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    the only daughter

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    Cisneros Only daughter Comprehension 2] Sandra Cisneros had six brothers in her family. Boys were considered to be more significant than girls because they were the bread earners. Cisneros was the only daughter in her family of nine. She always used to spend time by herself because her brothers were ashamed of playing with a girl in public. She compares how being the only daughter made her feel lonely around her six brothers and therefore she said that‚ she was only a daughter. 3] Being only

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    Only Daughter assignment 1 Comprehension 1.) When she states that she is the only girl in a family of six sons‚ Means she was a lonely‚ her brothers never wanted to play with her because she was a female. This made her think and image and become a writer. 2.) Being the only daughter she means that she is the only girl out of six boys. Being “only the daughter” she wasn’t allowed to do a lot with her brothers and was singled out‚ creating her to image and write. 3.) Advantages of being

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    Symbolism is often found in various types of writing and is used simply to enhance the tone of a work. While he uses many different tactics and technics to express his ideas‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald defaults to using symbolism to express both the varying moods according to the situation as well as to express how the wealth of a person affects the opinion of others. One example of this is found when Gatsby wears the power colors of wealth to show Daisy how important he is. Fitzgerald

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    Bailey Mrs. Warren English 201 19 February 2013 The use of symbolism in “Hills like White Elephants” In the short story “Hills like White Elephants” Hemingway chooses to use symbolism the most out of any other literary element. Hemingway did not make the use of symbolism obvious‚ without understanding the symbolism one would assume the couple is actually discussing the scenery. In the short story “Hills like White Elephants” the element of symbolism is used to mask the serious discussion that the man

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    Use Of Symbolism In "The Catcher In The Rye" and "The Great Gatsby" There are many writers like James Joyce‚ Patrick Kananach and Thomas Moore who use symbolism to convey and support indirect meaning in their writings. J.D. Salinger and F. Scott Fitzgerald both use symbolism in similar ways. In both "The Catcher In The Rye" and "The Great Gatsby"‚ the authors used symbolism to convey emotions and reality. In "The Catcher In The Rye"‚ J.D. Salinger uses Holden’s red hunting cap‚ the exhibits

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    Symbolism

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    different ideas brought into their text. That’s what I think symbolism means in terms of English Literature. It is creating the background for us readers. The author wants us to connect the dots in the story. When the author makes the connection‚ we are more engaged and interested in what else he has to write. Most symbols used in literature are objects used to represent other things or ideas. There are several ways to recognize symbolism in literature. One of common ways is the frequency an object

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    Luis Alberto Urrea’s‚ The Hummingbird’s Daughter‚ accounts the life of Teresita‚ a bastard child whose independence guides her throughout her life. In the beginning of the novel‚ Teresa is unaware of her relation to Tomas Urrea. Tomas is depicted as a powerful patron‚ who was able to utilize women at his pleasure; meaning that he had children spread out in a small village in Mexico‚ where the novel takes place. Throughout this analysis the character of Teresita will be explained. Since Teresa’s mother

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    The Chiefs Daughter

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    Critical Analysis: The Chief’s Daughter In The Chief’s Daughter‚ Chief Onyeka had planned out a life for his daughter‚ Adaeze‚ while she was away in London gaining her education. She was never to be married and was to stay home to take care of her father and take over his businesses. The Chief thought her to be most suitable for the position as it was a tradition in their tribe to have the chief’s favorite daughter stay home never to be married‚ but sending children abroad to learn in the

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    short story‚ “Rappaccini’s Daughter” centers on a young man‚ Giovanni Guasconti‚ who falls in love with the daughter of the mad

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    Nisei Daughter

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    Rick Ross Professor ********* Hist 214 Date **** Second Generation Daughter "Even with all the mental anguish and struggle‚ an elemental instinct bound us to this soil. Here we were born; here we wanted to live. We had tasted of its freedom and learned of its brave hopes for democracy. It was too late‚ much too late for us to turn back.” Monica Sone’s Nisei Daughter is a compelling story of the life of a Japanese American growing up and discovering who she is in the World War II era United

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