The Unknown Girl By Moniza Alvi The title ‘unknown girl’ may suggest that the poetess is in search of her roots‚ culture‚ traditions and heritage. She is unknown to her country‚ the place from where she belongs. She is trying to find out more about her home-country. This poem is a first-person narration from the poetess’ point of view. It us a free verse‚ autobiographical poem which is written in a single stanza containing many local dialects‚ for instance‚ ‘bazaar’‚ ‘hennaing’‚ ‘kameez’ and
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thoughts‚ words and actions depicts a lot about her daughters; Dee is all about her image while Maggie‚ doesn’t have much going for her outside of her home and she is so insecure. Dee has the looks and opportunity while Maggie has the heart. Dee is a beautiful‚ curvy woman that is very confident in herself and knows what she wants. The mom compare her to Maggie and stated that “Dee is lighter than Maggie‚ with nicer hair and a fuller figure”. Her presence is felt wherever she goes. Her mother identified
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Oedipus‚ a Tragic Hero? Elizabeth Howell English 102- B33 Professor Katie Robinson Liberty University October 12‚ 2012 Oedipus‚ a Tragic Hero? Thesis: Using Aristotle’s five different descriptions of a tragic hero‚ we will show that Oedipus in Oedipus the King is in fact a tragic hero and how his decisions led to his downfall. Outline: I. Introduction and Thesis Statement II. Is the character of noble birth? A. King of Thebes B. Real father was king III. Though the tragic hero is
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Tragic Hero In many‚ a tragedy do the tragic heroes have flaws that lead themselves to their own demise. The main character always acts exactly on his or her own emotions; thus aiding their tragic flaw and leading to their own demise without giving them the time to stop the repercussions of their emotion driven actions. In the play “Antigone” by Sophocles many of the characters are simply too headstrong and passionate about their beliefs to realize that they would greatly regret the decisions
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Jay Milton 1/30/12 Humanities II Blood Diamond In the movie blood diamond we find two heroes on a journey of they own in Africa during the worst of times over the buying of diamonds for big jewelry companies. The movie uses donors or helpers for each other throughout the scenes. Solomon Vandy is one of the heroes who fill out half of the traits it takes to be called a hero in most situations. Solomon Vandy is a Mende fisherman who is captured by the Revolutionary United Front RUF rebels during
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modern text‚ in many ways Arthur is a hero but in reality he is a tragic hero with flaws. Noble Stature is an important element of being a tragic hero‚ one must be remembered in order to be considered a hero‚ a tragic hero is not complete without a tragic flaw‚ most importantly a tragic hero must be excessively punished in order to learn an important lesson. Arthur’s father Uther Pendragon was a wonderful king‚ however he had a tragic flaw he was in love with Egraine which caused him
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Sophocles‚ contains a very prominent tragic hero: Oedipus. A tragic hero‚ by Aristotle’s definition of one‚ must possess six traits. One of them is that the tragic hero must be of noble stature. Another trait of a tragic hero is a tragic flaw. A third trait defined by Aristotle is that a tragic hero must have a period of recognition of his crimes. Oedipus strongly displays each of the three aforementioned‚ necessary traits; and he is‚ then‚ an obvious tragic hero. Oedipus’ noble stature is immediately
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The new girl Author The story is written by Marc Mitchell (Florence‚ Alabama) in 2001. Title The new girl. The whole story is about this situation that changed the main characters life – the situation where he met this new girl‚ and acted terribly against her‚ which “haunts” him the rest of his life. Narrator The story is told with a 1st person narrator. We only see and hear the story through one set of eyes – we only see it from one perspective. (Examples from text: “I lived…”) Settings
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In Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart the protagonist Okonkwo can be compared to a Greek tragic hero. Throughout the novel we see many heroic qualities as well as a tragic flaw that allows Okonkwo to be associated with a Greek tragic hero. There are many positive attributes given and attributed to Okonkwo‚ but it is that tragic flaw that humanizes him and allows us to decipher his growth and how he personally changes. From the very beginning of the novel Okonkwo is described as very strong
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says" Dee is lighter than Maggie‚ with nicer hair and a fuller figure. "Dee is not only excellent in her outlook‚ but also she has a good brain. And she is good at showing herself to others. But‚ Maggie is not quite healthy as her sister. Just as the author says in the beginning part of the work. She is shy and lack of confidence. Most of time‚ Maggie stands behind her mother. On the other hand‚ Dee has great curiosity about white culture and modern society‚ but Maggie is the traditional one. Even
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