story of a girl caught in the throes of war on the island of Bougainville. It is through the guidance of her devoted but strict Christian mother and teacher that Matilda survives but‚ more importantly‚ through her connection with Pip‚ a fictional creation in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Pip helps Matilda maintain a desire to live‚ especially after her mother‚ the wise Mr Watts‚ and her island home cease to exist. The novel opens with a colourful description of Watts‚ whom the children call
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REVIEW Away From Her is a touching Canadian film starring Gorden Pinsent‚ Olympia Dukakis and Julie Christie about the effects of Alzheimer’s on an aging couple married for 44 years. Christie gives a powerful portrayal of a woman who slowly succumbs to the effects of this dreaded disease. Pinsent is also as effective as the helpless feeling husband who has the indistinct and difficult task of putting her into a home where he later learns that her memory is deteriorating. She begins to not recognize
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Highbury‚ imagines herself to be naturally gifted in conjuring love matches. After self-declared success at matchmaking between her governess and Mr. Weston‚ a village widower‚ Emma takes it upon herself to find an eligible match for her new friend‚ Harriet Smith. Though Harriet’s parentage is unknown‚ Emma is convinced that Harriet deserves to be a gentleman’s wife and sets her friend’s sights on Mr. Elton‚ the village vicar. Meanwhile‚ Emma persuades Harriet to reject the proposal of Robert Martin‚
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In September 1939‚ Władysław Szpilman‚ a Polish-Jewish pianist‚ plays on radio in Warsaw when the station is bombed during Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland at the outbreak of World War II. Hoping for a quick victory‚ Szpilman rejoices with family at home when learning that Britain and France have declared war on Germany. But Germany defeats Poland quickly and its troops enter Warsaw‚ where life for Jews deteriorates as the Nazi authorities prevent them from working or owning businesses and force
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Write a critical analysis of any aspect of "The Story of an Hour" which you found of interest and significance. Kate Chopin’s ’The Story of an Hour’ is a short yet complex piece describing the feelings of Mrs Mallard. This story is overflowing with symbolism and imagery. The most prominent theme here is the longing for freedom. Chopin focuses on unfolding the emotional state of Mrs Mallard which can be separated into three stages: quickly moving to grief‚ through a sense of newfound freedom‚ and
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in suburban Washington‚ D.C. Their father has walked out on them and their mother can’t read or write‚ but she challenges the status quo when she sends her eldest daughter to school to receive the education that she never got. In his short story‚ “The First Day‚” Edward P. Jones uses literary techniques such as vivid imagery‚ symbols‚ and the theme that uneducated people value education more than educated people to show that the girls and their mother are trying their best. Vivid imagery is prevalent
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began to publish works with sentimental plots. Generally the sentimental plot is written to make the reader feel an excess of unnecessary emotions‚ by overemphasizing every work. In every sentimental plot there will always be the typical sentimental hereon that fits the stereotype of a young orphan‚ unmarried women with moral obstacles. In this plot there are only two types of women the ones that are considered good and the ones that are bad. In the sentimental plot the good will get rewarded by marrying
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Author to Her Book‚” Anne Bradstreet uses a complex metaphor to describe her attitude towards one of her works that was published without her permission. Throughout the poem‚ she compares her anger towards her book to that of an unwanted child. Bradstreet apparently has the attitude of a perfectionist‚ so she did not think her book was worthy of publication. However‚ she was able to get it back and make corrections. Although Bradstreet has a negative attitude towards the publication of her book‚ she
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“ Secret Annexe” Anne and her mother argue a lot but later on in the book Anne and her mother’s relationship start to mature. She shows signs that she is maturing in her relationship with her mother because in diary entry January 2‚ 1944 she realizes she was very angry with her mother a year ago‚ she admits to being hot headed at sometimes‚ and she has changed some of her old ways when it comes to her mother. Anne realizes she was very angry as a child when it came to her mother. Anne realizes this
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The Plots of Deception L. Ann Williams ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: Professor Brendan Praniewicz 05/17/2010 The Plots of Deception Deception can occur many ways in a story‚ play or poem. Several of the literary works we read in this class involved deception as a plot. Many of the people we read about appeared to be one type of person and ended up being a totally different one. I found it interesting that works by Flannery O’Connor‚ Lorraine Hansberry
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