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Cry The Beloved Country
... each other.
The language of the book from the very beginning reveals its biblical nature. "The great valley of Umzimkulu is still in darkness, but the light will come there. Ndotcheni is still in darkness, but the light will come there also." The style includes symbols such as light and darkness, short clauses connected by "and" or "but", and repetition. This style is used to represent speech or thoughts "translated" from Zulu.
Jesus Christ is symbolized by the figure of Arthur Jarvis. He is a white reformer who fights for rights of blacks. Like Christ, he is very altruistic and wants to pursue his aims at all costs. His friend, Harrison, says: "Here [Arthur Jar ...
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The Chrysalids
... lying. Go to your room." (p.51) He is a cruel and inhumane person to anyone who has or is involved with a deviation. The reader would see this attitude when Aunt Harriet visits the Strorms and brings her deviant child with her: "Send her away. Tell her to leave the house - and take that with her." (p.71) Joseph did not show any sympathy at all toward his own sister in law.
Aunt Harriet is the sister of David's mother Mrs. Strorm. She enters the story half way through the book, where she goes to Mrs. Strorm seeking help. Yet the help she is looking for is not something Mrs. Strorm agrees with: "Nothing much! You have the effrontery to bring your monster in ...
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African-American Literature, M
... Nanny and Meridian�s mother were the key figures in their early cultural and self awareness. These two women attempted to mold Janie and Meridian in their own images; the only images they knew.
Meridian�s mother was a product of the southern culture around the time Janie would have lived. She lived as a schoolteacher in her young adult years. She simply fell into the cultural trap of love and marriage. Walker describes the �love� Meridian�s mother felt as �toleration for his (Meridian�s father�s) habits �(50). This woman had no want of children. She was completely unprepared for what they would mean to her life. Children shattered Meridian�s mother. Mer ...
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The Has Been And The Never Was
... The Jerry Lee Lewis of cinema, a pounding performer who doesn’t care if he tears up the piano, as long as everybody is rocking” (Chicago Sun-Times 10-94) the movie is a combination of several short-stories into a larger story. Tarantino ignores the concept of time, going forwards and backwards in such a way that the ending and the beginning of the movie are almost the same scene. This nonlinear way of shooting, combined with the brilliant acting of Travolta, and Jackson make the film one that can be watched a dozen times, and every time the viewer will take something different away from it.
John Travolta is an actor whose career has seen as many downs ...
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Persuasive Essay On Increasing The Driving Age To 18
... intoxicated
driving.
Driving your own car to school is not a absolutely necessary. This
creates more risks, and more possibilities for a teenager to become
involved in an accident. The county provides a entirely safe bussing
program. Students can be picked up in the morning, then returned home in
the afternoon. I think more student should take advantage of this.
When you are a teenager, it is said you feel immortal. This may
hold true in some instances. Students might approach a stoplight, and
decide to race the engine, when next to another classmate. Or races might
ensue, that endanger the student and, the other citizens on the roads.
This is not to s ...
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The Witness
... Joel stepped into the driver's seat and eased the car off down the road.
The boy, Adam Martins had witnessed what was turning out to be the most important case in the state's history, and after the FBI had uncovered the Mafia link they were left with no choice but to take Adam into safety. They presumed that the Mafia was watching every move made by Adam and his family, and the FBI couldn't risk telling the boy's mother or any other family members. Adam sat in the backseat, squeezed between two agents. He was confused, still half asleep and luckily, very quiet.
The dark car turned off the freeway and drove carefully down what seemed an unused dirt track. They were t ...
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Injustice To Kill A Mockingbir
... of him raping Mayella, to the guilty verdict, were all racially biased.
The entire town formed the opinion that it was typical black man behavior, and that Tom was guilty. The court gasped when he commented about his pity for Mayella, because for a black person to feel sorry for a white person was unacceptable; it was to be the reverse. The verdict of the all-white jury came right down to the color of his skin, even though Atticus had more than proved Tom's innocence. The "Old Sarum" mob played a part in this injustice as well, when they came to harm Tom and instill fear in Atticus so that he would decline from defending him. However, it was not onl ...
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Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
... was prepared to do this deed. Gawain knows full well that he would receive a blow in return and would have to find the Green Knight in order to receive his blow. He accepts these terms and gives the Green Knight his blow with no haste. Time passes and it eventually is time for Sir Gawain to start to look for his fate and find the Green Knight and his chapel. Starting his crusade, Gawain was given a feast and many thought he would never return again, as some of the knights would comment, "Better to have been more prudent, to have made him a duke before this could happen. He seemed a brilliant leader, and could have been." (II, 677) Gawain knows all ...
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Secret Identity
... phone, he can not blend in more. But who am I kidding? Underneath that tailored suit lies another with a big “S” on his chest. Who knew that this mild-mannered reporter is faster than a speeding bullet and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? They call him “The Man of Steel”. He is Superman. He can fly, has x-ray vision, heat ray vision, and bullets bounce right off him. You don’t get any more unique than the man in the red and blue.
So then who is Clark Kent? Where does he fit in? He’s the secret-identity of the Man of Steel. What of his true identity? That identity which is known for his courage. His nobility. His ...
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Hills Like White Elephants, Ye
... and girl in the story, “Hills Like White Elephants,” are not an honest one. The man seems to lead the conversation where as the girl is quiet. He brings up the subject of ‘operation’ which suggested abortion, but never mentions the word ‘abortion’ in the story to understate it. He tries to convince the girl to get the operation, but the girl seems bothered by this subject. However, he does not stop. Their relationship seems to be fine when the baby has not came in between them. We could see this where the guy says, “We’ll be fine afterward. Just like we were before.” The girl wants the relationship to becom ...
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