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    This is the place where Finn and Dervla’s Grandmother O’Flaherty lives. Finn and Derval have a hope that when they reach their Granny O’Flaherty and they like to live with her. So they ran away and reached Ireland where they found new friends. Now there comes a twist in the story- the children are heirs to their grandfather’s estate and stand to inherit a large fortune‚ around $10

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    insipid person who can be easily influenced by anyone. At the outset of the novel‚ in Part I‚ we acknowledge that he grows up under the loving care of his grandmother‚ after the early death of his parents. In that time his life was controlled by his granny. When he is twenty‚ his grandmother hands over the fat sum of money she had been saving in his name. His irresponsibility is known immediately‚ when he wants to withdraw a huge sum of Rs. 250/-‚ but his watchful grandma restricts it to a decent

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s use of flashback in The Great Gatsby proves to be an effective tool in order to reveal information from the characters’ past. These flashbacks are effective because they allow the reader to know and understand the character better before a situation in the novel arises. Three examples of flashbacks that Fitzgerald uses are when Jordan explains to Nick how and when she first met Gatsby on page 79‚ when Nick explains to the reader how Gatsby got his name and what his childhood

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    The way a man presents himself and the actions he commit often have a way to meddle with women. In the novella‚ “The Virgin and the Gipsy” D.H. Lawrence presents a compelling story in which a virgin youth‚ Yvette Saywell‚ is in complete mesmerisation by a gipsy whom she barely knows. Lawrence presents the readers with the psychological mindset of Yvette‚ to have an understanding of the emotions she goes through every time she encounters the gipsy. Masculinity is often associated with being different

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    true. Just pretend. Jas: No Rony‚ you are getting me wrong. The love we had. I mean still have‚ is true as much as the feelings you felt‚ the dream you saw in my eyes. And Rony the path is leading to love seems to be plain in the beginning and but after having love it becomes more sinuous. Rony: I know the curve path is to be dangerous but the same teaches how life should be enjoyed. Jas: Rony‚ I am neither the great philosopher nor much having IQ person. But now I only could say give me some time

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    certain strain of perseverance and stamina into her character. Phoenix encounters three main difficulties crossing the log‚ falling into the ditch‚ and meeting the man. Even when met with a man in the forest who continuously tells her‚ “to go back home Granny‚” (Welty 1341) she quite stubbornly goes on enhancing her undying determination to get to her final destination. The significance of placing Phoenix on this route as opposed to a clear cut road towards the city is to portray everything she stands

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    represent his interests‚ inspirations‚ and his life experiences. Tim Burton uses specific cinematic techniques to create an Imaginative world in his movies. Some of the techniques he uses to be different with a touch of darkness to create his style are flashbacks‚ gothic theme‚ and Irony. One of the elements that contribute to Tim Burton’s cinematic style

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    “Marigolds” written by Eugenia Collier‚ is about a girl who has a sad personality but once in awhile she will try to overcome her sadness. She lived through the depression. So she went through poverty. The author uses flashback‚ metaphor‚ and foreshadowing in this story. The author uses flashback to show the reader what happened in the character’s past. The author also uses metaphors in the story. The author also uses foreshadowing to show the reader hints of what will happen. The author uses metaphors

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    The story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty tells the account of Phoenix Jackson‚ an elderly African American woman who lived in the Mississippi. Her account was about her journey from her quiet rural life to town in order to get the medicine for her beloved grandson who‚ two years ago‚ accidentally swallowed lye. His injury did not fully heal‚ and from time to time‚ his throat would swell so much that it made him difficult to swallow and breathe. To some‚ the story might seem only very simple—it’s just

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    The first introduces the Sinclair family and they’re ordinarily gathered in Beechwood Island every summer. Part Two is the tragic part of the book since Granny died. Additionally‚ Candace had her accident‚ and we later learn the part of the island burned. Next‚ it’s Part Three; Candace is recovering from her accident‚ and she travels to Europe with her father. During this time‚ she attempted to reach out

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