The Silmarillion and Judeo-Christian Themes Tolkien disliked topical and allegorical readings of his mythology. ... Therefore, the prevalence of Judeo-Christian themes in the stories of The Silmarillion can be seen as narrative devices meant to connect the understanding of the reader to the world of Tolkien's mythology. ... Similarly, in the story of "Beren and Luthien" subtle Judeo-Christian themes, including a connection to the story of Judas and the disciples, help to portray the function of prophecy and fate within Middle-earth. ... When Sauron meets with Gorlim, he says to him, ...

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"Toy Story Analysis" Toy Story is the groundbreaking 1995 motion picture developed by Disney and Pixar and directed by John Lasseter. ... The film uses characters and imagery very cleverly to portray this theme. ... For example, the title sequence song "Friend in Me", when Woody and Andy are playing together, and the scene where Andy's room has been made over to a Buzz Light-year theme, "Strange Things" where the song reflects Woody's confusion and fear not only about the change in his surroundings but also the change in his friends and his own character and self-confidence. ... Ano...

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Friendship is the most important theme in the book and Tracey and Mandy's friendship gives people a lot to think about long after the final turn of the page. ... "He's bent my fingers back, bent my arm back, kneed me, kicked me in the crutch all kinds off stuff". ... "I"m scared of him he slaps me, knees me, kicks me. ... But you gotta help me, OK?" ... It adds the twist to the story that all narratives must have. ...

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Theme Descriptions of As I Lay Dying William Faulkner portrays all of his themes in the actual human drama of the South, where William Faulkner grew up. ... (Book Tower, p. 153) The story is read by ways of the internal speeches of several characters in and out of the family. ... This is true in the fact that Addie lends order and design throughout the entire story, and then after death, the family unites in their efforts for her burial. ... This reflects upon life itself: the germ source, the actual life-giving water, and the need of activated heat. ... Since Addie is the Self that gives th...

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Rowling, this fantasy story will be very different from her first three books. ... In this book, there are the themes of power and servitude, there are many other sub-themes. ... And I find that she disobeyed me. ... This book affects me more than others. ... It is also giving us the solution to this problem, help those who are less fortunate. ...

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Roger & Me In 1989, Michael Moore released a documentary that he made called Roger & Me. ... This is Michael Moore's story. ... Then came their greatest attraction of all, Autoworld Theme Park. This was to be the world's largest indoor theme park. ... Well it was Christmas Eve and Michael Moore was going to give up on reaching Roger Smith. ...

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THE EPIPHANY IN EACH STORY IS OBVIOUS TO THE READER BUT RARELY TO THE CHARACTER IN THE STORY ITSELF. DISCUSS WITH REFERENCE TO TWO OR THREE STORIES IN DUBLINERS. ... The chief theme, which runs throughout all the stories in Dubliners, is the paralysis, both physical and moral, linked to religion, politics and culture. ... seemed so grave to me that I wondered how anybody had ever found in himself the courage to undertake them" The boy is clearly in awe of the priest and the establishment he represents. ... It is ironic because before the night is over, a shade from the past will return to ...

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The underlying theme of abandonment pushes Willy into his life and gives a false sense of hope; following the used and exhausted trail of the American Dream. ... Later, through the use of dramatic irony, Miller describes how Willy abandoned his own family and the people around him throughout his life story. ... You know what the trouble is, Linda, people don't seem to take to me.... It gets me nervous. ... Miller uses the main themes of The American Dream, abandonment and family to pass on his ideas to the audience. ...

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The characters and their life stories are quite peculiar. ... But, he narrates the story mostly through the life of Kathy H. ... Whenever I ponder on this book, three main themes occur to me. The three main themes are wonders, hopes and dreams. ... Dreaming about this place gives them hope and reassurance. ...

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Early in the book it tells of a story of his mother sending him to the store to get some groceries. ... Finally the fourth time his mother gives him a stick to take with him, and Richard defends him self with it, and finally gets the groceries home. ... Let me first start of by saying that I really, really enjoyed reading this book. ... The reason that I bring this up is that I think that it was a good tool to keep me the reader more interested in the events, and also I think it helped detail the stories and feelings a little bit better. ... I also picked up on another theme which stood...

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The first theme recognizable in the three stories is chivalry. ... Three easily recognized themes are love, loyalty and adventure. In all three stories these themes appear in one way or another. ... I think the themes in this story still apply today but in a different sense. ... "What good fortune, fair gentle lord, sent you to me here, so that by your prowess you freed me from the hands of my enemies? ...

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In all these versions, the theme of the story is about struggles, suffering, love, and good winning over evil. ... However, the universal theme in the two stories is triumph of good over evil and how everyone has feelings. ... Even though the theme is the same as the other version, the story unfolds in a different manner than the Irish tale. ... The Goddess of Mercy, who carries a green willow branch, gives Tam a beautiful fish as a gift. ... I would ask the children to give me examples of when they might feel "sad," "mad," or "happy". ...

