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Diary of Gregor Samsa in the Novel 'Metamorphosis' Literature Essay
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Diary writing is an important area of literature, as diaries help in expressing the innermost feelings. Through diaries, individuals get to write on events that took place during a certain period of a person, which affected their lives.
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The Bean Tree by Barbara Kingsolver Literature Essay
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The Bean Tree by Barbara Kingsolver is a literal piece that focuses on the theme of awakening, out of which springs hope. The story centers around hope which enable people to rise again when they fall and achieve dreams which may at first seem impossible. The novel is based on the notion that people cannot survive without hope.
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Sophocles's Antigone and Euripedes's Medea Literature Essay
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a. A detailed synopsis on guilt and punishment in the play. 3. Introduction and discussion of Medea a. An analysis of the play by Euripides’s, Medea highlighting instances of guilt and punishment. b. A detailed analysis on guilt and punishment in the play.
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How does Alice's Adventures in Wonderland display British colonial attitudes Literature Term Paper
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Background information on the author’s inspiration of the novel’s characters serves to reinforce the declaration that Dodgson’s novel is a depiction of the Victorian era characterized by Britain’s imperialist tendency.
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Censorship of Slaughterhouse Five Literature Essay
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The novel is recognized as a preeminent work by critics of varied tastes, affiliations and dispositions. Yet, it is deemed as a cultist and morally repugnant work by certain sections of society – especially those from the extreme Right of the political spectrum.
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Who is responsible for Irmas untimate success Literature Essay
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Who is responsible for Irma’s ultimate success? ‘When we were strangers’, is a compelling tale that is a mixture of dreams, heartbreaks, loss and success. The book brings out the life of a young poverty stricken young woman, Irma Vitale who lives in a tiny village of Opi hidden in the Abruzzi Mountains.
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Andrew Marvells To His Coy Mistress Literature Essay
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According to the writer, the speaker of “To His Coy Mistress” imbues the poem with sexual imagery, tone, and wording that is of a serious nature and that would put any female reader on guard against his advances. The very title and opening of the poem are aggressive in their tone.  The speaker refers to the “coyness” of the Mistress.
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Sibling Rivalry as the Prevalent Theme in Sonnys Blues and The Rich Brother Literature Research Paper
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In ‘Sonny’s Blues’ the narrators wayward younger brother becomes a burden for which he is responsible for, and their entirely contrasting lifestyles and perspectives create a huge amount of tension between them, to the point where the younger brother is a constant source of stress and antagonization for the narrator.
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Research Paper on Criticism on The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Literature Research Paper
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In as much as The Raven remains as one of the most read poem , plus one of the most frequently poems of American literature, it also has not received some generous critical acclaim in the course of history. When it became published, the given poem generated much excitement among some of its readers regarding the dramatic imagery used, its emotional intensity, plus the number of metrical cadences used in the creation of the poem (Edgar 1).
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Controversial Google Library Project Literature Assignment
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Thus, it should take prior authorization from the authors and publishers for reproduction and use of the literary works, acknowledge and provide strong copyright protection to those authors who have authorized, and also pay royalties to them for each view of their work. Google’s Library Book Search Project’s impact is not restricted to American authors and publishers alone.
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Drama: Domestic Tragedy Literature Essay
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In English phonology, tragedy refers to a disastrous event which results in a negative consequence like injury or even loss of life. Within the literature element of drama, tragedy refers to a literary work where the main character undergoes distress, suffering or death at the end of a play.
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An Analytical Discussion on the Poem At the Cancer Clinic Literature Essay
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Regarding my analysis of the poem, I will first write a few words on the tentative criteria of the analysis process. I think these criteria are tentative since literature is a field where scholars generally differ in their views and theories. The traits depending on which the piece of writing is gauged as to whether it is great literature or not are complexity, originality, unity, organization, real, and message.
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Materialism VS Spirituality in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Literature Research Paper
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Materialism is the preoccupation with material objects and comforts. It is placing an emphasis or stress upon the material world. It causes one to develop a disinterest in or total rejection of intellectual, spiritual or cultural values. It is an interest in and a desire for money and possessions, as opposed to ethical values and spirituality.
