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    imitation, dislocation, guilt, desire, fear of responsibility and isolation; and it is always bestial violence and death.” Richard Kasleany in The Shock of Vision sum up approximates Hemingway’s view of life, which is the theme for all his novels. Being a journalist in profession Hemingway had a firsthand experience of the World War I which made him realize the inevitability of death, from this realization Hemingway constituted his philosophy for life that brutality and disappointment are the…

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    Before she made her way out to sea, she stripped completely naked, expressing her relief, “She felt like some new-born creature, opening her eyes in a familiar world that it had never known (Chopin 152)”. Edna had finally rid herself of the bonds of society, allowing herself to be in the truest form of herself, experiencing…

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    immigrant father was always sick but would not seek treatment. Eventually, he was diagnosed with diabetes but it was too late. He died of complications during an amputation of his foot. As a Unitarian Christian, Plath lost faith after her father’s death and frequently questioned her religion. When she became a young adult, Plath started experiencing signs of depression and would attempt to commit suicide in many different, elaborate ways. It seemed that she would have one big suicide attempt…

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    Reba was held by the killer or a few days and was tortured and abused by the killer during this time. Reba was killed after a few days. After she had died, Bill found her body lying on some rocks naked with her eyes stitched open and a scary smile cut on her face. This left bill horrified as he first saw it and at that point he knew they were messing with a psychopath. This was when bill calls Riley to the scene even though she was in therapy at…

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    Its dark and I can't move. Yep I died, so it should be my seventh reincarnation but there is something not right about this one, even that time when I woken up in womb I could at least move slightly and it fell wet this time I felt nothing. For now let's test if I remember everything correctly from before this rebirth. Originally I was middle aged man that liked to play paper rpg and tabletop games, but certain day after playing up to third in the morning and drinking little to much I decided…

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    Vladimir’s mention of the Christian proverb can give purpose to the tree. The tree is withered in the first act, having no leaves and appearing to be on the brink of death. The trees condition seems to improve in the second act, and starts to be seen in a different light. The tree now has a few leaves on it, and although it is only a few leaves, these few leaves are still the embodiment of life. Since the tree can now…

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    Josephine are contemplating the task of having to tell Louise Mallard that her beloved husband, Bentley Mallard, is dead. Josephine begins to give Louise hints of his death, as opposed to coming out with it suddenly. Josephine knows that coming right out with it will kill Louise, especially since she already has a weak heart. What the naked yes does not see is that Louise…

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    Significant events in early life Most significant events of my early years (that I remember) are unfortunately linked to death. I remember the illness of my grandmother, and I remember that I insisted to see her after she had passed away. She had spent nearly every weekend with us after my grandfather’s death, and I remember my thoughts circling around the fact that my parents would be next. All my grandparents had passed away very early, nobody got older than 68, and my mother was already 50…

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    First, it is important to understand the notion of melancholy. Following the Cambridge Dictionary online, “melancholy is sadness that lasts for a long period of time, often without any obvious reason”. Today, we can compare it to depression. Thus, in The Lover’s Melancholy, melancholy is seen as a real disease (an excess of black bile) associated with “depression, fear, eating disorders, insomnia, irritability and restlessness”. Following Robert Burton in The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621),…

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    EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY Gray skies drape over the horizon releasing a steady, yet light stream of rain over the mournful head of HOWARD WADE. He places a hand braided bracelet on the headstone of a person that reads: ‘Rebecca Wade, Beloved Wife. 1888 - 1909’ Howard only lets one tear fall down his cheek, when suddenly he hears a voice over his shoulder. TRAVELER They say he works in mysterious ways, brother. HOWARD There’s no mystery to tuberculosis. You get, you die.…

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