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    A Literary Analysis of “Barn Burning” In the beginning‚ “Barn Burning” appears to be a story about an oppressive father and his family‚ who seems to be caught up in his oppression. As you read further in to the story you find that the story is focused on a young son of a poor sharecropper‚ who has to struggle with his father’s arsonist tendencies which are destroying his families’ reputation and life style‚ while coming to terms with his own morality. The young son‚ whose name is Colonel Sartoris

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    party manipulates and invalidates the minds of the outer party and proles. Orwell describes the surroundings of Winston‚ showing totalitarianism‚ writing: The black-mustachio’d face gazed down from every commanding corner. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU‚ the caption said‚ while the dark eyes looked deep into Winston’s own. Down a street level another poster… uncovering the single word INGSOC. In the far distance a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs‚ hovered for an instant like a blue- bottle

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    political‚ social‚ and economic equality to men (dictionary.com). In order for there to be a demand for equality there must be depletion in equality. The rights of women were fought for many years ago‚ but is still a continuous fight today. This is why‚ although women obtained general rights some time ago‚ feminism is still very much alive today‚ because equality as a whole has not been obtained. What is this so called separation that we see still today? The separation of men and women has gone on

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    Throughout my reading of Lawrence Hills “The Illegal” a convergent began to form. An unabating theological presence of hope continued throughout his work. “The Illegal” as well as “The Book of Negroes” coincides with the Christian definition of hope. The novel allowed me to become exclusive with the main character‚ Keita Ali‚ and his situation‚ as well as with my own beliefs towards Christianity. I was forced to question and compare many theological topics of hope due to this novel. In this paper

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    comforts of technology‚ Lydia can’t get used to simply allowing the house to do all the work‚ and that’s when she starts questioning her role as a mother. An example of that is‚ “Maybe I don’t have enough to do. Maybe I have time to think too much. Why don’t we shut the whole house off for a few days and take a vacation?” It becomes noticeable

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    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Literary Analysis By Aaliyah Smith Maya Angelou wrote an amazing and entertaining autobiography titled I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings‚ about her hard life growing up as a black girl from the South. Among the hardships are things known as "cages" as stated from a metaphor from Paul Dunbar’s poem "Sympathy." "Cages" are things that keep people from succeeding in life and being everything they want to be. Some of Maya Angelou’s cages include being black in the

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    In my short analysis of “Cindarella”‚ understanding the basic concepts of the story was not as easy as I had once predicted. The author Elisabeth Panttaja explains in her essay different views and ideas in the sense that Cinderella is successful because of the magical powers created by her dead mother. The author tells that “It is not suprising . . . that modern criticism of (Cinderella) . . . has been so strangely indifferent to the roles that Cinderella’s mother plays in the story.” This to my

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    Living the life as a farmer’s wife‚ in a secluded little country town can be lonely. In the early 1900’s‚ farm families do not go into town every day. Therefore‚ they do not have much interaction with the public. Hence‚ Henry and Elisa Allen spend the majority of their time tending to the farm. In the John Steinbeck story‚ The Chrysanthemums‚ he tells of a lonely‚ hardworking farm wife‚ who is seeking attention‚ and wonders what life could be like outside of the valley‚ but decides to settle for

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    The Necklace By Guy de Maupassant Mathilde and Loisel had no luxury at all‚ but Mathilde still wished for the good things in life. Her husband‚ whom would do anything for his wife‚ got an invitation for a party where all the “important people” (177) would be. Not everyone was given an invitation to the party‚ so Loisel thought his wife would be surprised and excited. Mathilde did not appreciate the invitation and offended her husband by saying she’d “look like a pauper” (178) and would “rather

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    Bonnie has a job working at the hospital. In Troy’s mind‚ Lyon is failing in his duty as a man by not taking care of his woman. Troy lectures Lyons‚ “I done learned my mistakes and learned to do what’s right it. You still trying to get something for nothing. Life don’t owe you nothing. You owe it to yourself.” (1.1.145). The quotation is an example of how Troy feels the black man will never amount to anything in the “white man’s world”. He also tries to control his son‚ Cory’s future because he

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