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Voltaires Book Candide: the Sufferings of the People Literature Research Paper
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The main character in this book “Candide ” is portrayed as a man of sufficient determination amidst disillusionment in the entire book. His life is described from a premature background as struggling to chart his destiny despite the many pitfalls on his way. Candide is said to have been forced to join the Bulgarian army when found lost.
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My Weary Blues by Langston Hughes Literature Essay
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This research will begin with the statement that of the vast number of literary works that have since flourished different cultures of the world and enriched various minds heretofore, the researcher must confess having had a deep appreciation of poetries especially those that depict the essence of understanding history with respect to the issue of race and color.
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Women and the Society as Presented in Frankenstein by Mary Shelly Literature Research Paper
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Mary Shelley has also used another female character, Margaret Seville, to show how men take control of their women in the family institution. Being submissive to men and respecting all their decisions without objection. Mary tries to show how any male-dominated society fails to consider women’s role and view on factors affecting the whole society.
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Biography to Eleonora Duse Literature Research Paper
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She lived in poverty during the early years of her life, and this phase was to her, a great teacher. Duse had no formal education and her learning came from her mother Angelica. She performed her first role, that of Cosette, in Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables at the tender age of four, when the Duse family troupe performed the play.
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The Narrators Voice and Race Relations: A Synthesis of Three Stories Literature Literature review
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 All of them speak of seemingly ordinary and innocuous occurrences from daily life but have a universal message on the differences between human beings and both the bridges and the walls that we construct daily in the course of our interactions with each other.
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Carmen (1845) novella by Prosper Mrime Literature Book Report/Review
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Although they all meet at different times and under different circumstances, their stories intertwine to give rise to the author’s narration. This essay seeks to examine how the author incorporates his thoughts and attitudes into the characters within the novella, judging by the information contained in the appendix.
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The Gwendolyn Brooks Poems Literature Essay
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The sequence of "A Street in Bronzeville” poems vividly explains Gwendolyn Brook’s theory that challenges and obstacles encumber the person’s hopes of fulfilling one’s dreams of equally better community life. These obstacles, however, may be related to a person’s financial status, gender, sexual orientation, age group, or any other factor.
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The Unique Aspects of Popular Culture Literature Essay
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The true reason for the NATO intervention in Libya had little if anything to do with humanitarian rights. Rather, as this writer became aware, the ultimate causation was Old European powers along with their American counterparts realizing that there was a fundamental weakness exhibited in the aging leadership of a very wealthy North African nation.
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Frankenstein versus Dantes Inferno Literature Essay
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In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, there are some intertextual references that aid the reader in better appreciating the narrative and it is connections to other installations (Shelly, 2009). There are palpable references in the narrative, such as the one on the heading page; Frankenstein (Ruthwell, 2010).
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Salem Witch Trials Literature Book Report/Review
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The play ‘The Crucible’ is a classical drama that was written in the 1950s by the author Arthur Miller. The setting of this drama is in Salem, Massachusetts, and it dates back to 1692. The setting is in Puritan only societies who were known to be very religious. However, there was a practice of witchcraft which was not acceptable.
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A Literary Analysis of the Supernatural from a Sociological Point of View Literature Research Paper
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Dracula, one of the most renowned novels by Bram Stoker is not just a piece of everyday fiction but rather contains an entire generation in itself that incorporates various famous beliefs, thoughts, ideas that are belonging to the Victorian time period. In this novel, the author Bram Stoker draws a detailed picture of what society looked like in his generation.
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Importance of Setting to the Hound of the Baskervilles Literature Essay
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Importance of Setting to the Hound of the Baskervilles In Arthur Doyle’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, the atmosphere is characterized by attributes which conform to those of a detective at work. The novel, therefore, has a mystic and scary sensation, which is intended to build the reader’s tension and excitement thus making this literary work intriguing.
