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    The Motives Behind Chris McCandless Chris McCandless was a young‚ smart‚ and courageous man who seemed to have everything he could have ever asked for. Even though everything seemed to be going in the right direction for McCandless‚ there was always something inside him that was never really quite right. Some people would argue and say that the reason he walked into the wild was because he was just some reckless‚ young kid looking for attention‚ but I believe a very different story. I believe the

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    In The Piano Tuner‚ the character ‚the piano tuner‚ is best described as violently aggressive. In the text‚ a homeowner was home alone doing some work waiting for his wife. Suddenly a piano tuner arrived at his house‚ saying his piano needs to be fixed. The homeowner allows him to work‚ but has a short temper and became upset that he has to babysit this piano tuner.Eventually he has to evict the piano tuner who quickly became angry and attempts to kill him. “He bent my little finger in on itself

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    To be a stranger in the village means to be an outcast. Being a stranger to society is difficult to endure. People may feel depressed and lonely. They would do absolutely anything within their power to fit in. Many characters in the film Philadelphia by Ron Nyswaner are strangers in the village‚ for example‚ Andrew Beckett‚ Joe Miller‚ and Ms. Burton. From my personal experiences‚ I have been a stranger in the village many times throughout my 17 years of life. There are many characters in the

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    In the stories “Departure” and “Up the Coolly” talk about how each character goes on a journey. Each of these texts builds up mystery and tension. In the story “Departure”‚ something that evokes mystery is when everyone from the town came to greet George off before he left. “On the station platform‚ everyone shook the young man’s hand. More than a dozen people waited about...Even Will Henderson... who was lazy...had got out of bed.” (Anderson 7) In other words‚ George’s departure was so significant

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    In The Jungle by Upton Sinclair‚ the main character‚ Jurgis is the hero. He moves from Lithuania to America to give his new wife‚ Ona‚ so that she can live the American dream. Soon after their immigration‚ Ona and Jurgis realized that the USA wasn’t all it was said to be‚ Jurgis still fought and worked hard to give Ona the best life. Some of these things include‚ getting a bad job‚ putting a roof over Ona’s head‚ and always staying strong when bad things happened. Jurgis keeps fighting through his

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    Quote Response “‘... in the ease of his temper‚ and the straitness of his means‚ he appeared to have utterly lost at this time the idea of educating me at all’” (p.58). In Great Expectations‚ Joe’s father made alcohol a priority‚ forgetting about the fact that his own son needed to be educated. This is exactly like Charles Dickens’ childhood since he couldn’t get an education either because his father went to jail for his debts. Both Joe and Charles Dickens had to work at a really young age to

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    In 1971 in Accra‚ Ghana‚ Steve Ewert woke up in a cold sweat. Bugs crawled out his mouth. Fear gripped his very soul. “I’m losing my mind!” he cried repeatedly to his travel companion Dick Russell. What started out as two young Kansas kids setting out to find themselves in late 1970‚ turned to disillusionment and danger. Photographer Ewert and writer Russell traveled across Europe experiencing the continent in Forrest Gump fashion — attending French President Charles De Gaulle’s memorial service

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    A young boy named Thomas wakes up in a metal cage‚ then realizes it’s an elevator. Thomas has no clue where he is or what’s happening‚ all he remembers is his name. Thomas quickly starts to worry and starts banging on the walls and yelling for help‚ but there was nobody there. The elevator comes to stop and swings open‚ Thomas sees a bunch of boys surrounding him called gladers. The leader of the group is Alby‚ he gave Thomas a tour of the glade and told him everything. As time goes by Thomas learns

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    The Old bird‚ A Love Story‚ a sad tale about a heartbroken man named Mr. Newman‚ Mr. Newman has faced many adversities throughout his entire life‚ after having to work for most of his life time and reaching the age of retiring he still needed financial support in the early 60’s‚ when many kids didn’t attend school and worked for money or food‚ just to feed their families‚ even though it was hard enough to get a job at a time where jobs were decreasing due to the fact that the country didn’t have

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    Gregory Samsa: is the protagonist‚ is a young traveller trade that has to put forward his whole family. His transformation of man to insect significantly affect their personality. The principle is seen as a man optimistic and hopeful‚ and overtaken by the situation‚ becomes due to their feeling of isolation in a be sad and conformist‚ that has lost hope and the desire to live. But in spite of seeing how his family the marginalized‚ the still watching with their best eyes and even justified‚ which

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