Thus, it is no coincidence that the grandmother is later specified to be 2,000 years old, which happens to be when Christian theology reads God's first coming to Earth. ... By acknowledging the grandmother to be an embodiment of God, one can better comprehend the concept of the grandmother's age and eternal beauty, however her magical powers and ability to remain unknown by some are notions that take readers to a deeper level of religious application. Throughout the novel, the grandmother serves as a protector and guide for Princess Irene and Curdie through spiritual means. ... Thro...

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The most obvious example of a childhood experience coming out in a Bronte writing is Charlotte's representation of the Lowood School in Jane Eyre compared to her experiences at Cowan Bridge. ... In "Jane Eyre" while at Lowood, Helen Burns becomes a good friend and even a mother type figure to Jane even though they are close to the same age. ... One Byronic characteristic Rochester, Heathcliff and Branwell share is their love for a woman they can't have. ... This seclusion from society is a very common characteristic found in a Byronic hero. ... This essay has shown that thr...

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Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird has remained enormously popular since its publication in 1960. ... Lee makes use of several images and allegories throughout the novel to symbolize racial conflict. ... The central symbol of the novel, the mockingbird, further develops the theme of racial prejudice. ... To Kill a Mockingbird also can be read as a coming-of-age story featuring a young girl growing up in the South and experiencing moral awakenings. ... Atticus is clearly the hero of the novel, and functions as a role model for his children. ...

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It can be described as an easily noticed characteristics belonging to any given individual, or shared by all members of a particular social category or group. ... In these instances one is part of a minority (e.g., by race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation), or if one has identifications with multiple groups (e.g., by being biracial), or if one is pulled by conflicting messages (e.g., those coming from the media and the family), an identity crisis is likely to emerge. ... As the setting of both novels involves the country America, which is far advanced and even has a man of colour as its presi...

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Her reign will ever bear this distinguishing characteristic of her sex."2 In its own right the reign of Catherine the Great was impressive, but it was made all the more important because she was a women.3 The mere fact that Catherine II, a small German princess without hereditary claim to the throne, ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796 amid the loyalty of the great mass of the people, and the respect and admiration of her neighbours, is sufficient proof of the force of her character. ... She set about composing herself for the ceremony that was to mark the ultimate stage in the transformation of a...

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Despite these wishes, the movie The Joy Luck Club, originally a novel written by Amy Tan raises the questions of oppression and power in the lives of four mothers and their daughters. ... Due to his background, he well portrayed the Chinese stereotypical characteristics (e.g., tiger mom, strict on their child and plays mahjong while gossiping) which well illustrates each character's hardship, oppression, power dynamics that they faced. ... An-Mei faced social destruction and family's discrimination at an early age which also allowed her to conform to a male-dominating culture and cho...

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Last the hybrid creativity found in fields for example architecture, which ''exhibits both a novel problem solution and the personality of the creator''(32). ... Creativity is not just for artists, not just for businessmen looking for a new way to make more money, not just for engineers coming up new innovations. ... Hinshaw suggested that a commonly attempted explanations for behaviors characteristic of mental disorders and illnesses are the belief that the conditions and behaviors associated with untreated disorder are the result of demonic possession or influence or the...

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While colorful prose and realistic dialogue may give a play or novel some artistic merit, it is the conflict that gives the fiction its dramatic energy; it is the conflict that draws the audience in, holds their interest, and brings them to care about the characters and the ultimate resolution of the story. ... It is the masterful portrayal of this age-old conflict between the sexes that serves as the dramatic centerpiece in both Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire- and Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House."" ...

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