for the reader. For example‚ O.Henry utilizes situational irony to develop a hysterical feeling in “The Ransom of Red Chief.” Guy de Maupassant uses situational irony to construct the feeling sorrow in his story “The Necklace.” By looking over “The Ransom of Red Chief” and “The Necklace” it is clear that the authors use situational irony to transform readers emotions. O.Henry uses situational irony to make the story ”The Ransom of Red Chief” humorous. For instance the kidnappers have to pay the ransom
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At first he is very hesitant to return to the jewelry store to claim the money for the pearl necklace. M. Lantin felt embarrassed of how the necklace came into his possession and tried to enter the shop to claim the money multiple times but was stopped by his own shame. When he finally goes into the store‚ persuaded by hunger‚ the money gives him relief. “Then‚ as he was
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Topics: hunter vs the hunted‚ do animals feel fear when being hunted‚ what is it like to be hunted How main character changes: Rainsford- at first he does not think animals feel fear while being hunted‚ then he experiences being hunted and has more sympathy for the hunted animals. How the conflict is resolved: Rainsford “wins” the game after he jumps of the cliff‚ swims to the house‚ sneaks into Zaroff’s room‚ and hides in the curtains. What the title suggests: The title suggests a story about a
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Compare and contrast the female characters in ‘Veronica’ and ‘The Necklace’ Both ‘Veronica’ and The Necklace’ concentrate on the female main character‚ one of the similarities. However the characters are more different than similar. In ‘The Necklace’ there is Mathilde who desires for wealth and popularity. She is seen as desperate. The Necklace was written in 1884 by Guy de Maupassant a French writer. In ‘Veronica’ the main female character is Veronica; a native villager. Veronica is seen as a strong
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Compare and contrast the characters of Monsieur and Madame Loisel as they are presented in ‘The Necklace’ by Guy de Maupassant. ‘The Necklace’ is set in 19th century Paris. In this period of time‚ the way you lived‚ worked‚ interacted and relaxed were defined by your social class. There were three main classes: upper‚ middle‚ and lower/working class. The necklace primarily focuses on the desire to be in the upper class. At that time‚ a woman could not do anything to change her class but marry someone
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Selleck‚ on the other hand remained constant throughout the entirety of the film. His dedication and belief in the revolution caused him to forfeit the opportunity for money and power because it went against his beliefs. If he didn’t believe so firmly in the revolution the story could’ve had an alternate ending‚ with no trading of refugees and instead Selleck and his family could have escaped to the British. People’s beliefs are the source of their actions‚ without the heart and mind in agreement
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The diamond necklace is originally made for Louis XV mistress‚ a courtesan named Madame du Barry‚ however Louis XV dies of small pox and the courtesan is banished from the court (Thurman 3). Jeanne de La Motte was the one who plotted the whole case against Antoinette to gain wealth and power. She uses a young prostitute named Nicole Le Guay to impersonate Antoinette and La Motte forges Antoinette’s signature buying the necklace in secrecy and makes a deal to pay for the necklace in installments
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she must sometimes struggle to maintain them. Her own taste requires fine handmade lace‚ a revolutionary heresy. She is still significantly engaged by the faith of her childhood. Although she is still caught between her revolutionary sympathies and the sympathies of her own past. She finds the experience visiting the
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Moll Flanders in Daniel Defoe’s novel is portrayed as a witty feminine heroine of survival and an innocent fallen angel of circumstance‚ rather than the vile and cruel criminals in factual materials in the 18th century. In comparing Moll Flanders with criminals in factual fiction‚ such as Anne Holland and Mary Frith (Moll Cutpurse)‚ there are a lot of resemblances. For example‚ the gender of these characters are all female; the last name Holland and Flanders are both some kind
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Personal-I enjoyed reading “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry. I’m very interested in reading more of the author’s books because she has a unique writing style. This story captured my attention throughout the entire book and it made me have more sympathy towards the victims during the holocaust. Plot-Annemarie Yohansen and Ellen Rosen have grown up together and have been best friends all their lives. The novel explores the events leading to the Holocaust and the treatment of the Jewish people. When
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