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  • Imperfection in The Birthmark

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    Imperfection of The Birth Mark In Nathaniel Hawthornes short story The Birth Mark Hawthorne uses symbolism to portrait earthly imperfection In this short story there are many examples of imperfection but Aminadab Aylmer and the birthmark itself are the major examples of imperfection in The Birth Mark Aminadab is Aylmers assistant and Hawthorne describes him with his vast strength his shaggy hair his smoky aspect and the indescribable earthiness that incrusted him Hawthorne The Birth Mark 323 Th

  • Imperfection in The Glass Menagerie

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    As a society we know that no one is perfect We all excel and fail in different areas in life While some of us are strong in our convictions others can see our views as misguided Some people might seem to never stand for anything while in reality they hold their tongues until they find something worth saying making their silence speak volumes It is true that the strongest person can have the most significant weaknesses just under the surface and the weakest people can surprise you with Hercules

  • Holden's Lack of Perfection in The Catcher In The Rye

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    The Catcher in the Rye In this book Catcher in the Rye written by J D Salinger Holden Caulfield the protagonist and narrator is a teen that struggles a lot with society Some people think Holden is a conceited snob while others view Holden as a Christ like figure In my opinion Holden is a Christ like figure he does do some things and says things that do make it sound as if he really is a Christ like figure For example he stayed a virgin even though he had the opportunity to lose his virginity th

  • A Modest Proposal

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    An Eye Opening Proposal In A Modest Proposal by author Jonathan Swift is an essay that uses satire to make its point A satire is a literary work that attacks or pokes fun at vices abuses stupidity and or any other fault or imperfection He adopts the persona of a concerned economist who suggests that in order to better combat the poverty and overpopulation of Ireland the children of the poor be sold as food to the wealthy As a result he argues not only will the population be reduced but the inco

  • Nature Versus Science in The Birthmark

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    In The Birthmark Hawthorne described a young scientist who killed his own wife by pursuing perfect future Hawthorne 220 while trying to remove a birthmark on his wifes face His name was Aylmer He was a good scientist according to any standard He was smart diligent and an eminent proficient Hawthorne 203 in natural science Hawthorne was not against science he was against perfect science against the people who wanted a perfect science Aylmer was so devoted to science that his marriage with Georgi

  • The Birthmark

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    In New England during the 19th century gender roles were clearly defined and marriage simply meant the shifting of power from one male figure to another In this era women were expected to be willingly subordinate and subject firstly to their father and then to their husband This was the period that served as a backdrop for Nathaniel Hawthornes allegorical short story The Birthmark In his story Hawthorne draws attention to the gender issues of his time and the dangers of perpetuating mens superi

  • The Birthmark in Relation to the Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne

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    The Birthmark Relate Nathaniel Hawthornes biography to the allegorical story the birthmark Nathaniel Hathorn was born on July 4 1804 in Salem Massachusetts where his birthplace is now a museum His grandfather John Hathorne was one of the judges who oversaw the Salem Witch Trials Having learned about this Nathaniel Hawthorne added the w to his surname in his early twenties because he was trying to dissociate himself from his ancestor Hawthorne wrote in the comparative obscurity of what he called

  • Anthem

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    You were born a man raised by the best of parents excelling at every aspect of life You were confident yet humble Your life was skidding just below the line that is called perfection Although you are a genius at everything one particular subject drew your attention from all else and that was writing When you put pen to paper words flow out like water going down a calm peaceful river and the end result of each masterpiece was something that would captivate and control readers for ages However af

  • Sigmund Freud's Theory of Personality Applied to Lord of the Flies

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    William Goldings Lord of the Flies Best Understood from a Freudian Prospective William Golding is a British novelist of the twenty first century He is most famous for his allegorical novel Lord of the Flies which was published in 1954 The novel has been highly criticized and has been one of the most analyzed novels for many years Educators and students have performed extensive research on not only Lord of the Flies but its writer William Golding as well The characters in Lord of the Flies have

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