Shirley Jackson’s‚ “The Lottery”‚ clearly expresses her feelings concerning traditional rituals through her story. It opens the eyes of readers to properly classify and question some of today’s traditions as cruel‚ and allows room to foretell the outcome of these unusual traditions. “The Lottery” is a short story that records the annual sacrifice ceremony of a fictional small town. It is a detailed narrative of the selection of the person to be sacrificed‚ a
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“Daughters of liberty” The video of the Daughters of Liberty was very interesting because it shows that women are becoming more independent and trying to fit in with society. The men were known for doing everything like running business and being involved in politics. The first important point in the video is when the women joined their man in the war not thinking about the positive outcome and how it brought attention to women’s rights. That to me is what really shown women empowerment and how committed
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"My daughter smokes" We often think that refering people to supporting groups is enough to quit smoking‚ however how about if instead we educate them so that they won’t even start smoking as walker mention "peace on earth begins at home"‚ meaning that we need to educate our children and surrounding about smoking and its concecuenses. Smoking not only causes health problems‚ it can also cause economic problems‚ and can harm those around you. Smoking can have many negative impacts regarding your
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Arthur Miller’s Use of His Artistic License Many will always debate on whether or not Arthur Miller had a responsibility to portray the Salem With Trails accurately. It is however seen in his play‚ The Crucible‚ he was responsible enough to recreate the events in a way that portrayed what happened in the Salem Witch Trails. Miller in the beginning of the play states that not a lot is known about the characters and that he took it upon himself to make any creations necessary (Miller 2). It was important
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Symbolism in Obasan Throughout the novel Obasan‚ Joy Kogawa uses symbolism to communicate short but important messages to readers conveying the various themes of the novel. One main idea expressed through images and symbols includes the deterioration of conditions for the Japanese Canadians as they are stripped of their human qualities and ostracized because of their different appearances. Another major theme accommodates family structure‚ the significance of family in the novel and shows the
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Male Dominated Society In her short story‚ “The Daughters of the Late Colonel”‚ Katherine Mansfield shows the inability of women brought up in a society of the late 19th to early 20th centuries to deal with the challenges of the everyday life on their own. She does this by writing about the girls in a time of crisis after their father dies. The dependence of the two sisters on their late father and their servants is shown in their every interaction with others‚ as well as with one another. Another
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Describing Biblical Parallels in Hawthorne’s "Rappaccini’s Daughter" In Hawthorne’s "Rappaccini’s Daughter‚" many biblical parallels can be found. The story duplicates the chapter of genesis in the bible in many ways. Ranging from the characters‚ to the setting‚ and even the deadly plant in the story. The account of Adam and Eve in Genesis 1-3 is extremely similar to the situation of Giovanni and Beatrice in the story. In both "Rappaccini’s Daughter" and the Genesis chapters in the bible‚ lush‚ beautiful
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and characters. These symbols are important to a deeper understanding of the book and its purpose. The language in 1984 is symbolic of the Party ’s manipulation of its members. The development of Newspeak‚ although seeming to improve the civilization‚ depletes thought‚ creativity‚ and individualism in its speakers. This represents the Party ’s main goal of brainwashing and taking complete control. The terms used for everyday objects are again ironic and symbolic of manipulation by Big Brother
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“The Swimmer” is a story written by the American author John Cheever‚ a story about a man who decides to get home by swimming across all the pools in his country. In the story‚ the author widely uses symbolism through which he shows how Neddy spends his live striving for material success and how he ends up losing more important values as his family and friends. Neddy’s journey through the pools on his way home represent the phrases of time that one has to pass through his life‚ showing that the
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Romance in “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” by D. H. Lawrence could be described as a story in which boy meets girl. Its plot on the surface bears a resemblance to that of any number of traditionally romantic stories. This story is about a boy saving a girl from drowning‚ sees something in her that he’s never seen before‚ and at the end of the story asks her for her hand in marriage. But we will soon see‚ there is nothing distinctive about Lawrence’s story‚ his psychological
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