Like death and taxes‚ there is no escaping color. It is ubiquitous. Yet what does it all mean? Why are people more relaxed in green rooms? Why do weightlifters do their best in blue gyms? Colors often have different meanings in various cultures. And even in Western societies‚ the meanings of various colors have changed over the years. But today in the U.S.‚ researchers have generally found the following to be accurate. Black Black is the color of authority and power. It is popular in fashion
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Jewish people. When Bruno’s father Ralf is prompted‚ Bruno’s family must move to a new home in the countryside of Berlin‚ located right next to a concentration camp. Once situated‚ Bruno notices the concentration camp located next to their home‚ sparking his interest. Due to Bruno’s creative and adventures nature‚ he disobeyed his father’s rules‚ and snuck out of their new house to find out more about the people
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the mockingbird symbolizes all that is innocent and all that is harmless in society. Harper Lee uses two characters to show the innocence in people and to show how this innocence is often killed: Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. The theme in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ that often the innocent are harmed by the wicked unjustly and intentionally‚ only to be saved by the brave and intelligent‚ who try hard to show society who these people really are is clearly articulated throughout the novel by the use of the
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Atticus. The subject of innocence is displayed by a mockingbird in the book‚”To Kill A Mockingbird‚” by Harper Lee. In the slow‚ old town of Maycomb during the 1930’s‚ (Great Depression)‚ racism is a great issue and is attemped to be stopped but the ways will continue no matter what. To kill a mockingbird represents the destruction of innocence in the story. This is shown through Tom Robinson’s innocent death and Boo Radley’s societal given identity. First‚ Tom Robinson symbolizes a mockingbird. Tom
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forever. Due to the fact that Allie died as a child he no longer can grow up and he does not have to face the problems that come along with it. Holden’s view of Allie starts out as Holden not being able to accept his death. His view of Allie changes into him accepting the death and realizing that Allie can never come back. Allie represents not having to deal with the problems and decisions of the adult world. When Holden first talks about his Brother Allie’s death‚ he starts to talk about how Allie
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel written in the past. The characters chase visions of the future that are determined by their past‚ which leads them to tragedy. The protagonist‚ Jay Gatsby‚ has dedicated his entire life to recapturing the perfect past with his soul mate‚ Daisy. Even though he believes that recreating the past is his life’s goal‚ this leaves a tragic‚ heart-breaking‚ and disastrous ending to the novel. When Nick Carraway‚ the narrator‚ tells Gatsby that you can’t
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Dreams”‚ perceives this inaction as a result of Hamlet’s incestuous feelings for his mother. Based on the text‚ it is obvious that Hamlet is reluctant to carry out the quest given by his father because of his fear of losing his innocence. This is seen in his dialogue with others when talking about his mother‚ his inability to let go of the past‚ and his hesitation to act‚ even though he’s shown he is capable of doing so. Through William Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ the use of the
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“You better not never tell nobody but God. It’d kill your mammy‚” Celie is told by her Pa. So that’s what she does in The Color Purple‚ she writes to God‚ in letters. She does this‚ not only because of the command‚ but also because she is unsure of how to deal with being the subject of rape and abuse. She doesn’t clearly know how to express herself‚ and her letters to God is the only thing that would listen to her anyway. As Celie grows older‚ she gains outside listeners that help her actualize God
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Janurary 19‚2011 Suffering Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird The fascinating story To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in a sleepy‚ southern county of Maycomb in the 1930s. Although this town has a variety of pleasant and honorable citizens who have set morals‚ there are also people who live in Maycomb County who are unfair‚ possibly evil‚ and lack morals. Maycomb has a visible separation of two societies: the whites and the blacks. Throughout the novel there are numerous innocent
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In “The Raven‚” Edgar Allen Poe utilizes symbolism to create a gloomy mood for his readers. Poe begins his poem with a description form the narrator: “Ah‚ distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December” (Poe 7). December is the end of the year which symbolizes the end of the narrator’s sanity. There is an impending doom which creates a chilling effect. The raven represents darkness and imminent death. The only word the bird utters is “nevermore” which reveals that the narrator will never again
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