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  • Poison in The Poisonwood Bible

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    Love never dies a natural death It dies because we dont know how to replenish its source It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals It dies of illness and wounds it dies of weariness of withering of tarnishing Anais Nin Anais Nin is saying that love does not just go away there is a cause to its diminishing In the novel The Poisonwood Bible multiple betrayals partake within the Price family a family that went to the African Congo to take part in a religious mission Among the betrayed was Adah

  • Langston Hughes

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    Salvation Salvation written by Langston Hughes is an essay where he retells an experience concerning religion I was saved from sin when I was going on thirteen But not really saved It is an experience that will impact how he deals with religion in the future The beginning of the essay has a tone that makes the reader feel excited curious and hopeful In the end the tone makes the reader feel disappointed guilty and a non believer A revival that gains momentum for weeks is a climatic flatline for

  • Character Development of David in I Am David

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    I am David is written by Anne Holm I am David is about a 12 year old adolescent escaping a concentration camp controlled by Russia otherwise known as the U S S R Union of Soviet Socialist Republic or now known as the Commonwealth of States David has lived in a concentration camp all his life and has no indication of any kind about his parents At that One night without any explanation a guard arranges for him to escape the guard also arranges for the electric current switched off from the perime

  • Commentary on Twilight

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    Isabella Bella Swan moves from sunny Phoenix Arizona to rainy Forks Washington to live with her father Charlie while her mother Rene travels with her new husband Phil Dwyer a minor league baseball player Bella attracts much attention at her new school and is quickly befriended by several students Much to her dismay several boys compete for shy Bellas attention When Bella is seated next to Edward Cullen in class on her first day of school Edward seems utterly repulsed by her He disappears for a

  • Themes in The Kite Runner

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    As in all books The Kite Runner has many different themes throughout There are many ironic twists and turns and always keeps you wanting to read more Some of the themes include Kites Discrimination and violence and family ties homeland and nationality The Kite Runner is about friendship to betrayal through out the book It first shows how Amir betrayed Hassan then Amir betrayed his own father and through out the book Baba betrayed Ali Amir Hassan Rahim Khan and his own wife having sex with his o

  • Self-Interest in The Kite Runner

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    The Kite Runner demonstrates that people are motivated more by self interest than by honour Discuss The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini is a novel written about a boys life It shows many characteristics of people and how they behave The Kite Runner has many examples of people being motivated by their own self interest rather than honour This is shown in many circumstances and for many different reasons it defines the characters as real people making choices that are made by people in eve

  • The Theme of Love in The Book Thief

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    thebadguy The Book Thief Love is an important theme in the book thief Love presents itself in all kinds of different forms on Himmel Street There is the love between parents and children There is the love between two people who share similar circumstances There is the love felt between friends There is even an unexpected love developed between employer and employee Love is used to hold people together and tear people apart Love is what creates every bond The story is set in Nazi Germany and the

  • Commentary on New Moon

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    When a cactus and a balloon fall in love would that be considered forbidden love The fact that one is dangerous to the other is upsetting but unavoidable Love can be a danger but it also saves In New Moon by Stephenie Meyer Isabella Swan is involved with a forbidden love she must be saved and save Bella Swan is thrown an eighteenth birthday party by Alice and Edward Cullen the vampire she loves and the rest of their vampire family While opening a gift she receives a paper cut Edwards brother Ja

  • Commentary on Winter In The Blood

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    Winter in The Blood the first novel written by James Welch takes place mostly on an Indian Reservation in Montana It is narrated by an unnamed man who also serves as the protagonist in the story We do know he is a 32 year old Blackfoot Native American He resides on a cattle ranch with his mother and step father and is at a crossroads in his life He at first lacks any affection for himself or his family and lacks any motivation or direction in his life However a common theme of Winter in the Blo

  • The Scarlet Ibis

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    The story starts out as the narrator of the story has a recollection of his past when his younger brother Doodle was still alive The narrator tells how everyone believed Doodle is crippled mentally and physically However Doodle is a normal human being mentally but has some difficulties physically The narrator wants Doodle to become a normal boy so he teaches him all the activities any boy Doodles age would do One day Doodle and the narrator were playing in the fields A large storm came and both

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