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As the WWII based novel progressed, some characters showed they were made of pure innocence being tainted by the outside war, whereas others developed into conflicted human beings. Marie-Laure’s blindness served her well throughout the war by protecting a large portion of her innocence or goodness, but the horrors of war around her still impacted her life. Such is evident when she is saved by Werner and says to him: “When my father left, people said I was brave. But it is not bravery; I have no…

In “The Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin uses irony and imagery that to convey the theme effectively and gradually while keeping the story short as it is meant to be. The author uses imagery to help prepare the audience to imply the theme without too many words as this work is meant to be a short story. Images are stronger than words and they serve as amazingly useful tools to create pictures that explain a lot. After Mrs. Mallard learns about her husband’s death and while she is sitting in her…

In the narrative poem “The Race” by Sharon Olds, she describes a woman’s journey at an airport as she tries to see her dying father. The author begins the story with an anxious and breathless tone, and then suddenly changes to a more calm and relieved tone. Her utilization of tone shifts, foreshadowing, repetition, and imagery, greatly conveys her hectic journey. Olds begins the poem with an anxious tone as she discovers that her flight was canceled and shifts over to a breathless tone as she…

Within legendary author, Ernest Hemingway’s work, a concept called the Iceberg Theory is present. The Iceberg Theory is the concept that within a story, only twenty percent of the information is directly written, the rest is not given straight to the reader, but the meaning is there. Much like an iceberg, with the majority of it underwater. This theory is demonstrated effectively through Hemingway’s short stories. Hemingway’s “A Canary for One” is a prime example of the use of his Iceberg Theory…

time gender roles control and delimit women's experience of doing true feminine desires. Mrs.Mallard is stuck not living the way she wants however, after receiving the news of her husband’s death she realizes she is free. She no longer has to obey anybody and especially her husband's. The narrator points this out when she says “little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it over and over under her breath: “free, free, free!“. This is important because the repetition of…

Ron Mueck is an Australian artist who is known for his real life, and some-what disturbing sculptures. However, before he began creating these magnificent sculptures he began his work on a children’s television show for 15 years before finding his way into special effects working in films such as, “Labyrinth” in 1986. These special effects works lead him to model making where he would create models for commercials and different advertisements. Mueck soon got tired of photography and felt as if…

house maid Bridget Sullivan heard a cry from Lizzy, the younger of the Borden sisters, alerting her to the fact of Mr. Borden’s death. It became apparent that, while sleeping on the sofa, Mr. Borden had been attacked with a hatchet and killed. Half an hour later, a neighbor, Adelaide Churchill, who had been called over to console Lizzy, discovered the cold body of Abby Borden, also the victim of hatchet wounds, on the second floor of the house. Due to the fact that Andrew Borden’s body had been…

Universal statement: With the feminist convention of the late 1800’s many women were expressing their want for equal rights, and freedom even if it was subconsciously Thesis Statement: In Kate Chopin’s “story of an hour,” Mrs. Mallard instantly weeps at the news of Mr. Mallard's sudden death, followed by a feeling of freedom that accrues to whr while she reflects but the window in her bedroom, proving that she was held back by her marafe. Topic Statement #1: Mrs. Mallard’s grief was met with…

The short story " The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin is a story about a woman named Louise Mallard. Louise is introduced with "afflicted with heart trouble". Saying that, Josephine, has to be really careful telling her sister that Louise's husband had passed away in a tragic train accident. Louise locks herself in her bedroom to cope with the loss of her husband. she continues to say the word "Free" over and over again; knowing that she all the time in the world to herself. When she returns…

Chopin’s The Story of an Hour, is a part of a book by Daniel Deneau called The Explicator. The article was published at Minnesota State University- Morehead. This article serves as a quality scholarly article because it clearly depicts Chopin’s The Story of an Hour to a tee, Deneau does a phenomenal job explaining each line and what exactly it means. Deneau allows readers of Chopin’s story to greater understand what is happening and really grasp the short story at hand. This article is a…