Crucible Critical Lens An anonymous source once stated‚ “When fighting the Dragon‚ be fearful of becoming the Dragon itself”. This quote means that one’s trepidation of becoming or saying things that one’s contrary to. This quote is true because often times contradiction and hysteria can occur which leads to a change in opinion. The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer equally prove this quote to be true through the use of literary elements or techniques. Characterization
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Complete in Cornell Format- Store in Binder Notebook MUST HAVE! Critical lens Essays provide a quote‚ which the student must connect to literature read. The literature must be that read in class. It consists of 5 paragraphs = Introduction‚ 3 body paragraphs‚ conclusion. The student must discuss 2 pieces of literature and three literary terms. Students must know the correct titles of the literature and punctuate it correctly. All titles are capitalized. Book titles are underlined
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portrait done by her. The painting that would haunt my thoughts was called Girl Arranging her Hair. From the minute I saw this
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story of a little girl visiting her grandmother’s house‚ but things turn out differently than what the reader expects. The story is about a little girl was in the woods carrying a basket of food to her grandmother’s house. On the way‚ she encountered a wolf‚ who asked her what she was doing. When he found out she was on her way to her grandmother’s house‚ he waited there‚ dressed as the old woman. On the little girl’s arrival‚ she realizes that the wolf is posing as her grandmother and shoots him
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in one’s life. The play is constantly a struggle between trust and distrust. The antagonist of the play‚ Stanley‚ never trusts the protagonist‚ Blanche. Stanley always knew that Blanche is a liar and never speaks the truth. Blanche even lies to her boyfriend Mitch about many things which causes Mitch to not have trust in Blanche. When Blanche was raped by Stanley‚ no one trusted Blanche because they all thought she was crazy and always lies. The Crucible by Arthur Miller displays a great example
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overcomes the evil that is Andy Evans‚ her rapist‚ by telling him no and to stop. Later‚ when Evans tries to rape her again‚ she screams and the lacrosse team finds them in the closet. Another evil that Melinda experiences is Heather using their friendship for her own benefit. The literary element used here is character. One prime example of this is when Heather asks Melinda to help decorate the staff room for Thanksgiving. Melinda helps her just wanting to keep her friend happy. When Melinda’s decorations
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worked at a local warehouse‚ which didn’t pay much. He was the only income in this family‚ so the pressure was all on him. Tom was also pushed into finding Laura a "gentleman caller"‚ but she was so dazed in her own glass minagerie. Meanwhile‚ Amanda is living through Laura trying to make her into someone shes not. While this was all taking place‚ Tom had a massive amount of stress building up inside. His mother was pressuring him in everyway possible and he also had to take on the responsibilty
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The Outsiders Critical Lens Essay The quote in question is “All good is destined to be defeated.” The quote means‚ for every good guy‚ there is a bad guy. For every hero‚ there is a villain. Everyone who has ever tried to do something good has been destined to be stopped. The quote not only speaks for literature‚ but for everything. If you look from now‚ all the way back to ancient times‚ you will see examples of this in many works of literature. The book The Outsiders is a good representation
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of adversity or hardship‚ one’s true character is revealed.” In Ellen Foster‚ a book about a young foster child by Kaye Gibbons‚ Ellen faces many challenges. These challenges include the suicide of her mother‚ the abuse and unavoidable death of her father‚ and rejection from family members which led her to be moved from home to home. In the end‚ however‚ she learns that she’s never had “the hardest row to hoe” and proves that she is a survivor. I agree with this quote because of the major relevance
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desire for power. He would not let anyone stand in his way. Blood is an important symbol in the play. It shows through the many murders and the guilt the Macbeth’s felt after. In Act 5 scene 1 the guilt is haunting Lady Macbeth so bad that she saw her hands stained with blood and yelled‚ "Out‚ damn’d spot! Out‚ I say” and kept trying to rub it off until it was raw. They were beginning to realize their goals could not be
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