preoccupied with strategies to avoid detection from her husband and manages this by continuously asking of his whereabouts. ’Have any of you boys seen Curley?’ Curley’s wife is first presented to us on page 32 ’ the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off’ a girl was standing there looking in’ Curley’s wife has Steinbeck describes her physical appearance first‚ she is described as very sexually attractive and uses this to bait guys in. she uses her physical appearance as her main weapon
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Archibald MacLeish’s imagist idea of art for art’s sake is expressed in the poem ’Ars Poetica’. The poem is about the art of poetry or what a poem should be. It is interesting to note that as MacLeish states what a poem should be‚ he illustrates it as well‚ in the poem by successfully using paradoxes/contradictions and images to convey the idea that good poetry uses powerful images. The poem is divided into three sections of eight lines each with four rhyming couplets. In the first section‚ he
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The novel is a microcosm‚ a cross section of society reflecting the prejudice. Blacks had no rights in America; they were seen as ‘nobody’s. Women too had very few rights. The itinerant workers ended to be loners. All these people were forced into loneliness and isolation; they each had a dream in hope of a better life often referred to at the time as ‘The American Dream’. Central to Steinbeck’s novel is Curley’s Wife and her importance in the novel is of how she revolves around the novels main
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case Brent could not hear her. Brent is thinking to himself‚ I know the trash is full‚ but I’m busy now‚ and I must prioritize what is most important for me to do at this moment‚ and taking out the trash is way down on my list. Sheila comes into the doorway of the kitchen and the room that Brent was in and again states that “the trash is getting full”.
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Irony is often used as a device for giving stories many unexpected twists and turns. Irony in Kate Chopin’s story is used as an effective literacy device. She used irony by giving out hints of irony throughout the story‚ which are revealed at the end. There are different types of irony used in the story. For example Situational irony which is used to show the reader what is expected to happen sometimes doesn’t. Another type of irony is dramatic irony which is used to clue the reader in on something
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of a man and she couldn’t believe her eyes. She rushed to her sister’s door and knocked frantically‚ “Louise open up‚ someone’s here. You need to see this.” Mrs. Mallard opens the door and looks at her sister. As her sister points towards the doorway‚ she sees now. All of the thoughts that were just in her head‚ everything. It all instantly fades‚ as she stares into the eyes of a man. Eye’s staring back at her‚ the eyes of her husband. The next day‚ police‚ reporters‚ and even paparazzi‚ were
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SOCS350-ON November 7‚ 2008 THE SWASTIKA-A SYMBOL OF GOOD AND EVIL The hackenkreuz‚ gamma cross‚ gammadion‚ St. Brigit’s cross‚ fylfot cross and swastika are all references to one symbol‚ the oldest cross in the world. This symbol is represented several thousand years B.C. in multiple cultures. It is not until the 1900’s that the term “swastika” elicits such a fervor of emotions. It is interesting to contrast the viewpoints of the Chinese community versus the enormity of human passion
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LOST IN THE CITY Edward P. Jones’s namesake story “Lost in the City‚” in his collection of short stories‚ Lost in the City‚ is set in USA’s capital‚ Washington‚ D. C. and it is based on the story of a woman who has received word that her mother has died. Lydia Walsh is a successful attorney. She is also lonely and desperate. When the hospital calls in the middle of the night stating her mother has died “…twenty minutes ago…” Lydia instructs them to not to “…put that sheet over her face until
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Specific Purposes: To convince others that Childhood Obesity is an epidemic with the children of today. Topic: Childhood Obesity Introduction: Childhood obesity is a major problem not only nationally but locally as well. Childhood obesity is a doorway to other major issues children suffer from in today’s society such as bullying‚ and is the major contributor to health related issues not only as a child but issues that will haunt their health in their future endeavors. Let’s Move is a fantastic
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author describes this as the between “wisdom of heart” and “ Wisdom of head” and supports the importance of Curley’s wife in the novel. On the otherhand author describes Curley’s wife as she enter in to ranch hut and “rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off” and Steinbeck explains the word “girl standing there looking in”‚ the innocence of Curley’s wife as compared to a girl. However Lennie being innocent character he thinks “she’s Purty” and Steinbeck explores George as being astute and
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