1. b) The conflict in the story War is an internal conflict within the fat traveler. The fat traveler lost his son and tried to hide his lamentation by being judicious. In the story he gave a speech to the other parents who travelled on the train informing them how their sons were born not only for the parent’s benefits. “If country is a natural necessity like bread‚ of which each of us must eat in order not to die of hunger‚ somebody must go to defend it.” Here the fat man advises the parents that
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While many may argue that Odysseus is using lies for a good reason it seems obvious that he is not using lies to help anyone but himself and that his lies are putting others in danger. Odysseus’s deceit and lying caused negative outcomes‚ which can be seen when Odysseus decides to tell his crew about the fact that they would die and when Odysseus and his crew encounter the Cyclops. Odysseus utilizes deceit and dishonesty in a wrongful manner when he decides to hide the truth from his crew that if
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should live in harmony and laugh together. In the context of the play‚ the quote is actually quite ominous and foreboding. Aside from the tattoo being a false version of the actual line‚ which reads “we’ll live… and laugh at gilded butterflies‚” the line is understood to portray the exiled King Lear’s attempt to console his daughter as they are escorted to prison‚ and the absence of faith in his own words. Of course‚ there is always the possibility that Megan Fox actually studied the tragedy of King
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In the first scene of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus‚ Menenius tells a short story about how a human body wasted away. He begins with the “members” (organs of the body‚ excluding the stomach) complaining about how the “belly” (the stomach) does no work while the members do all of the work. Menenius continues by saying that the members felt like slaves who had to provide for all of the belly’s wants. The members decided to stop doing what they felt was “all the work‚” and they let the belly starve.
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In Oedipus‚ King Laios and Jocasta were warned by the oracle that if they were to get married they would have a son who would kill the king and marry the queen. They ignored these warning and got married and had a child. They both decided it was best to send him away to keep the prophesy from coming true. However‚ the baby was saved and taken to a nearby city. Oedipus comes back to Thebes and the prophesy comes true. This play is full of ironical twists that add to the drama and suspense of it all
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never come inside the house” (Walker‚ 1973‚1). Dee arrives in her rural childhood home proudly sporting "[Her hair] stands straight up like the wool on a sheep" afro coupled with a decked out fashionable African dress and jewelry. Not to mention‚ an irony occurred when Dee’s Muslim boyfriend greeted “Assalamualaikum” to Mama mistaken it as his name. Dee have a new persona Wangero to participate in a cultural trend of the 1970’s. Dee explain to her
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Scout Finch‚ a curious‚ fun‚ and humorous girl lived in the small town of Maycomb. Living in a small town‚ word got around quickly. And when Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ a lawyer‚ gets assigned to a case that will no doubt will be discriminatory‚ people do not like what they hear. But‚ besides that‚ this book is full of surprises. The ruling of the case‚ the showing up of Dill‚ and the surprise appearance of Aunt Alexandra are the main surprises in this book. The ruling of the case is a very surprising
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“The Interlopers”‚ written and published by H.H. Muno‚ aka: Saki in 1919 is one of the most ironic stories ever written by this British writer. Saki is considered a master at writing short stories and many of his stories were first published in newspapers. He is a witty‚ humorous‚ and mischievous writer who gives his readers a great story every time. This short story includes two protagonists‚ Ulrich Von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym‚ who were born as enemies‚ as these two men carry on a lifelong feud
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“The Lottery”: An analysis “The Lottery” is a story which has a twist in it. As you read the story you are not really sure what exactly the Lottery is. It is very vague and the term is used loosely. It is somewhat misleading you to think that the Lottery is something good. The author uses Tess to give foreshadowing. By Tess’s behavior and words you know that she is nervous. Tess is the protagonist in this story. The author leaves us believing that Tess gets killed by the townspeople. The Lottery
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The beginning of the novel is the rivalry between Heed and Christine‚ middle part is showing a friendship that existed once to these two women as children and their deep feelings towards the end of the novel. The women try to come together and find out about this communication situation on why they are not friends. Christine asks “Was he good to you‚ Heed?...Mind you at eleven I thought a box of candied popcorn was good treatment. He scrubbed my feet til the soles was like butter.”( Morrison 186)
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