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    must consider: What makes a modern man? Is it the spiritual hollowness that Eliot talks about? Is it the embodiment of Freud’s psychoanalytic theories? Could it be the rugged product of the harsh post-Victorian industrialized lifestyle? In Sons and Lovers, Lawrence focuses on the personal development of Paul Morel as he grows up with an alcoholic and emotionally unstable father, Walter Morel, and his mother, Gertrude Morel, with who he develops a strong bond. This relationship is the first to elaborate

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    Porphyria's Lover Essay

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    the Impressionist Movement and his 1873 Impression, Sunrise is an oil painting on canvas that depicts a gloomy dawn over a harbor in the new style. The British poet, Robert Browning is known for his dramatic monologues, one of which is “Porphyria’s Lover”, written in 1834. The poetic style allows for the character to speak straight to the audience. Both forms of art deviate from traditional Victorian values, capturing feelings and personality, rather than morality and truth. In the painting, Impression

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    Essay The Demon Lover

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    Natural Events: 'The Demon Lover'; The events in Elisabeth Bower's 'The Demon Lover'; can be explained naturally. The story being as vague as it is leads most to concur with the title of the story and imagine that there is a supernatural aspect in the story. In the short story, Kathleen has returned to her home in London that has been abandoned during the bombing of World War II. She is not expected, yet she finds a letter addressed to her on a table in the hallway. Twenty-five years has past since

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    Ill Match Lovers

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    Quentin Massys’ piece titled Ill-Matched Lovers (c. 1520 – 1525) represents the interaction between two people who have seemingly nothing in common. This piece was made around 1520 – 1525 as an illustrated narrative of a favorite northern European theme. The piece’s present location is the National Gallery of Art, and it’s earliest recorded home was the Hotel Provincial Government in Bruges in 1902 for the exhibition of Flemish primitive and ancient art. The piece is in good condition; oil on a panel

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    A Hero's Lost Lover

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    now future husband and wife. Consequently, the princess was the only one of the crowd lacking celebration. Her decision led her lost lover to a new lover, not to the tiger. Nevertheless, she acknowledged the fact that she could have led him to his death and not had to deal with the jealousy, but she knew what was best for him. The princess knew to make her lost lover content, she was to give him up. The grieving princess didn't like her decision,

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    Ex Lovers Summary

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    parties and thereby either disappear or have become other people’s property. He uses the example of the Ex lover couple in Tanzania to differentiate conflicts and how different cultures or countries like British courts negotiate conflicts. By using the “Ex Lovers” case Christie outline the five element that explain the main argument between the couple which are; the parties, the former lovers, who were placed in the center of the room and everyone’s attention; the couple were allowed to speak

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    through the same experiences. This is especially true for horror and suspense stories. Elizabeth Bowen’s short story “The Demon Lover” is able to invoke a lot of emotion through different literary elements, which is why it is so popular. Elements such as point of view, suspense, and foreshadowing really put the readers on the edge of their seats. The point of view of “The Demon Lover” plays a very important role in the emotional rollercoaster the reader takes with Mrs. Drover. The third-person omniscient

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    Essay on The Other Lover

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    The Other Lover In the Shakespearean sonnet, “The Sonnet-Ballad” by Gwendolyn Brooks, the speaker uses such techniques as: repetition, metaphors and personification to show how her relationship is doomed because of war. The poem shows how war can change a man who was once confident and unaffected by pain, into one who accepts death without a struggle.      In this sonnet, death is personified and shown as the speaker’s opponent in a struggle for her lover. Death is described

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    Porphyria's Lover Essay

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    Whereas, the man is referred to as her ‘Lover’, signifying he is in her possession. Throughout the entire poem, he is not given a name, which could indicate that he is not as important as Porphyria, who is identified. However, Porphyria is the name of a disease which could symbolize that she represents an illness as she has a negative affect on her Lover. Psychologically, he is haunted by his love for her which consequently makes him very jealous

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    Lynda Barry’s One! Hundred! Demons! is a graphic memoir of Barry’s personal life in which she illustrates the different kinds of demons she encountered while growing up. These demons caused her question if she really had true friends that made her feel welcomed and loved. Specifically, in the chapter The Visitor, Barry demonstrates the idea of social belonging as she’s trying to fill in the emotional void to fully feel herself again. Looking closely through the subject to subject panels, we begin

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