Twinkle Mehta Mrs. Jamie Colbert E3H 4/25/14 Ernest Gaines: Window to the Southern Soul Ernest J. Gaines has authored many novels and short stories‚ many of which have become classics. He has won many awards‚ and is an accomplished man well recognized for his writings. His unique Southern upbringing set the stage for his distinctive regionalist writing style‚ which can be seen in his most famous works‚ A Lesson Before Dying‚ and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. These novels effectively
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In many works of literature‚ characters who love one another or share a friendship often face obstacles to their relationships. Sometimes the characters overcome the obstacle; sometimes the characters are defeated by the obstacle. In the short story “Hills like white elephants” by Ernest Hemmingway the two main characters; the girl and the American‚ aren’t quite in love but are in some sort of relationship dealing with a big obstacle of whether or not the girl should have the operation. Throughout
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settlement of that remote British Colony‚ could admit him to its‚ already 20-year-old‚ university. Ernest Rutherford was born at Spring Grove in rural Nelson on August 30th 1871‚ the second son and fourth child of twelve born to James and Martha Rutherford. Scottish James had arrived in New Zealand in 1843 as a four-year old. James became a wheelwright and engineer‚ and later a flax-miller. As a boy Ernest was surrounded by hard-working people with technical skills. Martha Rutherford (née Thompson)
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Ernest Hemingway’s "Hill’s Like White Elephants" consists mostly of a dialogue between a pregnant girl and her husband‚ who would like her to have an abortion. The story defines a two-part theme. The first is a commentary about the way selfishness can corrupt a relationship. The second comments on life and what it means to bear life. This story is developed in a short period of time by Hemingway’s use of two central elements‚ character and setting. Though the setting is heavily symbolic‚ and characters
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influence on their future lives. One can never say if this or that decision is right simply because there is no right or wrong. The choices that people make or believe in depend on their individual qualities and personal preferences. Therefore‚ what is right for one person might be totally wrong for the other. The only thing we shouldn’t forget is that once the decision is made there is no way back‚ once the action is done there is no way to change it. Ernest Hemingway‚ one of the most influential writers
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“The Jig is Up”: A Gendered Analysis of Ernest Hemingway’s‚ “Hills Like White Elephants” Gender has been an issue in society since the beginning of humanity. We have lived in a male dominated society until recently‚ in the last hundred years we have had a promotion of equality. In Ernest Hemingway’s‚ “Hills Like White Elephants‚” it tells the story of a couple who are introduced with the problem of pregnancy. In an effort to convince his partner to have an abortion‚ the male uses his patriarchal
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	In "Hills Like White Elephants" Ernest Hemingway relies on symbolism to convey the theme of abortion. The symbolic material objects‚ as well as the strong symbolic characters‚ aid the reader’s understanding of the underlying theme. 	The material objects that Hemingway uses to convey the theme are beer‚ the good and bad hillsides‚ and a railroad station between two tracks. The beer represents the couple’s‚ "the American" and "the girl’s"‚ usual routine activity
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In the book The Old Man and the Sea‚ the author‚ Earnest Hemingway‚ uses multiple accounts of symbolism to give the reader have a better perspective of the book. In order to specifically help the reader portray the protagonist’s life‚ Hemingway decided to relate Santiago’s life with the life of Christ. This relation is necessary because it supports a main theme of the book‚ to not give up even through pain and struggle. Throughout the book‚ there multiple occasions that Christianity is portrayed
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Lady Augusta Bracknell In The Importance of Being Ernest The most memorable character and one who has a tremendous impact on the audience is Lady Augusta Bracknell. Wilde’s audience would have identified most with her titled position and bearing. Wilde humorously makes her the tool of the conflict‚ and much of the satire. She serves well the plot and the theme of the play. She is the strong hand who forces the whole play to move forward with a happy ending. . Generally‚ Lady Bracknell is first
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Earnest Act 1 The play begins with Jack (Ernest) entering the room unexpectedly where Algernon is. He comes there to propose Lady Bracknell’s daughter‚ Gwendolyn. Algernon is surprised by a cigarette box‚ which his friend Ernest left in a past visit. Inside the box it said “from little Cecily to dear Uncle Jack”‚ therefore Ernest ends up admitting that his real name is Jack and not Ernest. Jack also tells that he pretends to have a brother called Ernest to justify his visits to London. Also Algernon
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