The Bloody Chamber Quotes - ‘like an extraordinarily precious slit throat’ - ‘bright as arterial blood’ - ‘faery solitude’ - ‘so many mirrors’ - ‘as if he were stripping the leaves off an artichoke’ - ‘instruments of mutilation’ - ‘the walls…gleamed as if they were sweating with fright’ - ‘an armful of the same lilies with which he had filled my bedroom’ - ‘the trumpets of the angels of death’ Characters - Heroine
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what to do. (Pg39) “Tom was like the rest of the respectable boys‚ in that he envied Huckleberry…” Huck was envious of Tom because Tom had someone who cared about him and took care of him. They were both very superstitious. An example of their superstition is when they met up at the dead tree and were talking about how dangerous it was to
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General Zaroff as a cannibal to readers. General Zaroff’s cannibalism is revealed in The Most Dangerous Game through the superstition of the island‚ the physical description of Zaroff‚ and the loss of his friend Ivan. Occuring in the exposition of the story‚ Rainsford and Whitney draw near to an island which is called Ship-Trap Island. Anxiously‚ Whitney tells of feelings of superstition between the crew amidst the island. During the conversation‚ Whitney tells Rainsford that the island has a bad reputation
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animal for it spreads various disease like diphtheria and thus they advice to keep children away from the cat. Some people also associate black magic with a cat. The most significant superstition related to the cat is that if a cat crosses the way of a passerby‚ he or she should not walk past. This is just a superstition because common sense says that when a cat crosses a road it means that the animal needs to go somewhere. It is as simple as that. Cats possess scary grey coloured eyes and most of
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become independent like man. Tradition bound India : Nehru says‚ "When women moves forward‚ the family moves‚ the village moves and the nation moves". Gandhiji wanted to abolish the superstitions of traditions bound India. He wanted to abolish untouchability‚ child widowhood‚ child marriage and superstitions partices. As a boy Gandhi was a dominating husband. He wanted implict obedient from Kasturba. he never allowed her to go out without his permission. But later
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The town people show their strong loyalty on tradition manifest itself in “The Lottery”. The plot of this story is simple but thought-provoking. In a clear and sunny summer morning‚ the people of a village began to gather in a square to attend a traditional activity‚ the lottery. Mr. Summer is the host of the activity‚ Mr. Graves is the postmaster and Old Man Warner as a reminder of it. Everyone has to attend it and has an equal chance to be the “lucky” one and then this one will be stoned to death
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“The art of the storyteller is to hold the attention to the reader.” If they are able to grab the whole mind of the reader‚ they can convey the ideas and themes represented in the story successfully to the audience‚ and therefore the intension of the writer can be better understood and appreciated. In order to achieve this target‚ the writers often employ literary techniques‚ such as foreshadowing‚ story in story‚ suspense‚ etc‚ to attract and hold the reader’s attention. Usually‚ the plot itself
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prevalent of all the questions were how much can be rationally explained? And are superstitions real? After reading the title the first thing that came to mind was the black cat superstition. Cats have always held a variety of notions among all cultures‚ especially a black cat. The majority of humans have always associated black cats with something bad or evil. I myself have always believed that the superstitions following black cats are just a hoax believed by the naive. The story converts and
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The Red Room is a ’spine chiller’ written by H.G Wells. The story is set at Lorraine Castle where a specific room is preoccupied by ghastly spirits. This story The Red Room is about a man (narrator) who seeks spirits inside Lorraine Castle‚ with his only protection as his revolver. The spirit welcomes the man in an uncomfortable manner‚ moving furniture‚ candles going out without smoke and other procedures which the spirit posses. His excuse for the cause of this terror is that ghosts are not inquisitive
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Meritorious deeds that will help a person to achieve Nirvana include giving donations (especially to monks) and abiding by the Five Precepts and practicing Bavana (meditation). Some Myanmar people‚ especially those from the rural areas‚ have many superstitions. Astrology‚ palmistry and clairvoyance are sometimes relied upon to make important decisions. These may include marriage‚ going into a business partnership‚ naming a baby‚ and others. To offset bad luck‚ certain meritorious deeds or yadaya may
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