Bridget's friends in general are important as any friend is to another. But when the editors decided to make this novel into a movie they must have decided that Bridget's homosexual friend just wasn't as important to a movie as he was to a novel. ... It shows that just because Tom's homosexual and a man, doesn't men he can't be a best friend with a single woman. Tom can be a true friend to Bridget even when it means maybe hurting her feelings but it will save her the embarrassment when everyone at the party see the amount of make-up she is wearing. ... Only a...

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In the absence of this confidante, Emma looks for a new friend and becomes acquainted with the seventeen year old, illegitimate girl Harriet. ... "She had been a friend and companion such as few possessed: intelligent, well-informed, useful, gentle, knowing all the ways of the family, interested in all its concerns, and peculiarly interested in herself, in every pleasure, every scheme of hers - one to whom she could speak every thought as it arose, and who had such an affection for her as could never find fault." She knew it was very selfish of her not to grant other people the happin...

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Mariam never developed any true relationship with anyone. ... Hosseini suggests that having true relationships are the key in overcoming problems and ultimately achieving fulfillment. An unlikely relationship with Laila gives Mariam the essence of a true relationship really is: full of trust and unconditional love. ... Finally near the end of the book, Mariam shows a lot of courage when she saves her friend Laila from Rasheed. ... She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. ...

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Idgie is the more youthful, spirited, boyish, adventurous friend. ... A great, devoted friend who is there through tragedies and triumphs, and who enables you to become a better person while appreciating your true self. ... Their lives are not perfect, but Fried Green Tomatoes shows what a difference it makes to have a dedicated friend who loves you unconditionally by your side in dire situations and in victorious times alike. ...

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Sadly, seeing the true behavior of the lady he had long since served, he warned her once more to not cross the drawbridge, or he would have to end her life. ... She then sought the help of her only friend, who too, disapproved of her actions. Her friend said, shaking her head in disbelief, that she shouldn't have disobeyed her caring husband. ... Storming out, she left her saddened friend and headed back to the home her unsuspecting husband created. ...

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She never shows her true feelings. What were her true feelings? ... At least that's what her sister, Josephine and Richard, friend of Mr. ... After Josephine tells the new of Brently to Louis, Louis quickly plunges upstairs to express her true feeling. ... Is that true, or were women pushed around so much that they had no choice, but to stay with their husband. ...

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Another example is when I call my best friend Bill on the telephone he is not really in the mood to talk, but he still listens to me rant and rave about the things that happened to me that day. ... In my personal experiences I think this passage rang most true. ...

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"We are victims of a matriarchy here, my friend." Harding's explanation of life in the hospital seems be true. ... Opposed to the Nurse and her type of cruel females are women like Candy Starr and her friend, Sandy. ...

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The story is very much interwoven with the "cult of true womanhood"(where is this quoted from?). Brent hardly embodied the ideal picture of true womanhood painted by white, upper class and later middle class women: pious, pure, submissive, and delicate. ... Bruce, a staunch abolitionist who is Jacobs" employer and friend. ... Brent rejects the notion of true womanhood and takes control over her future and her children's future. ... Jacobs statement is a powerful narrative which gives one a clear picture of the impossibility if achieving "true" womanhood. ...

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Once her husband loses, Charles takes Brominade into his protection and has her instructed in what he sees as the true faith, to which she converts. ... Iseult is committed determined to see Brangien, her best friend, killed. Yet when the hunters return and tell that the deed is done and her friend is dead, her anger with herself pours forth and she projects her feelings onto the serfs, declaring them murders and wanting to bring her friend back. ...

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Love Lost Have you ever had a person in your life that helped you figure out who you were, a woman so special that through patience and devotion showed you a whole new way of thinking. She was someone who did not turn there back on you if you didn't take the right path, and didn't look down on your...