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Eileen Chang: Represntative of the Modern Chinese Literature Literature Essay
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This essay explores the Chinese modern literature based on such novels of Eileen Chang as Golden Cangue, Dilemmas, Love in a fallen City, Idealism and others. Writer’s works are full of metaphors and symbolism. Some of her novels were filmed. Eileen Chang talks about human feelings in her works, about the relationship between people.
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Trifles by Susan Glaspell Literature Essay
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“Trifles” is a drama about the marital conflict between a couple, Mr. Wright and Mrs. Wright, leading to the murder of the former. Investigations are carried out to identify the alleged murderer by the local legal authorities and the astute women friends of the Wright family.  What is the reason for the serious differences between the bard-like Mrs. Write and the hard-hearted Mr. Wright?
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A Father and Son Reunion on the Way to the Abyss Literature Assignment
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Nick, though more watchful and diffident and suffering from the ravages of his father's neglect, has very destructive behavioural patterns; albeit these patterns are presented as much milder than his father's. Olivia Thirlby is Nick's one-time lover, closest friend, and co-worker who also witnesses Nick's struggle with moral addictions.  
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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain Literature Essay
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This story made Mark Twain famous, because it already reflected his unique humor that had been formed gradually in his previous stories. The humor of Mark Twain represents unique and at the same time real American fictional phenomenon. Twain became uninterested in traditional American humor that attracted the attention of the people, who were not too unpretentious in literature.
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Sherlock Holmes and Detective Fiction Literature Essay
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Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author Arthur Doyle and he is a famous and immensely successful fictional detective with many successful stories in his name. This detective story is considered to be amongst the greatest detective stories of the modern times and his abilities border great fantasies.
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Punishment by Rabindranath Tagore A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka Literature Research Paper
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According to the report Kafka wrote the fiction 'A Hunger Artist' out of the need to point out worker safety, for which he worked in his later years as well. The hunger artist had no other option to live his life than performing the art he knew to get the attention of people. The art no longer charmed people and his efforts went unnoticed later on.
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The Things They Carried Literature Term Paper
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The analysis concluded that the writer’s approach is a fusion of facts and fiction to grab the attention and interest of the readers. The writer has used a frank and matter-of-factly tone throughout the story and uses his creative imagination and power on language to keep the readers engrossed until the end.
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Comparison and Contrast of Lives The Lottery by Chris Abani and The lottery by Shirley Jackson Literature Essay
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In conclusion, the two“lotteries” are each significant in their own ways and the underlying similarities between them are undeniable. However, a critical examination of the contents and the writers’ different backgrounds and motivations leave little doubt that to a large extent the commonalities are coincidental.
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Tragedy of Macbeth Literature Essay
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However, an embrace of the convectional concept is evident where more weight is given to famous and influential individuals across the world. Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is a classical tragedy that depicts events and actions by humans of distinction in the society in specific places of high regard.
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The Use of Sound Effects in the Production of a Film Literature Essay
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The music and the sound effects that are incorporated play an integral part in this experience. Sophisticated sound technology and approaches are used in contemporary documentaries, matching those of feature films. Well-recorded original location sound is crucial in documentary films, more so than in feature films where ADR techniques are regular used in postproduction.
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Comparison of Hamlet move to Hamlet original play Literature Movie Review
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A very typical example of this is Hamlet, which has both a play version and a movie version. The work was however originally written as a play by William Shakespeare. In 2000, Michael Almereyda made a film version of the play, the two of which has their similarities and differences.
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The Wife of Bath's Tale as a Counter-Version of the Arthurian Romance Tradition Literature Research Paper
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The wife of Bath and Tales from Chaucer’s Canterbury is one of the foremost literary works from the medieval period and the main character “The wife” (Alison) is arguably one of the most extensively discussed and studied women characters. Her attributes sharply contrast with the submissive and docile nature that was characteristic of women in that particularly patriarchal historical period.
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We All Belong to a Particular Class Literature Essay
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Conflict is any form of disagreement that may occur between two or more parties, for various reasons. People often fail to agree on a number of factors because they have different views and opinions about the said factors. Conflict is also another factor that is affected by the existence of social classes.
