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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• Grade Level: High School

Also, the story outlines many themes throughout the story. Two main themes that are widely exhibited are poverty and absence. ... "There is all that life that has happened outside of me, beyond me.... One of the main themes displayed in "I Stand Here Ironing" is poverty. ... Also, instead of creating the "perfect mother" scene, it gives insight to what a real working, single mother has to do in order to keep her kid safe and provide a good life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The novel Cloudstreet by Tim Winton is the epic story of two Australian families" whose lives come together. ... The theme of family proved to be the most dominant. ... "Dad, I cleaned up her vomit, washed her clothes dragged her home from the pub My childhood was taken from me- The theme of communication throughout the text also made readers see the novel as a real life story. ... This continuous flow of speech and thought exposes readers to deeper emotions, giving readers an insight to normal feelings felt by each character. ... The novel lacked punctuation due to the fact Fish is the narrat...

• Word Count: 1597
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Only the things that I have to give anyway. ... I have other things to give. And I cant give them to you because I dont love you. ... I will not give in. ... Clegg's part clearly establishes his love for Miranda - Please marry me, I wont ask anything, anything of you, except to be my wife in name and live in the same house with me. ...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

In the short stories, "Hills Like White Elephants" and "The Story of an Hour", both depict how a woman handles abandonment upon men. ... Does she go about proving this when she states, "If I do it you'll be happy, and things will be like they were and you'll love me?... Then, she tells us, "But I don't care about me. ... The short story, "The Story of an Hour", by Chopin tells of a woman named Louise, that just wants to feel independent and she finds out her husband is dead which gives her that independence. ... Both authors did fantastic ...

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• Grade Level: High School

When they think about the meaning of their lives, they are thinking about the meaning of this story. When cancer enters, this story is transformed. ... In Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Oskar says, "The meaning of my thoughts started to float away from me, like leaves that fall from a tree into a river, I was the tree, and the world was the river" (Foer 16). ... This novel is besieged with the theme loss. ... It is obvious that their relationship is growing, as Patsy encourages Marie and gives her confidence to become more of a 'normal' status person. ...

• Word Count: 2017
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Fulfilling your needs and desires in Nikki Giovanni's "Master Charge Blues- In Nikki Giovanni's poem "Master Charge Blues- we are told a story of how a woman misses her mate and uses her master charge to escape the feeling of loneliness. ... I think that one possible theme for this poem may be that when the one you long for and desire most is not present you need to fulfill those desires in other ways, for instance shopping. ... This to me means that she is feeling regret and frustration because of her feeling of loneliness. ... This again gives me a sense of lon...

• Word Count: 686
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• Grade Level: High School

Hemingway reveals throughout the story that the main character, Harold Krebs, leaves his hometown as one man, and comes back another. The changes a man goes through while at war makes for the central theme of the story. ... Later in the story more proof is shown when Krebs' mother has to pray for him, "Do you want me to pray for you?"... Hemingway produces an effective theme in "Soldier's Home" by showing the inner conflicts of a young man returning home after serving in a war. ... Hemmingway successfully relates to human value by telling one story of a man who came back changed ...

• Word Count: 1337
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Black and white films, without audio capability, were presented with a live band or orchestra which played along with the film to give the audience a movie to remember. ... The music pulled me, the viewer, into the movie and made me feel what the director intended the audience to feel in each scene. ... It sets the tone and the theme to amplify the quality of the film. With many hours going into perfecting a movie's soundtrack, it is clear that the music's role in the production of a film is vital to enhance the story and grab the audience's attention. ... A good flow gives a co...

• Word Count: 720
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The author uses several themes in his novel in order to conclude his point. ... Hilarious states; "And part of me wanted to believe - like a child hearing, in perfect safety, a tale of horror." ... Hilarious does not fully believe which proves that the hidden truth is as fictional and incapable of existing as a monster from a children's story. ... Thomas Pynchon expands and explains his argument with the theme of the inability to understand. ... Bringing the symbol to life and giving it the knowledge to strike at Oedipa's most sensitive areas shows the struggle she undertakes to unde...

• Word Count: 3055
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Ellison's essay is about his relationship to music, but it also tells the story of how he became a writer. ... For example, the song Sail by Awolnation gets me motivated for my soccer games; it makes me feel good and puts me in that game day mode. ... This is the connection between these two themes, you can express yourself in both music and writing. ... So since I'm an athlete I like listening to music that gets me pumped up because it motivates me to do well and inspires me to give my all and actually try. ... These songs motivated me and helped me finish my paper....

• Word Count: 1445
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The bible contains the cornerstone of whole nations, ties together the very existence of the heavens, and is still able to give a small child the hope of another day. ... Frankenstein's creation makes only a few attempts to become one with society and almost gives up until he is accepted by the captain. As the captain listens to the monster's story he begins to understand the monster's plight. ... When the monster read Plutarch's Lives the monster learned about models of human conduct; the monster states, "Plutarch taught me high thoughts; he elevated me above the wretched ...

• Word Count: 2479
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School