I also remembered a friend telling me not to waste my time. ... The head fireman gives a blowtorch to Guy and has him do it himself. ... Theme: In the novel Fahrenheit 451, the theme is Censorship as shown by Captain Beatty's speech toward the end of "The Hearth and the Salamander" while explaining the history of firemen to Montag in his home. ... Of all of the books I have ever read, Fahrenheit 451 made me think the most. ... And then you just sit there, contemplating how real this unreal story actually is. ...

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On Pg. 49, John described one of Ann's needs, "That's what you need, Ann - someone to talk to beside me." ... She uses it to tell stories and depict society. ... Ann felt that she is unimportant to John because he frequently leaves her alone; she states, "It isn't right to leave me here alone. ... She sees Steven as the only person who can give her the love and affection she needs. ... The story must present themes which are relevant to the reader, in order for it to make an...

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Jane, who is honestly portraying Gilman, remarks, "[I]cannot be with him, it makes me so nervous"(Other 5)(Yellow 336). ... This is one of the major themes that the short story The Yellow Wallpaper is based upon. ... This statement is true in both Gilman's life and it's recreation in the story. ... Neither he nor John, the narrator's husband, spends much time at home because of their professions, therefore giving very little emotional support to the family. ... It used to disturb me at first. ...

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Even though the two pieces of literature were written many centuries apart, they both have these themes of predestination, as well as the themes of faith and irony. ... Similarly, in A Prayer for Owen Meany, predestination, in the form of foreordained events, dictates the path that the story takes and how the story will end. ... His reasoning: "God gave me my voice for a reason." ... And indeed it seems that God did give Owen his voice for a very specific reason. ... "What the God told me, I will declare . ...

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Of Mice and Men", by John Steinbeck, is composed of four major themes.These themes are the value of dreams and goals, moral responsibility, social injustice, and the bond of friendship and loyalty. ... Man against Himself: This to me clearly relates to how George puts his own needs first one and looses his dream. ... BAD POINT IN THE BOOK The bad point in the book is Georges personality that gives the book a tragic and sad ending. ... It is significant to the story how George decides to kill his friend. ... By the end of the story you know much about the way the two men's friendship is...

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DISCUSS "For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow" - ECCLESIASTES 1:18 David Malouf's "Fly Away Peter" is the story of one man's loss of innocence, as he confronts the brutality of human nature during the First World War. ... Whilst on the surface appearing very simplistic and straightforward, multiple themes are intertwined in the framework of the narrative. ... "It was giving the creature, through its name, a permanent place in the world." Jim's innocence is highlighted in that he believes everything has a place in the world, a...

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