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Schenck versus United States Literature Essay
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Critiques have pointed out Dos Passos leanings towards socialism and his sympathy towards the “common man” as opposed to the privileged in society. This aspect of the author is crucial because it is evident that he sees freedom of speech as one whose tenets largely derive from the ideologies of the affluent in society and mainly for their benefit.
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Biography of Edgar Allan Poe Literature Research Paper
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He is most likely responsible for our culture’s fascination with death, the macabre, and the mysterious. His life seemed to parallel many of the themes he wrote about, with his many losses of significant women in his life, which inspired his works, even up to his bizarre, mysterious, and explained death.
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Women - Japanese Picture Bride Literature Essay
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Women - Japanese Picture Bride. In the first part of the paper that I have written, there were comparisons drawn among the level of life led by the Japanese, Korean and Filipino women immigrants in U.S and how they are compared to that of the Americans’.
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Hawthorne and Irving Literature Book Report/Review
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Also, we are able to know how the authors maintained their distinct styles and approaches despite the fact that American English literature had yet not ripened enough by that time. Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Irving are two reputable and influential authors of that time, whose contributions are extremely relevant even today.
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The Modern Dance and Alvin Ailey Literature Essay
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Dance is a significant source that can facilitate in marking out the history of any society, culture, or nation. The olden times reveal the facts that dance is a form that dates back centuries, but the emergence of modern dance came into existence in the latter nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century.
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Issues with the Criminal Justice System Literature Essay
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The advocates of capital punishment can provide evidence for the positive effect of the death penalty. On the other hand, the death penalty's challengers also have many reasons why it is ineffective in preventing crimes. Some studies also show the ineptitude of capital punishment as a means of preventing crime.
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Analysis of the Poem The Waste Land by T S Eliot Literature Essay
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T S Eliot, a winner of the coveted Nobel Prize in 1927, is one the most controversial and acclaimed poets of the twentieth century. The publication of The Waste Land (1922), an elusive and obscure poem, which symbolizes the disappointment and disgust of the post-war generation, has made him a celebrity.
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Reflect upon and discuss comfusionism vs taoism Literature Essay
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Countries like China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam have been greatly influenced by Confucianism while some of them took up this system as state religion. At the same time, Taoism is a quasi-scientific and religious concept that notably influenced the living of East Asian people for more than 2,500 years.
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Pride and Honour in William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet Literature Book Report/Review
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The honor can be seen in many characters, Tybalt and Capulet provide an interesting parallel. Tybalt’s hot temper and desire to prove himself ultimately result in his death. Meanwhile, Capulet undergoes a progression from violent familial pride in the beginning, to honoring his fellow man in the final scene. 
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Drama Sheet on Oedipus the King by Sophocles Literature Essay
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1) Power. As a rule, power blinds people. The same situation occurs to the characters of Oedipus the King. He is afraid of everything and everyone who may pretend to deprive him of the power of a king. This person is suspicious and selfish.
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Julius Caesar and Antigone, King Arthur and Sundiata Literature Essay
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The parable of the Prodigal Son is a useful philosophy because it shows us that as parents, we have to have the capacity to forgive the follies of our sons, even foolish and incompetent ones. God’s love and forgiveness are unconditional, and He is ready to take us back in his fold as soon as we show we have learned our lesson.
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Language, identity and race Literature Essay
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She insecurely grounded her greatest renowned book Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza on her lifecycle growing up on the Mexican-Texas margin and amalgamated her all-time approaches of communal and cultural downgrading into her works. Anzaldua was precisely born in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas on 26th September 1942 to Urbano Anzaldua and Amalia Anzaldua nee Garcia.
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Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea Literature Essay
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Stress is laid on how Saudi girls more often than not cannot make decisions about their marital affairs because they are not entitled to the freedom to do so. Not having much freedom and having to endure oppression at hands of the male community form two main features of this book as it calls for attention to be paid to improving the emotional conditions.
