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    The motif is a recurring element tends to explain the central idea in a literary work‚ it could be an image‚ sound‚ action or other figures that have a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of theme. Jane tends to present the life of people in her time in her novel by using the motif . For example‚ Visits the main events of the novel take place through visits between the characters‚ and the length of each visit indicates the intimacy between characters‚ such as Frank’s visits

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    Jennifer Gonzalez Mrs. Metzger Class 212 April 18‚ 2012 Animal Farm: A Fairy Story Chapter 3 and 4 5. Topics & Themes: power to control others a. Almost all the animals were in some degree literate. The pigs know how to read and write perfectly‚ most of the animals know how to read and write‚ expect for some slower ones that don’t know how to write or read. Literacy matters because it helps better understand the animals whats going on and to educate others

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    Fairies‚ Withes‚ and Ghosts‚ Oh My! Shakespeare’s Use of the Supernatural Come‚ you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts‚ unsex me here‚ And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty! (Macbeth‚ I.v. 88095) Man has long desired to peer behind the veil of human existence and understand the supernatural. There may have been no greater period for this obsession than during the Renaissance‚ and there was no more influential literary influence during this period than William

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    Many works of literature deals with political issues or social issues. One such work of literature is Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. The author uses symbolism and motifs to show the overarching theme of his book‚ the evils of capitalism. The author writes about corruption time and time again as a tool used by the powerful in a capitalistic society. As Jurgis and his family continue to live in Packingtown‚ believing they can be part of the realization American Dream‚ they find themselves slipping deeper

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    ARJONA‚ Zeus David V. BSED English English and American Literature CATUD‚ Wilfred Glenn T. The Knight’s Tale: an Analysis This tale‚ consisting of four parts‚ tells the story of two knights named Arcite and Palamon who put their lives on the line for the hand of the lady they both love‚ Emelye. This tale displays the importance of chivalry in knighthood. Chivalry was shown in the story through the deeds of the Greek knight Theseus. Theseus displayed virtuosity throughout the story. An

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    The Knights tale was the first and best tale told in The Canterbury Tales and I think it should win because of how much I absolutely love Knights. A skilled and heroic man covered in metal armor who lives to help others in need. That idea of a person with that kind of personality is just really interesting to me. It also makes me want to be more like a knight whenever I think or talk about them. Although Palamon and Arcite‚ the main character in the Knights tale‚ are bad examples of what

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    Geoffrey Chaucer used narrative framework in The Canterbury Tales to bring different story tellers as on with strong individual characteristics and gained a bond with the stories they told. The definition of a frame story is a set of different small stories to form one big story to tell. A frame tale is a story within a story. Framing is mostly used in narrative writings to have more stories to tell. A frame story will have one character that will start the story off in the beginning or the character

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    Peron Trotman Dr. Unger AP English Motif Essay Violence‚ a term defined and commonly known as rough or injurious physical force‚ action‚ treatment‚ or an unjust unwarranted exertion of force or power. Violence in itself is not good or bad. It is merely force‚ the motion of matter. There can be no inherent moral value to such a thing. The only moral value is what we attach to the force ourselves‚ and what we attach to that force is based on our own thoughts‚ our purposes and such. Violence

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    The Shackles of Marriage and the Canterbury Tales In Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales‚ he depicts Medieval society from the viewpoint of multiple characters. At times‚ the characters seem to conflict in their perceptions of certain themes‚ such as gender roles. For instance‚ in The Knight’s Tale‚ the central female figure‚ Emelye‚ vehemently opposes the idea of marriage at first. Yet in The Wife of Bath’s Tale‚ the central female figure‚ a fairy‚ actively pursues marriage with an unwilling

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    The Pardoner’s Tale and The Wife of Bath’s Tale‚ both are interesting story by Geoffrey Chaucer. Both tales utilizes irony to showcase problems present within the Medieval era and relate to today‚ such as rape and thievery to the lifelong lessons such as‚ Greed is the root of all evils and content featuring woman’s dominance‚ rights‚ and morality in general. In the Pardoner’s Tale‚ Chaucer writes about a man who preaches to his audience for money. The pardoner speaks of three men that lost their

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