dream because of certain circumstances or because of what society tells them is right? In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago searches through the whole book to find his personal “legend”‚ or his biggest dream. “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting‚” (Coelho 11). The use of imagery‚ personification‚ and the interactions between characters between The Alchemist and XXIX Sonnet by Shakespeare develop the theme in each by the way that they help the authors
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Literary Analysis: “The Crucible” “With integrity‚ you have nothing to fear‚ since you have nothing to hide. With integrity‚ you will do the right thing‚ so you will have no guilt.” –Zig Ziglar In Arthur Miller’s‚ “The Crucible‚” the town of Salem is plagued by the hysteria of witches. In an attempt to end the madness‚ and condemn the cause of it all‚ Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor confessed to lechery‚ only to be thrown into jail for witchcraft. In the end‚ when given the chance to lie to save
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literary elements can describe short stories.”The Sniper”can be described by its literary elements of time‚place and atmosphere as well as the theme statement no one wins in a civil war. The setting of the story can be described through time and place.The story begins during the transition between twilight and night and ends around dawn.Along with time the story can be explained through place.The story takes place in June of 1922.The story takes place in Dublin‚ Ireland.Near the O’Connell bridge
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The “Phoenix” Between Two Boys In The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini depicts the friendship between two boys‚ Amir and Hassan. Although Hassan shows great love and loyalty toward Amir‚ Amir’s betrayal eventually breaks their friendship. However‚ Amir succeeds in making up his fault because of his gradual)psychological growth in the story . Critical Approach to the Literature Sigmund Freud‚ one of the most renowned founders of psychoanalysis‚ claims that human beings’ childhood experiences tend to
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A Grade for Huy Emptiness is the feeling you get at 2 A.M when you look at your old Facebook photos‚ smiling at the old photos of yourself‚ and realize the people who made you smile‚ laugh‚ and giggle are no longer around. You look at these photos as a journey down memory lane but in reality deep down somewhere‚ you wish you could experience these moments just once more. There’s nothing wrong with having a glance at the past but substituting the past for the present and yearning for it is dangerous
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“Some liars are so expert they deceive themselves”(Austin o’malley). In the Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald Jay gatsby is a dirt poor farmer who took advantage of the prohibition to sell illegal alcohol over the counter to get closer to a long lost love. In the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden caulfield is a sixteen year old prep school dropout who goes through life ignoring everyone and hiding his emotions because he will never like anyone as much as his brother. Gatsby is
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Falling Out of the Rye In the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ a character named Holden Caulfield who appears to be your everyday character‚ that is‚ until you realize that he is in some kind of mental institution and only sees people’s flaws‚ and it drives him to near insanity. Throughout the book‚ you realize that Holden is a very lonely character and somewhat depressive to the point where he thinks about committing suicide. It also seems that Holden is in the dark at times‚ he doesn’t have a lot
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Abraham Sanchez Quintana Professor Armstrong English 113F October 26‚ 2013 Lack of Love Kate Chopin shows her great skills as a writer in her short story “The Story of an Hour”. She uses irony as her greatest tool to add great characteristic right at the end of her story. She has a great way to express the setting and scenery in great detail that reaches the readers mood. Kate Chopin’s husband’s death before her becoming a writer is somehow used by her to create a realistic character that is
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In the book Literary with an Attitude by Patrick J. Finn‚ associate professor of the Department of Learning and Instruction‚ states that “our schools offer literary equally to students‚ but somehow the ‘have nots’ refuse to take us up on our offer. They’re not smart enough or they’re lazy or simply perverse.” I believe a good majority of the less fortunate students are lazy and not motivated‚ therefore I do agree with that part of the statement Finn puts forth. There are many examples of this in
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The Crystal Merchant and Englishman’s Development “We make a lot of detours‚ but we’re always heading for the same destination” (77). Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist reveals how Santiago goes about in a journey to achieve his Personal Legend. In his journey Santiago meets several people‚ although not everyone served a role in helping him realize his Personal Legend‚ but the Crystal Merchant and the Englishman served as big part in the realization of Santiago Personal Legend. Santiago had to
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