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    de Hamal and Dr. John are invited. Alfred de Hamal is depicted as a handsome, elegant petty man and wealthy enough to attract Ginevra. After being ignored by Ginevra, Graham decides to talk to Lucy who listens patiently to how he adores the young coquette despite her selfishness. “‘I love Miss Fanshawe far more than de Hamal loves any human being, and would care for and guard her better than he. Respecting de Hamal, I fear she is under an illusion; the man's character is known to me, all his antecedents

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    description could apply to the theft of a lock of hair, but only in a world where normal morals are perverted. This skewed scale of values is shown repeatedly throughout the poem, and supporting this alternate world are the sylphs. As the souls of former coquettes, the sylphs exist solely to

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    I chose Gender Criticism to analyze the text. From the text, lady Susan has a different female role compares to the other women in her time. She is proud of being a coquette and enjoys the pleasure of subduing men which is not acceptable to the prior generation. There is a cognitive gap of female gender between the old generation and new open generation in the short story, so, I want to figure out the differences in my paper. Jane Austen’s “Lady Susan” is about lady Susan Vernon seeks an advantageous

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    Little Red Wolf

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    Aside of this, other poems of Ali can be read as deconstructive reading of the fairy tale. In the Little Red Riding Hood, even though Little Red may be criticized as seducer or coquette, but the fact remains that the wolf is the villain of the story whom Grimm calls "big bad wolf”. In Grimm's tale wolf is dissected and filled with stones which implies that he got his just desserts. Bums notes that "In Red Riding Hood, the evil, mesmerizing darkness of the Wolf echoes the image of the darkness of

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    I chose gender criticism to analyze the text. From the text, women in “Lady Susan” has different female roles and lively personalities compare to traditional gender role. For example, lady Susan is proud of being a coquette and enjoys the pleasure of subduing men, and Mrs. Vernon has the power to affect her family member’s behavior. In the text, women are the protagonists, so, I want to figure out how women exercise power and show their personalities in Austen’s world. Jane Austen’s “Lady Susan”

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    American Literature from its beginnings is shaped by a demand towards reforming society by bringing awareness towards towards social issues and a need to question societal norms.American literature from its beginnings has focused around establishing the American identity , and has also served as a means to address social issues that have plagues American society. The three authors that are representative of these ideals are the following; Hector De St John Crevecoeur Benjamin Franklin, and Hannah

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    her flirtatious conduct which parallels with the women of town who are looked upon by Ichabod due to their storytelling skills. The narrator uses diction to initially elicit Katrina as a modern independent lady who She [is] withal a little of a coquette, as might be perceived even in her dress, which [is] a mixture of ancient and modern fashions, as most suited to set her charms. She wore...short petticoat to display the prettiest foot and ankle in the country round. [Ichabod] passes long winter

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    There goes one of my big sisters, the only one who is still alive, DeDé. Ever since the accident she been asked to perform many interviews, she pretended that she was strong but I know she wasn’t. I believe that she was getting tired of all the interviews, knowing it broke her heart that her sisters died. The Miribal sisters who were only trying to take a stand in what they believed in. She told the interviewer that the memories are what keep her strong and healthy. The interviewer asked some basic

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    stories. Both Ariel and Raphael have many similar qualities that make them a character that is used to bring warning to the protagonist and to foreshadow to readers what the outcome of the story will be. Ariel is a sylph, or a magical being that was a coquette in his life before. Although this is distinctly different than Raphael’s identity as one of God’s angels, they share several qualities. Both are described as being very friendly and gentle. Ariel warns Belinda through a dream in attempt to protect

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