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An Event That Led to an Important Decision Literature Essay
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Their second getting together was an event that triggered old and deeply buried feelings in both of them and their lives still run in another course – they are happy now. It was not too late for them to start afresh even at the age of over sixty. Time moves on by a straight line but never stops. One has to find the strength to move on courageously even after the most terrifying misfortunes in life.
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The Gift of a Cow by Godaa Literature Book Report/Review
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The majority of people were poor peasants ruled over by the upper caste landlords, Rajputs and Brahmins. People were ignorant, illiterate and timid. They feared God. They were made to believe by the then upper caste Brahmin community that the acute poverty is caused by the sin they committed.
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Ovids Metamorphoses and the Odyssey Literature Essay
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In Ovid's Metamorphoses there is no main protagonist - it depicts about the process of world creation through numerous interactions of different subjects indicated above.The Odyssey is another example of great ancient literature which reflects the story of Odysseus's adventures and his numerous connections with humans and gods
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Emil Durkheim: A Theorists Profile Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that in functionalism, society is conceived of as a system of interrelated parts in which no part can be understood in isolation from the whole. A change in any part is seen as leading to a certain degree of imbalance, which in turn results in changes in other parts of the system and to some extent to a reorganization of the system.
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Comparison of The Love Suicides at Sonezaki and Romeo and Juliet Literature Book Report/Review
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Love is a subject that continues to enthrall people of different generations and people from different races and persuasions.  It is an enduring theme that will continue to touch the imagination and sentiments of people from around the world.  And almost anybody can identify with the pain of unfulfilled love of unrealized love.
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Margaret Fullers Woman in the Nineteenth Century Literature Essay
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Fuller argued equality for women and men together and above all she also deconstructed the meaning of the relationship that exists between men and women that causes the faultiness of women in general.
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Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the use of the dramatic method shows the readers that the poem has much in common with many of the poets and unveils traditional family relations and values. The speaker of the poem is a son who recollects his memories about the father and a distance that existed between the father and son.
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John Cheevers Reunion Literature Book Report/Review
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The Reunion of the title is not actually a planned event in which two people meet at a particular place and time in order to renew their relationship with one another. Rather, it occurs because the narrator "was going from my grandmother's in the Adirondacks to a cottage on the Cape that my mother had rented, and a I wrote my father that I would be in New York between trains for an hour and a half, and asked if we could have lunch together" (Cheever, 1978).
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Fighting Windmills: Encounters with Don Quixote Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that in romance and finances, the Servantes was quite singularly unsuccessful throughout his life, but he wrote quite prolifically, producing more than twenty plays and 2 novels in his life. However, only 2 of his plays are today extant. His popular masterpiece, his novel Don Quixote, tells the story of a middle-aged country gentleman.
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Cordelia Is the Sole True Daughter of King Lear Literature Essay
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The author of this essay reminds that King Lear asked his three daughters, Goneril, Reagan and Cordelia , how much each of them loved him. Goneril and Reagan answered him with lavish praise but Cordelia remained silent. The author's thesis is that in spite of her silence, Cordelia is the only true daughter of King Lear.
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Nisus and Euryalus Literature Book Report/Review
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They come heartbreakingly close to achieving their ideal and amassing untold treasures, but by a cruel stroke of fate they end up failing miserably in their mission and losing their lives in the process. And yet this poignant tale is a tribute to the enduring bond of friendship, indomitable courage in the face of insurmountable odds, and the power of sacrifice.
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In White by Robert Frost Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Frost poetically displayed transcendent irony and order in life. The fact that he used the word “design” in the poems signifies his deep contemplation on the subject of an intelligent plan or work done in art and skill; the intended relationship between the creations, and the very idea of divine intervention.
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Ethics in Criminal Justice Research Literature Essay
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Ethics or moral philosophy deals with the issues of right or wrong in life. In other words, it is about making moral judgments on what is right and wrong. Ethics gives people a way to decide what to do when there are moral issues.
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When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago - the Life of an Immigrant Literature Essay
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Such tensions may be especially challenging for those who live in a society with its own dominant culture, while themselves representing a different cultural tradition. This situation is particularly common for our society in which there are a lot of representatives of different ethnic groups, and into which their members with the different degree of success are trying to become harmonically integrated. 
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Tear This Heart Out by Angeles Mastretta Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the novel is one of the profound read that can be picked from the 20th century Mexican Literature as it reflects upon the emergence of a new culture, in the wake of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1940) that fragmented the nation, into two despairing decades of civil war.
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The Control of Revelation - A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner Literature Essay
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There is the world of every day, with gossip and interaction on the street.  And then there is a world behind the closed door, and if that door is closed for over forty years the distinctions between these two realities can become excessively distinct. Arranged in a series of five sections identified by the Roman numeral, “A Rose for Emily” does not follow a standard chronological arrangement.  
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The Goopherd Grapevine Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that we, the offspring of slavery are esteemed hard-working citizens and intellectuals; revered by those who once looked upon our ancestors as merely labor mules. We are honored and we are in fact free. But, if we maintain a hard-headed stubbornness, suspicions or fantastical ideologies, nothing, in essence, will change.
