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    All kinds of people will feel loneliness and sometimes the innocent feel the loneliest. The importance of life is experiencing loneliness. People do not remember every emotion they have felt but we will always remember the feeling of being lonely. No matter how strong someone is or how happy someone seems to be. Loneliness have infected their lives and changed them. The timeless novel To kill a mockingbird teaches one of the many universal lessons, that everyone experiences loneliness. Harper Lee

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    Ordinarily, people face many situations where they have to make a tough decision. As an example, politics and culture affect a lot of what people do, say, and feel. Sometimes, changes or continuities based on a decision can change anyone. How do we cope with these feelings though? There are many ways to deal with these emotions, some are bad and some are good. Even in books like “Siddhartha”, “How To Kill a Mockingbird”, and “Things Fall Apart” characters need help in dealing with situations. The

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    storyline that would appeal to young adults in today’s society, facing the same problems. The author has skillfully constructed the characters to assist young readers to connect with them. The main character, Griet, is a quiet, lonely, innocent and vulnerable young lady. When Van Ruijven cornered Griet in the hallway and grabbed her chin, she did not feel at all comfortable: “I did not like the way he looked at me”. Griet had some artistic talent and vision and wanted this to be recognized by her

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    Ever since the times of Ancient Greeks we see comedy in theatre, and now in film, that points out human flaws that are laughable. Irony in satire is there to make us think about our flaws, whether they are individual, social, or political. If satire in theatre used to make people laugh at individual flaws like greed or lust, at the same time it served a purpose to prompt change. However, the way that stereotypes are used in current films, not only prompts adverse change, like reestablishing negative

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    that changed when her husband left her for a woman ten years her senior. She hid herself away in her house out of shame, and was embarrassed to speak to any of the other neighbors. To the reader, she might seem like a paranoid and untrusting older lady, but upon further analysis, it is clear that Luz’s changing personality is the product of the circumstances of her past. From starting

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    In the short stories of Shame by Dick Gregory and Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield clearly displayed how the both characters in the story behaved socially unacceptable in their life. In the story of Miss Brill, she is described as an old English teacher from a town where she go for a walk in every Sunday afternoon in the park wearing an old but favourite fur, which she spends her time in sitting and walking around the park. Miss Brill also use to sees the entire world in a different angle and enjoys

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    been entitled ‘thane of Cawdor’ before Macbeth actually is told himself. This creates dramatic irony that, in turn, creates tension in the next scene. In act 1, scene 3, the witch’s malice and magic is shown, as they await Macbeth and Banquo on the lonely moor. The two men hear the witches prophecies with amazement. They tell that Macbeth shall be ‘Thane of Cawdor’, “Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!” And that he shall become king, “…that shalt be king hereafter…” They tell Banquo that he will

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    of Cawdor´ before Macbeth actually is told himself. This creates dramatic irony that, in turn, creates tension in the next scene. In act 1, scene 3, the witch´s malice and magic is shown, as they await Macbeth and Banquo on the lonely moor. The two men hear the witches prophecies with amazement. They tell that Macbeth shall be 'Thane of Cawdor´, "Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!" And that he shall become king, "…that shalt be king hereafter…"

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    Fall from Innocence in Grendel, Neil Young and Portrait of a Lady        According to the Bible, God created man pure and innocent, oblivious to good and evil. The serpent of evil lured them to the tree of knowledge, however, and its fruit proved too much of a temptation. With a bite, their "eyes... were opened," and the course of their lives, and the lives of mankind, were changed (Gen. 6-7, 22). Whether or not one accepts the Christian concept of creation, countless works of art are patterned

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    Pride and Prejudice

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    Elizabeth’s Pride and Darcy’s Prejudice? Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a timeless social comedy which is both satirical and full of sentiment. The title refers to the personalities of the two main characters and cues the reader to Austen’s broader thematic purpose: to satirize nineteenth century manners and morals, especially as they relate to courtship and manners. Although both characters contain both these traits, it is mainly Mr. Darcy who exemplifies ‘pride’

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