Arthur Miller, who wrote both the play and the movie script, added several things to the play in order to get the desired effect for the movie-going audiences. ... There were many scenes missing in the play, which were found in the movie. ... This scene is never found in the play, we only hear of it through a dialogue in Act 1. ... In the play, Parris appeared to be overly egocentric and self-conscious. ... In the play, his personality is not so domineering as in the movie, where he is bordering on psychotic. ...

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Her religious values played a key role in all of her writings. ... "(233) Rowlandson wrote in her journal as they traveled throughout, each time they moved to a new campsite she wrote another entry into her journal. ... In Rowlandson the scriptures play a key role and religion still plays a very important role in today's society. ...

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They are intertwined, and each chapter plays its part in the overall message and themes of the novel. ... Or maybe Steinbeck wrote it so well that we are able to understand the time and place better after we read it. ... Steinbeck wrote not only about their struggles, but the struggles of all people. ...

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I play guitar and take my music writing very personal, thriving to create something that hits the inner most emotions yet also to do it in a fresh and creative new way. In order to do this I have to search deep inside myself and use my instinctive creativity and theoretical knowledge to create the most powerful song, and this is how I believe Steinbeck wrote Grapes of Wrath. ...

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Over the course of his life he wrote numerous fiction and non-fiction novels. ... A few fiction novels he wrote include Bumene Days in 1934, A Clergyman's Daughter in 1935, Keep the Aspidistra Flying in 1936, Coming up for Air in 1936, and his first successful novel, Animal Farm in 1945 (Des Chenes 139-151). ... This work of fiction was very different from the documentaries, essays, and novels that he wrote in the 1930s. ... This acclaimed author's life, style and works, and reputation and influence all played the biggest role in the task of him become an author, and define his l...

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He also, wrote a number of children's stories, and probably was the first to write a science fiction book. ... One such eastern writer, if I may quote, also used a plot in the same fashion, he wrote a play called, "Anarkali". ... The character sketches, of the characters in this play are not very different in nature compared, to the characters, in "The Lady, or The Tiger". ...

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In the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, setting plays an important key role. ... The square also plays a part in the setting. ... Jackson also wrote, "The women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their men folk. ... The reader would not think that there would be any harsh actions in child's play. ...

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"The Storm" In the short story "The Storm" the major components that are emphasized are plot, character, and setting. These components work together in order to make the reader visualize life from the characters" point of view. The author, Kate Chopin, tells the story in a unique way that help...

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The most descriptive part of the story is in the first sentence or two when he wrote, "It was late and everyone had left the café except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. ... It is ironic that light plays such an important symbolic role in such a dark and gloomy story. ...

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I feel that she wrote these books because she wanted other people to realize how things are in small towns. ... I think that the setting plays a major part in helping readers more understand the theme that I mentioned earlier. ...

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On surface, this could be a simple story about two friends playing pool while one complains about his wife. ... As a result he says that he stopped playing pool to take care of his wife. ... In addition to Mae"s crying spells, she becomes frantic when her husband goes to play pool. ... If he tells her that he is going to go play some pool she gets angry and starts yelling at him. ... Because the writer, John O"Hara, wrote with such vague clues and hints, it is the reader who creates the story and supplies the characters" motivations. ...

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By the plot of the stories that O" Conner wrote, tells the reader that she has a strong background of religion. ... In "A Good Man is Hard to Find" the Misfit plays a similar role to that of the bible salesman. ... Devil could be brought into play. ...

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For one to be a romantic one must first have the freedom of self expression and that indeed was what Mary Shelley possessed as she wrote her novel, Frankenstein. ... She incorporated many bold and at times far-fetched dreams into her characters as she wrote, and in the end she came up with a string of romantic fantasies. ... His mother's life was taken away, so now he wanted to play god and create life, and he did. ...

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Carson McCullers wrote her first novel when she was only twenty-three, and it became a literary sensation. The Member of the Wedding was a prize-winning Broadway play and motion picture. ... The color, playing cards, and a bell are some symbols that help understand the point of the novel. ... Playing cards represented the rules and regulations of the game. Frankie, John Henry, and Berenice played cards two times during the story. ...

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"The Gift of the Magi," "The Skylight Room," "The Cop and the Anthem," "One Thousand Dollars," and "The Last Leaf" are all short stories that he wrote that contain some of these aspects. ... Money also played an important role in alot of his stories. ...

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Although racism and white standards played a large role in the novel, that was not the main theme. ... Toni Morrison wrote this novel using recurring structures that really enhanced and improved the way the reader approached the information. ...

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This attitude is also evident by the role that Abner played in the Civil War, in which he had stolen from both sides. ... It is also after Sarty comes to the realization that he can never go back home The reason that I wrote this analysis is to show how accurately Faulkner adheres to the typical short story form. ...

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Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour" is a sad tale of a woman trying to escape her future. The ironic story of Louise Mallard is hard to understand without understanding the relationship with her husband, Brently Mallard. The Mallards were a typical couple of that time, loving and repressive. Brently...

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His life and childhood played a major role in the development of his style and prose. ... His haunted childhood and search for a father also played heavy roles in his themes, which I described earlier. ...

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"Trifles," a one-act play by Susan Glaspell, is a simple story of little things. ... As stated above, women had a place, a role they were supposed to play. ... The County Attorney wrote them off saying "Oh, I guess they're not very dangerous things the ladies have picked out" (Ronson 224). ...

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For example, Jackson wrote, "School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play" (268). ...

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A conventional book, or play, would have three parts, a beginning, a middle and an end, but "Enduring Love" Is not a conventional book and McEwan is not a conventional writer. ... To create the illusion that his characters do exist out of the novel McEwan wrote three endings to "Enduring Love", giving evidence of their continued existence. ...

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An example from John Oakhurst, who is a professional gambler, is when he says, "throwin up their hand before the game was played out" (Harte 2). ... Also many of the characters that he wrote about are probably personality traits of people he had met during his stay in California. ...

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His generosity comes into play when he gives out aniseed-peas to children that were joining in to laugh at him. ... The feeling that is given to the reader is the brother isn't taking his diary entries seriously as he doesn't think it would hurt to give this to anyone, because he believes nothing makes sense in the diary entries since an ill person wrote it. ...

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The first publication of the short story "Cathedral" was in the March, 1981, issue of Atlantic Monthly. It was selected to appear in "The Best American Short Stories, 1982," and became the title story in the 1983 collection, Cathedral. This volume was very well-received by critics and readers alike, receiving nominations for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Many critics note a shift in Carver's work between the publication of What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Cathedral, and many believe that Carver reached the zenith of his career with this co...

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