Once upon a time (1: cliche) there was a majestic unicorn‚ his name was Mr. Sprinkles. He had once lived in the spectacular everfree forest. It was a beautiful place filled with thousands of vibrant flowers‚ a glimmering waterfall‚ and wide array of enchanting animals (2: Imagery). Mr. Sprinkles grew up playing with all the other unicorns. They were a fun-loving group of friends that were always frolicking in the fields together (3: Alliteration). As he matured and got older‚ he eventually realized
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and get around it. You’ve got to face it sooner or later and it might as well be tonight. We don’t need her now." (p157) In both the 1930’s‚ when the book was set and the 1960’s when it was written‚ any relationship with a black person other than direct employment caused scandals and gossip. This was particularly the case in Maycomb‚ where racism was in every narrow minded person. Aunt Alexandra wanted to get rid of Calpurnia for the good of the family’s reputation‚ but what she only slightly began
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Marianne‚ with her headstrong will‚ passionate sensibility‚ excessive spontaneity‚ and romantic idealism‚ serves as a foil to Elinor’s sense. She is described as like her mother Mrs. Dashwood‚ who “was sensible and clever: but eager in everything: her sorrows‚ her joys could have no moderation. She was generous‚ amiable‚ interesting‚ she was everything but prudent. The resemblance between she and her mother was strikingly great.” (p. 4 Volume 1 chpt 2). She weeps dramatically when her family are
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When John and Lorraine first met Angelo Pignati they were completely unaware of how important they would become to him. Mr Pignati had had no one since his beloved wife‚ Conchetta‚ had recently passed away and becoming friends with John and Lorraine made him feel young again. Mr Pignati was relatively older than John and Lorraine and as he spent more time with them added extra stress on both his mental and physical health. When John and Lorraine first met Mr Pignati it was all a big game and they
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bring Mr.Nuttel and Vera into the story. Authors describe characters using various methods. These are direct characterization‚ indirect characterization‚ and motivation. Their style helps bring characters to life and into the story. These are some ways Saki describes the characters ‚ Mr.Nuttel and Vera. To begin with‚ Saki develops Vera using using direct characterization. Direct characterization is when an author states directly what a character is like. It is their personality. Vera is a 15
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utilizes indirect and direct methods of characterization to reveal many of the pilgrims who were associated in both poems to further explain his social commentary. When Chaucer uses direct characterization in his poems he clearly tells the reader what were some of the personality that a character has‚ but when using indirect characterization he allows us as the reader to form our own opinions of the character. Such as The Wife of Bath’s Tale‚ which uses indirect characterization by portraying the wife
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Throughout literature we comprehend direct and indirect characterization. In the novel‚ “A Gravestone Made of Wheat‚” Olaf Torvik is a stand out character. Olaf‚ throughout the story directly and indirectly presents himself as a very persistent‚ dedicated and impatient man. “We will bury Inge here on the farm as we planned‚”(Weaver‚9). This is an example of direct characterization as Olaf basically tells us through his words that he is a very determined man to get what he believes is right. When
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When I first looked at the title of the book the curious incident of the dog in the night-time‚ I immediately judged the book for its cover. I thought to myself “what kind of book would have a title like this.” The title seemed long and childish. I did not realize that there was a story behind the title until I started reading. Now that I am eighty pages into the book‚ I am highly intrigued. The most interesting aspects of the novel is the main character‚ Christopher Boone‚ the title‚ and the pictures
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elderlies are smarter than us but they all don’t have the same personality‚ some could be irritating‚ others joyful. Would the irritating elderlies fit to be a good leader‚ who’d they want to be one at all? In Animal Farm‚ George Orwell uses indirect characterization of Benjamin to illustrate his role on the farm‚ revealing that he’s not suitable to rule the farm as a leader. Benjamin’s detachment in Animal Farm came from his stereotypically stubborn and crotchety personality. Benjamin isn’t your average
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The sniper essay The Sniper is a short story about a sniper‚ set in the Irish civil war The author uses characterization‚ symbolism and third person limited point of view to develop the central theme of the horrors of war. The main character in the story is the mysterious Sniper‚ who is serving active duty in the Irish Civil War for the Republicans in Dublin. The story opens with the Sniper attempting to eat
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