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    these writers apply their stories in a try to convey certain themes. One alike writer is D. H. Lawrence. Lawrence employed a large number of literary tactics such as imagery symbol to define the main theme on one of his story : “The Horse-Dealer’s Daughter”. Death and resurrection can be clearly identify as the main theme from this story where D. H. Lawrence recount the life of an youthful hopeless women (Mabel) dealing with debt‚ death and solitude pushing her to suicide from a pond and‚ save by

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    Title: "The Horse Dealer’s Daughter" By: D. H. Lawrence Characters: Joe: He is the oldest brother. He is broad and handsome in a hot‚ flushed way. He had a black moustache and a red face. He had a sensual way of uncovering his teeth when he laughed. He felt he was down now. The horses were his life. They were almost like his own body. He felt his life was over now. Fred Henry: This was Mabel’s other brother. He was master of any horse‚ and he carried himself with a well-tempered

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    Describing Biblical Parallels in Hawthorne’s "Rappaccini’s Daughter" In Hawthorne’s "Rappaccini’s Daughter‚" many biblical parallels can be found. The story duplicates the chapter of genesis in the bible in many ways. Ranging from the characters‚ to the setting‚ and even the deadly plant in the story. The account of Adam and Eve in Genesis 1-3 is extremely similar to the situation of Giovanni and Beatrice in the story. In both "Rappaccini’s Daughter" and the Genesis chapters in the bible‚ lush‚ beautiful

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    Male Dominated Society In her short story‚ “The Daughters of the Late Colonel”‚ Katherine Mansfield shows the inability of women brought up in a society of the late 19th to early 20th centuries to deal with the challenges of the everyday life on their own. She does this by writing about the girls in a time of crisis after their father dies. The dependence of the two sisters on their late father and their servants is shown in their every interaction with others‚ as well as with one another. Another

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    deadly and evil. It’s certainly breathtaking‚ but while one is there‚ it may be the last breath taken. Rappaccini (antagonist) was a fine scientist‚ but just like it’s said in the story‚ "he cares infinitely more for science than for mankind" (5). The conflict is‚ why would such a wonderful scientist forget about his whole career to attend to his beloved garden? Why would he make his beautiful daughter Beatrice (protagonist) immune to the poison and make it impossible to be in love with Giovanni (the

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    In many of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short stories‚ he creates characters with either a malicious or evil feature to relay to the reader a more allegorical meaning. In the story " Rapaccinni’s Daughter" he uses Beatrice as a carrier of a deadly poison. Beatrice’s relationship with Giovanni is the main plot of the story. To Giovanni‚ she is the woman who represents death and enslaves him but in reality she is not deliberately harmful to him. She becomes a focus of Giovannis fantasies‚ fears‚ and desires

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    After my third wish had been granted‚ my wife‚ Mrs. White has not been the same. Our home became more quiet than it already has been and more lonely than ever. At nights I wouldn’t be able to sleep with the crying my wife made‚ I made her believe I never heard her at night‚ I think it makes her feel better crying behind my back than on my shoulder. She became more quiet‚ never ate enough‚ and always got herself looking pictures of Herbert. On the day of our son’s birthday‚ I couldn’t think of anything

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    Bond 2 Bonds Between Mother and Daughter Even before birth a mother and child share a special bond. This bond is like no other‚ for it is miracle to have a baby growing inside your body. The feelings that emerge with this miracle are too strong for words. After birth‚ the bond develops into a greater emotional and physical bond. The child will spend much of his or her time learning in the first years of life with the mother‚ who is usually the primary caregiver. Much of what the children

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    As Shizuko acts out her tragedy in the first scene‚ many of the important symbols of the following story are introduced. First‚ there is nature‚ which serves as a backdrop and an influence for the characters and their emotions. Dreamily‚ Shizuko thinks of "white cherry blossom petals that were blowing about in the wind." She remembers the "rainy morning" of her mother-in-law’s death‚ while the smell of gas "reminded her of the tiny yellow flowering weeds that had grown near her parents’ house." In

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    No matter what one ’s social status was‚ if one was born in China pre twentieth century‚ one would have at least rudimentary knowledge of Confucian gender values‚ whether through direct study or through traditions that were already soaked in Confucian ideology. In upper-class society‚ daughters are taught through study of classical Confucian texts and as a result most have a great understanding and following of those values; sons are likewise taught their role and are required to follow it if they

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