“Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!” One of the first examples of the loss of innocence and emergence of a savage culture between the boys is demonstrated in this quote; the initial loss occurring during the killing of the pig‚ the emergence of savagery in the reenactment of the hunt. The natural degeneration of the order of the inner culture of the boys versus what little democratic opposition they have within that culture is the key symbolic theme of the Lord of the Flies
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Many adolescents and teenagers across the world go through many difficult obstacles‚ some more than others. A child’s atmosphere has a lot to do with what they do or do not accomplish in life. The protagonist‚ Paul‚ in Willa Cather’s short story “Paul’s Case” is a victim of these teenage troubles. From the very beginning of the short story it is rather evident that Paul is a troubled teenager. From the beginning you can tell that Paul is very uncomfortable in his surroundings. At school he uses
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Ayn Rand: Anthem Society can make an impact on a person drastically‚ for the better or worse. One can change due to the people they have surrounded themselves with‚ and the rules and norms of the society. The book Anthem by Ayn Ryand gives a variety of ways on how their society is different compared to our society in the United States. Modern-day U.S. society is much more progressive than the society describes in Anthem because of our individuality‚ freedom‚ and work. The society in Anthem doesn’t
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The Outcome of the Choices Made “You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.”-Ray LaMontagne The main characters in The Crucible‚ Easy A and The Scarlet Letter all had to deal with particular situations that got them into quite a bit of trouble along with other relating topics‚ such as public shaming‚ sin‚ secrecy and gender roles. The Crucible by Arthur Miller takes place in a Puritan New England town of Salem‚ Massachusetts
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Bao Qin’s Never Ending Adversities Wild Swans is a classic full of drama that incorporates adversity for its characters to face throughout the whole book. As defined in the dictionary‚ adversity is a misfortune with hardship and suffering. This is important to know before the burdens the characters of this book faced are listed since the characters of this book lived in China. Their homeland provided many harsh conditions for the heroes of this book to even think about facing them. While this book
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Both Greek myths‚ Phaethon and Icarus & Daedalus‚ They are both prideful and leads to their downfall. The authors use imagery‚ characterization‚ and conflict to make it feel like you are there. Phaethon and Icarus demonstrate a shared theme and lesson that a prideful disregard for those older and wiser can lead to disastrous consequences. Characterization makes the reader feel like they connect to the characters more than normal and it makes them feel like they are there.Fan song is a very prideful
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As a teenager‚ Maya Angelou was driven to succeed in all aspects of her life which began with her move to San Francisco after winning a scholarship at San Francisco’s Labor School in 1942 (Wagner-Martin‚ 12). Later in her life at the age of 16‚ Angelou decided that she wanted to become a streetcar conductor. Determined to get the job Angelou visited Muni’s personnel department with the intention of placing an application--but was denied even receiving one. When asked by her mother why she did not
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The act of adultery is wrong‚ inexcusable‚ and most definitely immoral. As human beings‚ we all have impulses and desires and sometimes we fall victim to them‚ but adultery is in no way justifiable. The forbidden fruit that both Adam and Eve ate without reparations in their mind is similar to infidelity. To expand‚ Adam and Eve fell victim to temptation after witnessing the fruit in all its glory and so Adam and Eve ate the fruit of good and evil in the Garden of Eden. Despite the warnings and commands
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In the novel The Catcher and the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ Holden expresses his hate for the idea of growing up and becoming an adult‚ as he sees the majority of adults as phonies. Along with that‚ he regards the process as taking away your innocence and freedom. With his view of adulthood‚ he hates the idea of children having to go through what he did and losing their innocence. He often praises children‚ placing them as superior to adults. Holden feels that he has to protect children from losing their
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“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” (Mandino) Every parent expects for his or her child to succeed. In “Mother to Son” the mother entrusts herself with the duty to impact wisdom on her child in reference to her own successes and failures. The main theme is perseverance‚ a mother who motivates her child to never falter in the face of life challenges. Young men who do not have secure connections with their mothers tend to have behavioral problems later
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