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Vonnegut's Portrayal Of Society In Breakfast Of Champions
Number of Words: 2162 / Number of Pages: 8
... society and an American culture plagued with despair, greed, and
apathy.
The issue of society's flaws is a major concern of Breakfast of
Champions. Such problems arise and are dealt with as failure to
communicate, ecological destruction, a contempt for art, and the
government's inattention to important problems (Merrill 157). The
experiences and trials of Kilgore Trout, an unknown science fiction writer
from New York, and Dwayne Hoover, a Pontiac dealer from Indiana, show the
suffering and unintelligibility of daily living (Giannone 107).
Dwayne Hoover suffers greatly despite his apparent w ...
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Summary Of El Cid
Number of Words: 713 / Number of Pages: 3
... God let it happen, he never thought it is him.
Ruy Diaz is an extrodinary leader. He is always fearless before going
into battl; he does not even consider that he might not be victorious.
When El Cid is badly outnumbered his tactics and battle plans always cause
him to come out hte clear victor. An exampe where El Cid shows his
supperior tactics is in page 53, verse 27. El Cid was encamped in front of
Alcocer for fifteen weeks. El Cid realizes that Alcocer was not going to
give up without a fight so he devises a plan. He tricks the people of
Alcocer to come out. El Cid began picking u ...
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The Chosen: Chaim Potok's Look Into Human Nature
Number of Words: 440 / Number of Pages: 2
... a great deal of
emotional pain, a pain which he is unable to comprehend his father's reasons for
inflicting. His father feared, and with reason, that if something were not done,
Danny would never find his soul. After many years, Danny finally understands,
and accepts the reasons for his father's silence, and is in many ways grateful
for its success.
History is rich with individual, and broad examples of Potok's look into
human nature. During the Second World War, America suffered approximately four
hundred thousand casualties, yet reached a state of national unity that has not
been achieved befor ...
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The Grapes Of Wrath: Description Al Joad And The Setting
Number of Words: 431 / Number of Pages: 2
... his brother, but he
takes his responsibilities seriously. I see Al as being a crucial
character later in the novel. He is the kind of person that needs
motivation from the start, but once he gets going, he won't stop.
Setting Description
Oklahoma could best be described as one large dustbowl. All rain
has ceased to fall. The dry wind wisps through the air and gathers dirt.
If you listen closely enough, it sounds as though there are people moaning
whenever wind is present. The heat is so humid that any source of water is
dried up, and the plants wither away. All of the corn crops are gone as ...
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Black Boy Analysis
Number of Words: 535 / Number of Pages: 2
... at Richard’s school had asked Richard to give a speech to a large audience of white and black people, Richard refused to read the principal’s prepared speech. By reading the principal’s speech, Richard was saying what the white power wanted him to say and to Richard this would be giving in to the very thing he hated so much. Richard was willing to leave school without a diploma instead of this. White people alienated Richard from his environment because he did not accept the way of life that other black people did.
Richard’s relatives never understood Richard and because ...
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A Comparison Of Racism In Of M
Number of Words: 11171 / Number of Pages: 41
... Blacks were segregated in schools, stores, transport and were unable to vote. Blacks were also given the menial jobs such as servants and stable bucks and not given a decent wages and credit they deserved.
Ageism was also present in the 1930’s society. Old people were not treated with respect and were also often given menial low pay jobs.
Steinbeck explored the social issues of the time ( such as ageism, sexism, racism and the poor) in his fictional novels. ‘Of Mice and Men’ reflects these social issues.
Curley’s wife is discriminated against because she is a woman. She is ...
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Medea: Summary
Number of Words: 1753 / Number of Pages: 7
... Corinth in present
day Greece. Individual places such as Medea/Jason's home, and the palace
of the king and princess are also spoken of and used in the play. It has
an ancient Greek setting as well.
Theme: "What goes around comes around."
The theme of revenge in the sense of Medea's strong desire to seek revenge
on Jason.
Another possible theme of Medea may be that at times a punishment of
revenge should justify the crime - no matter how severe. Only a person in
such a situation (and greater beings) may know what to action to take in
this position.
Characters: Medea - The strong willed woman ...
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Conflict Between Society And The Individual
Number of Words: 549 / Number of Pages: 2
... concerned over finding Huck's dead body than rescuing
his live one from Pap. This is a society that is more concerned about a
dead body than it is in the welfare of living people.
The theme becomes even more evident once Huck and Jim set out, down
the Mississippi. Huck enjoys his adventures on the raft. He prefers the
freedom of the wilderness to the restrictions of society. Also, Huck's
acceptance of Jim is a total defiance of society. Ironically, Huck believes
he is committing a sin by going against society and protecting Jim. He does
not realize that his own instincts are more morally co ...
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Gullivers Travels
Number of Words: 1261 / Number of Pages: 5
... of the Lilliputians.
In this section, Swift introduces us to the essential conflict of Book I: the naive, ordinary, but compassionate "Everyman" at the mercy of an army of people with "small minds". Because they are technologically adept, Gulliver does not yet see how small-minded the Lilliputians are.
In Chapter II, the Emperor of Lilliput arrives to take a look at the "giant", and Gulliver is equally impressed by the Emperor and his courtiers. They are handsome and richly dressed, and the Emperor attempts to speak to Gulliver civilly (although they are unable to understand one another). The Empero ...
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Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 380 / Number of Pages: 2
... when Ralph blew the conch in chapter 10 the boys on Jacks side came out and looked to see what was going on, they still believed in the power of the conch: "He [Ralph] put the conch to his lips and began to blow. Savages appeared, painted out of recognition, edging round the ledge toward the neck. Ralph went on blowing and ignored Piggy's terrors" (175).
Once the conch was shattered into a million pieces, the dwindling power left in Ralph's group was completely gone, Piggy was dead and Sam n' Eric had converted to Jacks group of savages. Ralph was alone. Then unable to pick up the pieces, Ralph c ...
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