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Beauty and the Beast Belongs to the Oral Traditional Tales Literature Essay
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Zipes acknowledges that more recent children’s literature has started to resemble adult literature as it contains provocative and frank language that describes many social problems which include terrorism, abuse, homelessness and drug addiction and the concept of the non-traditional notion of expanding family that has stepparents, lesbian and gay parents.
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Argumentative research paper on a play of choice Literature Research Paper
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Shakespeare cleverly uses the concepts of dreams, magic and the fanciful addition of a play within a play to illustrate his point. The very setting of the play serves to create the first contrast; the main course of the play takes place in a forest that is home to fairies, raising questions as to the authenticity of the scene.
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Discuss the idea of love as is expressed in Shakespeare and John Donne Literature Essay
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There are vies of his poetry, for instance, as reflecting a kind of philosophical, and therefore dry, philosophizing, while later interpretations of his poetry depict love in terms of the physical and sensual aspects of it, even as it was also about spirituality.
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The Detailed Depiction of the Nanking Massacre and its Resounding Effects Literature Book Report/Review
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Chang portrayed this Eastern holocaust that occurred during the Sino-Japanese War, along with the brutalities inflicted by the Imperial Japanese Army to the local Chinese natives after they seized Nanjing, China’s capital at the time.
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Pamela and Anti-Pamela Literature Research Paper
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The paper will also explore which of the authors is justified in his claim in a situation where both of them portray quite opposite scenario of early 18th century through their works. Hence, the paper will serve as an in-depth investigation of the literature produced in the earliest age of the growth and development of English novel.
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Emotions and Ethics: A Case of Contention Regarding Paulina Literature Essay
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But at the same time, the play calls for ethical grounds to be followed and violations to be obscured. The Author Aerial Dorfman has carefully provided a two-sided picture of justice in a military regime. The story The Death and the Maiden put the audiences in agreement and disagreement of the contention of the emotional stance.
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Eveline by James Joyce Literature Book Report/Review
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The author has attempted full-heartedly to disclose the importance of parents and the unconditional love a child nurtures for them. The story here revolves around a teenage girl “Eveline” who is ardently in love with a man called James and it further explains her dilemma in choosing love or family.
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What Makes Superman So Darned American Literature Essay
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Connie’s pride, sexual imagery and dreams and prejudice gradually lead the reader to her wickedness in the climax. The cracked relationships and her ardent desire for the sureness that she is beautiful indicate her unstable sense of self. Throughout the story, the character suffers from a fear of intimacy.
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Comparing Emily Dickinson and Ezra Pound Poem Literature Essay
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The author argues in a well-organized manner that two of the three poems of Dickinson, “If you were coming in the Fall,” and “She rose to His Requirement,” are closely related to the poem, “River Merchant’s Wife,” by Pound, while the third poem, “Tell all the Truth,” takes readers to a distinct philosophical realm. 
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When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be Literature Essay
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The poem “When I have fears that I may cease to be” has been written by John Keats in a form that is like that of the English sonnet. The rhyme scheme, ABABCDCDEFEFGG follows the quintessential rhyme scheme of the English sonnet – fourteen lines of an alternating rhyme scheme throughout the poem and ending with a couplet.
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African Oral Tradition and Sundiata Critique Literature Essay
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The king ordered the search and return of Sundiata from exile. In fact, his return was to liberate the Mandinkas and their homeland from captivity. This shows the return of a hero, which is a structural motif of an epic. The greatness of Sundiata also manifested when the army accompanied him back to his homeland in Mandinka.
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Doubt as elaborated in Otello and Othello (Shakespeare's and Giuseppe Verdi's Operatic adaptation) Literature Essay
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Some of the films produced immensely borrow from original classics, thematically and contextually. While the casts and scenes could differ significantly, just like in the case of Othello and Otello, there is similarity in the content presented; both share similar themes and characters.
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The Master and Margarita Literature Essay
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This book reflects several aspects of Bulgakov’s anti-communist views which the readers are reminded of on various occasions. Bulgakov himself worked as a playwright in a time when the Soviet regime was powerful in Russia and this book contains several elements which point out towards a repressive government that seeks to control the lives of its citizens, often using harsh means.
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Power and Purpose of Words, Stories, and Storytelling Literature Essay
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The paper focuses on three texts in analyzing the power and function of words, story and storytelling- Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and Kathryn Stockett’s The Help.
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The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason Literature Essay
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The conclusion from this review states that the book observed in the study addresses the debate about good luck. It says that opportunities come to all people but it is only to those eager to grasp the opportunities for their betterment that attract the goddess of good luck. Action therefore propels one forward to the success that he desires.
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The Writers of the Beat Generation and their Role in Rebellion and Reflection Literature Research Paper
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Beat Generation were American literary exponents that emerged shortly after the world war 11 in the 1950s who believed in self-emancipation and liberation, experimentation of new ideas, spontaneity, breaking from the status quo, rejection of traditional norms and morality, and freedom of expression.
