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    the Flies‚ the author‚ William Golding uses characters‚ plot and language techniques to convey the message‚ ‘without civilisation‚ society would descend into savagery.’ Throughout the novel‚ this is supported by the three main points; people without authority figures can become dangerous‚ disagreement between two uncivilised parties will lead to conflict and innocence will be lost when people are put into live or die situations. In this novel‚ Golding uses the plot to portray the idea that people

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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ By Mark Twain Literary Time Period: Realism‚ in the form of writing‚ is when the author uses characters to depict subjects the way they are in everyday life. Realism describes what the world is like without using embellishment or exaggeration. The main point of Realism is to give a truthful and accurate representation of a certain subject even if that emphasizes the horrible ways of society. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a work of Realism and because

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    Mankind can never be at peace because of the violence that is going on in the world. It doesn’t have to be several people but only one person that can ruin it for everyone. For instance‚ not everyone has the same thoughts as everyone else. Many people can disagree on little things and make them big things and start using violence to try and settle conflicts. Violence is the thing that ruins the world by not being at peace. This is an example of Hobbes because he believed that people can act on their

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    How does Steinbeck explore the theme of loneliness in “Of Mice and Men” In “Of Mice and Men”‚ the theme of loneliness is central to the novel. It is introduced to the reader at the very start of the novel i.e. the first time that we see George and Lennie they are walking apart – “they had walked in single file down the path and even in the open one stayed behind the other”. Throughout the novel we see that everyone is lonely and it seems that the description of George and Lennie at the start of

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    The Use of Coincidence in A Tale of Two Cities Coincidence is defined as a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance. Many writers use coincidence to add interest to the plot line but it can lead to a novel feeling unrealistic. Coincidence is commonly used by renaissance writers. In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cites‚ coincidence is used to move a long the events of the story and add to the theme of the novel. Coincidence is apparent in the physical similarities

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    The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald makes trouble now seem a little less worrisome. Gatsby‚ the main character‚ must deal with war‚ betrayal of love‚ and illegal acts. Nick Carraway‚ the narrator‚ takes the reader on a journey not only through the novel but also his own life. He starts by saying that his father taught him to never hold people to the personal standards of one’s self in fear of misinterpreting the person as a whole. This advice is carried throughout the novel and is by far one of

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    “The Jungle” is a novel written by Upton Sinclair in 1906. “The Jungle” explores the lives of a family of Lithuanian immigrants that worked in stockyards that made canned goods. Sinclair wrote this novel to show how the workers were treated and how our foods were being made. Sinclair uses imagery in his piece. An example of this “...and in some of which there were open vats near the level of the floor‚ their peculiar trouble was that they fell into the vats…” (Sinclair ). Sinclair’s main purpose

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    Answer for “Everyday Use” English 1302 !. They are waiting for Dee which is mama’s daughter and Maggie’s sister. 2. Their house burned down. Maggie was burned by the fire; it traumatized her. 3. The mama thinks that her yard is nice and clean. She also thinks that it is comfortable enough to be considered an extension of the living room. 4. Mama imagines her reunion with Dee to be like some of the shows they show on television. She imagines herself to be the way her daughter‚ Dee

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    eyes‚ because children generally still posses their innocence and are not yet brainwashed by society. Twain uses the Mississippi River in this story to place Huck on a figurative island separated from the influences of society. Twain uses this separation to allow Huck to develop his own opinions according to his own moral values. The river is used as a method of illustrating specific themes such as desire for security‚ freedom‚ and equal human rights.

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    A Story’s Portrayal of its Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul‚ Minnesota in 1896 and became one the most renowned American authors of his time. F. Scott Fitzgerald attended Princeton University only to leave without a degree and join the army. While stationed near Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ he met Zelda Sayer‚ whom he would later marry‚ and who would influence many of Fitzgerald’s stories. Fitzgerald is best remembered for his depiction of America in the 1920s

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