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Drama Based on Nero's Life Literature Term Paper
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Two men were responsible for guiding Nero through his youth, did this with a unity of purpose that is seldom found where authority is shared, their accomplishments were different but the two men had equal influence over the emperor, this men were Afranius Burrus and Annaeus Seneca.
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Literature Essay
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A key part of the action focuses on the jousting competitions that the chivalrous knights enjoyed on feast days. In a way the competitions serve a function similar to baseball games today:an occasion where people come together for fun, and the different factions support their heroes and watch competitions which demonstrate the skill and courage of the participants.
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Different Types of Hero in the Different Literary and Creative Genres Literature Essay
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Fictional heroes like Huckleberry Finn need not to be adults, but they are in some way role models for readers, and some of them, like Superman and Spiderman, have superhero attributes which can be represented by exciting special effects in the film. They are all special people, who inspire generations of readers, viewers and listeners.
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Dante's Devine Comedy Literature Essay
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Dante and Virgil encounter a nameless character while travelling through the Inferno in their boat and it is significant that he is described at the outset as “one full of mire” (Inferno: Canto 8, line 32). Again and again an impression of dirtiness is given as Dante says “But who art thou that has become so squalid?
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Katherine Anne Porter's Maria Concepcion Related to Christian Values Literature Research Paper
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One of the themes in Maria Conception is the primitive laws of justice that the villagers use to protect Maria. When Maria goes ahead to attack Juan’s woman and even steal her baby, the villagers still protect her by gathering around her even when she committed murder.
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Critiquing the Oppression and Persecution Experienced by Women Literature Essay
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Women have been traditionally positioned at the margins of the society and culture of male-dominated environments such as in Arabic, Muslim countries and in Mexico, to name a few. Patriarchal systems in the above said societies and culture have long denied women of having an appropriate role in the nation-building as well as in entering and assuming a public position.
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Understanding Romeo and Juliet Literature Research Paper
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The Nurse also plays the role of a friend and a confidant to Juliet, something she dearly needs at her tender age. Finally, the nurse provides counsel for Juliet. Throughout the play, Juliet is subject to decision-making in regard to marriage, love, loyalty, and trust. She seeks her Nurse’s assistance to make these decisions.
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Definition of the Information Literature Essay
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Information refers to the transmission of data from one person to another or within the department. Through information, knowledge is passed and received. Through information, people can communicate with each other with ease. Nonetheless, cultural and psychological differences have put different meanings to information.
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The Book Scarface and its Movie Version Literature Term Paper
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Oliver stone consulted the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Miami police while writing the film, integrating many true crimes in the film, including employing crime scene photos to instigate the infamous chainsaw scene. The film was to be filmed originally in Florida but received condemnations from Cuban society.
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Feminist Inquiries in Trifles Literature Essay
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Generally speaking, a close look will be taken into the male and female perspectives of Susan Glaspell’s Trifles to highlight the parallel between the two perspectives and illustrate the means by which women, in attempting to thrive in a patriarchal society, might make choices that defame their gender.
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Family Feud in Romeo and Juliet Literature Research Paper
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The theme of this play has resulted from a combination of various elements that can be found in the entire work. The common themes are that of love at first sight and feuds among families (Theobald 15). With the acts of Romeo and Juliet aiding in making and defining the concrete plots of the play. It is from here that they manage to become apparent to the audience.
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War and Peace by Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy Literature Research Paper
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After experiencing mystical awakening during the 1870s, he also became a renowned social reformer and principled sage. He is counted amongst the top-notch novelists and his notions regarding peaceful resistance expressed in ‘The Kingdom of God is within You’ greatly impressed imperative figures like Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King (Briggs).
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The Use of Metaphors in the Book, The Left Hand of Darkness by Le Guin Literature Essay
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These inhabitants can later mature into full male or female once in a month in their phase of sexual arousal which is called Kemmer. This whole novel is based on metaphorical language that is built on unstable balances between binary opposites like winter and summer, betrayal and loyalty, weaknesses and strength, courage and fear.
