“It’s alive!” Miss Caroline screamed violently (Lee). Most of the boys ran to her aid immediately‚ and I rolled my eyes. “Seems ‘bout right‚” I muttered quietly to myself. D.C moved to close the door after being instructed by Little Chuck. The source of the fear turned out to be Burris Ewell. The infamous child stood slowly. His neck was coated in dirt and his nails were black with gunk and soot. A look of disgust spread across Miss Caroline’s face. “Burris‚” she started‚ “please
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Atwood’s ‘‘Happy Endings’’ first appeared in the 1983 Canadian collection‚ Murder in the Dark‚ and it was published in 1994 for American audiences in Good Bones and Simple Murders. Subtitled ‘‘Short Fiction and Prose Poems‚’’ Murder in the Dark featured four types of works: autobiographical sketches‚ travel notes‚ experimental pieces addressing the nature of writing‚ and short pieces dealing with typical Atwood themes‚ notably the relationship between the sexes. ‘‘Happy Endings‚’’ which is essentially
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Persuasion’s Two Alternate Love Endings Within Jane Austen’s book Persuasion‚ she addresses issues of wealth‚ class‚ looks‚ and love through her use of humor. Love plays a major role in this story because to Sir Elliot‚ the father of Anne Elliot‚ a major character‚ looks and one’s fortune and one’s position in society. Anne Elliot wanted to marry Captain Wentworth‚ however since he was poor at the time‚ Sir Elliot looked does upon him and did not want Anne to marry him: Anne turned down
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Question ------------------------------------------------- Is the ending of the “Far from the Madding Crowd” look consistent? Reason your answer. Answer Thomas Hardy’s “Far from the Madding Crowd” is somewhat gruesome and somber in tone with the novelist’s vision of human destiny and his concept of invincible Fate that intervenes and shapes joys and sorrows in the world of humans. It is one of the finest novels in the world of literature with the setting of pastoral landscape surrounded
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The Beauty of Life: How Atwood Constructs Her Message in “Happy Endings” Readers around the world are drawn to happy endings. We thrive on the “happily ever after‚” the tying up of loose ends that ignores the frays in the strings – the consequences of the conflict‚ the other sides of characters‚ and the scenes that made us take a step back‚ but are tolerable in the end because the last page has been turned. The universe that we left behind on our bookshelf is fine and dandy‚ so the intricacies that
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In Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour”‚ the author uses many themes throughout the passage to shows different aspects of a wife’s change from a dedicated married woman to a liberated free-woman and again into her death. Many themes are present throughout the passage‚ but to some the strongest theme is the processes in which the protagonist uses in her grieving. This theme coupled with strong diction emphasize this change and really create a wonderful sub-plot. Chopin uses these stylistic techniques
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An Unfitting Ending As Lockwood leaves for Thrushcross Grange in the last pages of Wuthering Heights‚ he pauses for one last look at young Catherine and Hareton who will soon marry: “ ‘It is a poor conclusion‚ is it not‚’ he observed‚ having brooded a while on the scene he had just witnessed. ‘An absurd termination to my violent exertions?” (322). The novel’s ending satisfies the dilemmas of the story‚ such as young Catherine’s future and the happiness of Heathcliff‚ and it fulfills the reader’s
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away watching as Jack and Roger walked into the clearing where he sat‚ “Where could he have gone? There is no where to hide?” Roger groaned poking the end of his spear into the ground. Ralph felt a urge to stand up and finally give up‚ but his father had taught him better‚ his father was a fighter shouldn’t he be too? He glanced around his shoulder noticing the twins break into the trees behind him. They made eye contact and looked away hurrying off towards Roger and Jack. Ralph sighed crawling deeper
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“Let me alone‚ let me die now‚” the words rang in Rakesh’s head as his sky blue Ambassador arrived outside his small yellow house. The cricket game broke up in haste‚ as he stepped out dressed all in white. “I have my duty toward him‚ this tonic might be exactly what he needs to get better‚” Rakesh said out loud as he stepped towards his house. Rakesh stretched out his hand as one of the boys ran up to him to take his bag‚ and escort him up the steps. “Will you have tea?” his wife called‚
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A single gunshot rang out inside a store as a guy‚ wearing a ski mask‚ screamed as loud as he could. "DON’T FUCKING MOVE." Another shot rang out as two other men with ski masks ran towards the storefront. The cashier and customers were being gathered around as one of the guys shoved the cashier towards the nearby wall and started to open the machine. While the other guys were bringing the customers towards the storefront‚ the guy was successfully able to open the cash register and pulled out a plastic
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