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Comparative of the Stories Divakaruni and Ovejas Literature Essay
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The difference in presentation is basically crafted out through the difference in perception of America with respect to the homeland of the protagonist, Sumita, and the anonymous Cuban girl. The difference of perception and the way the protagonists of these stories look towards America set the main parameter for comparison between the stories.
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The idea of using the theories of literature to examine social and cultural phenomenon Literature Essay
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One of the significant values of narrative methodology for explaining social or cultural phenomenon, is the universal nature of a story. Every human life tells a story, and like a work of fiction there are universal qualities to any given life like, conflict, peaks, valleys, beginnings, endings, emotional elements, character development and so forth.
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DNA is The Basis of Life Literature Essay
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So what is this holy grail of biological molecules? The history of the discovery of DNA has the drama of a spy novel and importance greater than nearly any scientific revelation before or after its discovery, yet credit for its discovery is given to two major contributors. The real discovery of the field of genetics occurred in a small monastery.
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Personal knowledge and experience Literature Essay
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Not many individuals are aware of their special traits and it is with experience and knowledge that an individual tends to analyze his power and capabilities. My name is Sara and I am a mother of three children. I did not get much time to engage in my hobbies and analyze my skills.
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The Various Phases of Aging Literature Essay
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The Various Phases of Aging [Name of Student] [Name of institution] Abstract The various phases of aging have been analyzed after interviewing Dr. Safia, a doctor by profession. She is 73 years old and is living an active and healthy life. The questionnaire was prepared to find out how she felt and responded to different challenges and situations throughout her life.
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Comparing Two Pathways to Tolerance and World Peace Literature Essay
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Martha. C. Nussbaum begins her treatise on “Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism” with a citation of Rabindranath Tagore’s novel, The Home and The World, in which the hero exclaims “I am willing to serve my country, but my worship I reserve for Right which is far greater than my country. To worship my country as a god is to bring a curse upon it.”
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Commerce and Citadels: Prosperity and Preservation at Troy and Corinth Literature Research Paper
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One of the most notable differences between Troy and Corinth was the establishment by the Corinthians of colonies throughout the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.  This gave Corinth (as it also gave the Athenians) the power to exert its influence in the Aegean and Mediterranean and made Athens and Corinth commercial rivals. 
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The Traits of Hector and Achilles Supreme Warriors of Their Armies Literature Essay
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He has no family to live up to or care for and most of his fights are efforts to strive for glory and historic presence; “His guiding star is not the love of country but honor”. He pertains to the values of warfare and his pride promulgates his self-interest above all others. This was especially evident in the position he was put.
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Greek Art and the Athenian Tetradrachma Literature Essay
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These features include weight, thickness, and diameter. To be specific, their weight has changed in relation to the economic times of the city. In general, the Athenian owls were the most influential. The coins were heavy, high-relief, and thick. History reveals them as the most popular across the world.
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Symbolism of the Journey Stories Literature Research Paper
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Like the journeys that the two separate characters trod, and despite the differences in embarking on separate paths, readers were brought to experience the emotions felt by the characters: the ambiguity, the anxiety, the fear for breeding new and unfamiliar paths and by sharing the determination, courage, and happiness for achieving the goal initially pursued.
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Character Analysis of Iago in the Shakespeare Play Othello Literature Research Paper
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Iago is artful and he studied human nature deeply. He knows all the torment which afflicts the mind of a man. Because of his understanding of human nature, he is trusted by nearly everyone around him, but on the other hand he does not trust anyone. He manipulates the trust of other people.
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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 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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Rembrandt Works Paper Literature Research Paper
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Rembrandt found his interest in the field of art and painting. He started studying art on local level with an instructor Jacob Van Swanenburch. He worked as an apprentice under him .He also worked under the man who was renowned for work in the field of art Pieter Lastman.
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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende Literature Essay
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Allende is trying to reveal transformational stages in life. For instance, when one is a child, he behaves like a child by doing childish things. However, as one grows up, he learns new things in life and leaves childish things. This is a reality show in form of magical characterization in Clara (Allende and Bogin 2005 p.21-46).
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Context of Authority and Identity in Greek Mythology Literature Essay
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The two plays, Iphigenia at Ilium and Iphigenia at Aulis seem to define similar storylines given the common name of Iphigenia shared in both titles of the plays. However, the two plays tell entirely different stories and each version of the plays is totally radically different from the other version.
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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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Frog: Symbol of the Sub-conscious Mind Literature Essay
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Initially, the story seems like a fantastic, but as the story progresses, the reader realizes that it is not a fantasy, but is a deep exploration of how the sub-conscious mind makes the human being face the reality by bringing his suppressed thoughts and desires on surface.
