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    Tales of Simple

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    Tales of Simple and the Symbolic Undertone Langston Hughes is considered to be one of the most well known poets/writers in the modern era. One of his most notable works was a series of fictional short stories called Tales of Simple. In these tales‚ Hughes uses symbolism to express his feelings and views on African American history through the character Jesse B. Semple. In literary terms‚ the word “symbolism” is defined as being a person‚ object or event that suggests more than its literal meaning

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    Fairy Tales

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    14 Jan 2004 Page 1 of 3 Scholars say fairy tales stress beauty BY ERIN HANAFY ASSOCIATED PRESS January 14‚ 2004 Fairy tales offer children a fantasy world of magic‚ romance and adventure where pumpkins are transformed into crystal coaches and a kiss from a handsome prince can bring a young girl back to life. But tales like "Cinderella‚" "Sleeping Beauty" and "Snow White" are also sending strong messages about the importance of having a beautiful appearance‚ according to a study by Purdue University

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    Origin Tales

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    Kerekes Origin Tales Paper “Origin tales both preserve and offer explanations of how something came into being.” So far‚ the most interesting writing works we have read- to me- were origin tales. They express passion of culture and belief. While reading origin tales‚ one can picture everything described. These types of stories have great imagery and are written or told with an undying passion you cannot help but envelope yourself in. How the World Was Made is a tale that explains the importance

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    Fairy Tales

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    Fairy tales of the past were often full of macabre and gruesome twists and endings. These days‚ companies like Disney have sanitized them for a modern audience that is clearly deemed unable to cope‚ and so we see happy endings everywhere. This list looks at some of the common endings we are familiar with – and explains the original gruesome origins. If you know of any others‚ be sure to mention it in the comments – or if you know of a fairy tale that is just outright gruesome (in its original or

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    Many tales are told in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. Probably the greatest on is "The Pardoner’s Tale". A greedy Pardoner who preaches to feed his own desires tells "The Pardoner’s Tale". This story contains excellent examples of verbal‚ situational‚ and dramatic irony. Verbal irony occurs when a writer or speaker says one thing but really means something quite different. One example of this type of irony is found in lines 216-217: " ‘Trust me‚’ the other said‚ ‘you needn’t doubt my word

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    Kassidy Bizzotto July 1 2014 In the fairy tale Cinderella‚ there are many elements that contribute to the message of the tale. One element demonstrated in this tale it the good character. The good character‚ being Cinderella‚ is an example of kindness and she shows how being nice to even the nastiest people can get you far in life. Another element is magic and enchantment. This element shows how friendship can make even the worst situation a little bit better. Cinderella has an unloving family

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    Miller's Tale

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    includes a great variety of comic tales‚ in both prose and verse‚ and in a variety of more or less distinct genres. For students of Chaucer‚ the most important comic genre is the fabliau (fabliau is the singular‚ fabliaux the plural). Chaucer’s Miller’s tale‚ Reeve’s Tale‚ Shipman’s Tale‚ Summoner’s tale‚ and the fragmentary Cook’s Tale are all fabliaux‚ and other tales -- such as the Merchant’s Tale -- show traces of the genre: "A fabliau is a brief comic tale in verse‚ usually scurrilous and often

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    The Friar's Tale Analysis

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    Buddha once said “Neither life nor death can erase our good deed”. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s book‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ “The Friar’s Tale”‚ a story about a devious summoner‚ who likes to take advantage of people‚ meets his unexpected fate called karma. The underlying meaning and moral of the tale is that all bad deeds will be punished in the end. Firstly‚ the summoner shows his deceitful nature when he first meets his prospective victim‚ the yeoman/ the bailiff. As he set off to catch a prey‚ he finds

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    Tales of Genji

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    Manpreet Singh 10/10/2010 Literature of Japan Mary Diaz The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu deals heavily with Japanese religions and its influence on Japanese society. Themes of jealousy‚ responsibility and guilt are also mixed in with the religious themes. Religions and ideals clash through the course of the novel. Shikibu focused on the two religions of Buddhism and Shinto. Buddhism represents the modern day religion in the novel and Shinto is viewed as the old religion. As the novel progress

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    Handmaid's Tale

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    “This is a reconstruction. All of it a reconstruction…” Chapter 23 Is the narrative of The Handmaid’s Tale merely a reconstruction of events? At first‚ The Handmaid’s Tale (1986) may purely seem like a reconstruction of events. However‚ when examined more closely the reader can see that Atwood has used many narrative and poetic techniques. Each of these devices develop the novel into so much more than just a simple reconstruction of events‚ it becomes a precise and planned piece of work;

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