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  • Religion in The Color Purple

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    Celies Religious Progression In the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker Celie the main character is able to change her view of God from being a real but invisible person to God being everywhere By changing and maturing her religious beliefs she is able to grow into a new awareness of herself Celie changes her immature viewpoint of God through the help of Shug Avery Shug Avery is a woman with a very powerful personality guides Celie into believing that God is everywhere Celies immature way of

  • Who's Fault is the Deaths of Romeo And Juliet in Romeo and Juliet

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    Who Was To Blame For The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare makes it obvious that although the story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy they are in no way to blame for the fate that awaits them Instead the deaths of Romeo and Juliet could have been down to any of the people in the play as everyone contributed in one way or another Was it down to their families and their feud Or was it the nurse The person who is most to blame for their deaths is Friar Laurence In Romeo and Juliet Friar Lauren

  • Life Lessons in My Antonia

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    In My Antonia by Willa Cather there are many life lessons that are portrayed throughout the book for every character Throughout Jims life he learns many lessons as well Some of the lessons he learned on his own while other lessons he learned from other people who helped him through life One of the main lessons that Jim learns throughout this book and his life is friendship outlasts all things including the prejudice of people Jim is a man who does not care about what others think throughout his

  • The Hero in A Farewell To Arms

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    Hemingways Hero A hero with supernatural powers fights evil to save mankind Ernest Hemingways heros features an ordinary American solider in the Italian Army In A Farewell to Arms Fredrick Henry holds the traits for the typical Hemingway hero Fredrick separated from his family and home tries to forget the horrible part of the war but still finds happiness with Catherine Henry joins the Italian army during World War II even though hes an American Residing in a new culture and country pulls him a

  • The Protagonist in A Doll's House

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    Protagonists are the leading characters of literary stories The protagonist I will be talking about is Nea from Saving Sourdi by May Lee Chai Nea is a very flat character She is not dynamic but a static character due to the fact that her beliefs stay the same throughout the story Nea and Sourdi go through a lot growing up but Nea does not understand the reason for Sourdis actions Nea is a very protective sister over Sourdi even though Sourdi is older than Nea Nea is portrayed as fearless In the

  • Julia's Character in A New Leaf

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    A New Leaf The short story A New Leaf was written by Scott Fitzgerald in 1931 and the center of the story is Julia Rose who puts up with defeat in her fight with her illusion about life faith and love She appears in an image of a young beautiful and rich girl who despite what other people tell her falls in love with alcoholic Dick Ragland During the story the author shows how Julia believes that her love changes Dick but actually it is only her illusion This story shows that peoples imagination

  • Human Nature in A Raisin In The Sun

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    A Raisin in the Sun By Lorraine Hansberry In 1959 20th century black american playwright Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun Hansberry believed that there is no play with out a message or theme A theme is often a statement of universal truth In view of the plays resolution what truths about human nature does Hansberry present The human nature that I leaned about in A Raisin in the Sun are a few different things the ones i am choosing are Family strength and Dont sell out Family strengt

  • Overview of A Thousand Splendid Suns

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    A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns tells the story of two Afghan women Mariam and Laila depicting their lives in the final quarter of the last century and the first few years of this one as their country experiences two foreign invasions civil strife drought and famine The two serve as proxies for the women of this troubled land who have been victimized by most of those in power over that period most notably the Taliban whose religious fanaticism placed women in a status little b

  • A Thousand Splendid Suns: Use Of Birds As a Symbol

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    Birds have always had a significant meaning in many cultures and in many ways They are used to symbolize purity evil immortality and beauty Kahled Hosseini uses many birds to symbolize the life of Miriam in A Thousand Splendid Suns Miriams actions and desires reflect themselves in the birds that Hosseini strategically places throughout the book He uses a mockingbirds freedom the banning of parakeets and a simple crow to show that something seemingly so innocent and basic can have a deeper more

  • Blake And Wordsworth On London

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    Blake and Wordsworth in London London the capital city of Britain is often referred to as the setting for poems by many English poets in their poetical works But it is perceived from different perspectives We see a different London in William Wordsworths Composed upon Westminster Bridge than in William Blakes London Blakes London was first printed in 1794 in Songs of Experience and Wordsworths Composed upon Westminster Bridge first appeared in the collection Poems in Two Volumes in 1807 publish

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