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In "Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander," Montag is lying in bed next to his wife, and he tells Mildred that he hasn't seen their neighbor, Clarisse, in four days. ... Mildred mentions that she forgot to tell Montag something. Mildred then tells Montag that she thinks Clarisse's family is gone because Clarisse is dead.
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The quote "more like a king, composed, farther and farther on" has a very important meaning. It is saying that you should, rather than be shy, or to not have pride in one's self, instead compose yourself "more like a king". It is saying that you should be proud, and that you should carry yourself in a way that makes others admire you, because you have pride in yourself.
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<u>The external events in "The Most Dangerous Game", a short story by Richard Connell, affect an internal change within the main character, Sanger Rainsford. </u>Rainsford is a famous hunter, who also happens to be quite arrogant about his luck and position in life. He does not care about what <u>the animals </u>he hunts feel. <u>Rainsford is unable to empathize with their fear.</u> According to him, the world is divided into hunters and huntees, and he is lucky to belong to the former instead of the latter.
However, Rainsford's luck changes drastically once he accidentally lands on General Zaroff's island. Zaroff, like Rainsford, is a hunter incapable of empathy for his prey. The difference lies in the fact that the general has grown tired of hunting irrational beasts. He now hunts man. And since Rainsford sees this as murder and refuses to hunt alongside him, Zaroff decides to make Rainsford his new prey.
<u>Of course this conflict is bound to cause Rainsford to change internally. Just like an animal, Rainsford is at a disadvantage. He does not possess a gun, while Zaroff carries one and uses hound dogs to help him in his hunt. Rainsford is now no different than one of the beasts he used to hunt. Fear of death is what drives him - the basic instinct to survive that every single animal in the world has. </u>
<u>Of course, Rainsford is a human being. He is rational and intelligent enough to find a way to beat Zaroff. Still, until that happens, he suffers the agony of having to run for his life, to hide in fear. The external event of becoming a prey certainly changes Rainsford into a man capable of empathizing.</u>
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A prologue is used to give readers extra information that advances the plot. It is included in the front matter and for a good reason! Authors use them for various purposes, including:
Giving background information about the story. For example, in a sci-fi book, it may be useful to include a description of the alien world, perhaps in a scene that illustrates its essential characteristics and functioning, so as not to confuse readers by plunging them into a completely foreign world in the first chapter (and having to explain it then or leave them lost, which may lead to disinterest).
Grabbing readers' attention with a scene from the story. The author could pick an exciting scene from the middle of the story to draw readers in and make them want to keep reading.
Describing a scene from the past that is important to the story, such as a fire where the main character's father is killed, which is the motivation for the action in the novel.
Giving information from a different point of view. The story is written in first person, and the prologue is in third person. The prologue focuses on a secret of one of the characters (which the main character would have no way of knowing, and the author would not otherwise be able to tell the reader due to the first person perspective).
Expressing a different point in time. For example, the prologue may be about the main character who is in her eighties and who is remembering her childhood, which is when the story takes place (and which begins in Chapter 1).
He went home with 72 marbles after tripling his stock. That means he had 72/3 = 24 before school ended.
<span>If he lost half at lunch, he had 24 * 2 = 48 before lunch. </span>
<span>During the third break, he increased he stock by 1/3. That means that 48 = 4/3 * x, so he had 36 before the third break. </span>
<span>During the second break he lost 4, so before he had 36 + 4 = 40. </span>
<span>During the first break he doubled his marbles, so before he had 40 / 2 = 20.</span>