Most of famous traditional Chinese novels have the universal and unique artistic style‚ writing technique and artistic language‚ ¡°Honglou meng¡± is one of the best novels that contain profound cultural connotation and ideological content. As well known‚ the original author Cao xue qing only wrote the first eighty chapters of this novel‚ but died before the completion of the last 40. The last 40 chapters of the novel are of questionable authenticity. It is been said that the other forty chapters
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over Science‚ and Individual freedom. The mansion that the Ushers live in is set in the middle of a dead forest because no one will come near the house of Usher. For example‚ the setting is in a dark and gloomy forest in which this makes the story very interesting to watch. In the beginning
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If I had to choose whether to be forever homeless‚ but free to roam the earth as I please or live the life of luxury and be locked in my mansion‚ I would choose to live the life of luxury and be locked in my mansion. First‚ I would have to worry about food or other needs. Homeless people sometimes go days without food or water. I cannot imagine how difficult that would be. If I were homeless‚ I would spend my time roaming the earth for something to eat. I would not have enough money to even travel
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Hauntings in Ham House When it was built in 1837‚ it was considered to be one of the grandest mansions in the town. Originally a small house‚ it was later transformed into a magnificent mansion in a mixture of Gothic‚ Antebellum and Victorian style. After his first wife died‚ Matthias Ham‚ the owner of the house‚ married another woman. He lived comfortably in the mansion. Mathias Ham was an energetic personality who succeeded in his many businesses such a lumber‚ shipping‚ agriculture and lead mining
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Gatsby’s mansion to a place they’ve seen while traveling they went to. Nick describes Gatsby’s house by saying‚ “ It was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy.” (Fitzgerald 5) The Hotel de Ville in Normandy is an actual place. The architectural style of the Hotel de Ville is a renaissance revival. Sara tells Thomas that she saw a Georgian Colonial. In the book‚ Nick states‚ “Their house was even more elaborate than I expected‚ a cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion‚ overlooking
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To Catch a Thief The sun was out as if it shone like a million stars sparkling right at you. Except it was a sad day at the Hinton’s family mansion. For the Hinton’s family it was a very early morning. The mansion was huge; tall and giant like a massive storey building. A door almost made of steel. The ground was so smooth like a pebble being washed away on a beach. Tall‚ glazed windows were newly installed. There were crunchy leaves; gold‚ browns‚ greens‚ the sight of autumn commenced. You could
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Connell‚ Sager Rainsford‚ is faced to fight against general Zaroff by being an animal. To understand the suspenseful tone Connell conveys in “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ you have to look at the three settings of the story‚ the yacht‚ the jungle‚ and the mansion through diction‚ details‚ and sensory imagery‚ that help the author reveal the danger of the game. The yacht Rainsford was on in “The most Dangerous Game” presents a suspenseful tone‚ which is shown by diction‚ details‚ and sensory imagery. Rainsford
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relationship becomes more concrete. The author uses different approaches to show the reader the relationship between the two and how it affects Usher. The use of imagery and other literary tools helps to give a clear picture‚ in the reader’s head‚ of the mansion physical presence and Usher’s mental state. The narrator and Usher follow the same train of thought after reading the "The Haunted Palace". As Usher starts to give his opinion on the subject‚ it becomes clear that his mental state is declining
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Long ago‚ before the seasons existed‚ there was a young woman named Proserpina. She was cheerful‚ curious and innocent‚ but soon‚ that all would change. One day‚ at about noon‚ Proserpina went wandering on the seashore with the sea nymphs. Her mother begged Proserpina to stay close to the sea nymphs‚ as they would keep her safe. Despite her mother’s best attempts‚ Proserpina wandered into the fields to pick flowers without the safety of the sea nymphs. One of the shrubs was very beautiful and
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Gardette-Le Prete Mansion is a large house built in Dauphine Street‚ New Orleans. It is more popularly called the Sultan Massacre House. As you can already guess‚ the house has seen gory‚ gruesome events in its lifetime. What happened there? What does a Sultan have to do with it? Originally built in 1836 by Joseph Gardette‚ it was later purchased by a wealthy man called Jean Baptiste LePrete. When the Civil War broke out‚ LePrete suddenly found himself in the middle of an economic crisis. What was
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