Although convinced that she herself will never marry‚ Emma Woodhouse‚ a precocious twenty-year-old resident of the village of Highbury‚ imagines herself to be naturally gifted in conjuring love matches. After self-declared success at matchmaking between her governess and Mr. Weston‚ a village widower‚ Emma takes it upon herself to find an eligible match for her new friend‚ Harriet Smith. Though Harriet’s parentage is unknown‚ Emma is convinced that Harriet deserves to be a gentleman’s wife and sets
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The novel is the story of a girl caught in the throes of war on the island of Bougainville. It is through the guidance of her devoted but strict Christian mother and teacher that Matilda survives but‚ more importantly‚ through her connection with Pip‚ a fictional creation in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Pip helps Matilda maintain a desire to live‚ especially after her mother‚ the wise Mr Watts‚ and her island home cease to exist. The novel opens with a colourful description of Watts‚ whom
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In the short story‚ “Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier‚ the protagonist‚ Lizabeth learns a very big life lesson that has been conflicting within herself during adolescence because she discovers the value of compassion and hope. In the beginning of the story‚ Lizabeth’s innocence makes her infantile to the real world. As she realizes how complex people are‚ she becomes paralyzed and wants to escape from the circumstance that she is facing right now. At the end of the story‚ Lizabeth experiences a
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began to publish works with sentimental plots. Generally the sentimental plot is written to make the reader feel an excess of unnecessary emotions‚ by overemphasizing every work. In every sentimental plot there will always be the typical sentimental hereon that fits the stereotype of a young orphan‚ unmarried women with moral obstacles. In this plot there are only two types of women the ones that are considered good and the ones that are bad. In the sentimental plot the good will get rewarded by marrying
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you can accomplish wonders (Collier 96). This is such a powerful statement because not only does it possess hope but it turns the word anxiety into something positive. Many people experience the kind of anxiety that holds them back from doing something that they desire. Collier shared some different situations where he experienced that kind of anxiety in his essay “Anxiety: Challenge by Another Name.” In this paper‚ I will discuss the three valuable rules that Collier learned through these experiences
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invitation to the fabulous ball and Mathilde reacts by having a fit. Now we have a specific problem: Mathilde’s now has the best opportunity she’s ever had to have a taste of the high life‚ but she has nothing to wear. That problem sets the rest of the plot in motion. Complication Diamonds are this girl’s best friend Mathilde solves the first problem when her husband gives her money for a dress. But then she runs into a second problem: she’s needs to have some jewels. Luckily‚ her friend Mme. Forestier
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Synopsis: Jane Eyre Q4:What are some of the incidents in the plot that might have been labled melodramatic or improbable? Why might these episodes have been included despite the author’s intention of developing a realistic novel? “The man who has no imagination‚ has no wings” A young woman by the name of Jane Eyre from the Charlotte Bronte coming of age novel Jane Eyre has a vivd imagination. The novel is an autobiography of Jane’s life---Her dramatic or illusive episodes that she experiences:
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steamer trunk containing silver ingots....many‚ many silver ingots. Now‚ my mother’s uncle--being quite the ingenious chap--he buries the trunk again and heads up to the main office‚ where he proceeds to purchase a cemetery plot. Guess which one? ....So now he owns the plot and all its contents. Two days later‚ my mother’s uncle is worth three million....[but] inside the steamer trunk‚ stenciled into the wood‚ or something like that‚ is a curse....A cryptic curse: "Great fortune means great loss"
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01.08 Macbeth Plot Analysis Graphic Organizer Plot Elements Element Definition Act in the Play Exposition: The beginning of the play in which the characters and settings are introduced and initial conflicts are also presented. Act 1 Rising Action: The point of the play in which the initial story gets more complicated and the conflict is more revealed. Act 2 Climax: The highest point and also the turning point of the story in which many of the initial situations
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ENG 150 Reynolds 1 Online Lecture 1: Introduction to Literature; Plot; Character If you’ve ever taken a literature class‚ you will have realized that not all literature is the same. There’s the stuff you read for information (mostly nonfiction‚ and not our concern in this class)‚ there’s the stuff you read for fun (literature with a little "l")‚ and there’s the stuff you read in classes like this (Literature with a capital "L"). The stuff you read for fun ("literature") is mostly easy to read
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