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The Poverty Phenomena and Illustrations through Literature Literature Research Paper
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The manner in which these groups of people are viewed by society is one that goes far in length to demonstrate the amount of misconception present. There have been very many authors over the last couple of years that have had played a great deal in spreading the word about the presence of the gay and lesbian in society.
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Shirley Jacksons 'The Lottery Literature Essay
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The writer successfully draws attention to the brutality, the society exhibit in the name of tradition and beliefs, through the characters and their dialogues. A close analysis of the story discloses the following main themes in the story.
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The Concept of Heroism in Beowulf Literature Research Paper
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The mere act of accepting his duty to take on the dragon brings honor to Beowulf further highlighting the Germanic heroism. This honor is further solidified by the way he fails to retreat even after his sword breaks. It appears Beowulf not only perseveres in battles but also lives, fights, and dies for nothing but the welfare of his subjects.
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Othello Act-III, Scene-III Literature Essay
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Scene-III of Act-III holds a great significance as the fulfilment of Iago’s evil plan to take a revenge on Othello takes place here. We see how Othello, under Iago’s influence, waters the plant of jealousy and wins the title of tragic hero because of his inner weakness, how it is further unintentionally nurtured by Desdemona’s innocent gestures, how Emilia supports her husband’s plan and finally how it leads to deadly consequences.
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African Diasporic Consciousness in the 21st Century Literature Term Paper
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Thus far, the novel is read as a moderately simple guard of tradition. Morris forewarns against the risks of losing touch with cultural and familial memories by way of a symbolic contest between an African-American woman in touch with history, nature, family, and a modern, sophisticated woman who blithely refuses to accept the value of any of these.
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How the Writings of Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, and Dickinson Reflect the Transcendental Movement Literature Essay
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The early to middle years of the nineteenth century (about 1836-1860) witnessed the flourishing of this movement which first began as a reform movement in the Unitarian church, following the views of William Ellery Channing, the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century.
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Portrayal of Emma as a Critique of Romantic Worldview Literature Term Paper
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Obviously Emma can be interpreted as a character that is grossly affected with hollow romanticism and, therefore, perpetually suffers from it. Emma as a woman trapped in a romantic view of life fails to recognize the reality and the impossibility of her desires. Indeed Emma’s perception of her own beauty further perpetuates her failure to perceive the impossibility of her romanticism. 
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Handling Responsibility in Roman Fever and Babylon Revisited Literature Essay
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There are instances when one has done things in the past that no matter how much they would want to forget the experience, it always haunts them. Three characters from two novels have tried to keep the events from the past in the past where they belong. The more the numbers add up on the years of their lives, the more their actions haunt them.
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King Lear: Quarto vs. Folio Literature Essay
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But astonishingly, he is reluctant and suggests Edgar and Kent to share power. This is probably as a result of the chaos that arose at the beginning of the play when Lear brought about some divisions in the kingdom. Albany’s suggestion seemed to Kent as a foolish one and she withdrew gracefully probably to commit suicide.
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Whitman's Song of Myself and Ginsberg's Howl Literature Essay
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It is evidently clear from the discussion that both the poets have exhibited limited similarity when it comes to the use of line, as Whitman’s lines connect to the outer sphere, while Ginsberg’s lines are inward. The self of Whitman is all-encompassing but Ginsberg’s self is passive, lacking diversity by excluding rural settings.
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What Is Justice in Babel's Odessa and Red cavalry, Zamyatin's We, and Shalamov's Kolyma Tales Literature Essay
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It is always futile to go through literary works of art, without considering the themes being advanced therein. This is because, seldom do literary artistes engage in literary constructions without having a thematic purpose in mind. Isaak E. Babel (1894- January 27th, 1940), Varlam Tikhonovich Shalamov (June 18th, 1907- January 17th, 1982) and Yevgeny Zamyatin (February 20th, 1884- March 10th, 1937) do not serve as an exception to this.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson Literature Essay
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In the protagonist Lisbeth Salander, the reader is introduced to a very unusual type of ‘anti-heroine’. She is physically very unique and quite unapproachable looking and is described as being skinny and pale with facial piercings and very short hair. She also has several tattoos which are visible on her body and is portrayed as being bisexual.
