The two books share a great deal in common, especially in tone and theme. The stories The Heart of Darkness and The Lord of the Flies, through their dark, hopeless, and horrible descriptions of life, present the common theme that man, at his heart, is an evil, violent, and "fallen- being. ... At the same time, it also reinforces the theme of the story, that because man is evil inside, he cannot help but release that evil. ... Do you see the story? ... Golding uses the Lord of the Flies to symbolize the theme of man's inner evil. ...

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Ruth comes to the conclusion that Walter needs something that she can't give him. She tells Mama, "...Mama, something is happening between Walter and me. I don't know what it is-but he needs something-something I can't give him anymore. ... The most prevalent theme in the play is the importance of dreams. Every character in the story had dreams that were important to them for different reasons; however all of the dreams had the goal to better the family. ...

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Leap Into Darkness is a real life story written by Leo Bretholz. ... I understood that she sent him away because male Jews were being arrested and she wanted to give him a chance, but could not understand why he was the only one to go. ... One theme relevant to today's society is the bond between families. ... Family bonding is a theme in war and peacetime. Another theme that still has relevance in today's society is finding strength and keeping faith through tough situations. ...

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When these short stories became a hit, she began writing novels. ... The theme is war throughout the entire series.... "...when Katniss's story came to me. ... In another one of Collins' stories, Gregor The Overlander, some of the same themes are obviously mirrored. ... "The weapons give me an entirely new perspective on the Games. ...

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Abstract: Agunpakhi is the debut novel of Hasan Azizul Huq, a professor of philosophy and a leading short story writer of Bangladesh. In this novel Hasan employs a strong female voice to narrate the epic-scale tragic story of a single family and the bloody partition of the Indian sub-continent from the protagonist's first person point of view. ... The story begins a score years before the Partition of India. ... " The narrator has become a woman of middle age giving birth to three boys and a girl established and married off respectively. ... Rather she has understood: "none can...

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Story Elements in A Farewell to Arms The book A Farewell to Arms, written by Ernest Hemingway, is a classic novel about the love story of a nurse and a war-ridden soldier. ... In A Farewell to Arms, various story elements are developed: the conflicts that occur internally and externally within Frederic's life, the characterization of Frederic Henry, the use of symbolism, and the dominating theme of love during a widespread war. Love and war is an important theme in the book, and the relationship between Frederic and Catherine is explored by Hemingway. ... This love story plays out i...

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DISCUSS "For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow" - ECCLESIASTES 1:18 David Malouf's "Fly Away Peter" is the story of one man's loss of innocence, as he confronts the brutality of human nature during the First World War. ... Whilst on the surface appearing very simplistic and straightforward, multiple themes are intertwined in the framework of the narrative. ... "It was giving the creature, through its name, a permanent place in the world." Jim's innocence is highlighted in that he believes everything has a place in the world, a...

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Although this war was a huge disgrace to The United States, a part of me feels that we needed to learn this lesson, and we would have sooner or later. ... In my perspective the major theme of this book was the effect of war upon man. ... "C"mon Charlie, hit me, you son of a bitch, HO CHI MINH SUCKS HIT ME, CHARLIE," Caputo yelled into the trees at the potential sniper. ... To me, this was not rational. ... This made me kind of bad for them because they were so excited about and it made me feel that I had too much. ...

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Casablanca was a story of political and romantic espionage. ... The movie focused on the themes of lost love, honor and duty, self-sacrifice and romance within a World of war and chaos. ... "Sally Don't You Grieve" was written in 1944 by Guthrie and was for the women who had men at war: "I'm a-gonna cross that ocean wide Army rifle by my side When Hitler's beat you can be my bride But I told her not to grieve after me." ... Because Americans were working longer hours the President also said "I hope that night games can be extended because it gives an opportunity to the d...

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Septimus Warren Smith and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway Works Cited Dowling, David. Mrs. Dalloway: Mapping Streams of Consciousness. Boston, MA: Twayne Publishing, 1991. Gilbert, Martin. The First World War: A Complete History. New York, NY: Henry Ho...

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The book, Céline and His Vision, is a story of a French soldier whose skull gets cracked during World War I. ... He gives us the first line and the last, and the central story of the novel is ready to begin. ... In his own mind, Weary narrates the war stories he will one day tell. ... In his head he refers to them and himself as the Three Musketeers, and tells himself the story of how the Three Musketeers saved the life of a dumb college kid. ... Billy goes to 1957, when he gives a speech as the newly elected president of the Lion's Club. ...

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