To me this quote represents how Claudia anticipates the events that the book will give us the reader’s attention to‚ most notably Pecola’s pregnancy. She remembers that she and Frieda pointed fingers at each other for failing to grow the plants one summer‚ but now she thinks if the earth itself was a danger to them‚ a more radical possibility. I believe this quote represents the levels of Pecola’s desire‚ she does not want blue eyes because they apply to the standards the whites have applied‚ but
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permit the killers and betrayers to walk safely on the earth” - Edward Yashinsky. Edward Yashinsky was a Yiddish poet of the early 20th century. While enduring the pains of the Communist concentration he was forced into‚ he was inspired to write the quote that was previously mentioned. Being subjected to the hunger‚ thirst‚ exhaustion‚ and physical beating from the Nazis‚ he died in the camp. Him and the millions of others who died for their Jewish religion still live in the hearts and minds of millions
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My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both.” (Brainy Quote). This idea that he putting forward is that people aren’t actually happy with anything. Life just leads you to a dead end and there isn’t any true satisfaction and gratification before one dies. The reason is because if one lives an aesthetic life‚ they will never obtain all of the material items or money they desire‚ and if they live an ideal ethical life they will compromise some happiness
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In literature‚ if a tragedy occurs‚ usually another one will follow. For example‚“Lead me away‚ I pray you; a rash‚ foolish man; who have slain thee‚ ah my son‚ unwittingly‚ and thee‚ too‚ my wife-unhappy that I am! I know not which way I should bend my gaze‚ or where I should seek support; for all is amiss with that which is in my hands‚-and yonder‚ again‚ a crushing fate hath leapt upon my head.” (R.C. Jebb 1) In the play Antigone one suicide leads to two more suicides. The only way the characters
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journey in his life. In the story August Pullman goes through bullying‚ betrayal‚ friendship. This quote from Wonder‚ ”I did notice as I walked that Amos had stayed right next to me. And Jack was close on the other side of me. And Miles was in front of us and Henry was in the back of us… I had my own emperor’s guard.” This shows that people can be friends and don’t have to be complete imbeciles like Eddie and his friends in part 8. It also showed that Auggie does have more friends “on his side”
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that‚ “...it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (page 119). This shows Jem that even though some things are innocent other things may be vile and corrupt. Another symbolic item is the gun‚ which shows the unfair ruling humans have in the world. In this quote it states that‚ “He looks more sick than anything...he put his gun down when he realized God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things.” (pages 126 and 130). Jem realizes that there are many cruel and corrupt events in his town. To
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Imagine what it would be like to live in a society where the government is always watching you. Where you never know who to trust or who you can talk to. In the novel 1984 that is what the society is like in result of this you never completely know who you can truly trust. In 1984‚ George Orwell warns readers that they shouldn’t trust everybody because people are not always how they seem. One way Orwell proves that people are not always how they seem and can not always be completely trusted is the
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normal like all the other people‚ he has to act normal‚ since he is near the telescreen. Because he have been thinking about stuff in the past; he have to stay as far away from the telescreen as he can‚ so they cannot detect his face expression and his breathing. Winston know that even if he is far away from the telescreen; it can still tell that he is thinking‚ that why he have to control his face expression and breathing‚ so the telescreen can’t catch him. Explanation of how the Quote prove the
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To Kill a Mockingbird Quote Work Quotation Number One "When I pointed to him his palms slipped slightly‚ leaving greasy sweat steaks on the wall‚ and he hooked his thumbs in his belt. A strange small spasm shook him‚ as if he heard fingernails scrape slate‚ but as I gazed at him in wonder the tension slowly drained from his face. His lips parted into a timid smile‚ and our neighbour’s image blurred with my sudden tears. ’Hey‚ Boo‚’ I said." Page 270 Analysis Here‚ for the very first time‚
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motivation is there than quotes? People turn to quotes when they are sad‚ happy‚ stressed‚ etc. to read about their feelings that they can’t quite express. Quotes can come from small authors‚ big companies‚ or even anonymous unpaid writers‚ but nevertheless‚ all quotes affect us in one way or the other. Quotes can be applied to people as they describe a person or persuade a reader to learn from their inspirational content. With this logic‚ I hand picked anonymous quotes that would describe and
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