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Kate Chopin: Literature and Life Literature Essay
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Who is Kate Chopin in American literature? Kate Chopin is a renowned artist due to her focus on discrimination and women. As a talented writer, Chopin has written about the real feelings of women by basing on her own life experiences. In her writings, she wrote about the feelings which men cannot decipher.
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Literature - Satirical Archetypes Literature Essay
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With that said, a close look will be taken into the satirical elements of both Cat’s Cradle and Catch-22 to define the social criticisms set within the Vonnegut’s and Heller’s sardonic and witty prose. To begin with, both Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 and Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle were published during the Vietnam War; a time when the American people were pressed by the ideology of their country’s interference in an international conflict.
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Critique of Rabbit Hole by John Cameron Mitchell Literature Essay
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Tammy Blanchard is an appealing actor who takes the role of Howie’s sister, and Diane Wiest as their mother. Lastly, Miller Teller acts as Jason, a troubled student from high school. This essay critiques and analyses Rabbit Hole in details. Brief summary of Rabbit Hole The chronicle of the film is based on Pulittzer winning play written by David Lindsau-Abaire (Hudson).
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Discourse on the Method Literature Assignment
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First, he starts by the concept of nothing. He later realizes that one cannot think in a vacuum thus there cannot be anything. Thereafter, Descartes asserts that, I am thinking, therefore I exist”. Through logical steps, Descartes makes some logical steps while he explores what he means by thinking.
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Shakespeare's Tragedies. Macbeths Journey Literature Book Report/Review
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The story of this character is very rich coupled with numerous intertwining layers. This paper therefore traces the journey of Macbeth as presented in the entire play through a complexity of the themes within the play.
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The Yellow Wallpaper and Advice to Young Ladies Literature Essay
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This paper is an analysis and synthesis of the three works – making a comparison and contrast of the main points, especially the themes expressed through the works; showing a contribution of the study to society, who will gain and what can be achieved from addressing the issues raised.
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Adventures of Tom Sawyer & A Tramp Abroad Literature Essay
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Comparison Essay: Adventures of Tom Sawyer & A Tramp Abroad Mark Twain is one of the most renowned authors who left his mark with his writings in the 19th century (Fishkin 2002). Though he was from the American origins, but his works got appraisal from around the word.
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Racism and Slavery in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Literature Essay
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The historical context of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ allows the author to explore the theme of racism and slavery in America during the 19th century.
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Relationship between Memories and Trauma Literature Essay
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The book is akin to an autobiography which tends to narrate what characterized the life of Obama in view of African American history. The book is seen as a life history of Obama as it revolves around the African American lifestyle. Among the major themes in the novel include double consciousness, black race, as well as invisibility.
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Baz Luhrmann Romeo+Juliet (1996).The Best Film Adaptation of Shakespeare Literature Essay
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Shakespeare is one of the most known playwrights in the world. It is very interesting to penetrate into the depths of his critical reflections of the Middle Age reality and refer to his innovative English language, which is known as the modern classic English language.
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Reading Response to M Butterfly - the Wests Feminization of Asia Literature Essay
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Noticeably the masculine self-portrayal and self-perception of the Westerns are inclined to shape the rapport between the races in the western white society. This exposure of the West’s hegemonic self fundamentally compels Hwang to deconstruct and destabilize the customary gender and racial stereotypes.
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Edgar Allan Poe: Rhetoric and Style Literature Research Paper
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He wrote some pieces of work on sci-fiction as well but people say that most of his work, especially Annabel Lee which is one of his most famous poems, is in the remembrance of Virginia, who was very dear to her and he was unable to come to terms with her death. He died a mysterious death but many analysts state that it was because he had immersed himself in alcohol and drugs uncontrollably.
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