In Isabel Allende's novel, The House of the Spirits, the important event of Clara Trueba's death serves as a structural division in the plot. ... Clara's death also transformed the rebellious nation's political system, the lives of the different family members, and even the spirits in the house; from the translucent images and surreal tone, before Clara's death, to absolute realism of panic and chaos after her death. Through Allende's tone and diction, the reader is aided in realizing a shift in the plot, "Alba knew that her grandmother was the soul of the b...

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Isabel Allende, in The House of the Spirits, uses this style of writing to outline Chile's tumultuous past as well as to provide her own social commentary on the current state of society. ... Reading The House of the Spirits one can see that more and more problems seem to accumulate over time, and the quality of life never really improves. ... The House of the Spirits provides new perspectives on the way we view progress, especially in its relationship to technology and modernization. ...

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English Honors Philip Rosenberg Reading Journal October 24th, 2002 Chile and The House of the Spirits During the early 20th century Chile was separated into a higher class and a lower class without much in between. ... These historical events are mirrored in the novel The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende through the Trueba Families triumphs, afflictions, and day to day life. The major characters in The House of the Spirits come from two opposing classes, the aristocracy and the peasants. ... Simply by making class struggle a major theme of th...

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The actual "House of Usher" is a symbol in itself. ... Repeating descriptions referring to the windows as "vacant eye-like windows" portraying the house as an actual face, but looking deeper it is interpreted that the house is actually symbolic to a mind as "through two luminous windows saw spirits moving musically to a lute's well-tuned law" the reader sees the internal aspect of the house, primarily as a soul, the key to the mind ( Poe 1,2,6). Through Poe's construction of this theme, the house being the foundation of the mind, other aspects can be incorporated such as the houses p...

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Senator Joseph McCarthy, head of the House of Un-American Activities Committee, amplified the chaos and accused many Americans for being enemy spies. ... Mary Warren herself, has realized the sincerity of the situation and is trying desperately to explain exactly what happened; "I--I heard the other girls screaming, and you, Your Honor, you seemed to believe them, and I--It were only sport in the beginning sir, but then the whole world cried spirits, spirits, and I--I promise you, Mr. ...

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Ancient Rome is also known for their use of the arch in architecture such as aquaducts and, houses. ... As for Han China, they were more of a polytheistic empire believing that there were many ghosts and spirits in nature, and many commoners also followed the teachings of Daoism. ...

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The shape of the roof line, the positioning of the threshold, and even the direction the house faces is significant because of the Chinese belief that good and bad spirits possess the ability to influence a household's occupants. ...

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Work began on new Castle Brewery site in Isando, east of Johannesburg-the largest brew house in Africa and one of the most modern in the world. In 1955, discriminatory excise duty structures favor spirits and prejudice beer, making it the most heavily taxed beverage in South Africa. ...

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They lived in larger houses, controlled particular trade centers, and took better gifts at rituals. ... According to the text, with the aid of spirits, men and women could inflict injuries or even kill their targets. ... These misfortunes included the loss of belongings, injuries, and house fires. ...

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The Parliament of India is democratically empowered to merge or demerge any two or more states with simple majority in the House. ... Whether or not one appreciates it, the statehood movement became potential one that evoked strong identity spirits among concerned peoples. ...

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I was introduced to marijuana as a 15 year old through my best friend. Every Friday night we walked to our village to eat pizza and wait for someone to buy us beer. One night he introduced me to an older neighborhood friend who brought us into the woods, reached into his pocket and came out with a...

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Much like her mother was, Lydia is also led by her youth, "high animal spirits," and "blind love" causing her to be "lost forever" if she doesn't marry Wickham. ... Throughout her tour of the Pemberly Darcy's house keeper, Mrs. ...

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When Proctor tries to convince Mary to confess to concocting the lies about seeing spirits, Mary points out that if she does, Abigail will reveal John Proctor's sin, but Proctor in return declares, "Good. ... If a cow was missed, the first thought was to look for her around Corey's house" (38). ...

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She points out that 'there is prodigious danger in the seeking of loose spirits', stating a witch hunt could 'set [them] all to arguin' again in the society'. ... She has a wise influence on John, controlling the majority of his actions due to his intense care of her opinion, and is also able to chuck abby out the house. ...

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