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?The Lottery? by Shirley Jackson is a short story that without the symbolism of its characters, would amount to little more than an odd tale about a stoning. However, because of what each character represents and the way the setting helps to magnify those representations, it becomes a short story that is anything but short of meaning. The first character is probably the most obviously symbolic character of the story. Every word that leaves Old Man Warner?s Mouth reeks of tradition. He

on page 150, she wrote down that “On Saturdays after our chores were done, we were allowed to ride our bikes down the long hill to the river that ran lazy and clear in the dry season and rushed by in red-brown torrent when the monsoons fell.” The character is smart. On page 149, Kamela talks about her school. “So rare was the day when someone didn’t go home from school lined with angry red stripes.” Kamela had found a way around this, “With a quick memory and a high motivation to avoid pain, I was

Up until about ten years ago the thought of same-sex marriage in the United States was taboo and predominately looked at as wrong. This was only dreamt about for many yet over the decades it has become more and more a reality each day. In American society today they 're 35 States where gay marriage is legal and only 15 where it is not. Despite the number of states on board, the gay community still doesn 't have the same rights as heterosexuals. In most cultures, the LGBTQ community can 't adopt or

that describes a true crime event from a police procedural standpoint. On November 15, 1959, Perry Smith and Dick Hancock committed the brutal quadruple murder of the Clutter family. The bodies of Herbert Clutter, his wife Bonnie, and their children Nancy and Kenyon, were discovered scattered throughout their Kansas ranch home the following morning, the same day that a three

In the story The House of the Scorpion, written by Nancy Farmer, the main character is Matt. The Main setting is in the country Opium. In the beginning of the story, Matt is five years old and he lives in a small shack in the middle of a poppy field. The main problem/conflict in the book is Matt’s struggle to survive in these harsh conditions. The solution is Matt crosses the border into Aztlan and seeks Maria and her mother Esperanza. At the end of the story, Matt returns to Opium to take over as

striving to get the best grades possible, no matter how they are earned. Terminal USA includes the classic computer nerd who is all brains and no life. Another common stereotype is one strictly directed towards Asian women. The female character is always one of two things. She is either the sexual dominatrix (the “dragon lady”) or the innocent and submissive young girl (the “China doll”). More often than not, Asian women are portrayed as exotic, mysterious, and overtly sexual. A perfect

to each character, she effortlessly breathed life into these stories. She would take on the character of Mr.Kyle, a hunter in the championship coon-hunt, with a rugged deep voice. She would scruff out the lines, "People been trying to understand dogs since the beginning of time...Some people call it loyalty...but I call it love, the deepest kind of love." Not only could she imitate a realistic impression of Mr. Kyle, but she knew how to differentiate her voice between other male characters like Papa

diction and syntax to give each character their own distinct personality and also develops their characteristic and tendencies as a person as well. Capote also brings the characters to life with the switching of tone between them and with the things they say about themselves and events going on in the story. Another way Capote develops the reader's perception of the murderers was by the use of imagery to draw the reader a picture in their minds to what the character would look like face to face. With

Throughout the history of storytelling, there have always been storybook characters that inspire and motivate young readers to become more engaged and knowledgeable about the struggles that some people go through. Reading has always been a pastime of mine; while reading I collect new friends in wonderful places that otherwise I could only dream of. Each of these characters that I have befriended and connected with over the years, has shaped my personality in some way or another, and choosing just

Similarly in the Hunger Games, the conductor of the games drew two