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    In Chapter 23 of A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, Frederick Henry claims that alcohol is a great distraction from all the horrible things taking place in everyone’s lives. Through Frederick Henry, the author, Ernest Hemingway is also stating how he uses his alcoholism to deal with the tragedy and despair he faced in World War I and later commits suicide due to the compilation of his life tragedies and his mental degradation. Due to the death of friends in war and the PTSD that came with

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    A Comparison of Barna di Siena’s Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine and Rogier van der Weyden’s Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child Development in art often follows two tracks: development over a period of time and also differences in regional development. Both changes are seen in the comparison of Barna di Siena’s Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine and Rogier van der Weyden’s Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child. Originating in Italy, the Renaissance began in the mid to late

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    moves from a confident detachment to the bewilderment of a fearful victim. He tries to interpret what he sees in his way in Wuthering Heights. Lockwood’s reaction to the dreams in the paneled bed that once belonged to Catherine Earnshaw, where Catherine has dreamt as well, has carved her name into the wooden panels, and had preserved parts of her childhood in a diary and Heathcliff’s dream, finally dying triumphantly in the very chamber where Lockwood had dreamed of Cathy struggling

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    Most authors who have a long list of books tend to trade quality writing for quantity. There are exemptions to this and one of the best is Catherine Ryan Hyde. Her writing is full of heart and you never put down something she has written with disappointment. Heaven Adjacent stands along with all the other books by Hyde that I love. Catherine Ryan Hyde’s books always shine a bright light on a moral lesson in her stories. Heaven Adjacent is no different. When I finished this book, like all her others

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    How Elizabeth Bennet is used by Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice as a form of social protest In the society of Jane Austen's day it was imperative that a woman married a suitable husband in order for them to live comfortably and improve the social standing and wealth of her family. Women in high society did not work and so it was vital that they married well. This situation is best summed up in the book by Jane Austen as we are given an insight as to the motives of Elizabeth's sister Charlotte

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    differences, and it is most clearly seen between Catherine, a well educated middle class lady and Heathcliff, an orphaned dark skinned gypsy found on the streets. Catherine openly admits this difference as to why she married Edgar, stating that she would, “become the greatest woman of the neighborhood” later says, “if Heathcliff and I married, we should be beggars” (Brontë 73-76). Heathcliff’s low social standing is one of the main reasons Catherine chose the wealthy and well to do Edgar over him

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    Elizabeth Bennet- She is the protagonist in the novel. Elizabeth is Mr Bennet’s second daughter out of five. She is the most educated and the most practical. She is honest and quick-witted but judges harshly. In the end, she marries Fitzwilliam Darcy. Fitzwilliam Darcy- Mr. Darcy comes from a wealthy family and is the owner of the Pemberley Estate. He is intelligent and tends to judge hastily. Darcy is excessively proud of his social status. He also thinks that he is worth enough of Elizabeth. Jane

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    Terry Eagleton once stated that Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë “is ideological because it represents a ‘world view’- it represents conflicts without being fragmented by conflict itself” (Wuthering Heights: AS & A2 York Notes). This quote perfectly embodies Wuthering Heights from a deconstructive perspective, which involves a very thorough reading of texts in an effort to demonstrate that every text has contradictory meanings, rather than having one pleasant and rational meaning as in most literary

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    a huge pot. Tv shows have also shown witches in two forms seen as good and also bad. When it comes down to it, the real history of witches is often dark and deadly. Three major stories of witches include Angele de la Barthe, Mother Shipton, and Catherine Monvoisin. Angele de la Barthe was born in 1230 and was supposedly the first person to be put to death for heretical sorcery during the medieval witch trial. According to witchcraftwitches.com, Angele was living in Toulouse, France and was accused

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    “The presentation of the theme of identity is what draws the reader in” Explore the methods by which writers develop the theme of identity in the light of this statement. In Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, there is a strong sense of identity in certain characters in the novel. Elizabeth has a high understanding of her own views and opinions, which often contrast with those around her “She had always felt that Charlotte’s opinion was not exactly like her own”. However, other characters

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