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The Iliad Story after the Trojan War Literature Essay
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Achilles went and killed many Trojans, Hektor included after he learned of the killing of Patroklos, a member of his troop. He inhumanly treats Hektor’s body, but when Hektor’s mother, Hecuba, approaches and begs him to give them their son’s body, he does not refuse and willingly hands her corpse (Book 22, Line 560-570).
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Comedy in Opera Buffa and Its Socio-Political Critique Literature Essay
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Comedy comes out as a tool used in the 18th century to criticize marriage and approaches that led to a broken marriage. It is evident from the plays that marriage has numerous problems, which do not only apply to the poor in the society but also the elites. Largely, many incidences in the comic play illustrate the broken relationship of the elites in the society.
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The Perspective of Inevitability: Fate and Redemption in the Ancient Flood Epics Literature Research Paper
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The British Orientalist and translator of cuneiform, Sir Henry Rawlinson, identified many parallels between the Mesopotamian poem and various themes in Genesis, ranging from Adam and Eve to Cain and Abel, and the flood. The undeniable consistency between the Mesopotamian and Hebrew traditions reflects not only a common literary thread but a moral and religious continuum that is still with us.
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The Woman Who Did by Grant Allen Literature Essay
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Allen meant for Dolly to represent society at that time, and Herminian to represent the ideal. The ideal that Herminian represented was only a generation away, although Allen probably did not know this. It stands to reason that, during the period that Allen wrote this novel, there was already a nascent feeling among women that they were enslaved.
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Fate's Role in Life Literature Essay
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 By critically examining the life of the people at large, it becomes crystal clear that destiny plays a vital role in everyday activities of humans, and haunt them for the mistakes they have committed even in the old past. The same could also be observed while going through several pieces of literature, which assert the significance of fate in life.
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Epic poetry: John Miltons Paradise Los Literature Essay
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The author states that when Milton’s Paradise Lost is seen in the context of the definition of epic presented above, it becomes clear that the work is a “noble story”. The work is concerned with presenting the story of the Biblical Fall of Man with the temptation of Adam and Eve by the renounced angle Satan.
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Critical Commentary on The Custom House by Nathaniel Hawthorne Literature Essay
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The passage under critical commentary comes immediately after the narrator has given a description of the office occupied by the former Locofoco Surveyor. Locofoco Surveyor had lost his office due to pressures of reform giving an opportunity for other people as well. In the passage, the narrator vividly describes the old town of Salem being his native place.
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A Critique of Edgar Allan Poe's The Purloined Letter Literature Research Paper
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A Critique of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Purloined Letter.Any analysis of one of the short stories of one of America’s greatest writers, Edgar Allan Poe needs to look at the economic, social and cultural aspects of the work. The confluence of Romantic and realist influences and social issues in the United States of America of the nineteenth century, The Purloined Letter has also been analyzed from a psychoanalyst perspective.
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Summary of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg Literature Essay
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The writer has given much attention to developing characters in the novel. The novel primarily revolves around the character of Deborah which is very close to reality. The reader feels that the novel is narrating a real-life story. Although in day to day life people do not come across issues related to mentally ill people.
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The Notorious Jumping Frog Literature Essay
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Twain, born in Florida in November wrote for the newspaper and travelled a lot in California. He is celebrated from his humor and mastery of simple yet effective narration and vivid descriptions that coat melancholic wisdom and a great capacity for righteous indignation.
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Isolation and Commitment of Mice and Men Literature Research Paper
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This paper argues that the novel demonstrates that in a patriarchal and capitalist society, people struggle to fight isolation by being committed to human relationships and finding meaning in nature, although the novel also sends the message of futility in this struggle among genders and among social classes.
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Literary Analysis of The Fountainhead Literature Essay
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The personal motifs and individualistic approach are more important in arts and architecture. The fight to establish his ideology and efforts to put it into practice is down-treated by the traditional worshipers. Despite the ill-treatment and harsh conditions, Howard wins over all the characters and all the established accepted wisdom of that time.
