light at the end of the tunnel‚ as they’re frantically trying to make even a penny. The word ‘fog’ connotes mystery and the unknown‚ which makes the reader think that the poor will not know how their futures will pan out. This makes the reader feel sympathy towards the poor because whilst they’re out in the cold and dark‚ there are the wealthier people in doors with their families. The word ‘darkness’ makes you think of fear or evil. This makes the reader feel as if the poor are unsafe in the streets
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Compassion is an emotion we feel when others are in need‚ which motivates us to help them. Sympathy is a feeling of care and understanding for someone in need. Both‚ sympathy and compassion are about objects and are bound in rational thought whereas empathy is about subjects and is bound in emotions and feelings. In unpacking the nature of empathy‚ it won’t be out of place to single
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me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend” said Albert Camus. People understand the concept of friendship differently‚ but there is one common ground for it- it is always built on a mutual sympathy‚ according to the Cambridge dictionary. Friendship can last for many years and grow stronger‚ but they can also end right away. No one knows the exact definition of friendship; however they do have their own way to tell if they have a friend.
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Reading Log: To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Chapters 5-7 “Then I saw the shadow…the shadow of a man with a hat on…the shadow‚ crisp and toast moved across the porch towards Jem..When it crossed Jem… he went rigid.” (53) The context of this quote is during their sneaky trip to Boo Radley’s house. This was the last day Dill was going to stay in Maycomb for this year‚ so they decided to take a quick peek at Radley Place by creeping around the house and looking through the side windows. As they are take
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How far does Fitzgerald allow us to sympathise with Gatsby? Throughout the novel Fitzgerald allows our sympathy to increase as Gatsby’s dream of Daisy falls apart. I will be looking at and analysing the techniques used by Fitzgerald to allow us to sympathise with Gatsby. Even from the very beginning of the book on pg56‚ the reader begins to sympathise with Gatsby when he is described as isolated in society: “...with complete isolation the figure of the host‚ who stood on the porch‚ his hand up
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However‚ there are elements of her character that gain sympathy from the reader throughout the novel and that is only made stronger at the end of the book‚ when she dies. As a character‚ her role doesn’t serve for much other than to be the cause of the destruction of The Dream‚ and this in itself makes the readers
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Divorce is common in the world today. Despite the vows made in marriage to remain together until death‚ certain events could cause the couple to resort to divorce. In the poem‚ ‘The Victims‚’ writer Sharon Olds conveys the effects of divorce within a family. The poem seems to be written in very personal manner‚ as if the writer experienced the events firsthand. Also‚ it is written in a very dark tone‚ as if the persona is filled with resentment towards the father. However‚ the poem’s tone changes
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Shakespeare uses techniques‚ characters‚ language‚ structure and form to present Othello as tragic hero. He exposes his tragic flaw‚ which consequently leads to his downfall. Othello conforms to the Aristotelian principles of tragedy‚ of the noble protagonist who undergoes ceaseless manipulation and endures suffering‚ resulting in his ultimate downfall due to hamartia. All of these techniques combine to provide a different perception of the protagonist‚ as more of an atypical victim‚ exposed to
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Adam Smith (baptized June 5‚ 1723 O.S. / June 16 N.S. July 17‚ 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneering political economist. One of the key figures of the intellectual movement known as the Scottish Enlightenment‚ he is known primarily as the author of two treatises: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759)‚ and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). The latter was one of the earliest attempts to systematically study the historical development of industry
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rushes to open the tomb in which Antigone is sealed. However‚ he is too late‚ Antigone is found to be dead and Haemon‚ upon seeing this‚ stabs himself. When Eurydice‚ Creon’s wife‚ hears of the death of her son‚ she too kills herself. The reader feels sympathy for Creon because the arrogant ruler realizes his mistake and wants to free Antigone from her sealed tomb‚ but he is too late. In the past‚ Creon is arrogant‚ selfish and cruel‚ but here he realizes his mistakes and tries to right his wrongs. This
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