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nature of evil
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the monkeys paw
"The Monkey's Paw" are fate, Orientalism, the supernatural, and death.
is inside and around the White family home, called Laburnam Villa.
There is irony in the fact that Herbert dies when he was the most excited for the money. There is also irony in that the Whites think the paw will bring blessings, when it instead brings curses
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a dead man's pocket
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an intense third-person limited point of view and ever-increasing levels of tension in a life-or-death situation.
Tom has gone through so much to rescue and has risked his life for is now lost again, through the same window, but this time Tom laughs, completely welcoming its departure from his life, and walks out of the door to join his wife.
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ruthless
A specific tone of Judson's voice makes his wife fearful of him. This shows that this is not the first time Judson has acted out of spite and evil. Judson is extremely protective over what he rightfully owns.
He meets Fortunato at a carnival, lures him into the catacombs of his home, and buries him alive.
unsettling and ominous
Fortunato says, “I shall not die of a cough,” Montresor replies, “True,” because he knows that Fortunato will in fact die from dehydration and starvation in the crypt
justice
Spoon River Anthology
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The theme of Spoon River Anthology is that residents of America's small towns have provocative secrets to tell about themselves or others
tone of the story was very harsh and sinister towards Mrs. Merritt, who had to serve 30 years in prison. However, the tone directed towards Tom Merritt was apologetic because he had to endure a death by the hands of Elmer Karr even though he begged him not to shot him
ruthless
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A specific tone of Judson's voice makes his wife fearful of him. This shows that this is not the first time Judson has acted out of spite and evil. Judson is extremely protective over what he rightfully owns.
Judson Webb's willingness, even eagerness, to hurt those who interfere with his property.Judson is not only willing to hurt others, he is also willing to damage his own property if it means retribution on someone who has wronged him.
cask of amontillado
man named Montresor who decides to seek revenge against a man named Fortunato, who has insulted him.
human nature
rose for emily
a faded Southern Bell, dies at the age of 74 after leading an isolated life.
takes place in Faulkner's fictional city Jefferson, Mississippi, in the southern county of Yoknapatawpha.
irony when Colonel Sartoris promises the Grierson family that if they loan the town money, they won't have to pay taxes and when Emily tells the new mayor to see Colonel Sartoris, who has been dead for ten years, about her taxes
suspenseful Gothic tale in which a young girl is put on a pedestal by a town who sees her as haughty and scornful.
Emily Grierson's father controls her and her love life, pushing away all people until he dies and Emily is left alone.
The story starts out at her own funeral, automatically making you curious about what happened that led to her death.
snapshot of a dog
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memories, loyalty, determination, love, connection and pride
through the tunnel
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about a young boy on vacation with his mother in a foreign country. He encounters some of the native boys who know how to swim through a hidden tunnel and get to another side of a beach. The boy decides to learn how to get through the tunnel and in the process, matures.
The tone is neither judgmental nor critical but is rather fully empathetic of the character's situation and needs and even jubilant.
deception
the veldt
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Parents George and Lydia become concerned by their children Peter and Wendy's fascination with their "nursery", a virtual reality room that can recreate any desired scenario and allow them to live within it.
family has automated factors added to their house in order to simplify and ease their lives so that they have more time to spend with each other. However, instead of bringing the family together, they become estranged from one another.
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hop frog
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Hop Frog turns the tables on the king by making him the one bound and made a fool of. The king originally ruled over Hop Frog, but Hop Frog ends up holding the king's fate in his own hands at the end of the masquerade.
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technology
a sound of thunder
Strict regulations are in place so that the present is not altered. But, during one time-travel safari, a hunter steps on a butterfly and unleashes a drastic ripple effect through time.
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the expectation is that he will kill the T-Rex but he ends up changing the future by stepping on a butterfly.
suspense when the hunters hear the sound of thunder, which is actually the sound of the Tyrannosaurus Rex stomping through the forest.
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