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There are two examples of them that I will point out to you. The first is Martin’s periodic sentence on page 265 in the first paragraph. He goes on during this sentence to point out example after example of the daily struggles an oppressed race must face. The fact that it is a periodic sentence makes the emotions stand out that much more. The way he holds off the final point of “...then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait.”

A theme established can be that everyone goes on a journey long or short experiencing new and or different things. Allusion, an indirect way of referring to something or someone is also shown in every other line in each stanza. The italics seen in the poem can be envisioned as whispers or people’s inner thoughts. The italics are a reference

In one or two sentences describe the theme. Be blessed for who you are and what your culture is. Stand up for your people no matter the consequence. Give one example of a Hyperbole, Simile, Or Metaphor in your novel.

Scout go into a altercation with Francis because Francis called Scout a nigger lover. After that Scout punches Francis in the face which leads everyone believing that scout started the fight even though Scout and Francis know it’s not true. Uncle Jack punished Scout, that's when Scout says you ain’t fair to uncle Jack. This quote shows theme because it reveals a truth about life, and that truth is that the world is unfair.

My Essay The themes of the two stories “Raymond's Run” and “All American Slurp” relate to what each character wants in life because the theme is obstructing them from their desire. The theme of “All American Slurp” is, all cultures are different which makes it harder to fit in. The main character Lin wants to be able to fit in and be a typical American girl. She can’t achieve that because her culture is different which makes it harder to fit in. That is the theme holding her back.

This quote is a good example because characters in the book do everything they can to help stop racism because they feel the need to help; however, other people do not feel like it, so they are aggressive towards blacks. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960, takes place during the 1930’s. She uses many themes throughout the book; Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird portrays many life lessons, but the most important are discrimination, courage, and racism.

Harper Lee, the author of the book To Kill A Mockingbird, set the book in the 1930s when racism was still a huge issue in the world. This book highlights several life lessons, like kindness and prejudice, in society. “If you can learn a simple trick, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-.''(39)Theme would be its classification. It is the theme because it infers how you shouldn't judge others without knowing them as a person.

One theme that is shown in the book is “even the smallest of people can save the mightiest”. This is shown in the book when the small mouse saves the mighty lion from the trap. Another theme is “you never know how you actions could influence someone’s decisions”. For example, if the lion would have harmed the mouse when he jumped on him, than I am certain that the mouse wouldn’t have felt obligated to help the lions get out of the net. The last them is “even the littlest of friends could provide the greatest friendship”.

The novel has two themes displayed through the novel. One theme is to never give up. Another theme is when an individual is scared to do something they can overcome

For example, in the story "Fiesta, 1980," the narrator is torn between his desire to fit in with his American friends and his sense of duty to his family and culture. He struggles to reconcile his identity as a Dominican with the expectations of his American peers. Similarly, in "Ysrael," the protagonist is bullied and ostracized by his peers because of his disfigured face. He is forced to confront his own identity as a person with a physical difference and to reconcile it with the expectations of his community.

For instance, many of the themes are directly influenced by the conflicts. The themes preented in relation to the conflicts are restless and ominous. In the following example, Duncon finds Roach’s disary and is therefore using the information given to find Roach’s next victim before he does. The quote states, “Find his targets and I might just find Roach, I have their times, subway stops, and what they look like. So I track them down, watch, and wait for them to show.

The second example of theme in this story is Romance. I chose this theme for romance because this whole story is about the narrator trying to get a seventeen year old girl for his whole summer, “There was a summer in my life when the only creature that seemed lovelier to me than a largemouth bass was Sheila Mant”. This quote shows how much he likes this Sheila and how much he wants to take her on a date before the summer ends. I chose romance as a theme because the narrator in the story has strong feelings for Sheila and he sacrificed the biggest fish of his life just to make Sheila like

Additionally, the author does not give almost any input herself; the tone of the story is neutral. So, all contributions of the theme are not derived from characterization, but instead the setting.

It is through these lines that Martí shows his appreciation for Cuba’s beauty, while acknowledging its struggle and hinting at a hopeful future. It is later in the poem, in the last stanza, where Martí uses his typical blend of defiance, empathy for the oppressed, and

In the book it says “I know Skinny is here,too, because whether I like it or not, she will always be a part of me. I just don’t have to listen to her.” This quote from the book shows the theme because it shows that Ever chooses not to listen to Skinny and chooses to believe in herself