THE PLOT There are several conflicts in Plainsong as it consists of 7 main characters. However‚ these conflicts end up woven together‚ as the characters lives eventually overlap. The central conflict of Plainsong is that 17-year old Victoria Robideaux‚ the protagonist‚ becomes pre-maturely pregnant. The conflict is person vs. society; Victoria struggles as she finds herself abandoned and being helped by one of her teachers‚ Maggie Jones and two strangers. Due to circumstances Victoria is forced
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There is a variety of repetition in the passage. Phrases like ‘Dead and Buried’ are repeated to remind us‚ as readers‚ that most of Pip’s family is dead. The word ‘buried’‚ suggests that it happened some time ago and that he never knew them‚ which makes us feel pity and sympathy for the character. Pip talks about his life in the marsh country‚ where he resided by the river and near the sea. This could possibly highlight how Pip (small like a river)‚ may be connected to something greater than he
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Heather Monkman Does Beowulf evoke a human element that allows the reader to associate with the plot? If so‚ then how does such humanity affect the story? There is a human element in Beowulf that transcends time. It is a portrayal of emotions common to the human experience of life that allow Beowulf to evoke a response from all. The human element within the epic story of Beowulf is characterized by Hrothgar. Hrothgar is the most human character in the poem. He is the person with whom we can
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Can people change? This is a question many people ask. My opinion is yes‚ people can change‚ but how? The stories I read and the readers theater I read point to many different things. Let’s take a look at what. First‚ I did the reader’s theater. The readers theater was about a safe cracker who went to a bigger city to crack some more safes and get loads more money. When he was strolling down the street‚ he saw a beautiful girl and fell instantly in love. After seeing her‚ he wanted to change for
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Readers Response Essay “Car Radio” In order to read and analyze a particular work of creative exposure put into the form of writing. I must first give that of a general basis of background information‚ then a generic overview as well as my own interpretation of the song through that of its very own lyric’s and then finally talking about how the song relates to me in my own personal way and format. Now‚ the song that I chose to read and interpret was that of a song by the name
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Henry James seek to disturb and involve the readers in The Turn of the Screw? The Turn of the Screw is a Victorian‚ gothic novella‚ which seeks to disturb and involve the readers. James is able to achieve this through a variety of literary devices‚ including effectively building and maintaining suspense and the use of supernatural and gothic elements to disturb the reader. By far the greatest device used by James in disturbing and capturing the reader is the interpretive and speculative nature
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stopping the fox’s families from being produced and maybe just maybe for want of a fox a human dies stopping the humans evolving and changing the future over hundreds and thousands of years as demonstrated in the story. Ray Bradbury involves the reader by using various techniques and hints‚ he links the American history with the present in the story‚ he uses the title as the biggest hint of all by leaving you to imagine what it could be‚ it could be a row within a relationship‚ a sudden event‚ a
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American culture changed at the turn of the century due to a challenging reestablished social order. Coney Island at the beginning of the twentieth century had a profound impact on societal norms. Outside of Coney Island‚ women were often treated as inferior while men ruled the throne in nearly all aspects of life. However‚ within Coney Island the gender gap was equalized. Coney Island served as a medium to a change in the traditional mindset. Here‚ the hotels‚ amusement parks‚ and rides and events
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does it make a sound?” A Reader- Oriented approach to Edgar Alan Poe’s The Tell- Tale Heart The Titular question is an old philosophical riddle for which a wide range of metaphysical and non-metaphysical solution has been offered. The answers differ based on the perspective of the interpreter. Judging these answers is neither possible nor desirable for us‚ but the riddle and the ensuing debates attest to the veracity of one of the most basic tenets of reader-response theory: If a text
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"Leaving was her punishment." Throughout "The Reader" the relationship between Hanna and Michael changes. In Part 1 their relationship begins and develops into a very sexual and personal affair. He blames himself for her leaving him. In Part 2 it turns political and they are very separated throughout the trail‚ Michael also learns about the truth about Hanna. In Part 3 Hanna kills herself because she can’t face Michael because of what she has done. Part one is where they first meet. When Michael
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