As she stood there‚ light in her face‚ she squirmed a bit under the pressure. She heard only a few gruff voices from the crowd‚ the men only offering measly bids. She knew her father had been wrong about the bids he would receive. Nobody wanted a poor man’s daughter. Not in such a society that was so fixated on social status. She knew her breeding was horrendous for those who cared. When she was younger it never mattered‚ not even to her parents. When her mother was alive‚ her father wasn’t a drunkard
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"Mrs. Smith‚ come to the front desk please." rambled the intercom around her. Slumped over herself‚ head in hands‚ stale cup of coffee at her feet. Red‚ tired eyes. Evidence of the stream of tears that had become her. Quickly she jumps to her feet and hastens to the front desk. Desperate to hear news of her husband. Mr. Smith hadn’t felt well for months now. A midnight call for an ambulance and now at the hospital. She waits. Praying. Crying out to God to not take her husband and even better yet
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Teo didn’t know if it was his illness or the prospect of skipping class that made nausea bubble in his stomach. Slipping way unnoticed was unbearably easy‚ and making his way back to the orphanage was even easier. His thoughts raged against each other‚ pitting his need to rest against his chance of a scholarship and a future as a surgeon. It should’ve been an easy decision‚ and yet Teo made the wrong choice. Teo snuck in through the back door of the orphanage‚ not wanting to risk alerting those who
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One day before the system was released… An individual shot through what appeared to be a glowing blue circle. Woosh! A burst of air carried the shadow. Crashing downwards at a frighteningly quick pace. Passing one grove of trees again and again the figure fell stumbling beyond the likes of branches and leaves. Flowing through them as if it were water‚ if water were sharp and pointy. It slowed his rate of descent. The figure lightly gritted his teeth as he was thrown to the base of the forest
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saved?" Both stories‚ Maupassant’s "The Necklace" and "A Story of an Hour" by Chopin portray two different yet alike women‚ who refuse to accept their destiny and deny the life of women of their class. They are both lost‚ and are looking to be saved‚ however‚ they find themselves in a big trouble just when they think they succeeded in their search. Nature plays a major role in both of these women’s lives. Both struggle to find their independence and the endings of their stories are both triumphant‚
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seasoned with conflict; however‚ other people‚ such as scholar Marcia K. Lieberman‚ ask‚ “to what extent [do] they reflect female attributes” (259)? The short story “Happy Endings‚” by Margret Atwood takes the reader for a ride through a myriad of scenarios: which consist of the American dream‚ as depicted in part A; the real-life endings‚ seen in parts B and C; and other non-typical scenarios viewed in scenes D‚ E and F. A common theme among the parts is the depiction of the romantic fantasy. The romantic
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Mathilde‚ the main character in Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace”‚ begins as an ungrateful‚ greedy young woman‚ then she becomes a diligent working class woman‚ and finally transforms into an older‚ more mature woman‚ who doesn’t like to take responsibility for some of actions‚ due to a change in setting. In the beginning‚ Mathilde demonstrates being ungrateful by complaining about her house being shabby‚ even though she has a maid and does nothing all day. She lets her husband do all
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Set in the Victorian era‚ Sense and Sensibility and Oliver Twist‚ parallel but also contrast in many key elements. In both movies‚ mannerisms‚ class distinction‚ and the child’s role in society were reflected by both writers. Through these analysis‚ I was able to achieve new insight into the conditions of the Victorian era. <br> <br>In Oliver twist‚ mannerisms were greatly displayed in Oliver as a character. His mannerism best demonstrated how upper-class children were supposed to behave during this
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better." Over the many years since the publishing of Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist in 1838‚ many have come to know it as not only art but also as an account of the social and economic problems of the industrial revolution. Along with his other works‚ he would eventually inspire others to put an end to child labour‚ one the most horrific examples of human exploitation that went on in the industrial revolution. Oliver Twist addresses three major themes of the 19th century‚ the failure of charity‚ harsh
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The three basic plot twists in the novel Great Expectations grip the reader’s attention and add impact to the moral themes of the story. The major twists help divide the story into three parts‚ known in the novel as: The stages of Pip’s great expectations. The first twist appears when the young‚ ambitious orphan Pip‚ finds out that he has a secret benefactor; his dreams of becoming a gentleman are about to come true. Pip is certain that his benefactor is the eccentric‚ old lady from Satis House
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