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Binary Oppositions Loving Parent
1,090 wordsThe story, I Stand Here Ironing, contains binary oppositions which work together to support the structure of the text. I listed several of these oppositions in my notes, but I am only going to discuss a few that I found were connected to each other throughout the story. These oppositions are: the past vs. the present, a healthy Emily vs. an un-healthy Emily, Emily with an appetite vs. Emily without an appetite, and a loving parent vs. a non-loving parent. These oppositions alone do not make the ...
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Child Abuse Blood Transfusions
1,639 wordsMemorandum on Emily During the course of my investigation, it was being revealed that Emily's parents belong to the obscure Christian cult of Jehovahs Witnesses, who believe that Bibles commandments needs to be taken literally. This is one of the most dangerous churches of Christian fundamentalists, as religious zeal, on their part, often results in cults members sustaining bodily injuries, while trying to prove their loyalty to the God. It appears that Emily has been subjected to physical punis...
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Miss Emily House Rose For Emily
2,179 wordsRose For Emily A Rose For Emily was written by William Faulkner in 1931. Not only is this story sad, and in the end a bit horrific, but it appears to be somewhat autobiographical. It is written with a certain first-hand knowledge. There appears to be a direct link between Emily and the author, not the narrator, but the author, William Faulkner. Some indications of this relationship can be found in the characters and the setting. Mr. Faulkner seemed to be at a low point in his life when he wrote ...
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