Symbols are important in the story because they are responsible for unfolding and revealing the meaning of the story, and Elisa's character, as well. In this short story, Steinbeck uses Elisa's character to portray how a woman's emotions are affected by what she values and how her character develops from those feelings. ... Notice how Steinbeck describes how Elisa's irritated face has vanished as a result from the stranger's question, which is Elisa's interest. ... After this incident, Elisa's character changes again due to her expressed emotions caused b...

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deals with Connie, a fifteen year old girl, whose confrontation with a mysterious stranger named Arnold Friend. ... Arnold Friend, however, is not a real life character. ... Some people interpret that Connie was just having a nightmare, but if it were true that Connie were only dreaming, then Arnold's character would still have the same effect on Connie in being a demonic creature and exposing her to the sins of sexual pleasure. Arnold is a character that must be presented to Connie in some point of her life. ... The character of Arnold Friend is more or less what really is out ther...

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(pg. 37 l. 7) Those old friends aren't the only ones he can't get close to, but even strangers who try to develop a relationship with him can't do so. ... In fact they are complete strangers. ... The symbol of doors leads the reader to understand the characters. ... The shut door is now the barrier between the strangers. ...

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In "The Altar of the Family", Michael Wilding influences the reader to sympathize with the main character. ... Similarly "A Blow, A Kiss" involves the main character's coming of age. ... Albie is slightly afraid, as he is, in the end, still only a boy and he is alone with a stranger who is in a state of shock on a long dark road. ... Albie instantly dislikes this character but says nothing. ... As soon as his character comes into the story, Albie and the reader are influenced to disapprove of Wilf Beacon. ...

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In "Her," a film by Spike Jonez, the main character, Theodore, finds himself in a tough situation when he falls in love with his new operating system (OS), Samantha. ... The constant belief that every couple in the universe is happy and perfect, which accompanies writing love letters for strangers, ends up taking a toll on Theodore's original views of a typical relationship, transmogrifying them. ...

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Hagar's fear of humiliation affects her briefly once again in a very definitive moment that can clearly portray the effectiveness of pride upon Hagar's character. ... I wouldn't cry in front of strangers, whatever it cost me. ... The isolation caused by pride creates the characters" real problem, which is that they are alone in their marriage. ... This is a key passage in understanding Hagar's character at the end because this passage fully reveals how Hagar actually sees life. ...

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After the titular character imbues his gargantuan experiment with life, he is overcome with the repulsiveness of his creature and flees, rejecting it as a demon. ... " (Shelley 73) In saying the stranger's flight surprised him, the creature demonstrates he had not yet realized what he was, nor what that made him in relation to other people. ...

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John Green is the author of a popular novel The Fault in Our Stars, in which it is perceived that one of the main characters has terminal cancer. ... The students assigned to wardens became ruthless towards their classmates and treated them as prisoners even though in reality they were probably just classmates or even strangers. ...

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