The arrogant claim by the "more tough and serious" brother, Pedro was "we killed him openly [] but we're innocent' as well as "we're going to kill Santiago Nasar," supports the idea of their self-lust and obligations to restore their sisters' pride. ... Due to the obligations of maintaining honor within the family, the brothers speak openly of their plan to everyone, which made it seem as though a joke, and a bad one, but also showed a sense of fear of going through with it. ... When he did not, Pablo and Pedro continued in search for him at Clothi...

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They end up saving the colonel who turns out to be Candide's love interest Cunégonde's brother, the baron of Thunder-ten-tronckh. ... The enjoyment found from reading this novel is proof that certain writing techniques will always be effective and this is certainly true of Voltaire's work. ... Another feature of Voltaire's work that can be found in this extract is irony. It is ironic certainly, that the baron cannot stop embracing Candide, calling him his brother and savior. But yet the idea of Candide becoming his brother-in-law appalls him. ...

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Victor longed to rid humanity of " the diseases of the human frame"" and much like Prometheus who brought fire to humanity, Victor sought the secret of life and eventually found it by over-reaching the limits of humanity, bypassing the laws of nature, and eventually receiving prolonged punishment for it. ... Victor was in fact too inexperienced and wasn't ready to carry out the experiments he had in mind, as we can see on page 32 "When I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands, I hesitated a long time concerning the manner in which I should employ it. ... In retaliation to his...

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This man, her boss Jackson, found an apartment for her and her daughter and paid the expenses, including medical for the illegitimate child. ... However, she is wealthier than those who live in the building with her, and because her father wants the best for her and her brother he requires them to enroll in St Jeromes private school, where she is the only Puerto-Rican attempting to blend in with the Italian and Irish students. ...

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Many scientists and explorers of the nineteenth century were conquering new ideas and discovering new-found places of the world, it was a time of intellectual on expressive writing, particularly that of the gothic and horror genre utilising the macabre and bizarre. ... When the monster arrives in Geneva, the first person he meets is William, Frankenstein's younger brother. ...

• Word Count: 2019
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate