... hardships of life. I longed for that tender caressing hand and craved that affectionate voice. In the fantastic land of my imagination the two of us would be forever engaged in silent conversation. Outside the charmed circle of my imagination I felt myself miserably forlorn and helpless. On whose lap would I now find refuge from the harsh realities and drudgery of life and ... empty years ahead of me, a lonely and broken life. "No! It cannot be so!"" I voluntarily burst out and dropped down on my knees on the bed of dry leaves. My spring had been turned into winter. I sat there for some...

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... has designed. Similarly, the writer Dorothy Parker takes a satirical swing at the fickle and meandering rumination of a character in her story "The Waltz"". Parker depicts a woman who is thrust into a silent dread by a shameless, dancing man who bounces over to ask her to join him. Though she tells herself she does not want to dance with him, she quickly poses, "Why ... from her forgotten past. The woman is perplexed by the letter and begins to pace back and forth in her mind about its origin and final intentions, while youthful memories spring forth one by one, testing the steel safe i...

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... leave you asking? What alternative title could you suggest and how might your alternative title affect the way we read and analyse the novel? One of the first questions that spring to mind when thinking about Madame Bovary as a title is; who is Madame Bovary? , How old is she? This question could be very significant as the age of the character ... title they reminded me of Emma, The fact that the words `Happy` and `Sad` appear so closely is very contradictory and also quite interesting. Her happiness is secret and therefore silent which means she can`t enjoy herself completely. Her happ...

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