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Madness, a word with such negative connotation, a concept used since the beginnings of literature. Emily Dickinson’s perspective that madness can perceived in different ways, and that only people with good judgment can realize madness can be a sign of divinity, correlates extremely well with A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving. In this novel, Irving manipulates madness through Owen Meany and his visions, strange tendencies, and character development; He skillfully builds these concepts by using symbolism, and intense figurative language, ultimately creating a suspenseful and emotional plot.

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Madness, a word with such negative connotation, a concept used since the beginnings of literature. Emily Dickinson’s perspective that madness can perceived in different ways, and that only people with good judgment can realize madness can be a sign of divinity, correlates extremely well with the House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros. In this story, Cisneros makes Esperanza, the main protagonist, an outlier and perceived as "mad" for her eagerness to pursue things that women in her neighborhood never though of; She skillfully builds these concepts by using motif, and characterization.

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Our childhood can be the polarizing factor in deciding who we will be in our adult lives. In the House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, we see how the main protagonist, Esperanza, is shaped by the cultural, gender, and racial differences within her own neighborhood affect her and those around her, blended with her own personal curiosity and yearning to break societal norms; Cisneros masterfully builds these ideas using motif, and figurative language.

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Our childhood can be the polarizing factor in deciding who we will be in our adult lives. In the Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, we see how the main protagonists, Owen and Johnny, and their relationship as children mature into two very different characters with a deep-seated understanding and connection to each other; Irving masterfully builds these ideas using motif, and intense figurative language.

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In Master Harold and “the boys”, Fugard uses metaphor and imagery to depict how cruelty is use to try to assert dominance of being superior to the other. Cruelty functions in the work as a whole because Haley throughout the novel tries to show how he is superior to willie and Sam and they must always obey to him

Thesis 2: In A prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving uses simile and repetition to show how cruelty it can put down the victim tremendously as they are continuously being picked on. Cruelty functions in the work as a whole because Owen throughout the book is being humiliated by other classmates and people which makes him have little to no self esteem and confidence 

• Figurative Language: Simile and repetition 

• Symbols: Baseball and Owen's Voice