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    significant meaning to a story and/or a person. In Ernest J. Gaines’s novel, A Lesson Before Dying, transformation of characters and events is widely portrayed. Jefferson, a black man wrongfully accused of crime, is sentenced to death by electrocution. A black professor, Grant Wiggins, is challenged to transform Jefferson into a man before his set date of electrocution. In order for a successful transformation, both Jefferson and Grant must endure change. By assessing the plot and theme of the novel, it

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    Transformation. What is a transformation? It is when the plot structure and focus of both texts remains intact, but the issues, values and setting are altered. Amy Heckerling’s Clueless transforms Jane Austen’s Emma by humorously depicting modern values. Emma is set during the Regency period, where it was a time of political and social change, with old rural-based values facing challenge from the new urban middle class whereas Clueless is portrayed in a post-industrial, consumer-driven society. Both

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    War 2 The crushing defeat and ultimate failure of the Axis Powers was caused by significant events that had a great impact on the war. The Allies were victorious in 1945 due to the sheer military power of the United States, the infamous Soviet Transformation and the ‘Battle of Moscow’, the crushing fall of Japan and the vast resource differences between the Axis Powers and the Allies. These major events that took place during World War 2 helped shape the victorious outcome for the Allies, by not only

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    the challenge during the text. Zusak employs symbolism to allow for connections between the significance of the suits and Ed’s experiences. Furthermore, Zusak utilises first person narration to display Ed’s transformation

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    It is debated amongst philosophers whether existentialism can be considered a distinct philosophical position, or a cultural movement that has culminated in numerous literary phenomena (Crowell pars. 1-2). The general consensus amongst philosophers establishes that existentialism is marked by a focus on the individual, its struggles and freedom that is endured––or often embraced; it is a subjective contemplation on the human condition in regard to the self that is often focused on suffering (pars

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    culture’s influence on the transformation of prizefighting was due to a large number of ideas, especially its strict values, the sporting fraternity, along with the Civil War. The Victorian Middle Class culture was filled with firm foundations that focused on hard work, moral fitness, self-restraint and opposition to drinking, gambling, and premarital sex (Grundy & Rader, 2015, p. 21). These are just some of the ideas that made the VMC culture what it truly was. The transformation of prizefighting from

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    fairytales often indirectly advocate a moral or message to readers (whom are usually children), in hopes that they will grow up to apply these ethics and lead a righteous life. This criteria, however, often originates from the occurrence of a magical transformation; it is this paranormality that introduces the characters of the story to a side of life far from what they have grown to know and learn to adapt to the dramatic amend in their life. This is evident in the characters in world-renowned tales such

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    God" Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" intricately weaves a tale of personal growth, self-discovery, and empowerment through the character of Janie Crawford. As the protagonist navigates her journey, she undergoes a profound transformation from a woman bound by societal expectations to a self-actualized individual forging her own path in search of love, identity, and fulfillment. Janie's evolution is most evident in her reflections on her first marriage to Logan Killicks. Hurston

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    Franz Kafka's novella Metamorphosis directly correlates to Marx’s criticism of human society. Marxism views literary works as a social institution bases on where they originate. The novella opens with the transformation of Gregor into a vermin. Although the transformation may seem absurd, it directly parallels to his actually representation in society. Marxism emphasized that society separates the rich and poor, rendering the working class constantly trying to meet the standards of a capitalist society

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    rest of his life trying desperately to gather the means in order to impress and support her. One of the things noted in Gatsby's transformation into a newly "refined" version of himself is how he changed his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby; subsequently, the later has more flow to it whereas the first name is more of a cacophony. His inferred intent with the transformation of his name is to make him sound more

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