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The Seamstress: A Literary Analysis

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The function of imagery serves to give a vibrant presentation to the readers not only visually, but also to the readers’ other sense. In The Seamstress, the women are treated as properties of men. This is shown through the use of imagery. Therefore, the problem of the research is how imagery is used in relation to Marxist
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