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The Scarlet letter Literature Essay
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Why does Hawthorne grant Hester Prynne the name Hester The query appears an unavoidable one for an author like Hawthorne, who works as a minimum partly in a Spenserian tradition of allegory. Dimmesdale's first name, Arthur, as well as Hawthorne's daughter's name, Una, proposes some of the influence of Spenser on Hawthorne's acts of baptism.
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Influence, Inspiration, and Hard Work in Life of Pi Novel Literature Essay
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Life of Pi’ is a novel where the three most basic elements: influence, inspiration, and hard work came into play. The plot outline of this novel is as follows: The novel begins when Pi's father, a zookeeper, moves his family and the zoo's animals by ship to Canada for a new start. The ship sinks, however, and Pi finds himself lost at sea on a lifeboat.
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Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women by Susan Moller Okin Literature Essay
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It’s every country’s responsibility to protect its citizen’s basic human rights. Human rights violations should be considered serious offenses, and legal and appropriate action should be taken against those who violate these rights. In 1948 some states signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Pozdnischeff himself had denied his wife’s alleged suspicion in Chapter 24 and thought the idea as foolish. ‘“How stupid!’ said I to myself; ‘there is no reason, none at all. And why humiliate ourselves, herself and myself, and especially myself, by supposing such horrors?”.
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A fascinating epic poem Beowulf Literature Book Report/Review
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This paper will argue that Beowulf is improved by the bricoleur attitude towards a religious/philosophical outlook within the work – the writers have chosen from various traditions as they seemed to fit with the story they were telling. In this way Beowulf  can be seen as a remarkably ‘modern’ piece: it is not limited by a single doctrinal view.
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A Nice Place to Visit by Russel Baker Literature Book Report/Review
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At a closer look, this book review is also intended to some extent critique the negative effects of urbanization and industrialization on big cities like New York. The treatment of humor is evident for instance in having the negative behavior or practice of the New Yorkers to be the standard for civilization and development, such as hysteria, danger, noise, disorder and vandalism.
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Kate Chopin's The Storm Literature Essay
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If we recall about the beliefs and opinions on the topics Chopin raised in "The Storm" that existed at the period when the story was written, the fate of this story won't astonish anybody. The thing is that for the 19th century America the idea to compare feminine sexuality to the storm seemed weird an appalling.
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Mary Shelleys Frankenstein Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Mary Shelley deals with epistemology which is divided into three volumes and each takes place at a distinct time. In the preface of the novel itself, the effect of the narrative structure of this epistolary novel becomes clear and the correspondence in letters between Robert Walton, an Arctic seafarer, and his sister.
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Harlem by Langston Hughes: Meditation or Threat Literature Essay
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The author states that a sweet juicy raisin, if not cared for, dries up and loses its sweetness. Words like “fester”, “stink” and “rotten” suggest time passing, things wasted and goodness left to decay. “Or crust and sugar over” is a metaphor for an insecure surface, and the simile “like a heavy load.”
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William Faulkner. Multiple characters in As I lay dying Literature Essay
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Faulkner uses multiple narrators which helps him to bring objectiveness to the novel, and uncover the major themes. Each chapter has the name of a particular member of the family who tells his or her story through the frame of personal complexes and misfortune.
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Love in Mary Shelleys Frankenstein Literature Book Report/Review
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The essay also explores the possibilities of how subversion might have changed the story. Ralph Walton is the ship captain that saves Victor at sea. He describes in a letter to his sister how Victor had suffered so much that it seems he cannot recover even in the company of loving friends.
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How not to commit plagiarism Literature Essay
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The author explains that the very first thing that he was able to observe while reflecting on his essays was the frequency of corrections that he made in the document. It would seem that he drew more lines than letters. Not only did he delete sentences, he also erased paragraphs in his desire to make a more polished and worthy essay.
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Women, Work and Worthiness in Jane Eyre Literature Essay
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In the early nineteenth century women were very much confined to the domestic sphere of work, even as scientific advancements and industrialization were slowly forcing women to supplement the family income. The dilemma and difficulties faced by women during this period of change and turmoil have been the subject of many a classic.
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Herland Story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: the Social Infrastructure of Herland Literature Essay
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The women cannot speak English or a language the boys can understand. They used their quantities to hem the boys in and forced them to walk to a destination. The narration says; ‘Again they motioned us to advance, standing so packed about the door that there remained but the one straight path open.
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Tallys Corner: A Study of Negro Street corner Men Literature Book Report/Review
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Elliot wrote his book after 18 months of experience he got while living in a group of socially and culturally unstable men in a poor, city neighbourhood in Washington D.C. The main reason of this book when it was published in 1960 was to open eyes of the Americans to the condition of black men in American society.
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Edgar Allen Poes The Black Cat Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that “The Black Cat” subscribes to the aforementioned as a critical reading of this confessional/letter exposes the degree to which the protagonist is psychologically incapable of perceiving objective reality and is trapped in a fantastical realm of impossibilities and improbabilities.