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Optimism as a Farce in Candide Literature Assignment
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The fact that he is an illegitimate son already foreshadows a future of misfortunes. For a long time, he trusts his teacher, Pangloss, whose philosophy emphasizes that people already exist in the “best of all possible worlds” and that this perfect world is only waiting for people to embrace it (Voltaire 2). After Candide kisses Cunegonde, his life swiftly declines to hell.
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The Power of Language Literature Essay
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Language is made up of themes such as vocabulary, syntax, grammar, and semantics. It is said for instance that “semanticists have to have at least a nodding acquaintance with other disciplines, like philosophy and psychology, which also investigate the creation and transmission of meaning” (Saeed, 2003). 
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Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Literature Assignment
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The wide Sargasso is a novel by jean Rhys, which received limelight and response when it was published. It was published during the postcolonial period and focused much on the oppression and racial discrimination.
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Petition of the People of Colour: An Analysis Literature Essay
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Some people may rise among the ranks and get all the glory and wealth the earth can offer while allowing other people to serve them by force. Abuses are common and hatred prevails. As discrimination is passed on, same happens for hatred and creates chain effects that make the discrimination and negativities flourish on earth.
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Oedipus the King Analysis Literature Research Paper
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In Scene 1, Oedipus tells the head priest: “My zeal in your behalf ye cannot doubt; /Ruthless indeed were I and obdurate /If such petitioners as you I spurned”. He underlines that he has “zeal,” which means that he is passionately devoted to his people and that showing otherwise will make him a ruthless leader. He is devoted to helping his citizens escape their latest source of torment.
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Society as a Composition of Public and Culture Literature Essay
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The inhabitants of city housing projects are the producers and consumers of any society involving, poverty and want and on the other a privileged class [possessing administrating, exploiting, organising and obtaining for its own ends, as much social overtime as possible, either for ostentatious consumption or for the accumulation or indeed for both purposes at once.
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A Raisin in the Sun by Hansberry Literature Research Paper
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I. The play explicates the theme of how individuals must struggle against social afflictions in order to survive. A. Each of the members of the Youngers’ family must fight against the problems of poverty and deprivation. B. Walter must struggle to fulfill his social obligations of providing for the family C.
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August's Wilsons Fences Literature Research Paper
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The prevailing tension during the 1960s and ’70s which measured the African American struggle for the same rights are well depicted through the characters in the play. The 1980s observed a cold struggle to morph the two cultures in order to erase the difference between races and people. The African Americans were dissimilar to any other races or the Whites.
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Analysis of White Lies by Natasha Trethewey Literature Essay
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In the first stanza of the poem, the poet makes a reference to her skin color by calling it ‘light-bright’ or ‘near-white’ however she also makes a note by saying that in black place these were merely just white lies. This refers to the fact that she would tell everyone that she was pure white in nature, despite coming from half a black background.
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Macbeth By William Shakespeare Literature Book Report/Review
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d. The hope that Lady Macbeth is referring to is the hope that Macbeth had about killing Duncan. Macbeth had been so sure about it prior to the banquet, but he is slowly losing hope in his ability to go through with the action. Lady Macbeth wants him to kill Duncan, and she has become uneasy that Macbeth might be changing his mind.
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The Cultural Event Literature Assignment
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The museum is located in central London specifically along Exhibition road, South Kensington and was established in the year 1881. It is one of the museums with magnificent scenery that one cannot take for granted, the largest natural museum in Britain.
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The Importance of Being Ernest: Victorian Attitudes towards Town and Country Literature Assignment
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The two ladies are in love with men of disguised identities (The Double Life in The Importance of Being Earnest). Gwendolen admits to having fallen in love with Algernon’s friend because he was called Ernest. This fact makes Jack want to be christened so that he would become Ernest. According to Gwendolen, the name Ernest is representative of superior social status.
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Discuss the Theme of Armor in Books 16 & 18 of Homer's Iliad Literature Term Paper
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The epic poem recounts war events after a quarrel between king Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles, which led to the famous Trojan War. The story covers a few weeks in the final year of the war and mentions some Greek legends about the siege, the events which had happened before like the gathering of warriors for the attack and the cause of the war.
