Castle Rock as a Symbol Throughout literature‚ many people‚ places‚ or things‚ have a deeper meaning then literal. They are symbols for something much more important. In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding did an excellent job of creating a microcosm of the world in the island. The island stands for a world with no rules and lack of authority. In this world‚ there are good people‚ such as Jack‚ Piggy‚ and Simon‚ and then there are corrupted people such as Jack and his choir. The good people have their
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The Bronze Bow is a very religious and political book written by Elizabeth George Speare. The Bronze Bow takes place in Galilee‚ Israel during the time when Jesus was preaching. An 18 year old young man named Daniel bar Jamin‚ who is the main character and a Zealot‚ has a lot of conflicting emotions because he watched his father being crucified by the Romans. He vows to avenge his father’s crucifixion by overthrowing the Roman empire. However this journey of revenge leads him to separation from his
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that he does not want to fall into the Beast’s hands so he rejects this advice. Then the Beast says‚ “I’m warning you. I’m going to get angry. D’you see? You’re not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island! So don’t try it on‚ my poor misguided boy‚ or else—”. Simon’s death is what the Beast was foreshadowing. Later you can see the Beast’s work in how even Ralph and Piggy take part in Simon’s killing. The Beast has such a strong
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people act in an unprincipled manner when there is no authoritarian figure watching over them. In most cases‚ people will be disorderly or even become rebellious without some sort of hierarchy and social rule to follow. A perfect example of this is what often happens when a teacher leaves a classroom‚ some students will start talking‚ getting up and moving around‚ or even throwing items to each other‚ all actions they would normally refrain from when the teacher‚ an authoritarian figure‚ is present
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Prof. Vargas 22 January 2014 In "The Thing in the Forest‚" by A.S. Byatt‚ many children are evacuated from London as a result of war bombings and brought to the countryside to be sheltered. Penny and Primrose‚ two girls from different classes are amongst the evacuees. The two venture off into the forest where they encounter‚ "The Thing‚" which in the story‚ Byatt tells the readers that "The Thing" has many traits in common with the war. The Thing represents events happening during the war
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In the story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” written by Edgar Allan Poe‚ is about two men with history and contains eye for an eye plot. The two men in this story are Montresor and Fortunato. At the end of the story you will see that one man dies‚ which is Fortunato. Montresor kills Fortunato for revenge due to many injuries. In the story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” there are three symbols that stand out the most‚ which are the wine‚ Montresor’s family motto‚ and Fortunato’s outfit. One symbol that
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Nowadays‚ people are well equipped with many technology gadgets and items‚ so do I. If I was stranded on a deserted island‚ there would be unlimited things I would like to bring with me. However‚ since I can only bring three things‚ I would carry a knife‚ box of matches and a big jar. I believe those three things would help me surviving in such difficult living condition. First‚ a knife could be utilized in many ways. On such island‚ there could exist lots of wild and dangerous animals or species
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the shrine that is Edgar Allan Poe’s grave who cares that the only poem they know by him is “The Raven”. He is their patron saint‚ a manifestation of all they wish to be deep‚ misunderstood‚ and enigmatic. The Raven is the perfect representation of what these kids want to be it’s
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wraps around his red uniform. The words on his cape say “BETTER THAN U” because that represents Caesar character throughout the play. He was very hubris and the citizens of Rome loved him‚ putting him on a pedestal. The uniform is red because that is what Roman soldiers wore since Caesar was a military leader‚ it made sense to make his uniform red. I also put a crown on Caesar’s head. Caesar really wanted to be crowned and refused it 3 times when Mark Antony offered. Caesar actually wanted the
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You are what you drive When you see different people driving different cars on the roads‚ will you give yourself a second to think whether there is something relationship between the certain cars and the drivers’ personality? There is a theory that people who drive certain cars share personality traits. Generally speaking‚ our choices may say something about our values and interests. To some extent‚ women tend to buy smaller cars and men are likely to buy larger cars. But there are many other
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