Today I read Act 2 Scene 1 of A Raisin in the Sun. In the beginning of this scene‚ Beneatha is dancing around in her new robes listening to Nigerian folk music. The drunk Walter enters and starts joining in the dancing. Later in the scene‚ George comes in the apartment to pick up Beneatha for their date to the theater‚ but is very surprised to see her in the robes and her new hairstyle. They start to talk about assimilation and George makes fun if their African culture. After much argument‚ Beneatha
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How does Steinbeck present Slim from the extract? Slim‚ on his first appearance‚ is described as moving with a “majesty only achieved by royalty or master craftsmen”. With this descriptive phrase‚ Steinbeck immediately establishes Slim as someone who is confident in himself that is admired by others. To move like majesty‚ it requires one to move with graceful fluency without seeming effort. This is a man who is comfortable in his own persona. Continuing with the comparison to royalty‚ Steinbeck
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background‚ with a punishing sister‚ who had brought him up “by hand”‚ he was gentle and kind. However‚ after his encounter with Miss Havisham and Estella‚ his perception of the world is drastically altered‚ and along with this so does his character. The reader first sees how sympathetic Pip is when he meets the escaped convict‚ Magwitch‚ in the graveyard. Dickens creates a sense of pathos through Pip’s description of Magwitch “he hugged his shuddering body in both his arms”‚ which shows that he is
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Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 1 - Verona‚ a public place ‘Verona‚ a public place’ is one of the most important‚ as well as dramatic scenes in the story of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. It leads us into the climax of the story‚ and brings out various emotions and feelings from the audience. However‚ the scene would never have been successful in engaging the audience if it were not for the build up of Act 1 and Act 2’s introduction. Therefore‚ it is necessary to consider to some extent what Shakespeare
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In Bridge to Terabithia‚ the reader does face many difficult situations. However‚ Paterson does a wonderful job of creating these situations in realistic and knowledgeable ways that young readers can comprehend and not have a problem coping with. Paterson gives the reader rich text‚ that is full of emotion and the fascination of a fantasy world created by two young children. She introduces Terabithia in a way that lets the reader imagine a beautiful kingdom‚ and the two leaders manage the daily
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How does Steinbeck present loneliness and isolation in the novel? Steinbeck presents the concepts of loneliness and isolation in the novel in various ways. He uses the characters‚ action and the setting as devices to demonstrate the loneliness in the novel. Steinbeck uses the setting of the book to show the theme of isolation and loneliness in the book. An example of Steinbeck using the setting to demonstrate the loneliness in the book is Steinbeck’s description of Soledad is key to the portrayal
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Assignment: Reading Journal‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Acts 3–5 (35 points) Instructions: Respond to each of the questions below using complete sentences. Keep in mind that your instructor will be evaluating both the quality of the content in your responses‚ as well as the quality of your writing that communicates these ideas. Be mindful of the basic principles of spelling‚ grammar‚ and punctuation. Explicit and Implicit Meaning Select three passages that you were able to make sense of because
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Shakespeare is widely regarded as one of the greatest English writers in history because of his use of figurative language writing skills. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare uses figurative language multiple times throughout the play. Shakespeare uses figurative language in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar to create a special effect or feeling for the reader. Some examples of figurative language that Shakespeare uses throughout the play includes: verbal irony‚ personification and metaphors
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because it isn’t taught in school until much later. Scout feels that her teacher does not understand her and only wants to hold her back from learning. Education as a theme is shown explicitly by the behaviour of Atticus towards his children.Atticus being an educated man himself has always wanted his kids to also be educated.
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In act 1 The Birling family and Gerald are celebrating Gerald and Sheila’s engagement in the dining room. Sheila and Eric are arguing in a not really serious way‚ while Gerald and Mr. Birling are talking about business‚ politics mostly about the Titanic. Mr
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