Family ties and the Joad family's connection to the land, that is their livelihood, are two of the most prevalent elements in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. The Joad Family has to stay together through the times of hardship in the 30's for support and strength. ... Ma holds the family together, and this concept is exemplified when Steinbeck says, "She seemed to know that if she swayed the family shook the family will to function would be gone" (80). ... Some emotional evolution of the family is shown best by the character Ma. Ma experienced the greatest change fro...

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Firstly, the accident was caused from a minor stroke, the minor stroke was caused from an unknown fact, and the unknown fact caused a whole family to join as one to give comfort, love, support and a happy ending. I have learned that something yet so dramatic and life draining can bring a family together which forms a healthy, happy and peaceful environment. ... Thirdly, I never took the time out of my life to respect the biggest value in my life my family. ... I realised my cousin was only hanging in there for the life she wanted to share with her family and friends. A dear friend of mine put...

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Lampito from Lysisstrata, Lady Bracknell from The importance of being Earnest, and Gary from I Hate Hamlet are all supporting characters and make the plays a little more interesting and humorous. ... In The Importance of being Earnest Lady Bracknell is trying to get Gwendolyn to marry someone from a high class family, and who wouldn't want to marry someone from a family with class and wealth and a good name? ... It always turns out that what these supporting characters were telling the main characters to do was not what the main characters wanted to do, and What they were telling the ma...

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By one side there were the Hurons, they count with French support, in the other hand there were the Mohawks, they defended British. Natives fought for interests that they didn't know; besides the colonizers' power ambition was transmitted to natives, who saw how their families and their pueblos disappear, because of the thirst of power. ... Moving into the movie, when Nathaniel and his brother told the British officer that the hurons were attacking villages and that they have to abandon the fort to go to their village to protect their families, the officer accused and detained the...

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Thus, Martin holds Bertrande responsible and declares that she answerable for the dishonor that had befallen upon both him and his family name. ... The uncle and brothers of Arnaud du Tihl, the imposter of Martin were ashamed as he had brought dishonor upon his family, as like Bertrande who has brought shame upon the Guerre household. ... During Martin's absence Bertrande along with other family members at times doubted Arnaud true identity however were sometimes willing to "continue to be deceived" as it would benefit the majority. ... Thus, Arnaud was not concerned with producing shame ...

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This highlights Rosie's issue with belonging or "fitting in" with her family. ... Through works of literature the inclusion of the theme of freedom further supports the examination of universal themes of the human experience. ...

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