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    win the game. The Hunger Game by Suzanne Collins sends a message: Nothing in the world is difficult for one who tries hard enough. This message communicates through three separate narrative elements: plot, personality traits and literary devices. In The Hunger Games, there are many significant plots show Katniss and Peeta try hard to overcome many difficulties. To begin, Katniss has a big conflict with Career Tributes who

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    your favorite authors bring their successful literature to life with the use of literary devices. For example, in The Book Thief, the author, Markus Zusak conveyed a story from death’s perspective of adversities faced during World War II. On the other hand, in “The Monkey’s Paw,” author W.W. Jacobs told his audience about a magical paw that revealed the meaning of fate to the White family. In another work, “The Plot Against People,” Russell Baker took a humorous spin on his frustration of inanimate objects

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    Stella venture out of Jefferies apartment to investigate the murder of Mrs Thornwald. This leads to a confrontation between Thornwald and Jefferies. These scenes build suspense through the use of detachment, the use of ‘split-screen’, ‘red-herring’ plot devices, lighting, music and diegetic sound. In Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” Jefferies apartment is the sole viewpoint to the outside world for the audience. We rarely see anything that isn’t from Jefferies immediate surroundings or directly from his point

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    relate to violence, these animals are a plot device that drive the storyline ensuring that Bimaadiz and Eta remain a couple and eventually marry. Animal symbolism associated with the hope for and love within Bimaadiz and Eta’s relationship is seen in their interactions with wolves, deer, moose, and a pack of dogs. Contrastingly, other villages interactions with these animals symbolize violence and oftentimes death. In this novel, animals are used as plot devices to save Bimaadiz and Eta from death and

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    discovers the idea Donne put onto paper and Hemingway transcribed, creating a true, convincing, and logical conclusion (4, 247); however, this change almost solely comes from the plot device of romantic love, which is only able to be understood as logical with a suspension of disbelief (210). In order to judge the plot of the journey of the protagonist and the ending of the novel, his development as a character should first be analyzed. Initially, when coming to the revolution, Robert Jordan views

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    Stella venture out of Jefferies apartment to investigate the murder of Mrs Thornwald. This leads to a confrontation between Thornwald and Jefferies. These scenes build suspense through the use of detachment, the use of ‘split-screen’, ‘red-herring’ plot devices, lighting, music and diegetic sound. In Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” Jefferies apartment is the sole viewpoint to the outside world for the audience. We rarely see anything that isn’t from Jefferies immediate surroundings or directly from his point

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    film did well in the box office accumulating 425.4 million dollars. It also won numerous awards including the 2013 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. When analyzing the film, it is clear to see why it did so well. Django’s physical action, plot-driven, emotion-arousing conflict, and the believable world all create this stellar film. Django Unchained uses the dual purpose of art, to arouse emotions and entertain thought, through its captivating story, special effects, and humor sprinkled

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    It is full of mystery, suspense, and for lack of a better word, creepiness. There are many reasons why I love this book. For one thing, the plot is amazing. Plus, it feels like all of the characters have their own personality and importance to the plot. Furthermore, the message

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    lives. While the stereotypes work to the filmmakers' advantage in the film's cutting comic stages, once the film devolves into melodrama, the stereotypes become much more apparent, changing the film from a scathing satire to a parable of sorts. The plot of the film can be summarized by saying that it concerns the character of Lester Burnham, just as he is about to

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    The Power of Literary Devices Many of your favorite authors bring their successful literature to life with the use of literary devices. For example, in The Book Thief, the author, Markus Zusak conveyed a story from death’s perspective of adversities faced during World War II. On the other hand, in “The Monkey’s Paw,” author W. W. Jacobs told his audience about a magical paw that revealed the meaning of fate to the White family. In another work, “The Plot Against People,” Russell Baker took a humorous

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