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Analysis of Annihilation - The Sense and Significance of Death by Belshaw Literature Book Report/Review
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From ancient to current societies, the nature of death has been a major concern of the world’s culture, religion and scientific communities. This is because of the attachment to life and the resultant fear of death and in some instances a fascination. In 2,000 years ago, Lucretius the Epicurean through his works taught people not to fear death.
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Billy Budd by Herman Melville and Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson Literature Essay
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In the vessel Rights of Man, Billy is a moderator among his vessel affiliates. He is a leader, not through control, but by modelling. All the affiliates of the ship admire him and love him. Moreover, Billy possesses strength and splendour which might be symbolizing America at the epoch of the recording the narration.
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The Holocaust and its Effect on Wiesel as the Writer of Night Literature Research Paper
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He was fifteen years old, when he went through four different concentration camps: Auschwitz, Buna, Gleiwitz, and Buchenwald. These camps brought him face-to-face with experiences of prejudice and discrimination. His narrative about starvation and brutality exemplifies the capacity of human beings for unthinkable evil. During this time, he also witnesses the death of his family.
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The Aim of Anthropomorphism Literature Assignment
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Agamemnon, one of the most ruthless characters toward women throughout all of ancient Greece, gets his just desserts several times – first when he is forced to return the daughter of Chryses, whom he had taken as booty – but he never learns his lesson, until his wife Clytemnestra slides a knife into him during his celebratory bath after returning home from the conquest of Troy.
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James Joyces Araby Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that James Joyce, like many other gifted writers, uses several literary devices in his works to subtly convey his messages to the audience. Subtlety plays a major role in literary creations because being overtly explicit will make the stories monotonous. James Joyce’s short story “Araby” can be considered as a classic example.
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Difference between The Magician's Nephew and Merlin Literature Essay
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Religion and faith therefore both have to redeem values in themselves. This is contrasted with that of Lawhead's “Merlin” wherein religion is practiced more in the actual realities of daily life such as charitable works, helping the downtrodden, honesty, and word of honor among knights based on their strict code of conduct. 
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The Free Will of the Iliad Characters Literature Research Paper
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The characters are freely encouraged to accept their fate. In the same light, they are free to refuse compliance with their fate. Achilles shows several occasions when he exercised his free will. Free will is the individual’s exercise of one’s freedom to do what individual wills or chooses (Begley 13).
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Illusion to Reality in Joyces Araby Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that childhood love can be perceived as childish love, but in the story, it becomes an important process of transformation for the boy. Because of his dashed dreams of chivalry, he realizes what reality means every day for working-class and poor families. “Araby” depicts that the innocence of childhood is a short-lived illusion.
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K. Saraswathi Amma's The Subordinate Literature Essay
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According to the research findings it can therefore be said that discussion stands out capturing narrative is essential as it creates an understanding of history and heritage of a community. Preserving history is fundamental as it lays a strong foundation to understand the meaning of life challenges and experiences.
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The Worldwide Recognition to Federico Garca Lorca Literature Research Paper
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Lorca just wanted to sleep and he desired that people should know that he was not dead but is just taking a break from the harsh occurring. It was the same desire made by other poets to design a door in the boundary walls of the earth through which they can go outside the scenario whenever they wanted.
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A Modern Novelist: Murasaki Shikibu Literature Research Paper
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The Diary of Lady Murasaki was written while Murasaki served in court, and the journal held the record of events related to Michigan, elite women who came to court, and Mursiaka’s personal feelings about being in court. This research paper aims to explore Murasaki Shikibu's work, especially her poetry and novels.
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Psychoanalysis of Sestina by Elizabeth Bishop Literature Essay
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The complexity of the environment can be seen as similar to the dream state in which intentionality has a much deeper meaning. The simple joy of the moment is entrenched in the sorrow of the grandmother. Although the child is not aware of the nature of the environment, the grandmother has knowledge of its meaning.
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