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    magic.” (Zuzak‚ 394) This shows courage because Hans is willing to take punishment by helping people who don’t have anything. Most people would not do that and be on the good side of the Nazi Party. Setting: One of the settings in The Book Thief is 33 Himmel Street. This is not an ideal setting to visit because the Nazis are on to Hans Hubermann and it is not efficient for when air raids are going on. Therefore there is a higher chance of death in 33 Himmel Street. The text states‚ “Hans Hubermann

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    White Elephants Readers tend to see setting as mere background noise‚ not noting anything particular about it or what it may represent. But for some stories‚ the setting can be very significant. It can reflect different aspects of the story‚ from the plot itself‚ to the characters‚ to the message it’s trying to portray. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemmingway are two examples of how the setting can play an important role in a short story

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    James Joyce - Araby How does setting progress the story? In James Joyce’s Araby setting takes center stage immediately to capture the readers interest. Joyce goes into great detail to describe his surroundings so that his narrator’s emotions may be magnified. Joyce uses setting as well as other literary devices in order to do this. Setting in a story is vital to develop a character. Joyce first describes the street his character lives on as “being blind‚” (262) and that the only time the

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    PACIFIC DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH ENG 105 INTRODUCTION TO PROSE Topic: Analyzing short story’s setting. Submitted To: Niger Afroz Islam Lecturer Department of English University of Asia Pacific‚ Dhaka. Submitted By: Nafis Kamal Reg. No.: 13116003 First Year First Semester Department of English University of Asia Pacific‚ Dhaka. Date of Submission: July 31‚ 2013 Analyzing short story’s setting. Definition of the Short Story: The short story is a piece of art that tries to give us

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    with nature and society all while enduring her physical conflicts that make taking this journey a little more challenging than someone in their earlier years of age. I will be describing the many conflicts’ the character has to succumb and how the setting plays a vital role in helping us to visualize the obstacles she may have to endure. Specifically‚ Phoenix Jackson is “very old and small and she walked slowly” (Welty‚ 643) and is on the brinks of losing her sanity. Given the time this story was

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    Importance of the Setting in Wuthering Heights There are numerous approaches to analyzing and understanding a novel‚ with the setting being one of utmost importance. It is one of the first aspects noted by readers because it can potentially increase their identification of specific motifs‚ and subsequently themes‚ through repetitively emphasizing the natural setting that penetrates conversations‚ incidences‚ thoughts‚ and behaviors. The author typically creates a setting that facilitates the

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    medical personnel‚ visitors‚ air‚ water‚ even the health care process itself. Also‚ the use of reusable equipment/supplies‚ invasive devices or techniques (catheters‚ valves‚ etc.). Patients in a hospital setting are also exposed to more drug resistant strains of microbes; as in this setting the microbes are selected at a higher rate than outside the hospital due to antibiotic usage in the hospital. NI usually involve the urinary tract‚ respiratory tract‚ surgical incision sites‚ and blood; again

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    The topic of actual locations of the setting mentioned in ancient mythological stories has often sparked many controversies. This is often cause by the author’s vagueness in the description of the setting where the story took place and the city of Thebes mentioned in Oedipus Rex is no exception. Questions can be raise on the location of Thebes in which the story took place in. Due to the fact that there are actually two different real life locations of Thebes; one located in Greece and the other

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    and their important friendship. Throughout the story Huck manages to get himself into many adventures but also many misadventures. Huck ’s mock-epic begins with him being captured by his father and then his following escape‚ and without the setting neither events would have occurred. “When I lit my candle and went up to my room that night‚ there set pap‚ his own self! I had shut the door to. Then I turned

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    The Great Gatsby can be interpreted in many ways. There are many themes but the main theme of the book‚ in my personal opinion‚ is the states the American Dream. One of the literary devices author uses to interpret central idea of the text is setting. Setting is the surroundings or environment of anything. Fitzgerald’s novel is set in the 1920s also known as Roaring Twenties‚ a period of sustained economic prosperity. All actions are occurring in Long Island‚ New York‚ Queens (Valley of Ashes) and

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