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    Essay of ‘New Criticism’ Approach and its Application on Jake Allsop’s “Gossip” Aditya Rizky Ramatio Yuni Astuti Edwin Yogi Andrean Laksmi Nuraningsih Literary Criticism Wednesday‚ 13.00 – 14.40 p.m. ‘New Criticism’ Upon close examination of these discussion questions‚ a distinct pattern or methodology quickly becomes evident. This interpretative model begins with a close analysis of the poem’s individual words‚ including both denotative and connotative meanings‚ and then move to a discussion

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    Chapter 9-10 3. How does Brett’s revelation about San Sebastian affect Jake? a. Why had she gone? What does this tell you about Brett? b. How does this drive a deeper wedge between Robert and Jake? 4. Describe the scenes on the train. a. How does the “pilgrimage to Rome” of the Catholics on the train parallel to the pilgrimage of Jake‚ Bill‚ and Robert? What are they looking for? b. What is the relationship of Jake to the Catholic Church? 5. Describe why Robert and Jake’s friendship is

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    narration‚ Jake Barnes and Robert Cohn’s relationships contain parallels and similarities that can allow more in depth understanding of the characters. By contrasting how Jake and Robert deals with and react to their romantic relationships‚ it illuminates both men. One may observe these characteristics by exploring how Jake and Robert endure the abuse from their love interests and overall reactions to Brett’s rejection. The abuse that the reader can observe is both subtle and very apparent. Jake braves

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    characters Brett Ashley and Jake Barnes in the novel The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway can be viewed as a tragic relationship‚ or one with elements that make the relationship complicated for those involved in it. These two fictional characters are living in Paris during a time between the first and second World Wars‚ prior to the Great Depression that struck Europe and the United States. These characters’ infatuation with each other is limited due to a war injury that Jake suffered‚ therefore‚ they

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    Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises Jake Barnes & Ernest Hemingway – A Comparison “’Hey‚ Kitty‚’ said Ernest‚ ’I’m taking your advice. I’m writing a novel full of plot and drama.’ He gestured ahead towards Harold and Bill. ’I’m tearing those bastards apart‚’ he said. ’I’m putting everyone in it and that kike Loeb is the villain.“ - Hemingway (Baker p.234) Table of contents: 1. Setting‚ Characters & Background 2. Impotence & War Wound 3. Women 4. San Fermín 5. Interests & Characteristics Bibliography

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    Jake Barnes in The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is an American veteran of World War I who lives and works in Paris as a newsman. Jake Barnes is the typical Hemingway Code Hero in this novel‚ but he does fail to meet certain aspects of the code. First‚ he is not a man in the traditional sense of the word. Due to a wound in WWI‚ he is essentially sexless. The Hemingway code hero indulges in all aspects of the word pleasure‚ mainly those of alcohol and women. Second‚ he breaks the Hemingway code

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    The article “The British PoW who broke into Auschwitz – and survived” by Jake Wallis Simons‚ in my opinion‚ was underwhelming and did not quite do justice to the actions taken by Denis Avery. The issue I had with the article was the lack of detail in various parts of the story. For example‚ while Simons goes into extensive detail about Avery’s personality and actions to get into Auschwitz‚ he glosses over other parts‚ like the information that Avery received in the camp. Only a couple short paragraphs

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    IFS: New York Final Research Paper New York City Manhattan’s Chinatown Building for its future and commemorating its past Imane Sibari Dr. Eric S. Ross Spring 2011 The City of New York is known for the vitality of its ethnic neighborhoods and communities. While many communities have their neighborhood of predilection in Manhattan‚ New York’s Chinatown is probably the best known‚ outnumbering residents of other ethnic neighborhoods. Most estimates of its population range from 150

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    As the well known and revered Chinese-American historian remarked‚ "When the Chinese arrived in America‚ they brought their language along as cultural baggage as well as mores and customs that had evolved in one of the world’s great civilizations" (Louie‚ 1). The history of the Cantonese‚ or Yue‚ language is more than 2‚000 years old‚ making it older than Mandarin‚ the official language of China‚ which only has 700 to 800 years of history. Around the time of the Qin Dynasty‚ Cantonese became more

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    The year is 1937 in Los Angeles and J.J. ‘JakeGittes (Jack Nicholson)‚ a private investigator who specializes in cases that involve cheating spouses‚ has been introduced to a front page case that involves Hollis Mulwray (Darrell Zwerling)‚ the well-known chief engineer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Once news gets out about Mulwray and the accused affair‚ additional information is brought up that makes Gittes believe that Mulwray is being set up. From then on out‚ every step

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