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    lives. Elizabeth Bennet is a literary device used by Jane Austen to signify her values and attitudes on the importance of marrying for love. We often see the world through Elizabeth¹s eyes and we are positioned to empathize with her opinion on the absurdity of marrying for reasons other than love. Elizabeth is a free-spirited individual who differs from the other female characters of the novel. Elizabeth refuses to be wed to a man to whom she does not love. Elizabeth‚ although often guilty of prejudice

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    CHAPTER - III D.H. LAWRENCE’S CRITICAL VIEWS IN HIS POETRY D.H. Lawrence began his career of writing in his mid-twenties and the first form of literature he wrote was poetry indeed. The first collection of his poetry entitled Love Poems and Others appeared in 1913. Then two more volumes of poetry were published in 1929. It is observed that there are the accent and sweep of poetry in his novels especially in The Rainbow and Woman in Love. Like his novels‚ his poetry is also personal and

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    the members of the Samsa family treat the event as a random occurrence‚ like catching an illness. All these elements together give the story a distinct overtone of absurdity and suggest a universe that functions without any governing system of order and justice. The responses of the various characters add to this sense of absurdity‚ specifically because they seem almost as absurd as Gregor’s transformation itself. The characters are unusually calm and unquestioning‚ and most don’t act particularly

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    the biggest cult followings since Rocky Horror Picture Show. The film was originally branded as a science fiction film‚ but was later categorized as a cult phenomenon. Donnie Darko is the best cult classic film because of its independence‚ comic absurdity‚ and mystery. The film is about a troubled teenager‚ Donnie‚ who is led out of his bedroom late one night by a six foot tall bunny with a demonic face. The bunny’s name is Frank. Frank tells him that the world will end in twenty eight

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    for ethical behavior. However‚ when one looks deeper into the case and asks questions it is not so obvious. The first question that needs to be answered is what the factual circumstances of the case are. Malden Mills was a factory located in Lawrence‚ Massachusetts that specialized in making a high tech fleece called Polartec. The company was relatively successful in its industry until the factory was destroyed by a fire in 1995. After the fire‚ the company’s CEO Aaron Feuerstein declared that

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    has no luck" (Lawrence 267). (This quotation shows….). So‚ as is visible‚ the mother makes a great mistake by talking about Paul’s father like this‚ since it leaves Paul terrified. He tries to impress his mother by saying: "Well anyhow…I am a lucky person" (Lawrence 267). Terrified of becoming like his father Paul decides to show his mother how lucky he is by betting on horses which eventually leads to his death at the end of the story.

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    The Comparisons of “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and “The Lottery” “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence is an unpredictable‚ fairytale-like short story about a mother of three who constantly worries about her financial problems. She has a son who is fervent about figuring out a solution to her predicament. This story also has an abrupt ending that gives off strong emotion. Another short story‚ called “The Lottery”‚ has the same spectacle of ending the story with suspense. Written by Shirley

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    existence was essentially an absurd condition was a statement Albert Camus demonstrated in many of his works. In the mid nineteen hundreds‚ Albert Camus introduced his own philosophy and also his own critique of religion and God. His philosophy of absurdity and his belief of religion is central to his novel‚ The Stranger. Albert Camus uses both Meursault‚ the main character in his novel‚ and Sisyphus‚ the main character in his essay as marginalized figures to essentially question the meaning of human

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    statement By analysing the elements of absurdity and tragic antagonism of modern antihero Meursault in the classic masterpiece “L’Étranger”‚ general readers can better grasp the ideas of existentialism‚ moreover‚ to even take some times pondering our own solitary situation and existence in this world. II. Body Paragraph A. the absurdist philosophy of the “L’Étranger” i. the confrontation of inner and outer world ii. Muersault’s realization of absurdity as a foreseer B. the tragic antagonism

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    What is normality anyways ? The state of normal. Not everyone has the same definition of normal. Everyone interprets normal in a different way. In “Dinner Time” ‚ an extremely brief‚ under 1‚000 words flash fiction piece about a married couple who seem to be insane. Almost all of it may sound like it is preposterous‚ but there are also many normal aspects to the story. Most people don’t realize how much of the story is normal. But as the audience will further know‚ there are things that we do every

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