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    between Amir and his father Baba demonstrates the necessity of having a compassionate fatherly figure in a child’s life. Throughout Amir’s childhood‚ he desperately tried to acquire his father’s attention but Baba did not care to show any interest. Unlike the relationship between Ali and Hassan‚ Ali paid attention to Hassan and prioritized hassan’s life and concerns more than his own. Rahim Khan‚ who was Baba’s best friend‚ showed more love and consideration to Amir because he acknowledged Amir for his

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    Baba and Amir had an extremely important relationship when he was a young boy. Almost everything he did was influenced by his father. He would do almost anything to win his father’s affection. Now that Amir is returning home to find Sohrab‚ after Baba’s death and many years without seeing his homeland‚ he is finally coming to terms with their relationship. By finding out that Hassan is his brother‚ Amir’s mental image of his father shatters‚ his vying for Baba’s attention goes away‚ and Amir finally

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    protagonist John Proctor committed the ultimate sin of adultery; damaging his image and relationships with others. Initially. Proctor is a hot-headed‚ guilt ridden man‚ however‚ as the story progresses‚ he transforms into an honest man--truly desiring redemption. As the play begins‚ John Proctor is easily agitated and carries an abundance of guilt. His affair with Abigail Williams severely damaged his relationship with his wife. Proctor shows disfavor for her‚ suggesting she “ought to bring flowers in

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    The Shanshank Redemption The movie The Shawshank Redemption‚ written and directed by Frank Darabont and based on a novel by Stephen King‚ displays excitement and suspense. Mercifully free of cheap horror and overwrought dialogue‚ this 1994 release celebrates the resilience of the human spirit. The movie opens in 1947 as Andy Dufrense‚ a prominent New England banker‚ stands trial for murdering his wife and her lover. Although Andy insists his innocence‚ the jury finds him guilty. As Andy struggles

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    The Shawshank Redemption Movie Analysis The movie “The Shawshank Redemption” is about Andy Dufresne‚ a former vice-president of a large Portland Bank. He was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Thus‚ he ended up serving two life sentences at Shawshank State Penitentiary. The movie follows Andy’s tormenting life in prison‚ his friendship with a fellow inmate Ellis “Red” Redding‚ and Andy’s determination to claim freedom once again. When one touches the story of freedom

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    be used as a broad term. However according to Howard Gardner there are seven types of intelligence: Musical‚ Logical-Mathematical‚ Spatial‚ Bodily-Kinesthetic‚ Interpersonal‚ Intrapersonal‚ and Naturalist. The main character of “The Shawshank Redemption”‚ Andy Dufresne‚ is a very intelligent man. The first type of intelligence Andy has is‚ Linguistic. This type of intelligence would be explained as a person’s ability to understand and use words. It also is how well a person produces it‚ as in the

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    Amir and Hassan From the very beginning‚ there was a clear divide in how Amir and Hassan held themselves. First‚ it is very noticeable that Amir and Hassan are treated differently because of where they descended from. Since Amir is considered “pure” and Hassan is not Amir does not experience the hate that is given to Hassan throughout the book. Secondly‚ Amir and his father are wealthy whereas Hassan and his father live in a hut in Amir’s backyard showing how Hassan’s people were usually poorer

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    the cabuliwalla does not belong to Calcutta and is always treated as an outsider . he is subjected to the mistrust ‚ curiosity and suspicion of the locals. mini was initially frightened by the cabuliwallah‚ rumoured to be a child abductor ‚who actually peddled dry fruits and went door to door in the hopes of earning a few bucks for his daughter at home who happens to be as old as mini . mini’s innocence helps break the walls of suspicion around rahmun and within no time she does not only befriend

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    learn how to do this. Amir was a typical twelve-year-old boy. Having the ability to read and write‚ he would read stories to his friend Hassan as the two of them sat under a pomegranate tree. Sometimes he would make fun of Hassan for not being able to read. Amir wanted to make the fact that he was better than Hassan common knowledge. As he read‚ he would change the plot of the story to his own words. To his surprise‚ Hassan liked his version of the story. In this moment‚ Amir realized he wanted to

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    Review A story of hope is just about the last thing you’d expect to find in a prison movie. But in The Shawshank Redemption‚ that’s exactly what you get. Shawshank is the story of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins)‚ a man convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and shipped to a maximum-security prison in Shawshank‚ Maine‚ for two consecutive life sentences. Over the next years (two hours‚ movie time)‚ he finds his way to inner peace and self-reliance in the midst of the terror and inequity of

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