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Carver and Schwartz both give readers/viewers the ingredients of the entire story. ... Additionally, the video does not give justice to the life of Robert. ... The theme of spirituality is strongly weighted in the short story, but the video seems unable to reflect it, leaving the viewer in an unclear daze, unlike the short story. In review of the short story version and the video version, one can say that they both completed the basic idea and theme. ... The tone affects the mood, the mood affects the theme, and the theme affects the message. ...

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"Natural philosophy is the genius that has regulated my fate" (p. 24) Dangerous knowledge and man better know his place or chaos will happen is the main theme of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ... " (p. 25) The story of Frankenstein tells a cautionary tale of a privileged, inquisitive young man who becomes obsessed with the origins of life and of how mankind- him- would obtain "glory if he could banish disease from the human frame and render man invulnerable" (p. 26). ... The story starts out with a series of letters which Robert Walton, the captain of a ship bound ...

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This is portrayed clearly through the use of the narrator's perspective and the way the narrator intrudes into the story to give a bird's eye view on the situation. ... Through works of literature the inclusion of the theme of freedom further supports the examination of universal themes of the human experience. ... "She doesn't want me to grow up And so on Friday, all I could think about was getting away". ... She can't make me take it out. ... Illustrated through her stream of consciousness giving the reader an understanding of the working of a parents mind durin...

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The stories entice the reader with the brilliant use of first-person narration, creating the theme of psychological terror. ... It is apparent that his life story contributes to his gothic infatuation for the death of a beautiful woman, and the psychological thriller, the themes in most of his work. ... Poe often used mental or physical weaknesses, the death of a beautiful woman and psychological terror as themes in his work. ... Poe uses psychological terror as the main theme in both. ... "Days passed-it might have been that many days passed-ere it swept so closely over me as to fan me w...

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The writer of this story creates suspense by including a number of sub-plots to the main story. ... He describes that the nature of the place "struck a chill to me" and it was " as if I had left the natural world". This gives the reader reason to expect that something terrible will be revealed about the fate of someone in the story but the clues are not on the surface either. This gives you a great feeling of suspense and expectation throughout. ... Another feature that is common to all three stories is the theme of descent, going downwards to a place that is away from the normal, natural w...

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This novel shows this theme throughout a detailed story line. ... Dally helps them by giving them some money, a gun, and a place to hide. ... This theme is expressed in the novel several times. ... "Hinton's fire-engine pace does not give the reader much time to manufacture doubts. ... I felt that the poem helped me to see sides of some characters that I had never seen before, and it made me think more about Hinton's reasons for molding certain characters the way she did. ...

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Profoundly affected by the events, the protagonist decides to tell his story in an essay for his English class that becomes the base for the story. ... He realizes that the older one from the Curtis, was giving up his life to give Pony opportunities Darry never had. ... Being a loyal friend is not only a theme in the book, but also related to our society today. ... Like it happened to me"(p.110) Dally admits that jail was where everything went bad, he got tougher and meaner in jail. ... Including, Dally giving a home for his brothers and loving them. ...

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When posed with the question, "How does Fitzgerald convey the theme of the American Dream throughout The Great Gatsby?" ... This gives the reader a sense of Gatsby's superiority. ... His life is like a story working its way to the end. ... "She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. ... The theme of this song is constantly stressed within the American Dream. ...

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There is Symbolism being shown throughout the text, starting with the abused girl or boy in the basement that everyone gives their negative energy to. ... The narrator is telling the story through his or her eyes, using words such as I and me. Writing from a first person point of view gives the writer freedoms that help set up the mood and setting in several ways. ... The theme can vary depending on the readers. ... There are still several themes that are portrayed in the story that can be explained. ...

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"Feel it Oliver," he would say, thrusting a bar at me. ... The conflict constructed in this story develops the theme to always follow your dreams, even if not officially, always give your best shot at completing them. ... This is not the end of the story though. ... Conflict, provides a structure for which the theme is built on. ... This book is a reminder to me to stick to what I want to do, and what I love to do, and to always follow through with it. ...

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The second part of the theme, however, is much more explicit. Franklin gives less of a personal narrative and more explicit guidance, as in listing and explaining his thirteen virtues. ... This autobiography helped me realize just how important a man Benjamin Franklin really was. ... This book amazed me by how a lower class son of a candle maker could grow up to become who he did. ... This was not only a story of success but also of triumphs over the odds. ...

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The themes of this novel, the inescapable past and facing responsibility, are directly address the issue of racial marginalization and are clearly represented through the story's characters, events, criticisms, and the author's own life. ... In the following weeks, Grant brings Jefferson a radio, on another he gives Jefferson's a notebook and a pencil and asks him to write down whatever thoughts come to his mind. ... The writings of Ernest J Gaines display his talent of relating the main themes through all facets of the stories. ... Once Grant Wiggins had grasped this concep...

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He decided it was time to just give up and with that, the negative impact in his life began. ... It helps them present their theme and message they want to send the audience. ... "The Button " by Mahdokht Kashkuli is a story that provides a similar theme and message in a different story. ... Still, the author decides to use first person in order to give the audience a personal connection with the child. ... He says "why are they going to make me the one less mouth to feed". ...

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