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In Paul W.S. Anderson’s film Pompeii, the sword acts as one of the most important characters in the movie. The sword affects the other characters in a huge way. The sword also furthers the plot by being involved in many key scenes in the film. It can be easily said that without the sword, the plot of this film wouldn't be as important or as powerful. One example of a scene where the sword plays a big role is the beginning of a movie. In the first scene of the film, we see the Romans fighting the

1. What chapter did you like best in Eight Habits of the Heart? Explain in great detail why it was your favorite chapter. I like best chapter eight hope, because Clifton Taulbert had obstacle in his life but he was hoping someday would come his hope to reality. So, everyone live by hope, we do not know what going to happen but we hope to come up great things in our life. 2. What do you think is the overall message of the book Eight Habits of the Heart? Explain your answer in great detail. I think

The book, What is the What, by Dave Eggers, is composed of many metaphors, a large vocabulary, and descriptive language, which is all used to convey the messages in the book. Dave Eggers illuminates the images of desperation, hardship, and hope by using these literary elements. The use of advanced language better allows for the reader to understand the message being conveyed. Metaphor also helps in this way, so the reader can better understand and connect to the text and story. Metaphor is

share the theme of personal integrity and that all actions have consequences; however, there are several themes that are unique to each story that the reader can latch on to. The plot and storyline of Tennessee’s Partner are straightforward, but after reading Crane’s The Blue Hotel, one can imagine many different plots that could have taken place throughout the story. Through imagery, the reader can take what each author presents and let his or her imagination run wild; there is not a set feeling

perplexing events that take place throughout the novel. Many of the events that take place result in death. While these stories revolve around death, Piggy and Simon’s death, in Lord of the Flies, were much more influential to the other characters, plot, and the overall theme than Beowulf’s death. Death can be influential to any story by the way it impacts a character. One character in Beowulf who was affected by death was Wiglaf. “Our glorious king! By almighty God, I’d rather burn myself than see

grow and flourish. The needed structure and form allows the focal point of the piece to be listened to. In Antigone, Sophocles exercises "the soul of a tragedy"(Aristotle IV), plot, by seductively piecing events in an appealing way, chronologically. The chronologic ability in poetry is essential, however when a plot becomes episodic, "acts succeed one another without probable or necessary sequence" (Aristotle IX) it grows foreseeable. In poetry it is not the poet's responsibility to tell what

While reading the plot of Oedipus the King and learning of Oedipus causing the death of both of his parents, you would consider that a pretty tragic event. But, if you ask Aristotle he may not fully agree with you. In Poetics, Aristotle goes into detail on what creates a true tragedy and what does not. In many ways, the work of literature, Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles is a good tragedy, but there are just a few things that limit it from being a complete tragic work. The two most important

must eliminate anything that stands in their way of progress (Rocks, 1972). In Edgar Pope’s The Cask of Amontillado, there are two main characters that the plot revolves around; Fortunato and Montresor. The statement that freedom is incidental to eliminating their confinements has been extensively explored; as a matter of fact, the entire plot of the short story is based on that to the point it might as well have been its title. Fortunato who is a wine merchant is portrayed as a relatively strong

Both Chbosky and Anderson establish the central theme by using conflict. By using conflict, these authors illustrate a coherent concept of how the two main characters, Lia and Charlie, went through a distraught past that has conflicted with them until they find the path of insight within themselves. In Wintergirls, Lia has a conflict, specifically, person vs self, that has to do with her inner turmoil of anorexia. An example of Lia facing this conflict with herself is when she throws out the cereal

Essay Assignment #1: Comparison of Story and Plot An important aspect of literature that makes the difference between a suspenseful story and a dull and predictable story is the dynamic use of plot. The quote by E.M. Forster that expresses this idea is, “The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then the queen died of grief is a plot.” Over the course of the term there have been a number of stories that have touched upon this quote, those include The Story of an Hour