Kiss of the Spider Woman Reflective Statement Through every oral I am able to learn something new about Puig’s novel. This time‚ it was my own that had me discovering a facet of the book I had not yet unearthed. During one of Molina’s many breaks from telling the panther woman story‚ Valentin voiced the opinion that “...It’s just like an allegory‚ and really clear too‚ of the woman’s fear of giving in to a man‚ because by completely giving in to sex she reverts a little to an animal.” I thought
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Bailey Weber Todoran Period-8 3/4/12 Kate Chopin Many people look at Kate Chopin’s writing as all one sided for womens’ rights. The idea of her being a woman and wanting gender equality blinds people about a more important message. This message is that all people have faults about them and that some men can be strong and some can be weak‚ and the same goes for women. Humans‚ more or less human nature itself‚ have many flaws about them. Kate Chopin uses figurative language to create a main character
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THE PLOT DIAGRAM The plot diagram: most people learn about it somewhere in elementary school‚ and indeed‚ it is the most elementary of tools a writer and reader can use in summarizing and outlining a story. It is so basic and flexible that pretty much every story written in existence can be outlined via the plot diagram. And yet‚ there are stories that‚ when outlined‚ twist the plot diagram into interesting shapes‚ which leads me to suspect that there is a missing step in the plot diagram: the elusive
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Essay The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 has come to be known as Britain’s greatest conspiracy. If it had succeeded‚ many say it would’ve been one of the greatest terrorist plots ever. However‚ the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of terrorism is “the unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims”. While many may argue that this is what the gunpowder plot was‚ it was actually an attempted coup‚ not a campaign of terror and violence. The plot was led by Robert Catesby
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The Babington Plot Anthony Babington was a young Catholic noble who joined a plot to depose the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on the English throne. Sir Francis Walsingham‚ the head of Elizabeth’s secret service‚ captured a Catholic plotter named Gilbert Gifford and ‘convinced’ him to act as a double agent. Gifford would act as an intermediary - smuggling letters to Mary who was imprisoned in Chartley Hall. All the letters were given to Walsingham. The letters were written
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Armand is described as a “dark‚ handsome face” (Chopin 1521) and his house‚ L’Abri‚ projects his dark personality (Arner 142). This “darkness” within Armand demonstrates his “sensuality and aggressiveness” (Arner 145) toward Desiree. Thus‚ this means Armand has complete control over Desiree. An example of Armand’s control over Desiree is when is “when he frowned she trembled‚ but loved him. When he smiled‚ she asked no greater blessing of God” (Chopin 1521). This shows whenever Armand is happy‚ Desiree
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A plot twist is a change in the expected direction or outcome of the plot of a film‚ television series‚ video game‚ novel‚ comic or other fictional work. It is a common practice in narration used to keep the interest of an audience‚ usually surprising them with a revelation. Some "twists" are foreshadowed and can thus be predicted by many viewers/readers‚ whereas others are a complete shock. When a plot twist happens near the end of a story‚ especially if it changes one’s view of the preceding events
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roles have been a debating topic for years. Society sets up multiple roles for women to keep them in a secondary position. A series of feminist activities between 19th and 20th century have recorded the process of the changing of women’s status. Kate Chopin‚ a forerunner of feminist authors of late 19th century‚ wrote a short story “The Story of An Hour” to encourage the independence of women. The story tells the psychological changes of Mrs. Mallard after she got the news that her husband is dead
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Kate Chopin’s book The Awakening is based on the expections placed on women in society‚ particularly in the upper class at the turn of the 20th century. This story explains how there is more than one reason why effects on a human or thing happen. Edna Pontellier’s character shows not only the limited options of a woman‚ but the dangers of taking risks of unrealistic expectations of life and love. Chopin is trying to show how change can break a human. The intent of Kate Chopin’s story was to
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movie because of the plot suffered and production of the movie was poor. The plot was a very apparent problem; with the bad pacing and easily avoidable plot it made for a less interesting movie. For the first thirty minutes of the movie the characters are introduced and the story of how Scotty Smalls became friends with the kids at the sandlot was shown. The rest of the movie‚ until the last thirty minutes‚ consisted only of random fillers that provided little for the plot that made the movie much
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