The Passage

the world around her. The section I chose starts on the second paragraph of the first page and ends after the second paragraph on the fourth page. The passage encompasses who Astrid is and who she wants to become. It relates to the larger themes of the work as it introduces us to the love she has for her mother and dance. The placement of the passage is important because it enables us to compare and contrast Astrid from the beginning of the novel to the end. The major closed reading themes I…

In The Book Thief , Mark Zusak use of syntax , his arrangement of words and phrases , is used in a creative and significant manner. The author uses varying sentence lengths and dramatic pauses in order to provide meaning to the passage. In passage above , Death gives the reader insight into Max Vandenburg's dream. Max recollets on his boxing match with the Fuhrer , Adolf Hitler, and how Hitler through just words convinces the entire nation of Germany to turn against Max. Hitler convinces the…

commanded . In Judges 2:1-23, the story of Israel’s disobedience and faithfulness is exposed. This passage served as an introduction for the rest of the book of Judges , and as a warning of the inevitable cycle of that Israel is about to face dealing with sin, oppression, repentance, deliverance and peace . In scripture, God has a unique way…

the general overall idea of a biblical passage. They explain the need for the creation of a topic (subject) to describe what the passage covers. Then is the discovery of what the author intends to assert about the passage. This practical way of presenting the test allows teaching and studies to maintain a focus that governs the entire lesson. The result of the activity is a single statement or phrase that effectively captures the main idea of the passage and narrows…

of the passage, it is noticeable that after killing Paris, Romeo is kind to him. Romeo is compassionate and buries Paris with Juliet instead of being resentful towards him. What also stands out is that Romeo chooses to bury Paris with Juliet per his request, which proves to the reader that Paris did love Juliet. He was seen as a villain who came in between Romeo and Juliet by trying to marry her when in reality, he loved her just as much as Romeo did. These first two lines of the passage provoke…

In the passage "Are the Everglades Forever?", it states "Reports from just over a year ago say that thousands of pythons have been making their homes in the Everglades at the expense of the native (natural to the area) species." This meaning that the food chain in the everglades has drastically changed. In the same passage, the author relates the Everglades into Indiana Jones's dreaded snake pit. The ecosystem is even being overrun by the pythons, which is very unhealthy. In the same passage,…

Religion plays a very important role in our lives and the society we live in. In the Jewish religion, when a boy is 13 years old, he must perform a religious ritual rite of passage so that he can enter adulthood and at this point he is held liable for his actions and must fulfill his responsibilities. Previous to this ritual, the boy must attend classes to learn the Hebrew language and this usually starts at a very young age. It is crucial for them to understand their culture therefore they can…

Although this passage in the play is often forgotten, it underlies some important themes and reveals true yet opposing personas of some of the characters. This passage initially introduces Miss Prism and Cecily to the play where they begin to discuss Jack. The key concern in this passage is undoubtedly about how he is supposedly proper and wishes that Cecily would further her education. This passage is significant in the play as it additionally shows how social classes are used even in the…

In each of the three passages, all express a great significance not only involving the characters involved, but the themes of The Power and the Glory also. Although Padre Jose and the whisky priest can seem like absolute opposites in character, they actually do show some similarities conveyed in Passage A, but obviously some differences. For example, they are both clear cases of extremely humble and self-loathing people. “ ‘I am unworthy. Can’t you see. I am a coward.’ ” (51). Both the whisky…

device that Fitzgerald illustrates throughout this passage is word choice; his use of word choice certainly enhances the feeling of extravagance. “ Hair bobbed in strange new ways, and shawls beyond the dreams of Castile.” (The Great Gatsby, paragraph 2) This passage is showing how the girls are supposedly wearing clothes of beyond luxury. “ Laughter is easier minute by minute, spilled with prodigality…”(The Great Gatsby, paragraph 3). In this passage, it mentions prodigality which means…