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    Cameron Barba Ms. Carunchio English 11B 12 February 2009 “A Rose for Emily” Literary Analysis In “A Rose for Emily”‚ William Faulkner uses setting‚ character development‚ and stylistic devices to express the mystery of Emily and the somewhat gossip-obsessed attitude the townspeople have towards Emily. Faulkner uses the setting to convey the mystery surrounding Emily and her actions. For example‚ Faulkner writes “ knocked at the door through which no visitor had passed since she ceased giving

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    Compared to books written long ago‚ books today are geared towards a completely different audience. Books then‚ while filled with lessons and intriguing views‚ are now often considered as boring and hard to read. Thus‚ many authors make the sacrifice of plot over thought. However‚ one author‚ Orson Scott Card‚ wrote a book that sacrificed neither. Even though Ender’s Game was written in 1985‚ its story and morals allow it to be an exciting read that’s open to literary analysis. Even today‚ Orson Scott

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    Literary Analysis Outline Title: Violence is Not the Remedy Introduction In Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple she uses violence to illustrate the main character Celie’s transition from being a weak character to a strong one. In the beginning of the novel Celie is abused physically and psychologically. Her father rapes and beats his children. Her father took her out of school at a very young age‚ due to pregnancy‚ which is why Celie has very poor english skills and is ignorant to the world

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    NAME: Daniel Ramirez‚ Noah Hernandez DATE: 2/21/2018 CLASS: Per. 5 English The Invalid’s Story LITERARY ANALYSIS: DIALOGUE & DIALECT Vocabulary: prodigious -remarkably or impressively great in extent‚ size‚ or degree. deleterious -causing harm or damage. ominous -giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious. judicious -having‚ showing‚ or done with good judgment or sense. placidly -Some words don’t change much through their evolution

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    Stella Brooks Mrs. White English 9 L2 6 January 2015 “The War of the Wall” Literary Analysis The short story “The War of the Wall‚” by Toni Cade Bambara takes place someplace during the mid to late 1960’s to the mid 70’s‚ shortly after America’s integration and in the middle of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War era was a very troubling time and effected almost everyone living in America at the time. The war was to prevent and resist communism in Vietnam. America was losing the battle‚ and they

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    I dedicate this book to my family. You all keep me going. A special mention for those who in the darkest of times helped. And my children Lauren‚ Ewan‚ Emily and Zack stop growing so fast. Marissa I owe you one.. Mike Whaley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction Evocation of Feeling is a book written to show how the day to day actions and surroundings of people and events can change your emotions. I have included the title

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    can’t leave him before because it was against parent’s reputation if their daughter got the divorce. Moreover‚ in this story author explicit the theme of “Independence and Freedom to express yourself” and the literary devices author used throughout the story is setting‚ and imagery. The literary device that grabs reader attention is setting‚ Chopin defined how dramatic irony happened in just “An Hour”. Because of that author gave the title for this story “An Hour”‚ Mrs. Mallards life changes in an

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    Literary Analysis Paper Outline 1. Which question will you be addressing? Write it here: “Some novels and plays seem to advocate changes in social or political attitudes or in traditions. Which particular attitudes or traditions does Orwell wish to modify? Analyze the techniques the author uses to influence the reader’s or audience’s views. Avoid plot summaries.” 2. Write the question in your own words. This is a chance for you to “unpack” your essay question. Is there a particular

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    Literary Analysis | Moby Dick | | Jordan Fleming | 10/22/2012 | This paper is a literary analysis of the book‚ Moby Dick. In it is discussed three symbols that are used in the novel. | In the book Moby Dick‚ Herman Melville uses a lot of symbols that show through his characters. One of the big characters in the book was Captain Ahab. Ahab was an obvious symbol of evil. This character demonstrated a personality of someone who seeks vengeance and revenge‚ two things bunched together

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    Literary Analysis: The House of the Spirits The oppression of women is not a new phenomena. For centuries‚ women have been viewed as the “lesser of two genders” or as “servants to men”. In more recent times‚ this mindset is slowly evolving and women’s rights are becoming more of a priority. One hundred years ago women couldn’t vote and in the most recent election‚ there was a female Presidential nominee. However‚ rights for women have not always been prominent. The House of the Spirits‚ written

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