And Then There Were None Agatha Christie ← Plot Overview → Eight people, all strangers to each other, are invited to Indian Island, off the English coast. Vera Claythorne, a former governess, thinks she has been hired as a secretary; Philip Lombard, an adventurer, and William Blore, an ex-detective, think they have been hired to look out for trouble over the weekend; Dr. Armstrong thinks he has been hired to look after the wife of the island’s owner. Emily Brent, General Macarthur, Tony Marston
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establishing why they feature in Dante's eschatological vision and discussing the sources which influenced his inclusion of these particular creatures. These four monsters all fulfil important functions as well as representing important themes in Inferno, establishing them as symbols which reinforce Dante's allegory. Minos, as the infernal judge and agent of God's justice, represents our own conscience and morality. When the sinners come before him "tutta si confessa", which causes the reader to reflect
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1. Discuss the relationship between George and Lennie. The friendship that George and Lennie share forms the core of the novel, and although Steinbeck idealizes and perhaps exaggerates it, he never questions its sincerity. From Lennie’s perspective, George is the most important person in his life, his guardian and only friend. Every time he does anything that he knows is wrong, his first thought is of George’s disapproval. He doesn’t defend himself from Curley because of George’s stern instruction
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Title of Work: The Metamorphosis Author: Franz Kafka Date of Publication: 1899 Genre: Novella, Kafkaesque, sureal, Absurdism Writing Style: Journalism, analogous, short story, 3 parts Point of View: First Person, Third Person Omniscient Setting/Atmosphere: Samsa’s house, mainly Gregor’s room Plot Development: Part I- Gregor has just woke up in his bed and realizes he is turned into a giant bug/ he looks around his room and struggles to fall back asleep, and worries about what a difficult job
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Title of Work: The Scarlet Letter Author’s Name: Nathaniel Hawthorne Date of Publication: Genre: Fiction Setting: The Scarlett Letter is set in the middle of the seventeenth century, in a time where there were strict religious values. Major Characters: Hester Prynne is the main character or this book, and hence the book’s title she wears a scarlet on her clothing which is a large letter “A”. This letter means that she is an adulterer, which means that she cheated on her husband. Her
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Symmetry and balance are dominant design elements, as the entire artwork is vertically subdivided by a thin strip of symbols. A spheral motif is used for Buddha's halo to the effect of glorification, but also—more importantly—in a circle surrounding his body, signifying simultaneously a detachment from the chaos of modern life, and—where the circle is broken—a connection to it
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TRISTE, TRISTE ANALYSIS • Triste Triste explores the aftermath of intimate sexual interaction as a metaphor for artistic creativity. • Through intimate activity (sex) she discovers an out of body situation, a sense that her spirit becomes free • Explores the multi-faceted experiences of women and their roles • The poem begins hopeful and ends melachonic • Harwood utilizes figurate language which is highly emotional and suggestive • Shift in tense – starts present, ends past • Imprisoned
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Analysis of Big Throughout the film Big (1988), director Penny Marshall uses different manners of characterization, film and story structure, and symbolism to convey the movies themes and ideas. The film opens up in the everyday life of a 13-year-old boy, Josh Baskin (David Moscow, Tom Hanks), who’s going through the typical motions and struggles that a 13-year-old would be expected to go through. He still acts like a child but doesn’t want to be treated like one by his parents, he can’t catch
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General 1. Title: Frankenstein 2. Author: Mary Shelley 3. Date of publication: Jan 1, 1818 4. Novel type: horror, Gothic, science fiction and tragedy Structure 1. Point of view: Throughout most of the novel it is a first person narrative. The main narrator s victor Frankenstein however there are 2other narrators too; Walton and the monster. Walton’s narration is through letters. 2. Relationship to meaning: The first person narration helps the reader see things from the character
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“My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning was a poem inspired by the Renaissance Duke, Alfonso Ferarra. This poem is based loosely on historical events involving Alfonso, the Duke of Ferrara, who lived during the Renaissance in the 1500’s. The Duke is the speaker of the poem. He begins with revealing to his readers that he is entertaining an emissary who has come to negotiate the Duke’s marriage to the daughter of another strong and political family. While entertaining the emissary throughout the palace
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