passage. Pi tells the stranger No wonder you ’re starved for customers. ’ There is irony here as Pi is the stranger ’s customer. Later when they are together the stranger tells of how Pi ’s heart‚ flesh and liver ’ are with him. This may have had a sinister undertone to it as with the stranger having an overeager embrace ’ on Pi ’s throat. Pi suggests the two feast on each others company ’ the use of the word feast confirms Pi ’s intentions. Additionally Pi describes the stranger as a presence glowing
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misfortunes”. Nevertheless‚ little is known about the stranger until he declares‚ “I wait but for one event‚ and then I shall repose in peace.” The denotative meaning of the word repose is rest/sleep‚ which suggests the stranger will be able to rest easier once he completes a specific deed. The connotative definition of repose‚ however‚ could be death‚ meaning once he completes what he has set out to do‚ he can finally die in peace. It is clear the stranger does not mean to try to change what has already
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between each the homecomer‚ the stranger‚ and the community. Through contrasting the stranger and the homecomer‚ Schuetz discerns that in order to comprehend the homecomer and his experiences‚ the pseudo-type of the homecomer must be replaced by his unique-individual experiences
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you‚ we’re at your knees in hopes of a warm welcome‚ even a guest-gift‚ the sort that hosts give strangers. That’s the custom. Respect the gods‚ my friend. We’re suppliants—at your mercy! Zeus of the Strangers guards all guests and suppliants: strangers are sacred—Zeus will avenge their rights!’ ‘Stranger‚’ he grumbled back from his brutal heart‚ ‘you must be a fool‚ stranger‚ or come from nowhere‚ telling me to fear the gods or avoid their wrath! We Cyclops never blink
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state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint” (Dictonary.com).When you arrive to a new town you are somewhat free‚ although unless you are accepted by the town‚ you won’t feel free. In his short story‚ The Strangers that Came to Town‚ Ambrose Flack shows that true freedom is about being accepted. This is shown by the people in town mocking the Duvitches for who they are‚ and also by Tom and Andy poisoning the Duvitches fish they caught. The Duvitches don’t feel
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jigsaw piece went missing. It is not a complete piece of writing. Lastly‚ I find R.K. Narayan to be naughty at times‚ from the way he phrased his sentence‚ and the sarcasm‚ but we like it. In " An Astrologer’s Day"‚ an astrologer meets a stranger and tells his fortune. Surprisingly‚ the "fake" astrologer managed to tell what was true for the
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people crammed themselves into the airport that dreary morning‚ with lines winding across the lobby‚ thousands patiently waiting to clear security. Gazing outside my office window‚ I saw him. The rain cast a kind of pallor over the day‚ and this stranger was little more than just a stolid figure. Only his face gleamed white as he loitered suspiciously in the lobby. His hair clung to his wet forehead‚ he was drenched in water‚ but he ignored it. He stood there motionless‚ one arm crossed over his
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Judgment of the death penalty is both express also verifiable in as much compositions. For example‚ in the stranger Meursault’s long restriction throughout as much trial what’s more as much consequent execution would introduced Concerning illustration and only an elaborate‚ stately custom move directing‚ including both general population Furthermore religious powers. The grim reasonability about this procedure about legalized homicide contrasts markedly with those sudden‚ irrational‚ very nearly
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you don’t If you like to win but think you can’t‚ it’s almost a cinch you won’t If you think‚ you’ll lose‚ you are lost. It’s all in a state of mind. Life’s battle‚ don’t always go to the stranger or faster men. But sooner or later‚ the man who wins is the one who thinks he can. Hope is an important factor. If one loses hope‚ everything is finished. You are lost in your life. Even a small single spark in the forest can make a forest fire
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The strangeness of Meursault is evident when the prison Chaplain attempts to take his confession. He does not believe in God and find no reason to be despair. Although he is aware of his inevitable future‚ he thinks “ I didn’t have time to waste thinking about things that didn’t interest me”. In this perspective‚ he differentiates himself from everyone else. He sees life as meaningless‚ torturous‚ boring and dull. So for him‚ Death is equal to heaven‚ a permanent freedom. He shows the difference
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