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    Irony in Animal Farm

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    much power in the hands of one individual can lead to inequality and unfair advantages.  In the story it was said all animals should be treated equally‚ but as the story  progressed all the animals began to be treated unequally.    In the story Orwell uses the literary device irony‚ dramatic irony. Orwell was  showing us the hypocrisy coming from the pigs before the animal were able to see. the  animals told each other ​ “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk‚ he does not lay eggs‚ he is too

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    "The Necklace": The Development of Irony by Kimberly Ednie Mrs. Connolly ENC 1102 M-W-F 9:00AM Short Story Essay January 29‚ 1997 Guy de Maupassant’s "The Necklace" is situational irony written in 1884. The story was written in a time when there were very distinct social classes primarily determined by one’s birth. It is about a woman who can not come to terms with her position in the middle class. Although she knows she can not escape her class‚ she refuses to accept it gracefully.

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    Fairy Tale

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    Lit Trans The Angel Contrasted to garden of eden Eden=man’s demise Angel= rise up to the divine Centered around nostalgia Romanticized to relish all good memories Bridge between dream and reality Biedermier The comet Biedermier Comet and man are symbols of cycle of life Everything is harmonious and creates gentle tone (biedermier) Soul is going with the comet so it is moving upward Andersen not fond of school teachers but believed that education was important and a person engaging

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    open-mindedness. Ironically‚ the Church – the representative of God – does not save his life but let him down‚ and it is not a peaceful place for people as it is said to be. “Save the best for last”‚ Maugham undoubtedly has bared this in mind as he lets the irony reach its peak at the very end of the story. Now that Foreman has become a successful businessman with more than 10 tobacco shops under his hand‚ he comes to the bank for his regular depositing. The bank manager‚ impressed by his great wealth‚ invites

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    Business controlled assessment To investigate the marketing strategies adopted by a number of locally owned businesses and those of a large limited company. Im going to be investigating the various different marketing strategies used by two local businesses and a large limited company. To do this I will be using secondary research which is information that has already been found‚ and I will be using primary research‚ which is information that I have found myself. Background research Berkshire

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    Satire In Chaucer's Tales

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    the Journey” What three groups would you add to the journey? Geoffrey Chaucer took three types on his journey to Canterbury. They were the religious group‚ the upper class‚ and the middle working class. Chaucer wrote his tales in Middle English around the 1350’s. Chaucer had many people from each group go. He mostly wrote in a satiric tone. Satire is another word for sarcasm or irony. Irony is saying one thing while meaning another. He used both juvenilia and horashian. Juvenilia is harsh sarcasm. An

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    Wife of Bath’s Tale and Wife of Bath’s Prologue When studying the Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Wife of Bath’s Tale‚ both coming from the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ you see a common theme of feminism. Also‚ you get a good sense of the of the anti feminist cultural norms and ideas regarding women in the medieval era. Alisoun‚ The Wife of Bath‚ focuses most upon the common stereotypes of women. These stereotypes include the idea that women only marry into money in order to live a lavish lifestyle

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    Symbols‚ Irony‚ and Feelings in “The Metamorphosis” and “Astronomer’s Wife” Randall L. Breeden Jr. ENG125: Introduction to Literature Deborah Duff May 11th‚ 2010 Symbols‚ Irony‚ and Feelings in “The Metamorphosis” and “Astronomer’s Wife” A community is defined as a unified body of individuals. The community is represented by a family‚ bank‚ and loggers in “The Metamorphosis” and a married couple and hired help in “The Astronomer’s Wife” The authors of these two short stories give

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    In Kate Chopin’s short story "The Story of an Hour‚" there is much irony. The first irony detected is in the way that Louise reacts to the news of the death of her husband‚ Brently Mallard. Before Louise’s reaction is revealed‚ Chopin alludes to how the widow feels by describing the world according to her perception of it after the "horrible" news. Louise is said to "not hear the story as many women have heard the same." Rather‚ she accepts it and goes to her room to be alone. Now the reader

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    Irony in the Story of an Hour “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is filled with Irony. Irony‚ in this story‚ is defined by something other than the expected happening. From the beginning‚ things are not what they seem. The author makes the reader believe that the main character will react in one way‚ but to our surprise something different happens. She creates‚ in our minds‚ an idea that there will be sorrow and mourning over death. After reading the first paragraph I thought the main character

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