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Comparing Human And The Human Heart In The Story Segregationist

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In the story “Segregationist”, the patient wishes to have a heart transplant particularly a metal heart transplant. Two kinds of artificial hearts are available, both of them last for a very long unlike the original human heart.“…the human heart I have within my chest is worn out although I am not yet sixty years old.” This implies that the human heart is less adequate than the artificial hearts which have a life span that is longer than that of a human. This perhaps might suggest that after all humans are not the most superior life forms and humans themselves are not better since their survival depends on other artificial organs. But one might argue that it goes back to the creator, even though humans depend on machines for their survival,
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The reason for such a quick change is because of the staggering cost of a heart transplant, which is "209,000 plus $15,000 a year for follow-up treatment" (188). Lopez found these numbers out from Landsberg’s story, and his major question is why this guy gets the "Cadillac of heart transplants" (188). While many Americans would need to take out a loan for this kind of surgery, a prisoner got it for free and got to reap the benefits of an extra life, while "4,119 people" were waiting for this possible second chance at life (188). This quote also addresses the limited availability of organs since there are so many people waiting to receive a new heart. Lopez also brings up the argument of merit and whether it matters.

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Horror Genre Literary Analysis Have you ever heard of the story “Tell Tale Heart” and “The Monkey`s Paw?” The Tell Tale Heart is mainly about a man who doesn`t have a problem with the old man, but for some reason it`s something about the old man`s blue eye. “The Monkey`s Paw” is about a paw that a sergeant gave to a man name Mr. White. The paw is giving him three wishes, but will they come true? Both of these stories has to deal with or meet the criteria for the horror genre because they contain fear, mystery, surprise, and suspense.

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Throughout history, we have came across many authors with different writing styles, word choice,or unique ways of interpretations. Edgar Allen Poe is one author who stands out to me the most. He has a unique and dark way of writing his stories and it appeals to the readers emotion and drama. He has a recurring theme of death and lost love, and in “The Tell-Tale Heart” Poe writes about murder, insanity, obsession and guilt. His use of symbolism and point of view is another reason what makes Poe one of the greatest.

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In both short stories “ A Simple Heart” by Gustave Flaubert and “Separate Ways” by Higuchi Ichiyō, they are very similar. Both of these stories are touching the lives thru the characters they chose to portray to the readers. All this fits very much into the Realism movement. In “A Simple Heart” Flaubert who was a famous realist of the nineteenth century, he uses the characters of Félicité and the parrot as a symbol of Realism.

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The Style of Poe Analysis In “The Tell-tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe, the demented, arrogant and dark tones reflect the man’s guilt and insanity that eventually leds him to admit to the crime he committed. Poe’s diction heightens the arrogant tones which is seen as the man plans the murder and carries it out in a careful, organized way. He goes “boldly” into the chamber, “cunningly” sticks his head in the doorway and feels “the extent of his own power”. Poe’s use of diction shows how cocky the man actually is.

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