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    Emily Faulkner used many different symbols in this story to explain how much time had passed‚ or when the last time something was seen or used. Such as the Aldermen came to visit Miss Emily “When the Negro opened the blinds of one window‚ they could see that the leather was cracked; and when they sat down‚ a faint dust rose sluggishly about their thighs‚ spinning with slow motes in the single sunray.” (second paragraph‚ William Faulkner‚ 1930) This symbol shows us that Miss Emily doesn’t get many

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    Macbeth Theme Songs King Duncan: Betrayed by Avenged Sevenfold I think that the song Betrayed would be an appropriate theme song for King Duncan for a few different reasons. First off‚ as it says in the title of the song he betrayed by Macbeth. The song itself is written about a guitarist of a very popular band from the 80s and 90s called Pantera‚ who was shot and killed while on stage by one of his fans. Fans to rock and roll bands are like their loyal subjects and this fan betrayed him by

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    The archetypal hero journey‚ Joseph Campbell states‚ is a typical series of heroic actions. Four stages form the hero journey: departure‚ trials‚ epiphany‚ and return (the stages do not necessarily occur consecutive with the listing). Death and resurrection of lifestyle and beliefs‚ spiritual journey‚ and finally rebirth form hero journey’s motif. An archetypal hero pattern is the transformation of the character’s conscience through trials and revelations. Lust‚ fear‚ and social duties tend

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    Harper Lee’s award-winning novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ the character of Atticus Finch is an archetypal hero. He possesses all the major character traits of a true hero‚ among which the following three are most impressive and dominant: the instinct and ability to protect the weak‚ kindness and courage. Firstly‚ Atticus consistently exhibits an important quality of a hero: protecting the weaker and the disadvantaged. This character trait is evident when Atticus is told that there was a mad dog

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    Symbolism‚ Irony‚ and Theme in Short Stories Two very different short stories‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Scarlet Ibis” display exemplary symbolism‚ irony‚ the theme of alienation and isolation‚ and the element of flashback. Symbolism is the use of different objects to represent a further meaning. Irony is a technique of indicating‚ as through character or plot development‚ an intention opposite of that which is actually stated. Theme is the overall point that the author is trying to convey

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    emotions and thoughts of each character it gives a hint of the reality that the characters face and the history behind it. Native American storytelling displays the lessons with symbols to be learned in life. Sherman Alexie displays this in the movie Smoke Signals‚ when Thomas has a natural gift of storytelling. Storytelling is a part of the Native American tradition that Thomas has really taken to heart. He takes every opportunity to tell people a story. In the film is is used to trigger

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    Mrs. Mallard’s Change of Behavior in “Story of an Hour” “The Story of an Hour‚” by Kate Chopin is a powerful literacy piece‚ where the main character goes through many emotional behavioral changes. Even though the story is really short‚ it is still very deluxe and complete and every word in it carries a much deeper meaning than we actually might realize. The main character of the story‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ experiences a horrible tragedy that makes her go through many different emotional behaviors.

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    The question that is being asked here is what is the West? The west can be defined as many different things‚ but According to Levack‚ B.‚ Muir‚ E.‚ & Veldman‚ M. (2011) the west is a “place” (p. 2). The west is thought of to be traditionally compromised of certain regions like Europe‚ the Americas‚ Australia‚ and New Zealand. There are in fact many ideas that are evolving around western civilization such as form of governments‚ methods of scientific inquiry‚ religions‚ and languages just to name

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    Othello is a highly conflicted character which exacerbates his complexity as the protagonist. Where he struggles with which identity he should embrace in this Venetian Christian society. The two different conflicting sides of Othello: The Christianized Moor: [Symbol]Based on Anthony’s perspective‚ we learn that Othello is hypocritical in nature. In the context of ‘magic’‚ When Othello was accused as having used ‘black magic’ to seduce Desdemona‚ he attempts to be sophisticated by depicting

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    In the narrative “ The Story of an Hour” authored by Kate Chopin in 1894‚ Ms. Mallard is diagnosed with dying from heart disease secondary to the emotion of joy‚ meaning her heart was to weak to accept and sustain her happiness but ironically she died from the shock of loosing her happiness. The title refers to the length of time it took Josephine and Richard to make Ms. Mallard aware of her husband’s death to when she learned it was not true. The narrative descriptively follows the consuming emotions

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