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    hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh- hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh- hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhn. At first glance‚ Jed seems to be harmlessly in love with Joe and although we see that in chapter eleven his love is more fantasy than reality‚ the reader struggles to grasp just how dangerous Parry could be. It is only until Jed feels truly rejected by Joe that he allows himself to feel and anger and coupled with his volatile mental

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    – A very strong emotion or a sexual desire? ‘Enduring Love’ and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ are both novels that show off different aspects on ‘passion’. The two authors portray ‘passion’ to be a key element in their relationships. However with ‘passion’ comes an emotional consequence‚ whether it being it making you feel ‘liberated’ or ‘imprisoned’. Ian McEwen wrote ‘Enduring Love’ in the late 1990’s‚ based mainly on a couple that are deeply in love‚ Joe and Clarissa. Joe and Clarissa have been

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    By Gerard Chretien English:Vietnam Prof: Morgan Shulz 2002 Insight to Quiet American For those who haven’t read the book‚ its both an odd love story and a metaphor for American involvement in Vietnam. The hero‚ Fowler is a washed up‚ middle aged‚ English war correspondent‚ content with his opium pipe and his Vietnamese mistress‚ Phuong. His world is gradually disrupted by the arrival of an American covert operative named Pyle who is both a zealous ideologue and naïve optimists. Things

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    justice are reoccurring themes‚ but they are not as vital as love. Love affairs‚ broken hearts‚ and betrayal shuffle between each of the characters‚ causing hysteria within their lives. Shakespeare uses the characters to show how love‚ justice‚ and death play a part in each act‚ letting the reader debate the outcome and reasoning of each event. Hamlet’s love interest‚ Ophelia‚ has the greatest ties to love. She experiences love in many ways‚ including blind love and loss of love. Shakespeare uses Ophelia

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    The Theme of Love and Hate William Shakespeare is a famous author of many popular plays. Shakespeare plays are still famous today‚ and studied in schools and drama clubs everywhere. The most famous play written by William Shakespeare is Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet‚ there are such extreme opposite opinions about love and hate. In scene 1‚ act 1‚ Romeo says “Being purged‚ a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes; Being vex’d a sea nourish’d with lovers’ tears: What is it else? A madness

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    The Guilt Characterization of Lilian Thurgood Living in a neighborhood with poor families and beggars is not always easy. Especially when you are white‚ and white people are known to be narrow-minded. Lilian Thurgood is a retired white woman in her good age. She lives alone with two threatening dogs. They have been trained by her late Husband. She lives in a house enclosed with huge walls and a strong locked gate. This indicates that she lives in fear. But this was not unusual at the time. The

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    All Quiet on the Western Front One of the main themes in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is Futility of War. The novel takes place during the Great War and takes place in France. Paul Baumer is the main character in the book along with many of his friends. In the book the theme of futility of war appears in the beginning‚ middle and end of the novel and Baumer slowly becomes more aware of what war is really like. In the beginning Baumer enters the war as a recruit and

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    How has McEwan constructed the narrative in Enduring love? McEwan has constructed the narrative within Enduring love by using a wide range of techniques. For the reader to be able to understand the story line‚ and to be able to come the correct conclusion that McEwan has aimed for them to come to Throughout the novel McEwan has included a lot of information about scenes and places. In the very first chapter McEwan has included a lot of detail about where they are‚ and the items they have around

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    How does McEwan tell the story in chapter 9? McEwan uses a different perspective to the rest of the novel‚ he uses a form of 3rd person narrative but solely Clarissa as his chosen subject‚ he also tells the reader this at the start‚ “ It would make more sense of Clarissa’s return to tell it from her point of view.” McEwan uses this to singularly show movements of Clarissa‚ because up until then Joe’s perspective has been the main focus‚ and not any other characters. This way McEwan is able to

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    American Theme-Individualism Literary works reflect the main ideas of the American mind. An American theme that is seen in various works of literature is individuality. Individuality is expressed in three different literary works from Frost‚ Chopin‚ and Paine. These works of literature aid us in developing an open mind about what the American people should expect in society. Following others doesn’t guide us in any way because it does not allow for us to express our innermost feelings. Throughout

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