the birds chirping‚ the leaves rustling in the wind‚ and other animals scurrying below me in the mountains of Nepal was soothing. Wrapping my long ringed tail around my body for warmth and snuggling in the leaves for relief I fell asleep. As a red panda the murmurs of the other animals usually don’t wake me out of a deep slumber‚ but today something was wrong very wrong. Everything looked so different in the light of day; I was usually asleep by dusk at the latest. Sleepily looking around I
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starts to realize the bad influences in the world. He sees so many children fall off a cliff and land deep down under where the darkness lies. Though falling in the book can be taken literally‚ its true meanings represent life unraveling‚ entering death‚ having impurity and leaving innocence which a child does when it enters adulthood. Falling can be represented as life unraveling in Catcher in the Rye. In a passage of the book‚ Mr. Antolini who was Holden’s old English teacher gives Holden a lecture
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done‚ however‚ in favor of leaving imagery to feed the desensitized audiences. Yet‚ it is something irrevocably valuable‚ as finding the motives of antiheroes can give us introspective power. Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange and Michael Dickman’s Red Migraine share the themes of violence and pain with such jarring imagery‚ making an unlikely connection between pain and happiness and thus revealing the inherent driving force of nihilistic antiheroes. The themes director Stanley Kubrick presents
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Themes in stories can be developed through many different means. It can be openly stated or just simply implied. Throughout history symbolism has been used to develop stories. Even in the bible there are multiple symbols that can be found. J.D. Salinger uses symbols to help readers understand the overall message and theme of his book The Catcher in the Rye. From Holden’s red hunting hat to Allie’s baseball mitt‚ symbols are constantly being thrown into the story. One other symbol that I think is highly
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Edgar Allen Poe’s Symbolism of Death in "The Fall of the House of Usher" Death is defined as‚ "The termination or extinction of something" (American Heritage Dictionary). Edgar Allen Poe uses this description in "The Fall of the House of Usher" in different ways. Poe’s intention when writing "The Fall of the House of Usher" was not to present a moral‚ lesson‚ or truth to the reader; he was simply trying to bring forth a sense of terror to the reader. Poe’s mind works this way‚ and critics
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The Symbolism in The Great Gatsby Lizhe I．Introduction: 1. About the novel: The Great Gatsby‚ the exemplary novel of the Jazz Age‚ stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James; H. L. Mencken praised "the charm and beauty of the writing‚" as well as Fitzgerald’s sharp social sense; and Thomas Wolfe hailed it as Fitzgerald’s "best work" thus far. The Great
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Tale “The use of symbolism can transform the most straightforward theme. “ To what extent do you agree with this statement? The theme of conformity and resistance reigns throughout the book “The Handmaids Tale” as it follows the life of Offred in a new and restrictive society named Gilead. However‚ this theme has the potential to be repetitive and boring if the author is not armed with the right techniques. Margaret Atwood‚ has these skills in abundance. Her use of symbolism creates an extraordinary
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Images and symbolism of youth and a “coming of age” are the themes in April Morning. Describe and analyze Fast’s use of this dual-symbolism in both Adam’s character and in the emergence of a young nation. The “coming of age” means different things to different people. In the novel April Morning we observe 15 year old Adam Cooper’s rapid transformation from boyhood to manhood‚ while our great nation begins a metamorphosis of it’s own. The significant events that can sum up these changes include
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Symbolism in "The Scarlet Letter" "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is full of many different themes‚ symbols‚ ironies‚ and conflicts. All of these aspects are crucial to the construction and dramatization of the plot. In literature‚ symbolism is the deepness and hidden meaning behind the story. Symbolism plays a major role in developing the themes of Hawthorne ’s "The Scarlet Letter"; symbols such as the rosebush at the prison‚ Hester ’s daughter Pearl‚ and the Scarlet Letter itself
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others. I am always bright‚ cheerful‚ optimistic‚ everything that says "I’m fine!" ... However‚ in reality‚ I am insecure‚ depressing‚ pessimistic‚ and almost always crying in my mind. Just saying that if I was a color‚ I think I would be purple. It’s red (anger) and blue (depression) mixed up‚ which can end up as weird. I am an odd person and I am not afraid to admit that. Whenever I could choose any number I want‚ I would want to choose number seventy-three because it’s a random number. Also‚ it’s
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