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    . In comparison to Dick, Perry is illustrated as weak and less masculine. Perry lies about his killings and power to build up his character to be as worthy of Dick. All Perry wants is for Dick to see him as equally “hard, as much the ‘masculine type’ as he considered Dick to be” (Capote 112). Similar to Joel and Idabel’s relationship, Perry seeks self-identification from Dick. Overall, all three characters are lost souls who struggle to find their place in the world. Additionally, Capote…

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    Winston’s reliance on hope for future generations as his primary motivation provided him an opportunity to escape. Hopes and dreams are goals that people would like to achieve. However, they may not necessary be an essential need to be achieved. In Winston’s dreams, he often dreams of the red prole woman giving birth. Similar to the Party’s intent Winston recognize the importance of the innocent minds of the young and that the “future belongs to them”, therefore they are crucial to the success…

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    working in extreme labor or being abused physically and verbally. The memoirs of slaves such as Tom Elice shows us personal experiences of the slaves that were able to escape and start over successfully which gives us something to be hopeful for in the future. Tom Elice an African American slave, was one of the successful ones to escape…

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    Oppressed by the rich to serve their needs, the poor attempts to strive for the American Dream of self-made riches to escape their lowly status. Myrtle Wilson attempts to escape her indigent lifestyle by cheating on her husband George Wilson by having an affair with Tom Buchanan, a respectable lad with a large inheritance from East Egg. However, Myrtle's idealistic attempt to escape her impoverished life is only meet with harsh reality. Myrtle's desperation to appear upper class is uncovered…

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    addressed including, the dangers of trying to escape, and the problems that were faced after finally escaping and leaving family behind. Throughout Gateway to Freedom, Foner’s main focus is on how the Underground Railroad worked, as well as how they thought they didn’t have to be as active as they had been in the past because a war was coming. The rise of the Abolitionist movement started during the 1850s with Frederick Douglass’ escape. While trying to escape Douglass come across David…

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    spare body parts. The only way to avoid this death is escape from El Patron, and an important secondary character named Tam Lin, who is Matt’s bodyguard, had a significant impact on Matt as he helps him try to do what no other clone of El Patron has done—escape. The first choice made by Tam Lin that had a noteworthy effect on Matt is when he decided to take Matt to one of his favorite getaways…

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    The novel, The Third Eye, written by Lois Duncan is a real cliffhanger. The book tells the story from a girl perspective, Karen. Karen is an 18-year old that has visions, but her “gift” might bring danger to her family. Karen is babysitting at lunchtime, and the kid runs off with his friends and goes missing, but with her visions she can help find the boy. Also when Karen is going to work, something awful happens to her. She wonders if anyone will ever find her. The setting takes place in a…

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    providing for his mother and sister. He does not like his job at the warehouse but has to remain there in other to put food on the table. He gets frustrated by that situation. Finding himself trap in an apartment and a job he does not like, he finds escape through adventures, literature, and alcohol. These things are contrary to his mother world, which is the subject of their constant troubles. She does not want him to read, write, or go to the movie. In fact she does not believe him at all to…

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    elderly Athenian who for many years has been a devoted friend of Socrates and a firm believer in his ethical teachings is trying to get Socrates to escape jail; Plato shows us this in the form of a dialogue. However, Socrates wants no part in escaping and accepts his execution, even with Crito continuing to present as many different ways possible for him to escape, this dialogue shows something about Socrates character by describing difficult times without him being overcome by what he was…

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    I am the Red Death, a invasive plague in the world. My duty was to take away all people’s lives in the Prince Prospero’s country. No matter he is the prince or poor, no one could escape. Everyone would die in the plague, nobody survive. I don’t know why, but the God told me to come the country and killed every living people. I arrived in the country and began my mission. I took a walk in the town, it seemed like no one noticed me. Because of my invasive skills, it was not a big problem to make…

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