In the novels, The Sweet Hereafter, by Russell Banks, and The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver, several characters confront a loss of something of value, and must come to terms with the reality of their losses in order to continue their lives in a meaningful manner. ... The setting of both The Bean Trees, and The Sweet Hereafter, is a small town atmosphere in the United States of America, which affects how the characters deal with loss. ... The characters of The Sweet Hereafter, and The Beans Trees, are the victims of terrible losses, and must deal with the grief caused by them. ... Simil...

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However, the way that other characters portray the protagonist contrasts through the use of diction by the authors. ... Dracula is portrayed to live in a castle where "everywhere a bewildering mass of fruit blossom " and the "green grass under the trees spangled with the fallen petals " (Suskind 10). ... Jean's transformation of character creates a sense of fear within the readers as well as compassion towards him at the same time. ... The metaphoric use of language of comparing young Jean to a hostile animal emphasizes the other characters' development of fear. ... This abandonme...

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Conclusion Abstract When one hears the term "bully", one may begin to think of television characters like "Butch" from The Little Rascals, "Mad Dog" or "SweetDaddy" from Good Times, or Mafia gangsters like "Scarface". The aforementioned characters are very indicative of the different kinds of bullies that are in our society. ... Most people, as they watched these characters on television, were able to identify with them whether directly or indirectly. There may have been characters that reminded viewers of themselves or that reminded th...

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The country has a rich heritage and is considered by its people to have character of both the South American and European cultures. ... The average Brazilian has a interesting family tree for example there may include a Portuguese great-grandfather, a native Indian grandmother, a slave grandfather, a German father, and so on. ...

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When a woman gets married, the Chinese character is "嫁". The character is composed of two radicals, from the left "女", which means "female", and to the right "家", which means "home", combining together it means a girl leaves the home of her parents when getting married. ... Ancient scholars prefer to use "read beans" to pledge love, so it's also called the "love seed". Nowadays, the popular way of love pledging include the exchange of rings, taking a photo together and some romantic way such as planting tree as th...

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