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    Poe and the narrator in The Black Cat both have a drinking problem‚ which is noticeable when the narrator describes the room‚ “reposing upon the head of one of the immense hogshead of gin‚ or of rum‚ which constituted the chief furniture of the apartment” (Pg. 226). Poe and the narrator both also had a loving wife who died‚ although one died of tuberculosis and one of murder. Moreover‚ both had a mental illness. Poe faced depression that influenced his life and the narrator is clearly unstable and

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    by Mr. Hyde as his evil side continues to grow. This novel provides readers with a plethora of themes. Many people agree and disagree on which theme is the most dominant. On one side of the debate‚ people believe that the main theme in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is violence or another theme because of the murders that go on and the dominating representation of evil‚ with little good. However‚ it is very important that the main theme in the

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    Black And White Themes

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    Black and White Black and White is a novel written by Paul Volponi. The story is set in Queens‚ New York City. It was first published in 2005 and has won a large number of literary prizes. The main characters are Eddie and Marcus‚ star players of their high school basketball team. Eddie is white and Marcus is black. They have risen above the racial differences and are best friends. They think that nothing is going to stop them fulfilling their dream – getting a sports scholarship to a prestigious

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    made the biggest impact on me. This book was written in the late 1800’s and the theme still has deep meaning today. In my opinion‚ the theme of the story is based on the idea that we all have a good side and an evil side. I believe that there are life lessons to this idea. I also enjoyed the theme because I could relate to it in some ways. Dr. Jekyll was a very kind and friendly man‚ unsuspected to be the cause of any evil. However Dr. Jekyll had a dark side bottled up inside him. He succeeded in devising

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    The Black Cat Because he is due to die the next day‚ the narrator has decided to present the facts of a past event that has terrified and destroyed him‚ although he claims that he is not mad and hopes that someone else will be able to explain his story logically. He begins by describing his kind and humane younger self: he keeps many pets because animals such as dogs are so loving and faithful‚ and at a young age he marries a woman who also loves pets. In their household they have a number of animals

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    building up‚ as conflict breaks out when a woman accuses a black man of raping her. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ Scout’s father‚ defends Tom Robinson‚ knowing he is innocent‚ and falsely accused.By presenting Boo Radley and Tom Robinson as characters who can’t comprehend evil‚ developing Bob Ewell as a horrible and deceptive person‚ whilst developing Atticus as the “hero”‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee gets across how there is corruption and evil in the world in order to get across her opinion how the

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    In the short story "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the narrator‚ never being identified‚ states that he is sane. He goes on to say that he is kind and respects the fidelity of friendship. He claims he loves pets and likes to hang out with them. The pets in his house include "birds‚ goldfish‚ a fine dog‚ rabbits‚ a small monkey‚ and a cat". Pluto ‚the cat‚ of all pets was the narrator’s favorite. The narrator has a lot of conscious and unconscious feelings that motivate him to behave as he does

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    Macbeth Good Vs Evil

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    to present an important theme In the tragedy Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare explores the timeless theme of the battle between good and evil. Through the techniques of soliloquies and asides‚ contrast between the characters and imagery in the dialogue‚ Shakespeare shows how uncontrolled ambition corrupts the noble protagonist‚ Macbeth‚ into an evil tyrant. Shakespeare uses soliloquies and asides to reveal the inner conflict within Macbeth as he chooses between good and evil.  After the witches prophesy

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    Good Vs Evil Macbeth

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    Evil seems to be the dominant but good always prevails. The author William Shakespeare wrote a drama titled Macbeth taking place in Scotland. The main character Macbeth wanted to be king and murdered his way to the throne. His murderous actions would soon come back to haunt him. The theme of the story is Good vs. Evil which is portrayed through the Three Witches‚ Macbeth and Macduff. The Three Witches are the first evil presence you meet in the drama Macbeth. (Act1‚ scni‚ lns10)” All: fair is foul

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    Good vs. Evil in Psycho

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    Marion Crane‚ who crosses paths with a dangerous mentally ill motel owner‚ Norman Bates. As their strange relationship develops‚ a dominant theme of good versus evil is introduced to the audience through the use of characterisation‚ editing‚ mise-en-scene and various other media techniques. From the outset‚ Hitchcock introduces an initial theme of good versus evil during the opening credits. The title scene could be seen as a reflection of the personality of Norman Bates as the credits themselves are

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