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    the impact of war and conflict on the main characters * Main themes: determination‚ love‚ strength to overcome grief. Throughout her novel Goodnight Mr. Tom‚ Michelle Magorian explores the impact of war and conflict on individuals. The protagonists William Beech and Thomas Oakley are challenged to overcome the impact and tragedy of both personal and global war and conflict. The issues faced by them throughout the course of their lives may seem incomprehensible to many‚ yet through determination

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    prayer of desperation. Despite the simplistic language used to narrate the piece‚ Lawrence introduces a number of genuine issues that affect families of low income. These issues are highlighted in the stark contrast between the antagonist and protagonist consistent throughout the story. Paul’s mother is portrayed as a peculiar antagonist‚ however‚ as she is actually a victim herself‚ incapable of loving her son due to her dire financial situation and her sour relationship with her husband. Despite

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    betrayed by people whom they believed are their friends. Ibarra was denounced by the friars while Dantes was betrayed by Villefort‚ Danglars and Fernand. > > 3.) The protagonists both have friends who helped them escape (Elias and Faria). They also died in the course of the story. > > 4.) The protagonists used bodies of water to escape - a lake for Ibarra and the sea for Dantes. > > 5.) They both used buried treasures for revenge. > > 6.) Ibarra and Dantes both

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    People who learn of protagonists in some fiction novels tend to think of them as a normal person‚ but some main characters show to be anti-heroic. Holden Caulfield from J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in The Rye and Naomi Nickel from Miriam Toews’ A Complicated Kindness show they are anti-heroes. Not being able to comply with society’s expectations and acting rebellious are what negative traits these two possess‚ but show a softer side from their compassionate personality and actions. Although both Holden

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    How Do We Become Human

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    play in Shakespeare’s inventory. This play is about men and women who are skillful in the use of language and are experts in arguing and making fun of others. There are two kinds of people in the play‚ antagonists and protagonists. The antagonist‚ Don John‚ is the brother of protagonist Don Pedro. This makes the story interesting for the brothers are on the opposite side. This also increases the tension. The themes of the story are love‚ lies and trust. An example of love can be seen in the characters

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    Both are revenge tragedies that include the mystery of death. Behind the mystery‚ there is a spirit of the dead who appears before the protagonists‚ Hieronimo and Hamlet‚ to cry out for revenge. In The Spanish Tragedy and Hamlet‚ soliloquy plays an important role. It is often used to express the true feelings of the main characters. In both tragedies‚ the protagonists use soliloquy to demonstrate a central dilemma that slows the main character’s process of vengeance. The dilemma is that it is sinful

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    literary devises and through the use of his protagonists‚ bridie and sheila‚ misto explores how strong friendships can come from unlikely circumstance‚ while also conveying and highlighting how he quintessential australian notion of mate-ship can allow an individual to not only survive dark times but to ultimately overcome the greatest adversities. Even the strongest of bonds can have the heaviest of complications. The relationship between our two protagonist Bridie and Sheila is a strained one that

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    Men (Coen & Coen‚ 2007)‚ which primarily focuses on the prevailing thriller elements of the story. In regards to eras in film history‚ No Country for Old Men (Coen & Coen‚ 2007) is reminiscent of New Wave cinema with morally ambiguous or depraved protagonists in a disillusioned world. No Country for Old Men (Coen & Coen‚ 2007) stems from the broader Postmodernism and New Historicism movements‚ which emphasize a disenchanted perspective of the world‚ instead of the blissfully ignorant perspective of

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    Code and convention of horror film: A horror film follows certain code and convection to achieve its purpose of scaring and alarming the audience. The following are some of them: Setting/location: The location used for this genre of a film is isolated and lonely area that has been abandoned or an area where the victim will feel vulnerable. For example small communities‚ dark streets‚ narrow alleyways‚ roads‚ woods‚ haunted places‚ farms‚ country sides and cities etc… sometimes places with ‘dark’

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    to visit a hermit in the desert of the Thebaid ‚ a place in Egypt synonymous with monasticism. She becomes a hermit. PROTAGONIST because she is the main character in story which it talks about her experience with Rustico and her innocence on what she could do to serve God. 2. Rustico A monk. A young devout hermit. He teaches Alibech to put the devil in hell. PROTAGONIST together with Alibech they are the main characters of the story because he is the one who tell Alibech to put the devil

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