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1. Literature presents insights into many aspects of life but is also a conveyor of values, naturalising certain ways of understanding ourselves and the world. This is especially true of "The Whole Town's Sleeping" by Ray Bradbury. Built on the dominant ideologies of the time, the text through its r...

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Shakespeare begins sonnet 116 with the very idea that true love cannot be blocked. He does not say true love, though. He uses the term "marriage of true minds" instead. ... Clearly, Shakespeare does not have compassion for the female gender and is quick to remove these negative female attributes from his young male friend. ... In compliance with that theory, his search for true love ended with a mysterious young man whom he immortalized in over one hundred sonnets. ...

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Pip dismiss Joe, his most important friend, exchanging for money and a good place. ... His years of dream  dream which he had been cherished since he was humiliated by Estella  came true. ... But love for only her appearance is not true love. ... On the grounds of these points, Id like to claim that Pips love for Estella is not true love at all. ... @I think he must not know what normal and true love is like because his parents died when he was very little and Joe and his sister were abnormal couple. ...

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Vivian and Edward quarrel after she is propositioned by Edward's friend and business partner, Phillip Stuckey, and during Vivian accuses Edward of treating her like a toy to be passed around by his friends. ...

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The men keep numerous wives, but do not share a friendship with any because "a woman cannot really have a man for a friend without the worst kind of ostracism and gossip" (172). ... She finds strength in Shug, which keeps her from going back to Mr. ___ as his wife, but instead returns as his equal friend. ... Only in the company of women do their true personalities show. ...

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The beauty and wonder of nature is an inspiration to return to the innocence of the true self. ... The character must return to the true self and break free from the boundaries established by society. ... This clearly marks Edna's return to her true self "the child heart. ... This greatly upset Edna because she missed her friend. ... Her true self forced her to realize what she really wanted, and what she wanted was Robert. ...

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Breaking Through Stereotypes and Difficult Situations In our society, many people tend to settle for a life less suitable then their true potential. ... Her friend's and family's opinions of her abilities and societies beliefs of a woman's role confines Louis Mallard; but after encountering the supposed death of her husband, Mrs. ...

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Dangaremba writes as if she is telling a story to an old friend, constantly reiterating important points of her story as if to say: Is this making sense? ... We are not told that Maiguru was educated until halfway through the novel when Tambudzai asks her if it is true that she has her Master's Degree. ...

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Being in a relationship is comparable to being a best friend, except having a mutual physical attraction to the other person. ... If there is a connection between two after going on dates and other sorts of trips, true love has its chance to blossom, and gradually the need to impress fades. ...

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From the early 1840's to the late 1860's, an era of westward expansion took place. Over this period of time, pioneers from all across the "Old World" decided to embark on a journey to the "New Country", a land of unending farmland, furs, and rivers in the newly acquired California and Oregon Territ...

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She is introduced and portrayed (however tragically) as a trophy girl, an object or prize that Dunny competes for (and wins one time) against his best friend and enemy Boy Staunton. ... Dunny describes her as a woman "who thought of sex as the one great, true, apostolic key and cure and could not get enough of it." ...

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Dangaremba writes as if she is telling a story to an old friend, constantly reiterating important points of her story as if to say: Is this making sense? ... We are not told that Maiguru was educated until halfway through the novel when Tambudzai asks her if it is true that she has her Master's Degree. ...

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Ginolfi Discovering the True Blind Man Raymond Carver's "Cathedral- is a story told by a narrator who is not sensitive. ... The opening line of the story reads, "This blind man, an old friend of my wife's, he was on his way to spend the night" (Carver 75). ... The narrator was, indeed, a very shallow character and was the true blind man in this story. ...

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Being a thin, blonde, twelve year old, when a family friend suggested a pageant, I wasn't too aghast. ... What if I don't answer it at all, will they think I can't make up my mind, will they think I"m too chicken to reveal my true feelings? ... Are fake eyelashes, silicone breasts, and bleach blonde hair indicants of true natural beauty? ...

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