Charles Townsend is the most "prudent" hero of the novel The Painted Veil. He was Assistant Colonial Secretary in Hong Kong. Charlie was probably the most popular man in the colony. He played tennis‚ polo and golf. He kept racing ponies. He never let red tape interfere with him. He put on no airs. He always left an impression of very conceited person. Kitty‚ the main heroine of the novel‚ was introduced to him when she went to dine with her husband Walter Fane at the Townsends` place. That day Charlie
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Lift Not The Painted Veil Which Those Who Live Lift not the painted veil which those who live Call Life: though unreal shapes be pictured there‚ And it but mimic all we would believe With colours idly spread‚--behind‚ lurk Fear And Hope‚ twin Destinies; who ever weave Their shadows‚ o’er the chasm‚ sightless and drear. I knew one who had lifted it--he sought‚ For his lost heart was tender‚ things to love‚ But found them not‚ alas! nor was there aught The world contains‚ the
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Characterisation: 1. Mrs Leonards (Paul’s Mother) She is an overprotective mother who gets too worried about leaving her son home while she goes to the movies. 2. Mr Leonards (Paul’s Father) He does not worry about his son as he wants him to become a man at the age of 8. 3. Paul Smart for his age and tries to interfere with adult issues. This is shown as he tries to fix Mr.Harger and what appeared to be his wife’s marriage‚ technically it worked. Style: Vonnegut’s style creates
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The Painted Veil: A Contextual Analysis ASL ~ Literature in English Introduction • A veil: to cover something up • From a sonnet by poet Percy Bysshe Shelley: “Lift not the painted veil which those who live call life.” • Lifting of illusions and revealing truths “We often fall in love with the illusions we have of about a person rather than who they really are. That is the ‘painted veil’ that is in front of our vision of the truth and when those illusions get torn away it
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During the late 1960’s bands sang of love and peace while drugs were passed out at every moment. But for The Doors it was different‚ because they could get a person high by just listening to songs of mystery and intenseness. The nights belonged to the gods of revelry and rebirth‚ and the songs invoked their potent passions‚ the Oedipal nightmare of "The End‚" the breathless gallop of "Not to Touch the Earth‚" the doom of "Hyacinth House‚" the ecstasy of "Light My Fire‚" the dark uneasy undertones
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“It’s what you do last that counts” The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum was written to open the readers minds to what could happen and what did happen. It also deeply examines the human awareness and the way people can be easily influenced‚ pressured‚ and in the end completely controlled. This book was based on a true story. The most interesting thing I learned about this book was how much the human body can handle before it gives up. A reason I did not find this book interesting was the fact that
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