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    was done to create this Tyger. It is considered art because of the complexity and how much meaning was put into creating it. The metaphors he uses in the poem‚ “hammer”‚ (13) “chain”‚ (13) “furnace”‚ (14) and “anvil” (15) are all devices that a blacksmith uses in order to form metal. Metal is hard and cold which can be interpreted about the personality of this Tyger. At this point in the poem we can tell Blake is becoming angry and wanting to know more about this person. The questions are being asked

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    In The Bone Sparrow‚ by Zana Fraillon‚ the worlds of Subhi and Jimmie are very different. In The Bone Sparrow‚ Jimmie and Subhi meet under different circumstances. Jimmie‚ who lives in a house‚ wants to see what on the other side of the hill and Subhi‚ who lives in a tent‚ wanting to get out of the detention centre. Subhi living an tent in an detention centre wants to break free from the detention centre‚ and Jimmie wants to learn about where she lives‚ exploring new places as she goes. When Subhi

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    Maggie (the first two chapters) Stephen Crane’s first novel Maggie (girl of the streets) is a tale of uncompromising realism. The story chronicles the titular Maggie‚ a girl who lives in the Bowery with her emotionally abusive parents and brothers Jimmie and Tommy. The novel revolves around the trials and tribulations of Maggie and her family in the Bowery. Highlights of the story include the death of Maggie’s father and brother Tommie which drive Pete to turn into a cold and hard person by novels

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    Grasping the urchin by the neck and shoulders she shook him until he rattled. She… began to scrub his lacerated face. Jimmie screamed in pain…” (Pg.8‚ Crane). The mother Mary in this scene finds out that her son‚ Jimmie was engaged in a fight with boys who called themselves “Devil’s Row”. As a reaction to her son fighting‚ she automatically grabbed Jimmie and took him to the bath where she proceeded to scrub his bruises. The pain was unbearable to the point where he “ screamed in pain

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    color‚ or religion. For you to understand how big of an impact poverty has on people‚ we will quickly summarize Crane’s novel‚ Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. This is the story of a very poor family growing up in New York City. Mary‚ is the mother of Jimmie‚ Maggie‚ and Tommie. Mary has a husband‚ but he’s never home and spends most of the time being drunk. However‚ Mary isn’t any better. She’s also a belligerent drunk and physically‚ and verbally abuses her children when she is intoxicated. She even

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    Stephan Crane’s "Maggie: A Girl of the Street" and Upton Sinclair’s "Jungle" are both representing the real life when they are compared with each other. The events and the opinions in these short stories are corresponding with naturalistic thought and it is showed by observation technique to the readers. The characters of the stories are become the victims of the social laws that they are struggling to breach the social and economic problems which are set upon them at birth. Thus‚ it is important

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    hell” at home. Jimmie is Maggie’s brother. In spite of the abuse he receives at home‚ he fights on the streets. Jimmie is a hotheaded fighter that refuses to back down. For example‚"’Naw‚’ responded Jimmie with a valiant roar‚ ‘dese micks can’t make me run‚’” Jimmie says in one of the first lines in the book (Maggie 1). Although Jimmie and Maggie seem to somewhat get along in the beginning of the novel‚ Jimmie ends up scorning Maggie and blaming her for what happened with Pete. Jimmie is hypocritical

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    painter and Claribel which eventually ends in marriage. Up to a point‚ Claribel is an English well-mannered woman who lives in Paris. Once on her way home after a party it starts raining heavily and Claribel enters a café‚ where she meets Jimmie‚ a poor painter. Jimmie treats the woman

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    today‚ people are going through‚ and I figured it could be pretty relatable and an easier read. ​The book starts out with Jimmie fighting some kids in Rum Alley. A boy named Pete comes up and ends the fight. Jimmie’s dad then comes and takes Jimmie home. When they were on the way home‚ they ran into Maggie and Tommie‚ Jimmie’s sister and baby brother. Maggie got onto Jimmie for fighting and he beat her up. They go back home and you are introduced to their drunken mother‚ Mary. The mother and

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    lick dat Riley kid and dey all pitched on me.” Jimmie and Maggie‚ who were two kids from the story‚ had to live in a bad environment because of their parent’s interactions with each other‚ which led to them learning to act that way. “The woman screamed and shook her fists before her husband’s eyes.” As you can see‚ you can easyily figure out someone’s backgrounds just on by the way someone acts. That’s why you should never judge a book by it’s cover.

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