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… in his novel, "Of Mice and Men". He illustrates the technique of foreshadowing through the elaborate dialogue and the actions of the characters, as well as through their descriptive body language. In the first chapter, George tells Lennie: "...'if…

… different elements. Shakespeare presents all of these elements spectacularly in Othello. For a tragedy to occur there are five conditions. The protagonist, Othello in this case, must experience a death or a total loss of ranking in society. The audience…

… filled with deception and deceit. The stage directions call the house "a dream rising out of reality" and this reflects the central theme of Willy's longing to fulfill himself in a world where material wealth is the only acceptable goal in society.…

… of the Corn are very similar. Both stories show the weakness and the evil in people. In Children of the Corn the children murder all the adults, make their own set of rules, and chose Malachai as their new leader. Since they had ridiculous rules…

… girl living amongst the scholars in the halls of Jordan College overhears men whispering about magical dust. It was rumored these microscopic particles could unite entire universes. Before Lyra's adventure began she experienced a somewhat normal…

… situations in your life to famous events? Being such an empathetic race, we often find ourselves relating our experiences to that of a general experience. It's no wonder why authors use the literary tool of allusion to further the convey ability…

… in which the author, Graham Greene, narrates the plight of an interesting young man living in post-World War II London. Trevor, or "T," as the gang prefers to call him is a unique young man with provoking yet disturbing ideas on life and social stature;…

… the assumptions of irony exist between Hester and the community as well as with god. Irony existing within ironies and ironies aimed at everyone from anyone are all present in the writing. Hawthorne implies that all the puritans are hypocrites from…

… what is interesting about it, is that it can be interpreted in different levels or aspects; On a superficial level, we can see that there's a rose which is being destroyed by a worm. But if we deeply analyse the poem, we'll understand what its "real"…

… Miller, is about Good versus Evil. This is portrayed throughout the book, even though it is just a witch-hunt. The people are uneducated, but in their time, it is portrayed as Good vs. Evil. Abigail, Mr. Proctor, and the whole town raise the question…