(Salman Rushdie) He tells his audience, in The Things They Carried, a compilation of stories in order to help others understand his whole story about Vietnam. ... Mary Anne first emerges in The Things They Carried within a story called "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Brong-. ... Even though they may doubt her actual existence the men understand what the meaning of her character is. ... She does not wear her cute American girl uniform. ... O'Brien's retelling of Rat's story exemplifies the meaning of The Things They Carried. ...

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Then COMPARE with Ros + Guil, and how it has CHANGED.... ... Once they get to the castle, the change in scenery is very slight, and when they are on the boat, taking Hamlet to England, the change is again nearly imperceptible. ... Unlike Guildenstern, he doesn't look for signs--he accepts things as they come. ... They are not people in search of meaning; they are characters in search of motivation. ... Even though they desperately want to change their situation, the audience recognizes that, since they are only characters, not people, what they "want" doesn't matter--they must alw...

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People go lifetimes with no really purpose except for everyday routines because they either do not know any better or it just become branded on there foreheads. ... The story is intriguing because until close to the end the writer does not start to reveal the true nature of the character. ... Many people do not feel fulfilled because somehow they know there is something out there for them which is more then there everyday life. ... We also know what are final vertex has far as life goes on this planet but still that does not give us enough reason to change. ... Because ...

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In reality, things are always changing and time flies by with the blink of an eye. ... No matter what we do, things in life are constantly changing. ... " The idea behind this is based around the fact that things are forever changing at every single moment in time. If things are constantly changing, then there is not a way that you could be stepping in the same river once. ... Reason just does not achieve as much as Descartes knowledge. ...

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In these characters not only does sight and blindness become conflicted with each other, but the issue of knowledge, too. ... At times the narrator feels as though his wife tells Robert too much, they exchange countless voice tapes, where they tell each other of their lives and situations. ... Carver consistently characterizes the husband as the real blind man because he is ignorant of so many simple things in life. ... The narrator is shocked that this man does not walk with a cane or wear dark sunglasses, amazed that he has a long beard and actually dresses and carries himself well. ... Robe...

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As the story progresses, the house begins to decay and grow old as stated in this excerpt "It smelled of dust and disuse, a close dank smell the leather was cracked-, this evidently shows that as time goes by, things are beginning to change, age and deteriorate. ... People respected Miss Emily's reputation, not until when she met a Yankee named Homer Barron. The town did not approve of this at all, that is when they started saying "Poor Emily."" This next sentence shows what the town thinks of Emily when she was with Homer "She carried her head high enough-even when we believed that s...

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Supernatural beings or imaginary characters were often used to explain popular ideas concerning nature or the history of people. The myths that were carried on from generation to generation were very imaginative in an attempt to get the interest of young listeners. ... Often as individuals told the stories, they were changed slightly in context or meaning. ... Present day myths deal with issues that have factual evidence that can explain why things occur. ... This is because a culture or society does not want to believe the facts that are known in an attempt to give reassurance to one'...

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All their life they had faced poverty and hunger, but he had a vision of change for china. He had wanted to be the one to change china's ways. ... The saying I really follow most of my life is "Don't do to others what you rather not be done to you", this is really a straight out thought meaning that if you don't want anything bad to happen to you don't do it to anybody else, or if your not nice people wont be nice to you. ... This whole time he had wanted to create an aristocracy by character not by noble birth. ... He was brave and courageous to take all of life&...

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The authors of the various scriptures do not appear to consider such actions a great mortal sin; they seem to regard them as straightforward personal decisions. ... Therefore, Suicide does not violate God's plan. ... Hume argues that there is no relevant difference between these sorts of things, which cause great changes in the natural order of things, and a person taking his own life, which could be seen as being a very small thing in the natural order. ... He differs in this principle from other philosophies that hold that suffering can be character building. ... Hume argues from...

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He searched out things, he collected things. ... "He searched out things, he collected things" (157) indicates that he is always searching for something. ... They all have purpose for riding the bus, a destination they want to reach and eventually they get off and leave Patrick behind. ... In the beginning of the story, it does not mention how he felt about the society he is living in. It talks about the people he meets and how they change his life. ...

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In James Joyce's novella, "The Dead," Gabriel Conroy's character plays a central role in the theme of paralysis throughout the story. ... Gabriel's character represents living a life of paralysis, one that is both without life and love. ... Gabriel is insulted, however does not confront her, but justifies to himself a reason why confrontation would be a poor decision, "He wanted to say that literature was above politics, but they were friends of many years, he could not risk a grandiose phrase with her." ... Therefore, I will not linger on the past. ... Gabriel seems to have it...

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Her mother holds a trait that Tan does not want to be known for, broken English. ... For the people that don't understand sign language he has to speak aloud to them in order to do simple things like ask a store clerk a question. ... So, I wanted to do the same, not to give up and to learn how to sign in order to be able to communicate with him. ... Not only that but I realized a person should not be characterized by the way they speak or the words that come from their mouths but by the thoughts they produce. ... Many people put too much focus on the words coming out and not the meani...

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