... uses direct characterization first in describing Minnie. Direct characterization is statements or facts that the author tells the reader directly. Using this we learned that Minnie is a fifteen-year-old girl, whose father had moved her to Southampton from New Orleans in May, in order to get her mind off of boys and love. This move was not very effective, she was engaged before the first of June. Second, Fitzgerald also uses indirect characterization, through thoughts, words, and actions and through perceptions of other characters. This shows that Minnie has a wonderful personality and is very charming. We also learn immediately that she has taken a liking to t ...
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... describes how his qualities make him a good ruler and how he would act in different situations. Furthermore, Creon views himself a good leader because he believes he has the best attributes and no one can compare to him. Creon shows his over-confidence when he boasts of his role as the perfect ruler of Thebes. In addition, Creon believes he is always correct in his judgments and his beliefs. Before the sentry even explains the event that has occurred, the sentry states that he is only a messenger and that he has not committed the act. Yet Creon still accuses the sentry of receiving money for the act and threatens to punis ...
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... the main character. Which is a mystery and asks the questions how? In the book there is a part that says, “ Daddy wasn’t Daddy. He had Daddy’s blue eyes, Daddy’s dark brown hair, he sounded like Daddy; he was a dead-ringer for the Martin Stillwater pictured on the dust jackets of his books,” pg.12. Which mean that when the main character's daughters were to see him they would think he was there father. It is also a mystery that you don’t really know if the stranger was the real Martin Stillwater or if he was just his twin. There is a story that the main character wrote for his daughters entitled “Santa’s Evil ...
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... all this"(1530), Torvald asks "Aren't I your husband?"(1530). By saying this, he is implying that one of Nora's duties as his wife is to physically pleasure him at his command. Torvald also does not trust Nora with money, which exemplifies Torvald's treating Nora as a child. On the rare occasion when Torvald gives Nora some money, he is concerned that she will waste it on candy and pastry. Nora's duties, in general, are restricted to caring for the children, doing housework, and working on her needlepoint. A problem with her responsibilities is that her most important obligation is to please Torvald, making her role similar to that of a slave. When Torvald doe ...
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... closer examination of the play and the intricacies of its structure reveal that it is not merely a story of how men should 'put women in their place'. The play is, in fact, a comedy about an assertive woman coping with how she is expected to act in the society of the late sixteenth century and of how one must obey the unwritten rules of a society to be accepted in it. Although the play ends with her outwardly conforming to the norms of society, this is in action only, not in mind. Although she assumes the role of the obedient wife, inwardly she still retains her assertiveness. Most of the play's humour comes from the way in which characters create false realities ...
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... to our tiny population. We also export our expertise in telecommunications, software development, mining, forestry, engineering, medicine and numerous other areas to nations around the world. We have built health care and education systems which are accessible to all our citizens, regardless of their personal circumstances. We make a sincere effort to support those less fortunate in our society. Our writers and artists distinguish themselves around the world. It is no accident we have been chosen by the United Nations as not only the most literate country on earth, but also the best place in which to live. How many other nations can claim as much over the last hun ...
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... (Oates 151). The reader sees no affection between the two. In fact, the tone of the story illustrates a lack of acceptance and even disappointment by Flo and shows that there has always been a distance between the two. The title is derived from a patient Rose met at the nursing home whose only communication was spelling words. After meeting this patient, Rose dreamed that Flo was in a cage and spelling words like the old patient she met in the nursing home. Rose tells Flo about her visit to the nursing home and is obviously trying to influence Flo into going to the home. Flo is suffering from some sort of dementia, perhaps Alzheimer's. In this story the author doe ...
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... of Miss Havisham, Mrs. Pocket and Magwitch, who satirize the upper, middle and lower classes. These characters embody many of the traits, which Dickens found to be indicative of the various classes. Through colorful narrations and descriptions, these characters come to life and guide us through the many social guises of ninteenth century England. Miss Havisham's lazy and indulgent nature is seen through Pip's many vivid descriptions of her as he became progressively more embroiled in Miss Havisham's games. Miss Havisham personified the idle rich as she sat in her mansion, brooding over the past, while still wearing her disintegrating wedding dress. Miss Havisham ...
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... result. Who is responsible for the injuries and possible loss of life? You are! All of us are responsible for our actions. It is understood that we have to bear the consequences of our actions. In many cases, a simple word can lead to disastrous catastrophes. Domestic violence, a serious problem in today’s society, is often initiated by “fighting words” - words that are so insulting which would cause immediate violence. The Bible says, “Do not accuse a man for no reason-when he has done you no harm” for “God hates slanderers.” False statements that are made to accuse another person cannot be tolerated. A recent study suggests that a slandered person may su ...
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... the wish, Morris knows it will end badly. “ Don’t blame me for what happens.” - The major coincidence centred on the £200. “How could £200 hurt you.” She will soon find out. There are two climaxes in the story. The first is how they get the £200 (the fact that Hubert did not only die but the way he died, a horrible mutilated death) and the second the tension associated with the knocking at the door. - Hubert the son is himself the focus in what happens to him of some tragic irony. He refers to the money and uses the words “before I come back” and he never does come back. His mother says of her son “when he comes home” again he never does come home. Hubert ...
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