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Short Story, Critical Analysis
305 Words - 2 Pages.... becomes frustrated from all the failed attempts, and decides she will no longer do what her mother wants. Jing-Mei gives up on herself, believing she can't succeed, which ultimately causes her mother to give up on her. Jing-Mei realizes that what hurt her the most was her mother giving up on her.
In trying to please her mother, Jing-Mei's self image is lowered. Everyday her mother would read about a new child prodigy then could try to test Jing-Mei to see if she could do what the child prodigy could do. At first Jing-Mei wants to find her prodigy, but after many failed attempts, she reveals how she hated the tests, "The raised hopes and failed expectations". Another ....
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Animal Farm
824 Words - 3 Pages.... selfuish desires and power struggles. Again, the power struggles in satirize human nature.
In the quest for power, time after time, negative leaders use propaganda for their sople benefit/ In napoleon uses this technique to brainwash the animals into thinking that they need to serve him alone. napoleon does not care if the animals are hurt or if they need rest. He wants for himself anfd himself only. naploeon uses the propaganda technique in an uncaring and very negative way/ An example of this in the novel is when napoleon blatantly runs a rival pig, snowball, off the farm./ napoleon even uses his trained dogs to scare snowball away. from this point on, he would blame sn ....
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Call Of The Wild By Jack Londo
721 Words - 3 Pages.... and he loves many people. Buck shows his love for John Thorton (his last owner) many times. For example, Buck pulls a sled 100 yards that has a thousand pounds of flour on it because John bet that he could (Page 50). Buck could not have moved the sled if he didn't love John. Manuel shows his love for money by selling Buck, the family dog. "He loved to play Chinese lottery" (Page 2). If he didn't love to play lottery Buck might still live in California. Manuel is the gardener for the family and the first person who sold Buck. Buck shows his love for leadership by fighting with Spitz. "The dominant primortal beast was stong in Buck" (Page 15). If Buck didn't want to ....
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Grapes Of Wrath 2
786 Words - 3 Pages.... situation of the country has a great effect on the fall, or succession of people like the Joads, but I don't believe government programs will effect them at all.
For example, the great depression was a major economical event, and it greatly effected more then just people like the Joads, but programs like the public works administration, which employed people for government construction projects. Another program, the Works Progress Administration, later called the Works Projects Administration was created to develop relief programs, and to keep a person's skills. From 1935-1943, it employed 8 million people, and spent 11 billion dollars. But in 1939, there were still 9. ....
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Macbeth - Tragedy Or Satire
2072 Words - 8 Pages.... work of art really a Tragedy?
Aristotle, one of the greatest men in the history of human thought, interpreted Tragedy as a genre aimed to present a heightened and harmonious imitation of nature, and, in particular, those aspects of nature that touch most closely upon human life. This I think Macbeth attains. However, Aristotle adds a few conditions.
According to Aristotle, a tragedy must have six parts: plot, character, diction, thought, spectacle, and song. Most important is the plot, the structure of the incidents. Tragedy is not an imitation of men, but of action and life. It is by men's actions that they acquire happiness or sadness. Aristotle stated, in response to Plato ....
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Everything But Not Epic
630 Words - 3 Pages.... extraordinary strength and courage, and the interference of supernatural forces. The author fulfills these characteristics and therefore permits the poem to be classified as a folk epic.
The style of writing used by the author is distinguished among other poets in Old English literature. One literary element that is implemented by the poet is the prominent use of alliterative contrast. For instance when Heorot is first attacked by Grendel, the poet describes a band of nobles “asleep after the feast” and feeling “no sorrow” (28). Another aspect of the author’s writing technique is the use of diction. Narrative irony can be seen in the swift narrative transit ....
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Futures Truth
1352 Words - 5 Pages.... He turns man's best friend, the dog, against man, changes the role of public servants and changes the value of a person.
Aldous Huxley also uses the concept of society out of control in his science fiction novel Brave New World. Written late in his career, Brave New World also deals with man in a changed society. Huxley asks his readers to look at the role of science and literature in the future world, scared that it may be rendered useless and discarded.
But one theme that both Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 use in common is the theme of individual discovery by refusing to accept a passive approach to life, and refusing to conform. In addition, the refusal of various met ....
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Huckleberry Finn - Satirical Plot
876 Words - 4 Pages.... for skin color. Risking his life and overcoming many difficulties on the way, Huck succeeds in freeing Jim. Focusing on racism, alcoholism and mob mentality, Mark Twain uses his ardent style of writing and satirizes the three traits throughout the novel.
Many words the book contains are full of vivid abhorrence towards black slaves. Every single line talks about how white people despise and refuse to accept the black race. Answering Aunt Sally's question about whether or not anyone is hurt Huck answers, "no mum, just killed a nigger."(Twain 213) This is the one and only acceptable way to talk about black people in the "white" society. In addition to this, not only is the ....
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