In the short story "Always a Motive"‚ Dan Ross depicts Joe Manetti‚ the protagonist‚ as an agonized‚ isolated‚ and heartbroken young man. After returning the missing Miller boy to his father‚ Joe Manetti is interrogated by the Inspector and is perceived as an agonized man. When asked about his occupation‚ he says that he is a musician‚ "but not working at it now". When asked if he was married‚ he says yes‚ "but my wife left me. She’s somewhere on the West Coast". Being alone and unemployed would
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1‚ In the short story "Always a Motive"‚ Dan Ross depicts Joe Manetti‚ the protagonist‚ as an isolated‚ and heartbroken young man. 2. Joe Manetti‚ a confused young man‚ has lost his son in a tragic accident and is dealing with the loss of his wife who has left him. Joe Manetti has experienced a great depth of emotional suffering and severe anguish‚ which has become unbearable. Joe is no longer a father or a husband. The only peace that Joe seems to find is when he is out driving. After Joe is arrested
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Outline: * Always a motive by Dan Ross shows the struggle of a man to prove his innocence despite strong evidence against him. The investigating officer does not understand him‚ and he is presumed guilty. The theme is portrayed that individuals may take surprising actions that are not known by others. This theme is effectively reviled through its characters‚ and title. * The characters Joe Manetti and Inspector Winters are essential to the portrayal of the theme. Joe‚ who is a dynamic
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Othello’s wife‚ is committing adultery behind his back. Through the story‚ we will be able to identify adultery as the main theme of the play‚ and it plays a major role in Iago’s plan to destroy Othello. Iago can be characterized as a very malicious and manipulative character who uses his wordplay to deceive others. In this essay‚ I will be analyzing the text to exhibit that Iago’s motives were both vindictive‚ malign‚ and racially motivated. In Iago’s first soliloquy‚ he confesses two reasons as to why
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Compare and Contrast: GYV and AAM In Gentlemen Your Verdict (GYV) and Always A Motive (AAM) the main character takes on te role of a hero. Joe from (AAM) returns the little miller boy to his family and Commander Oram (GYV) saves 5 family men from an underwater submarine disaster. GYV and AAM are similar in many ways. The main characters perform amazing hero like feats. The characters do what they think is best in there own unique situation. Although in GYV 5 people are rescued compared to
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Contrast: Always a Motive and Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict Recently I’ve read two very good short stories: Always a Motive (by Dan Ross) and Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict (by Michael Bruce). Always a Motive is about a young man‚ named Joe Manetti‚ who is accused of kidnapping. Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict is about five men who are questioned about the murder of sixteen crewmembers. While both Always a Motive and Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict are written in third person and pull at the readers emotions‚ Always a Motives
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female characters. Known for her manipulative characteristics‚ her motives are often questioned. Lady Macbeth uses her husband and his skills in an attempt to gain respect‚ power and control‚ yet her actions resulted in the opposite. Superstition played a part in Lady Macbeth’s ambition after she read what the witches predicted. However‚ her ambition is powered by greed‚ and though her love for her husband exists‚ it is not what motivated her. Lady Macbeth plays a huge role in how Macbeth acts
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unique approach by allowing the reader to spend most of the play inside the mind of the psychotic Iago as he slowly destroys the life of not only Othello‚ but everyone who is in a close relationship with him. Many to this day are still unsure of the motives of Iago‚ and question his twisted pursuit of the destruction of the people around him. His actions; however‚ can be explained as an irrational and psychotic reaction due to the envy that he held towards those closest to him. Throughout
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Dreams Always Linger: A Theme In Of Mice and Men One of the most powerful themes in Of Mice and Men (OMM) is that dreams always linger. Dreams shape you‚ and are always on the front of your mind especially when you are chasing it. Lennie‚ a constant dreamer‚ is an excellent example of this. In the first chapter‚ Lennie is making George tell him about their plans‚ he gets more and more excited‘“An’ live off the fatta the lan’‚” Lennie shouted. “An’ have rabbits. Go on. George!...”’ (14). Furthermore
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LADY MACBETH As the name suggests‚ Lady Macbeth is Macbeth’s husband. Lady Macbeth encouraged and pressured Macbeth into killing Duncan so that Macbeth could become kind and she would also have an equally high status. Although it may seem that Lady Macbeth lacks compassion and humanity‚ it is not the case. To kill two of Duncan’s guards and Duncan himself‚ Lady Macbeth had to call upon evil spirits to “stop up the access and passage to remorse”. She tells the spirits to “take [her] milk for gall”
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