A journey is a common way for numerous authors to explain metaphors. ... Among Agnon's short stories, common themes of the traditions of Judaism are found to be described through journeys. ... In doing so he boards a train to journey to his father's home town. ... Agnon's, "To Father's House" and "A Whole Loaf", have a reason behind their journeys. ... The use of a journey is a metaphor for fulfillment of the Jewish tradition....

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Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story about a young husband and wife and the journey that the husband (Goodman Brown) takes one night. ... He makes a journey through the woods with an elderly man who is the antagonist. The journey is symbolic to the path that everyone must choose in life. ... The conclusion is ironic because Goodman set out on his journey to make his life better for him and his wife, but the journey changed his life forever in the fact that he could never trust anyone again and truthfully he was all alone. ...

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We learn that Walton is on a journey to discover the North Pole, and is quite "ardent" in doing so. Walton hopes, that in embarking on such an expedition, he will help all mankind:- "You cannot contest the inestimable benefit that I shall confer on all mankind" Walton believes, that, by discovering the North Pole, he will be able to provide shorter journey routes for people all over the world. ... Further on, after several letters have been written discussing his health and progress in his journey, Walton remarks:- "I desire the company of a man." ... As Walton finds Vict...

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Fogg goes home and tells his servant Passepartout, new at the time, to get his bags ready that they were going to journey across the world in eighty days. ... After a long chase, the men were far from the Indians and could resume their normal peaceful journey. ... Fogg pays bail for both him and Passepartout and continue their journey. ... In San Francisco, they embark on an eleven-day journey across America. ... Completing the journey around the world was not easy, but his perseverance and determination always led him to figure out a way to accomplish his task. ...

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For instance, one can interpret Frodo's inner struggle as the inner struggle of a college student about to embark on a life long journey into the real world. As does Frodo question his own readiness for his journey, so does a college student. Am I ready for this journey? ... Tolkien's tale can emulate more than just a college student's mind and journey but truths to life in general. ... The college student may come to find meaning with Frodo's journey in that they themselves are about to embark on a mysterious journey through life with many turns and surprises along with th...

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In each of these two literary pieces, Frost and Welty each present a persevering individual who arrives at the end of their life's journey, with much to show for their life choices. ... Welty's use of third person limited omniscient presents just as much support to the theme of purpose and perseverance along life's journey, in the development of her literary work. ... Welty provides a deeply inspiring individual in Phoenix and allows the reader to walk alongside Phoenix on her journey through the woods, symbolizing her journey through life. ... Phoenix's perseverance is t...

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White Fang's journey from owner to owner if filled with love and hate in this harsh environment. ... Throughout With Fang's journey he must learn to deal with conflicts not only between other dogs, but also with himself and mother nature. ...

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The protagonist is reveled directly by the author saying things about Santiago's journey and where he ahs to go. Many of the other characters that are mentioned in the alchemist are linked to Santiago or his journey. ... I think that this event shows that Santiago is over the hardest part in his journey or what he believes it to be. ...

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The story is basically about rabbits going on a journey and the obstacles they encounter along their way. ... He leads the groups and many of the other rabbits look to him when something goes wrong during the journey. ... It sounds crazy, but in order to understand this concept, you must read the book and go on the journey for yourself. ...

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The novel, Charlotte's Web begins with a young girl, Fern, who is intent on saving the life of a young, tiny pig named Wilber. After about five weeks of caring and nurturing the pig, Wilber is sent off to her uncle's farm to eventually be slaughtered for Christmas dinner. Wilber wants very much to...

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There are several themes present in this novel, the two most prominent I feel being Jody's journey to manhood, and the theme of life and death, and how interrelated they are. ... The novel begins at daybreak, which symbolizes Jody's beginning journey towards manhood. ...

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The Miraculous Journey of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, by James S. Hirsch is a book that everyone should read. Although, this book has many sides to the story, it is filled with emotion, put together in a skillful way, and gives well detail. Not only does Hirsch get Carter's story across he gives a viv...

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"araby's" setting reinforces the theme and the characters by using the imagery of light and darkness. The experiences of the young boy in the story illustrate how people often expect more than ordinary reality can provide and then feel disillusioned and disappointed. The author uses dark and obs...

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Odysseus's quest was based on his desire to go back home to his family, and though no baser desire can ever well up from man, his journey was riddled with detours and delays, in his need for adventure and glory. ...

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Hello, my name is Marlow, and I am here today to talk about my story of the disastrous experiences I had in the river Congo that I"m sure all of you are familiar with. Today though I will discuss just exactly how I told the story, how I developed my own character and how I am used in revealing the m...

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A Kid's Life: Alberto Alvaro Rios's "The Secret Lion" "The Secret Lion" depicts two twelve year old kids as adventurous young voyagers that want to find out what's so good about things adults keep from them. The author, Alberto Alvaro Rios, shows the reader how a child can take something small and ...

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Araby" by James Joyce is a short story in which the protagonist gained a consciousness that was beyond him. The main character is initiated into new reality and truth of which he was not previously aware. In the story, the character was experiencing an initiation or awareness of new actualities that...

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The Desire of Knowledge The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall. The desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall, Francis Bacon. The two short stories Rappaccini's Daughter, by Nathaniel Hawthorn and By the Waters of Babylon, by Stephen Vincent Bena ©t each possess this comm...

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Sonny's Blues The Title Sonny's Blues referring to the short story written by James Baldwin has many significances and double meanings within the story. The title relates mostly to the narrator's brother Sonny's struggle between heroine and the jazz music he loves but, also touches on the dysfun...

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The short story "Greasy Lake-, written by T. Coraghessan Boyle, would be categorized as an allegory. Allegory can be defines as a literary work with many symbols of a larger representation. As stated in The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, "allegory usually includes themes such as innocence, ...

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A Profile on Rufus from A Death In The Family " I know I am making the choice most dangerous to an artist in valuing life above art." With these words James Agee, author of A Death In The Family, expresses his restless journey that would lead him to an early death. James {Rufus} Agee was born...

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While on this journey, they happen to come across four teenage boys. ... "There is something Oatesian in the way his characters view the world "as when one is journeying on mild LSD, there is something chilly and faintly schizophrenic in the way his characters see things and in the things they see,"" (qtd. in "Horror Fiction,"" 86). ...

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The Lost Steps, which is a journey of a man finding his true identity, is based upon the settings in the text. The settings have a pivotal role in helping the reader understand identifications of the narrator, and helps show the passage of time. Setting throughout the novel is central throughout the...

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Many writers use symbolism in their stories in order to reveal certain or multiple aspects of the story. Symbols can be anything in a story from a non-living object to a living object. In the short story "The Red Convertible" the author, Louise Enrich, uses a red convertible to symbolize the bond be...

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Ragtime is an outstanding novel. However, it is an embarrassing and pathetic film that lacks detail that is contained in the book. The director should have changed the name of the film because it does not resemble the book at all. The book has a wonderful story line, characters, and a complex plot, ...

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