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Literature Essay
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Superimposed over the code of chivalry, Gawain’s conduct is a lesson in weakness, forgiveness and ultimately triumph. The code of chivalry was an important aspect of being a proper Christian knight during the Middle Ages. It was intended as a code of conduct that was to distinguish Christian knights from their heathen counterparts (Larrington, 2009).
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Literature Book Report/Review
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The author, Lisa See criticizes the inhuman treatment that women had to go through for the purpose of attaining small-sized feet that is a potent symbol throughout the novel. The novel places great emphasis on the relationship between the two main characters, Snow Flower and Lily and shows the progress of their relationship and the different courses that their lives take.
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Denver Art Museum Visit Literature Assignment
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The museum is located in Denver, in Colorado and serves as an art museum. It is privately owned educational resource center with non-profit making aims. The museum was started with the objective of improving the lives of the residents of Colorado. This was to be achieved through undertaking of various activities such as obtaining, preserving and presenting of works of art that occur in both permanent collections and temporary exhibitions.
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Analysis of the Classification of the Web Literature Term Paper
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Results of a search are made possible by words as well as phrases that users type into the search engines. These terms and phrases match the terms being searched. Before any type of marketing of a search engine is conducted, one has to comprehend the target audience and be aware of the search terms being used
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Kurt Vonneguts Slaughterhouse-Five Literature Essay
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My interest in World War Two history was definitely piqued after having read this book at a very young age, before I read the book again for this IB oral exam. The bombing of Dresden, which occurred at the end of World War Two, was part of the fall of Germany into Allied hands.
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Playing god on the humans in Brave New World Literature Essay
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The author states that Bokanovsky’s science is indeed effective because in other research facilities, scientists were able to reproduce more embryos with one egg but this science has already crossed the ethical boundary of science where it intends to play god. Bokanovsky’s science subtly boasted that it can be better than God.
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Aristotle, Classic Technique, and Greek Drama Literature Research Paper
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We do not lose track of the fact that he is still searching for the truth of his life and the last scene connects him and the story to the beginning. It is right to conclude that not only does Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King” fall under Aristotle’s rule of a Classic Greek tragedy, but the character and life of Oedipus in the play also makes him Aristotle’s classic Greek tragic hero.
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A Scientific Romance by Ronald Wright Literature Essay
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The novel uses the theme of death as a consequence of human action and the subsequent climate change. It is a science fiction set in the future, familiar themes such as death and love help the reader to understand the message. The author uses David Lambert as the main character who is in search of a cure for a strange disease.
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The Time Machine and A Scientific Romance Literature Essay
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The author portrays the relationship of the rich and the poor in the future by presenting the Time Traveler association with creatures. In Wright’s book, “A scientific romance”, the protagonist is used extensively to portray the future life. This is presented through escape from prison. Wright uses the narrator to show how death impacts the present life.
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The Theme of Love in Literature Literature Essay
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In the same way, a friendship though not founded by blood or family relations is just as strong for they represent pieces of one’s self. As Ralph Waldo Emerson puts it “The fountains of my hidden life/ Are through thy friendship fair”. An affinity is created between two people that only they know for only them has shared the same experiences.   
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Emily Dickinson: Poet and Poetry Analysis Literature Essay
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In the paper “Emily Dickinson: Poet and Poetry Analysis” the author examines life and poetry of Emily Dickinson who went against the norm and found pleasure in the absence of a title, and incorporated capitalization and punctuation where unnecessary The poems of Emily Dickinson reflected a sense of bleakness and isolation.
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The Poem Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening Literature Essay
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The poet wishes his demise in the lonesome woods, to sleep there forever; but no one can just plan to die without thinking about his past, future, and present. Everyone has to fulfill their undertakings in life. Even though the poet is mesmerized by the beauty of the woods and wants to sleep there but he cannot elude his obligations.
