Plot twists play vital roles in the development of a story. ... The role of a plot twist is to drive its readers into wanting to know "What then?... The role of the plot twist in this scene is to attract the reader by raising questions of curiosity. ... They portray the different roles each twist plays in the story and the effect it has on its readers. ... Overall, this suggests that the roles plot twists play in these stories greatly influence the story and its readers....

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The government plays a much bigger role in Enders Games than in The Day of the Triffids. In The Day of the Triffids we see in the beginning a possible cause for the manifestation of the triffids. The problem here was that the government wasn't around long enough to reap the bounty of their actions. ...

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A novel must engage the reader, or no-one would bother to finish it. To that extent, entertainment, which we might describe as a compelling storyline, is important. But novels do much more than merely entertain, because they provide insight into the human condition that helps us to comprehend the wo...

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In the novel "The Wild Geese," Ogai Mori successfully shows to the reader the role of women in the late 1880s. ... And along the novel Ogai Mori successfully accomplish to show the role of women in that time. Maybe the first and the most important example of women role in the 1800s in the novel is Otama. ... The second example of how the author let the reader know the role of women throughout the novel is Otsune. ... The last example of the role of women in that time is an example of symbolism. ...

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Lonely Marty Minor characters can often play major roles in the outcome of a play or tale. ... The most important minor character role in Marty would have to be the young man who tries to offload his date onto Marty. ... His presence represents a major role that contrasts Marty's character traits and reflects more of what the audience knows about Marty. ... This, above all else, should prove that even a minor role in a tale, story, or play can be as important to the main character and reveal more about him than any other major person in the work. ...

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Lonely Marty Minor characters can often play major roles in the outcome of a play or tale. ... The most important minor character role in Marty would have to be the young man who tries to offload his date onto Marty. ... His presence represents a major role that contrasts Marty's character traits and reflects more of what the audience knows about Marty. ... This, above all else, should prove that even a minor role in a tale, story, or play can be as important to the main character and reveal more about him than any other major person in the work....

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The actors picked for the roles fit almost perfectly to the descriptions of the characters in the short story. ... In the movie the actor who filed his role was a very big man with a powerful voice. The last character, Jabez Stone, wasn't given a very active role in the short story, but he was described as " an unlucky man...he had a good wife and children, but the more he had the less there was to feed them." ... I already pointed out that Jabez had a bigger role in the movie and that he only had one child. His wife, her mother, the neighboring farmers and the housekeeper were also gi...

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Beauty and the Beast is an age old fairy tale that is not about the passive female role. ... This dream for love was more based in the female role because of the major role Beauty plays in the process. ... In this day and age sexuality has defiantly begun to be defined minus the active male role and the passive female role. ... The character Beauty is one of the most impressive main characters in any fairy tale, she is defiantly does not play the simple female role. ... Beauty was a intelligent, independent, and respectable young women which is a fit role model for any child. ...

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This way he would appear honest and continue to be the role model for animals like Boxer. ... Another truth that Napoleon changed to meet his political goals is when he changed the role of Snowball in the Battle of Cowshed. Snowballs original role in this battle is that he was the one who led the victory of the battle, bit Jonas' leg, and received an award for his courage. Napoleon changed the role of Snowball in the Battle of Cowshed to make his accusations against Snowball correct. ...

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The Arts play a large role in the expression of inner thoughts and beauty in my life. ... The arts play a valued role in creating cultures and developing and documenting civilizations. ... The only way to express yourself is through art, and the presence of art in the lives of today's society plays a big role. ...

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Art The Arts play a large role in the expression of inner thoughts and beauty in my life. ... The arts play a valued role in creating cultures and developing and documenting civilizations. ... The only way to express yourself is through art, and the presence of art in the lives of today's society plays a big role. ...

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The Arts play a large role in the expression of inner thoughts and beauty in my life. ... The arts play a valued role in creating cultures and developing and documenting civilizations. ... The only way to express yourself is through art, and the presence of art in the lives of today's society plays a big role. ...

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The Arts play a large role in the expression of inner thoughts and beauty in my life. ... The arts play a valued role in creating cultures and developing and documenting civilizations. ... The only way to express yourself is through art, and the presence of art in the lives of today's society plays a big role. ...

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The novel discusses the changing roles of women in the early 1900's and has raised many different questions throughout the years. ... As the story progresses, Edna "awakens" to the oppressive role she holds in society, and realizes that she is unfulfilled. ... She realizes that her actions are unacceptable in society, and must either sacrifice who she is now for what society expects of her or continue to rebel against her role as a wife and a mother. ...

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Abstract This paper introduces and discusses the book "Heart of Darkness," by Joseph Conrad. Specifically, it analyzes the role of women in this novella. The paper looks at how women are represented and what sort of comments are made about women "in general". Women in "Heart of Darkness" play an im...

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What's more important in a novel, the main character of the story or the conflict? Often in works of literature, there are characters-other than the main character-whose presence in the work is essential. In the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there is an antagonist. The antagonist ...

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Trace the river motif from the beginning of the novel to its discussing its importance, role, and meaning. ... The river serves as many things in Siddhartha, but its greatest role is as a symbol for the Middle Path. ...

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It acts as the primary location for the remaining part of the story, playing a significant role at the final setting for the story. ... Throughout "The Lottery", the setting plays a significant role in portraying irony in the plot. ...

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The flowers play an integral role in the story. ... In conclusion, Symbolism plays an important role in the understanding of this story, and it helps illustrate Paul's inner feelings and emotions to the readers. ...

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The incident in which Mathlide loses the necklace plays an active role in her pride. ... Pride plays a crucial role in her life, a role that stands strong and proud, but yet it is so crucial that it drives her fate. ...

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It is in this that Walton plays a significant role. ... He prepares the reader for the role and character of Victor, and foreshadows the novel many times. ... Thus, Walton's character is extremely significant as he prepares us for the complex role of Victor, and the shocking tale to be narrated. ...

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The story reveals, through Glaspell's use of symbolism, the role that women are expected to play in society. "Glaspell illustrates how this highly stereotypical role can create oppression for women and also bring harm to men as well" ("The Use"). ... Her role in the house is minimized to housekeeping and listening to John's every order. ... Her role was to sit in this kitchen and cook dinner for her husband. ...

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It won't be an actual place but it will play an important role to spreading Catholicism throughout the New World. ... There is one part of the novel where a rock plays an important role in the novel. ... (Cather 256) While talking about Christ in this quote and the church, Cather uses a rock to play an important role in the faith of this novel. ... Cather uses the landscape to play an important role in her novel as we followed the lives of Father Joseph Vaillant and Father Jean Latour through their travels in the New Mexico desert. ...

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In the novel The Great Gatsby , there were many characters that show the reality of life, such as Gatsby, Daisy, or Nick. However, Nick was the character, who inspired me most. Nick had a big role in the novel. He was the narrator of this novel. Nick was a struggling bond salesman that just move n...

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William Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning" describes a typical relationship between wealthy people and poor people during the Civil War. The main character, Abner Snopes, sharecrops to make a living for his family. He despises wealthy people. Out of resentment for wealthy people, he goes and burn...

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