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    Anita Desai's first novel Cry, the Peacock (1963), is about Maya, a dissenting female who battles against three traditional forces in her life: male authority expressed by her husband; her female friends who play stereotypical submissive-wife roles; and her religion's beliefs in karma and detachment. Being over-sensitive, sentimental and imaginative Maya is a total contrast to the rational, logical, Gautam. By making a beautiful use of the symbolic technique, Anita Desai has delved deep into the mysteries of the mind of an abnormal character. “In Cry, the Peacock, Desai explores the turbulent emotional world of the neurotic protagonist Maya, who smarts under an acute alienation, stemming from marital discord, and verges on a curious insanity” (Prasad 03). The central image of the novel is the confrontation between life and death. Maya never learns to live or love but only to destroy and depend. She is pure instinct without the necessary accomplishment of wisdom; an unusual woman, reserved and timid, completely lacking poise and self-possession. But because she exemplifies Desai’s concern with "thought, emotion, and sensation” (Atma Ram, 102), she is perfect for examination both as a female character and as a representative of Indian woman. Maya, along with her husband Gautam, leads the life of a pampered recluse. There is no love and understanding between the two of them. As there is very little interaction between husband and wife, the major action of the novel takes place…

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    for death. Kent doesn’t die because his passing would not teach Lear the lesson he needs to be faced with as the death of an advisor is far less impactful than the death of a family member. The question that remains is what the relevance of Kent’s banishment could possibly be, and the answer to as much is that his banishment is the catalyst itself. Kent’s attempt to overturn Lear’s judgment is the latter’s last chance to save himself and his daughter. Kent says it quite plainly himself, telling…

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    Alice Dee Analysis

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    In one situation in describing Dee’s high acquisitive approach to life, Mama recalls, “Often I fought off the temptation to shake her. At sixteen she had a style of her own: and knew what style was” (Walker, 61). Notice that Mama does not confront her daughter and instead she “fought off the temptation.” In another scene, where their house burns down and Dee has no remorse towards the situation, Mama proclaims, “Why don’t you do a dance around the ashes? I’d wanted to ask her. She had hated the…

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    talking about. By letting the readers try to imagine themselves in that position who Kincaid is talking about. Kincaid added, this creates respect in the community as being an honest, hardworking woman. “Kincaid is trying to teach her daughter the steps into womanhood and how hard you have to work to learn the true ways of becoming a lady that is respected into today’s society” (Kincaid, 2013, p.172). Throughout…

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    But let that go… This in obedience hath my daughter shown me, And more above, hath his solicitings, As they fell out by time, by means, and place, All given to mine ear.” (Act 2 Scene 2) Hamlet is clearly distressed due to his father’s death, and the marriage that soon followed. Hamlet conveys his interest and disinterest towards Ophelia. Rather than Polonius offering support towards her daughter, he uses the situation as an attempt to show his worth to the King. What Polonius had before is now…

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    characterization, figure, and emotional feeling, “chin on chest, eyes on ground, feet in shuffle” (167). Maggie has been like this ever since she had received the marks when the house burned down. Maggie does not have much confidence about herself;“how do i look, Mama?” she felt like this because of the scars she had on her body. She is a sensitive child that her mother worried about her “have you ever seen a lame animal, perhaps a dog run over by some careless person rich enough to own a car,…

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    Is My Son Gifted

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    First off, one of the standards that aren’t always seen equal is intelligence. For instance, some parents tend to think that their sons are smarter than their daughters are. They believe that their sons will exceed educationally more than their daughters. For example, in the New York Times they states that “Parents are two and a half times more likely to ask “Is my son gifted?” than “Is my daughter gifted?” However, in reality, girls are about 11 percent more likely to be in a gifted program…

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    RAISING DAUGHTERS James E. Faust once said, “To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself”. Faust speaks on how in his eyes, parents should try to be less enthralled in their children’s lives in order to be “good”. The preceding…

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    Mothers and daughters have good bonds with each other, but some of them end up in conflicts. This is a part of a life skill between mothers and daughters. The relationship with the two must create boundaries to help improve their relationship. The mothers’ job is to manage their daughters and help them fix the problems, such as break-ups with boyfriends or help with their schoolwork. The daughters’ job is to obey their mothers’ rules and follow their guidelines. Mothers and daughters can be a…

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    Agnologia Book Report

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    2992, was the year when Zeref’s brother and parents died due to dragons attacking his town. Zeref loved his younger brother so much he worked hard so he could revive his younger brother. Zeref finally revived his younger brother almost 2 months later. Zeref grabbed him and held him in his arms wishing to never to let him go. 3010, Zeref sent Agnologia to attack Magnolia because he wants to be in power he wants to rule the world and he will make his own rules and his own town he won't let anyone…

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