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A Midsummer Nights Dream Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that paralleling the attempts to influence Hermia’s choice are Oberon and Puck’s determined efforts to delude Tatiana through the imposition of false versions of love. Love is portrayed as an act of external compulsion and trickery. External meddling in love assumes the form of violent trickery.
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Types of Literary Devices Literature Book Report/Review
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Everything is visual. Before all of these multimedia channels started popping out, our main modes of creative expression are through words. Narratives are the most preferred because these types usually provide the most vivid images to the readers. For the most part, poetry is the most preferred style of creative expression
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Characterization on Gogol from The Namesake Literature Book Report/Review
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This was, in a way, their way of surviving in a strange land where "life seems so tentative and spare" Gogol Ganguli is the most impressive character in the novel. In fact, the entire story revolves around him, he being the son of Ashoka, an Indian academic and his wife Ashima, and the brother of Sonia
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Analysis A Step from Heaven by An Na Literature Essay
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One recurring theme in the novel is the difference in American women’s lives and the environment from that of Korean or Asian women. For Asian women, wives and daughters were expected to be obedient, respectful and loyal to the head of the family. The father is the sole decisionmaker in the family and what he says is a law
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Monday Honor and Beauty Literature Essay
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The author states that while there are many notable and interesting characters in the story, he most closely identifies with the protagonist; not so much because of his mercy, but because of the pride, he takes in his craft and the fact that he values beauty and honor above money.
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My Fathers Life by Raymond Carver Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that he grew up quickly into a responsible young man of an adoring and a reputable character, fair-skinned with straight hair and brown eyes. His good looks were crowned with a wide smile, which reminds most of his friends and family members. He earned these initials from his school-days buddies.
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The Characteristics of the Man in Jack Londons To Build a Fire Literature Book Report/Review
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The conclusion from this study states that the man’s disregard to build a fire at the end of the novel can best be realized as his recognition of the superiority of nature. This characteristic of the protagonist makes the story “To Build a Fire” the finest example of Man vs. Nature conflict and the naturalist movement.
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Book Report/Review Literature Book Report/Review
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This paper will analyse the characters namely, Robert Walton and Victor Frankenstein in comparison to their quest for glory which turns disastrous and thus stressing the fact that wrong developments in the modern world could lead to dangerous consequences.
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An exegetical review of Machiavelli's The Prince Literature Essay
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In this sense, fortune is described as a double-edged sword. On one hand, there exist those like 'the Prince' whom "fortune and your own qualities promise" greatness (13); while on the other hand, are lowly people like Machiavelli who "endure its relentless malice" (13).
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Tour operator Tennyson Travel Ltd Literature Case Study
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According to the paper, with two entirely different portfolios at hand, Tennyson was faced with the challenge of blending these two different holiday suits with varying levels of success into a seamless brand. Tennyson realizes that a holistic view of the customers’ experience is important to determine their success.
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Langston Hughes Poems Analysis Literature Essay
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The author of the essay casts light upon the most famous poems by Langston Hughes. For example, the poem “I, Too” represents a powerful statement of hope for equality. It is also stated that this short poem expresses the state of dark-skinned people in America and his belief that the situation will naturally improve due to the inherent wisdom of human nature.
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Cathedral Written by Raymond Carver Literature Essay
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The interesting fact is that the husband cannot explain what is a “Cathedral” to a blind man, which could be interpreted the way that he does not know what is a happy marriage and true love. In the "Cathedral," a self-insulated figure of a husband who is far from universal virtues is dramatic and caused pain to everyone near him.
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Isolated and Alienated Characters In Short Stories Literature Assignment
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The author states that Carmen Laforet liked to express herself in simple, concise prose as Michael Eaude tells us in The Guardian: “Her writing is direct and fresh, in short, clear sentences. It is a modern voice; unlike most Spanish novelists of the time, she is not prolix and does not tie all the loose ends in a moral message.
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Face of Eve and the modern woman in photography today Literature Essay
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That was the origin, as Genesis declares it, and till today, Eve is blamed for the fall of the human race. Woman has always played second fiddle to man, be it in the Creation, history, and for that matter, any aspect of life, domesticity, society or work.
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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Literature Book Report/Review
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Robert Frost’s short poem could, perhaps, also be considered elegiac in a sense, highlighting as it does the brief life of the choices open to humankind. In fact, there is an obvious element of regret in Frost’s poem too, especially in his “sigh” (236) in the last stanza. The first stanza of “To An Athlete, Dying Young” recalls the athlete’s most triumphant moment.
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Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that just like any other fascinating novel, the book opens with the story of a young lady at thirty, Bridget Jones who started to jot down her own detailed account of a lovely relationship with a man named Mark. She was so immersed with her heart’s interest that she did away with her old ways for a new lifestyle.
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A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner Literature Book Report/Review
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A Rose for Emily is a very intriguing short story written by William Faulkner, this short story uses flashback techniques to draw the immediate attention of the readers. It starts with the funeral of Emily, the antagonist of the story. There is no protagonist in the story as the story is largely based upon the theme of emotional suffering.
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