interesting points made. However‚ I believe an archetypal lens best suits this poem because it factors in the ending‚ characters‚ and themes. At the end of the poem‚ the Grinch relinquishes all the stolen goods because he is touched by the spirit of Christmas. Within a Marxist context‚ the Grinch was stealing in order to abolish the class structure‚ and to sustain himself. However‚ he takes more than necessary and readily relinquishes it‚ proving that he is not stealing out of desperation but because
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The fear of Scrooge towards the third ghost is very understandable ‚ above all it is the physical appearance of this ghost that makes Scrooge fear him the most‚ but on the other hand the quietness of it makes Scrooge get a feeling of suspense. “Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him‚ and he found that he could hardly stand when he prepared to follow it” (Dickens 134). The fact that the ghost did not talked at all only made Scrooge more nervous‚ he did not know
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Madame Defarge is a murderer and brutal human being. She has killed many people and will keep killing no matter who tries to stop her. Madame Defarge has a very revengeful mind and doesn’t think about anyone but herself. I hate that Madame Defarge thinks that she has all the power and can do whatever she wants. She doesn’t take anyone’s feelings into consideration and just does what she feels like doing even if it hurts the people around her. No one knows much about Madame Defarge because she is
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The true description of Scrooge first appears about quarter way through the book‚ before then there are only a few minor references to his character. The description begins metaphorically as it features the words " A tight-fisted hand at the grindstone". Its metaphorical because it is trying to portray that Scrooge is literally as tight as the hand to the grindstone. Then soon after this seven adjectives follow‚ " Squeezing‚ Wrenching‚ Grasping‚ Scraping‚ Clutching‚ Covetous‚ Old sinner". They are
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aren’t real‚ or for a parent to watch as their son or daughter make life changing decisions. Decisions like which colleges to go to‚ or to decide to marry their high school sweet heart. A teenager’s loss of innocence is the focal point of Joyce Carol Oates short story “Where are you going? Where have you been?” featuring the main protagonist‚ Connie. Connie is forced to face the ordeal of becoming an adult at the age of fifteen in a matter of minutes. She spurns her parents in an effort to be
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O Holy Night What would Christmas be like without our favorite Christmas Carols? As we kick off this holiday season we‚ the worship exposed team‚ wanted to dive a little further into these heartfelt and memory filled Christmas songs that have showered through our homes‚ churches and communities for decades. As I gathered details for this series‚ I battled with what Christmas Carol to write about. Between Hark the Herald‚ Silent Night and Joy to the Lord‚ it was a tough call‚ but ultimately I decided
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BookRags Literature Study Guide A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens For the online version of BookRags’ A Christmas Carol Literature Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-christmascarol/ Copyright Information ©2000-2012 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Literature Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly
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TUBACHRISTMAS A time of joyful celebration‚ Christmas brings us closer to our friends and family. Caroling‚ sharing‚ and blessing each other with gifts of love as Christmas music takes over the atmosphere of our world. Music brings people together‚ but Christmas music brings a greater crowd of people together to celebrate the wonderful joys in life and Christ’s birth. Austin Peay gave Clarksville a gift of music through its very own department of music. ‘A Tuba Christmas’ was a wonderful performance that took
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Compare and contrast the ways in which Carol Ann Duffy presents female characters in ’The World’s Wife’. The Worlds Wife is a joyous collection of poems about women which was published in 1999‚ which are given a voice in society as the original stories/myths gave women no say. The poems features biblical‚ mythical and historical which are very well known. All the poems are dramatic monologues in a feminist approach. Most poems are seen as witty‚ interesting and hilarious. The main themes shown
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A Christmas Carol ii. “This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want.” ‘A Christmas Carol contains lessons not only for Scrooge‚ but for the society of Dickens’s day.’ Discuss. Set against the backdrop of rampant industrialism‚ Charles Dickens’ classic novella‚ A Christmas Carol endorses the notion that all life is precious and equal. By taking his apparently irredeemable protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge‚ on a supernatural journey‚ Dickens intends to convey to the complacent classes of the era the
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