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    In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, there are three main characters I would say are the most lonely. Those three characters are Curley’s wife, the stable buck Crooks, and the old man Candy. Curley’s wife is a beautiful lady who was told by a man that she could become a movie star. That dream was crushed when her mom stool her letters, and when she went out partying and got married to a farmer's son that gives her no attention. Crooks is a black man, and during the time phram in this

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    the book Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Curley’s wife was the only lady in the ranch and men do not treat her with respect because she is a woman. Steinbeck also introduced Crooks; he felt beneath consideration from the world because the society contempt other races during the Great Depression. Candy was afflicted in behalf of his dog getting perished that he raised for a long time. Characters in the book were mostly lonely by virtue of their race, gender, and having no one to communicate with

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    throughout the body of his writings. The personalities of the characters Of Mice and Men foreshadow the theme of loneliness as for even some characters don’t even have names symbolizing actions foreshadowing the story. Curley’s wife protrades as being lonely since she is the only girl on the ranch and Curley forbids her to talk to the guys, she doesn’t listen to him anyway and while he is wandering around she starts flirting with the ranch hands. On page 28 Candy describes her of having an eye out on

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    person, and a lady.The people who commonly give her advice are: Atticus, Calpurnia, Aunt Alexandra, and Miss Maudie. Throughout the story, the person most dedicated to turning Scount into a lady is Aunt Alexandra. “Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn’t supposed to be doing things that required pants. Aunt Alexandra’s vision of my deportment involved playing

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    Blarney Stone Story

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    Irish pubs and we toasted to the past and the future, to the good times and the bad, to a God who never forsakes His people. My sense of taste, sight, touch, smell, and sound had never been so keen. I believe this was a gift bestowed upon me from our Lady—a gift that brings hope—that no matter what should happen in life—with perseverance and prayer—hope will always exist. As I was preparing for this talk I asked my husband if I could ask him what some of his thoughts were about our trip. I wanted

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    and the significant danger that they are in from these evil demons. The second story is “Lanval” from The Lais by Marie de France. This story is a supernatural love story between a very lonely knight from King Arthur’s court named Lanval and a beautiful, mystical lady that he falls madly in love with. The lady promises him riches beyond his wildest dreams as long as he doesn’t tell anyone about her. The supernatural effect indicates that sometimes love has to be otherworldly to be true and lasting

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    Miss Brill Symbolism

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    Katherine Mansfield’s “Miss Brill” is a short story describing an elderly english teacher who is becoming increasingly delusional with age. The short story centres around the protagonist Miss Brill who is old, lonely and isolated in her own world. Throughout the short story, Miss Brill is lonely, disregarded and isolated evident by Mansfield’s usage of the symbols fur, the woman in the ermine toque and the cupboard. The fur symbolizes Miss Brill’s mental condition and isolated life, and her human

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    Having someone is the Key in Life Although Crook, Curley's Wife, and George are lonely, ultimately you need to have someone in life. Crook represented loneliness throughout the book when he had his own room in the barn; the only black worker on the ranch; and then got made fun of by the workers on the ranch.“Well, I got a right to have a light. You go on get outta my room. I ain't wanted in the bunk house, and you ain't wanted in my room... Cause I'm black. They play cards in there, but I can't

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    How Is Quarta Different

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    Different. That is one of the many many words that can describe Quarta. In the story “The girl with two arms and Two legs” wrote by “Stuart Baum” Quarta is a girl that is smart, very smart in fact. Stated in the story, Quarta is also a very lonely girl, that gets laughed at and bullied for doing wonderful things that most people wouldn’t and couldn’t do. Quarta was yes different but she didn’t let that stop her. Like I have stated, Quarta is different, because Quarta was smart. She brought a game

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    about. In his poem, The Lady of Shalott, Tennyson portrays many images that become a symbol throughout the poem starting with the river. The first line of the whole poem says, “On either side the river lie” and throughout, he brings up the river.

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