry. He is called the animal poet‚ because many of his poems describe animals and represent human beings by using animal imagery. Animal kingdom is his private mythology. He has an extraordinary way of looking into life. He exposes human follies‚ anger‚ and hatred through the animal kingdom. His themes are explored by means of image‚ myth and symbol. The Jaguar is a poem about a fierce animal from the image of which Ted Hughes
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The reason behind why Act 3 Scene 1 is a major turning point is mainly because it alters the course of events and changes an entirely new route of the play‚ a death of two major characters. Structurally‚ this particular scene is in the middle of the play‚ but more importantly‚ there is a dramatic change in the atmosphere. Because of Romeo’s change of attitude and his exile‚ the romantic love of Romeo and Juliet clashes and they become desperate which also makes a huge difference and affects the following
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“I might be old‚ Florence‚ but I’m not stupid. You want to stick me in a home and be done with me. Well it won’t work.” Alice snapped “And don’t dart around the doorway like that‚ you know it makes my head ache” Florence stepped away from the door frame‚ a placating smile on her untiringly gentle face. Florence was made of smiles these days — she was an ’aged care worker’‚ after all‚ and it was her job to make useless old bats like Alice feel like they had hope. ’Big-hearted’‚ some people might have
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