This is the youngsters very first time looking at what is to be later named as "Castle Rock", it is explained in the book to be parallel from "their beach". The boys have taken title to the naturally occurring structures on the island, (beach, reefs, rocks, etc.). ... The conch shell signifies law, order, and structure. ... The older boys start to realise they can get what they want by imposing themselves physically and to use violence on the younger characters/littluns and the cruelty kicks in as the structure and rules start to fall apart. ...

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The first impression is one of chaos and disorder, but the repetition in Beckett's trilogy is clearly part of a highly structured pattern. It ranges from the echoes of sound through the recurrence of single words, grammatical structures and entire phrases to the reiteration of themes and stories (Segre 7). ... As Rabinovitz puts it, Beckett uses the reader's memories of parallel situations in different parts of the trilogy. ...

• Word Count: 779
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

It is a type of secular religion that deals with a pagan god of batteries and small towns--a type of order and structure. ... Like a classical physicist who attempts to explain quantum-level observations with Newtonian mechanics, a reader who demands certainty will find the structure of the work itself acting to conf...

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Austen employs large sections of dialogue and utilizes sophisticated and often complicated sentence structure to convey the themes of Emma. ... Due to the form of the text, (i.e. it is a film) formally structured sentences and verbal language are not as imperative as they are in the novel Emma. ... The character Tai from Clueless is parallel to Harriet from the novel Emma- both are somewhat nave and to some extent innocent but overall, both characters are most certainly impressionable.As responders, we are able to see their naivety in Tai's response to Cher when she tells her that Elton...

• Word Count: 1742
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Thematically, the novel parallels its heroine's, Anna Karenina, moral and social conflicts with Constantin Levin's internal struggle to find the meaning of life. ... Levin's example here provides for the reader an insight into Tolstoy's intertwining and complex structure in Anna Karenina. ... (Tolstoy,p.816) Tolstoy cleverly uses the themes of life and especially death beneath the other themes in an intricate structure. ... Nevertheless, Tolstoy has created a wonderful piece of literature with a intricate plot structure. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This means that there is a direct link between personal experience and larger social and political structures. Hugo's characters face a time period long before second wave feminism but still show the social and political actions and structures that lead them into plait. ... Hugo portrays how horrible of a life Eponine has as a teenager by showing the parallel between her and Cossette. ...

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