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Review on Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith Literature Term Paper
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The book is divided into various chapters and this review specifically deals with the first three chapters of the book as they deal with the division of labor, the principle behind it, and clearly shows the reader how the nature of the market limits the division of labor. No doubt, this review will provide any student of economics useful insights
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Kleos in Homeric Poems Literature Essay
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“She spoke, and still more roused in him the passion for weeping. He wept as he held his lovely wife, whose thoughts were virtuous. And as when the land appears welcome to men who are swimming after Poseidon has smashed their strong-built ship on the open water...; so welcome was her husband to her as she looked upon him, and she could not let him go from the embrace of her white arms.”
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Viewpoints, Monsters, and Language in Two Horror Stories Literature Essay
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These stories have similar internal and psychological monsters. The monster in Poe’s story is the narrator’s mental illness, while Murdoch suffers from psychological guilt. The narrator in The Tell-Tale Heart suffers from an unidentified illness that has made him paranoid and uneasy.
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Ignorance in Harrison Bergeron, The Lottery, and The Yellow Wallpaper Literature Essay
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According to the research, tragic the ignorance is in each story, all of the authors depend upon their characters’ ignorance to create suspense and theme within the story.  Without Mr. Summers’ ignorance of the lottery, Mrs. Hutchinson’s death would not be shocking, and it would not force the reader to confront all the needless deaths that occur in his world.
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Pygmalion Written by George Bernard Shaw Literature Essay
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Eliza feels happy with herself by the end of the scene in both the play as well as the movie and in both places; her character has been portrayed to have overcome a small sense of accomplishment because of Freddy liking her because of the effort she was trying to put into becoming a completely different person.
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The Importance of Being Earnest: How Conflict Contributes to Humor Literature Essay
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The Victorian society’s upper class viewed things superficially, and this play not only exposes their values but also ridicules such values. The play focuses on the matters of identity, material wealth, love, and marriage. This paper seeks to explore the extent to which humor in this dramatic piece arises from conflict.
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The Evolution of Nationhood in Brazilian Literature Literature Essay
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The bailiff, or meirinho, was little more than a non-salaried errand runner, an appointee who was most often to be found hanging around a street corner or tavern waiting to serve some writ or citation (Ibid). It is a lifestyle that fits well with Leonardo-Pataca’s indolent nature, a responsibility that didn’t impart or require much responsibility. 
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Book Report Literature Book Report/Review
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2. Canterbury contained the shrine of the martyred Saint Thomas Becket. 3. Twenty-nine travelers arrived at the inn. 4. The narrator claims that the Knight has never said an unkind word about anyone in his whole life. 5. The simile in the description of the Knight is: “A valiant warrior who was also wise and in deportment meek as any maid (lines 68-69).” 6.
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How Elizabeth Bishop Incorporated Her Life Experiences in Her Work Literature Essay
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The Prodigal centers on one period of the prodigal son’s journey. It was not the stench of his workplace or the difficulties he experienced in his life that made him come home. It was not his desire to have a better life that made him go back to his father. Instead, it was a realization that the world is at stake if he doesn’t change.
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Literacy Analysis of Mark Mathabanes Kaffir Boy Literature Essay
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Man is a social being. His interactions with those around him bring out the most human he can be. Indeed, man and his development can, and is, affected by his surroundings. Still, in a very similar way, the man himself can influence those around him. This humanity and influence of man are perhaps one of the things that are most powerfully portrayed in every work of literature ever written.
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The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende Literature Research Paper
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Precisely, it is through understanding the happenings in the past that people are able to learn what to do in the present in order to align the future with their short-term and long-term goals. Writing plays a crucial role in this sense since it is through written literature that people are able to exactly preserve their learning and effectively pass it over to the future generation.
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Characterization of the Romanticism Movement Literature Research Paper
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Man’s growing loneliness is yet another facet that defines the need for romanticism because man is unable to share his emotional needs with a collective group anymore. Instead, the post-Industrial Revolution period has forced a man to look for alternatives such as art and literature to deal with his overbearing loneliness.
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Realism and Naturalism of Balzac Literature Essay
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Balzac uses identifiable forms of introductions in almost one-third of his fiction. This prompts one to ask himself, why is this so? Avoiding the mass as well as distributing different forms in the fiction in a way that they appear as broken fragments is another strategy that fiction technicians of rapid days employ (Dargan 350).
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