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Literary Term
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An event in which the essential nature of something – a person, a situation, an object – is suddenly understood in a new way; a sudden realization; an “ah ha” moment
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In literature, an epiphany is a moment of realization, which generally changes a person’s motives, outlook, actions, and/or thinking. An epiphany may be triggered by a big or small event in a story.
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In Romeo and Juliet, the feuding families (Montagues and Capulets) have an epiphany when they realize that their children have died for their foolish hatred toward one another.
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What is Scout’s epiphany at the end of To Kill a Mockingbird?..... After Scout walks Boo Radley home, she stands on the Radley porch and admits, “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley front porch was enough.” *Write a paragraph analyzing Scout’s epiphany at the end of To Kill a Mockingbird
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