The Mouse and the Snake‚ by VIKRAM SETH One fine morning two small mice‚ Much against their friend’s advice‚ Visited a room where grain Undisturbed for months had lain. Other mice had entered; none Lived to eat and tell--not one. But the two friends‚ unpoliced‚ Broke in and began to feast; And their laughter fell and rose‚ Till their blood with horror froze. Gold and shiny‚ vicious‚ long‚ Venom-fanged‚ hypnotic‚ strong-- Slid a snake towards the pair‚ Swallowed
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In the novel‚ In The Skin Of A Lion‚ by Michael Ondaatje‚ Patrick Lewis is put through events and has certain expectations placed on him that greatly affect his perception and his method of handling situations that he is placed in. Patrick Lewis is always expected to be compassionate and affectionate towards others no matter what the situation‚ this leads him making some dramatic decisions in the book. He grew up in a very isolated area which always made him an immigrant towards wherever he went
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The Nutcracker is a story of a young girl that is whisked away to the Land of Toys to help her animated nutcracker defeat the Mouse King. “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann‚ the altered version by Alexandre Dumas and the ballet by Tchaikovsky tell the same story; however‚ there are significant differences between the three and the audiences they connect with. Hoffmann’s Nutcracker is an extraordinarily innovative and unusual piece of writing that was originally for adults
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known for its playful‚ circular pattern. A boy gives a cookie to a mouse. The mouse asks for a glass of milk. He then requests a straw (to drink the milk)‚ a mirror (to avoid a milk mustache)‚ nail scissors (to trim his hair)‚ and a broom (to sweep up). Next he wants to take a nap‚ to have a story read to him‚ to draw a picture‚ and to hang the drawing on the refrigerator. Looking at the refrigerator makes him thirsty‚ so the mouse asks for a glass of milk. The circle is complete when he wants a cookie
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by the great work and efforts that the performers had created. No wonder why The Nutcracker has became the timeless symbol of Christmas around the world. The two-act ballet followed the original story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann‚ with a score by Tchaikovsky. It tells the story of the Siberhaus family on Christmas Eve‚ when they had a grand Christmas party for their daughter Clara. Clara’s godfather‚ Herr Drosselmeyer‚ makes a grand entrance and introduces his nephew Peter
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A Far Cry from Africa: Derek Walcott - Summary and Critical Analysis A Far Cry from Africa by Derek Walcott deals with the theme of split identity and anxiety caused by it in the face of the struggle in which the poet could side with neither party. It is‚ in short‚ about the poet’s ambivalent feelings towards the Kenyan terrorists and the counter-terrorist white colonial government‚ both of which were ’inhuman’‚ during the independence struggle of the country in the 1950s. The persona‚ probably
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obsesses‚ refuses to enter into a life without her. He then submits to Alice‚ finding safety in her presence. Ondaatje uses biblical allusion in the last phrase of the chapter‚ “They were in the belly of the whale.” This refers to the biblical story “Jonah and the Whale”‚ in which a whale is used as a protectant for Jonah‚ sent by God‚ to keep him safe. Similarly‚ Union Station is Patrick’s cave before facing the real streets of Toronto. Until he experiences the city for himself‚ he can latch
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Symbolism in "The Secret Lion" "The Secret Lion‚" written by Alberto Rios‚ is a short story rich in symbolism. The lion‚ or more specifically a secret lion‚ the arroyo‚ or river‚ and the grinding ball are all symbols used in the story to reinforce the theme of coming of age. The first and most obvious symbol in the story is the lion‚ or more specifically‚ the secret lion. It is not a literal lion. The lion of the story represents things that are big and the secret of it is that it is unexplained
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‘The Field Mouse’ by Jillian Clarke‚ reveals innocent children stuck in the midst of the Bosnian War in 1992. The war is seen to have been the worst act of genocide since The Second World War. An effective extended metaphor is created through disturbing and sickening imagery throughout the never-ending massacre‚ to show the pain and suffering of the children caught in the center of the murder scene. A distraught and powerless mouse is exemplified as it ‘curls in agony as
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Charek English 12 CP 30 January 2013 The Lion King and Hamlet The Lion King was‚ and still is‚ one of Disney’s greatest movies ever made. First released in 1994 it was an instant hit. What many people don’t know though is that it was based off another story written a long time before it. This story is Shakespeare’s Hamlet. As I compare the two stories you will notice many similarities between them. One of the first similarities I noticed between The Lion King and Hamlet was the overall topic of
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