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The Plague and the Pit by Edgar Allan Poe Literature Essay
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Edgar Allan Poe had a short and turbulent life. He was a man who experienced great losses; he suffered from inescapable alcoholism, which ultimately contributed to his death. The nature of his life may have helped him develop his close relationship with darker thoughts and the grimmer side of the supernatural.
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The Book of Job Literature Essay
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There is a very memorable conversation between God and Satan, which shows Satan wandering over the earth, looking for trouble, no doubt, and then God letting Satan loose to test Job with various nasty experiences. The point of the story is to teach people to be patient and trust in God, even when they experience bad things, and when they do not understand what is happening to them.
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Do Postmodernism Texts Find Ways to Articulate Our Unfreedom Literature Essay
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In order to comprehend this, one must first understand the rationality behind postmodernism as a theory, and how theorists in this school of thought rationalize the world they live. Firstly, postmodernism theory refers to a nontraditional approach of defining existing concepts, which deviates from previously known superstructural theories.
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Thematic Analysis of the Works on Philosophic Problems Literature Dissertation
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Philosophy plays a major role in the society where we live. It refers to a system of beliefs that explain the life and behavior of individuals in society. Through philosophy, one can be able to understand why people behave the way they do in society. Literature also has been used by writers for a long time as a mirror that reflects the demeanor.
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Book Review of The Notebook Literature Book Report/Review
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The researcher of this essay aims to analyze the most important and overall theme of the novel, that is "Love Conquers All". From this essay it is clear that no matter through what the main characters, Allie and Noah, had to pass, the love between them never fades away. It is demonstrated how they both analyze their situation and test it against time.
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Ferdinand de Saussure's Influence on Russian Federalism Literature Essay
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To Saussure, there exists a great deal of interest in finding how language manages to develop its essence based on form and structure. This claim signifies how formalists came to the point of treating literary approach as distinct from the conventional way with language in the sense that literary language is characterized by special utilization of features that are perceptible beyond tradition.
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Billy Budd, a Sailor by Herman Melville Literature Research Paper
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Billy Budd works in a merchant ship known as the Rights – of – Man. He is a simple, innocent, and handsome man with no clear family background. Moreover, he was a foundling at birth, placed in a basket at a stranger’s door. His appealing looks and charm make him acceptable to his colleagues. Despite his charm and decent looks, his main weakness is that he stutters whenever seized by stress.
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A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving Literature Essay
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Most religions believe in life and death and also some if not all believe in life after death; Christianity is not left behind with this thought too as it clearly talks about death. The Bible which is the main scripture book for Christianity has clearly elaborated on the issues of death and even the way of life. John 14:1-3 says: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me."
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Thousand Cranes Literature Essay
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Thousand Cranes Thousand Cranes is an interesting modern classic novel set in post-War Japan. The storyline follows the orphaned Kikuji trying to make sense of his father’s adulterous relationships with Chikako and Mrs. Ota against the backdrop of the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
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Analysis of Paradise Lost, Book 2, lines 910 through 927 Literature Book Report/Review
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This book majorly focuses on the devil’s nonviolent yet seemingly democratic decision to bring destruction to the human race through illustrating how the human reason had fallen. Despite the devil illustrating evil to be so appearing to be so pleasant, the author illustrates the devil’s organization as ironical.
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The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the narrator is insane and he is an alcoholic. The testing of limits of reality continues in rapid progression and desperate developments are introduced in the story with dastardly killing episodes that lead to the fantastical realm of impossibilities tempered with improbabilities.
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Glimpse on Racial Inequality in the US Literature Essay
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The geographical setting will no doubt appeal to an American audience since it is set in real places with a destination like Tennessee, Florida, and Georgia, from the story, one learns about and relate the evolving highway transport system in the 50s. One also catches glimpse of the racial inequality in the country at the time.
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Literature Assignment
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The tone of work relies heavily on the collaboration of shaping a story with unexpected revelations peppering it with a bit of fantasy. Foreshadowing is one technique that is used in this literary piece to achieve this kind of tone that successfully highlights the gap between reality and illusions that the character had in mind.
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The poem Facing It by Yusef komunyakaa Literature Essay
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The poem talks about the reminiscence of a difficult period of war in the poem. Though he fights hard and is in constant conflict to leave these memories in his past, there are still some associated elements that unearth them. He in this case feels a similar pain like before.
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Literature and Adaptations: Mad Woman in the Attic Literature Essay
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The writing was a field associated and accepted by the male members of the society only. So much so,  that when Charlotte Brontë approached the publisher she was advised that in order to get recognition a pseudonym be taken, which would appeal more to the general sensibilities of the Victorian era readers.
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Love without Boundaries Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that in the story Love in times of cholera, the young lady Fermina Ariza is endlessly pursued by Florentina, who is a simpleton. He works in the telegraphy industry. The first two chapters introduce the death of Saint-amour who is a random guy. He dies because of love and later comes to act as a symbol of love in the entire story.
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