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The Hobbit: A Review
Number of Words: 1122 / Number of Pages: 5
... (men, elves, dwarves & eagles) vs. evil (wargs &
goblins)) and this reduces its effectiveness. After the climax there is the long
return home. It is quite boring since there is nothing to expect to and the
reader knows that the hobbit would get home safely. In my opinion it should
have been shorter.
Character Development
The creation of the characters is done by their dialogues and monologues,
actions and things noted by the narrator (the author in this case) himself. An
example for dialogue: “All the same, I should like it all plain and clear, also
I should like to know about risks, out-of-pocket ...
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Silas Marner
Number of Words: 497 / Number of Pages: 2
... got any father but one,” (715) meaning , who cared for and loved her for sixteen years. The lack of love that Godfrey has given Eppie can not be replaced with wealth, and Godfrey’s life must remain incomplete.
was once incomplete and unhappy also when he was “cut off from faith and love,” (602) and lived only to collect a hoard of gold. He shut out the rest of the world and any love he had for anything with it. “His life had reduced itself to the functions of weaving and hoarding” (602). In this life with only gold, and without love, Silas was an unhappy and ...
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Bright Shining Lie
Number of Words: 1704 / Number of Pages: 7
... conditions and state of the war. However, those above him either ignored the reports or destroyed them, because they could not believe that anyone could stand up to the might of the U.S. Reports that were sent to Washington were often dressed up to make things appear better than they were. No deliberated plan to misinform the government was ever uncovered, the generals simply believed that eventually things would go their way and they didn't want to alarm anyone. Vann learned of this practice and decided to start using the press to get his ideas out, in hopes that someone would listen and fix the ...
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Great Gatsby 4
Number of Words: 833 / Number of Pages: 4
... saw his dream or goal and never gave up. He remained loyal to his quest until death at the end of the novel. Gatsby moved into the mansion across the bay to be near Daisy. The green light symbolized that Gatsby had a hope of winning Daisy. Gatsby asked Daisy to tell Tom that she loved him, but this was too much to ask of her. Daisy told Gatsby that he asked too much and she could not leave Tom. At the end of the novel the green light was no longer a sacred symbol of hope or promise but just a light at the end of the Buchanan’s dock.
The contrast between East Egg and West Egg are represented ...
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Mary Shelleys Frankenstein- Th
Number of Words: 1127 / Number of Pages: 5
... appearance. For instance, he demonstrates his love for others during his time spent observing Felix and Agatha while in the village. He wishes “to return to the cottagers, whose story excited in [him] such various feelings of indignation, delight, and wonder, but which all terminated in additional love and reverence for [his] protectors…” (106) Even though the monster had never actually met the De Lacey family, his ability to feel compassion is proven through his love of them only for their wonderful hearts and kind actions. In doing this, he shows more love for a family of stranger ...
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Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Number of Words: 1474 / Number of Pages: 6
... apology for his neglect of rank. All was to seem fortuitous, and yet all the ranks and vocations, the trades and the professions were there.(Rowland 248) Many believe that the church created these social structures to maintain control, so it is no wonder the clergy occupied the first class. The church maintained this control by being deeply imbedded in the structures of society and government. There were two types of clergy in the fourteenth century; the secular clergy and the regular clergy. The secular clergy's responsibility was to attend to the spiritual needs of the non-clerical people of the o ...
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Frankenstein By: Mary Shelley
Number of Words: 1203 / Number of Pages: 5
... his family and best friend Clerval were back at his native home - Geneva. And he wasn't exactly making friends at the university. This was the being of Frankenstein's creation, or he decided to make a human being. Who can not relate to this? Who wants to be lonely for their lifetime? Noone. He work for 2 years on making his creation. And when he was done - it was the being of his horrorable life.
There was no lightening bolt that woke up the being. Frankenstein did not scream, "It's alive! It's alive!", and then do that madman's laugh, like in the movies. The monster opened his eyes on his ...
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Lord Of The Flies: Man Giving Into Savagery
Number of Words: 396 / Number of Pages: 2
... some rational ideas. However, his true character is also displayed distinguishably when civilization disappears. Piggy relies on civilization to survive, unlike Jack who relishes at the fact he is king. Hiding himself from Jack behind Ralph’s authority, Piggy may be intelligent but is a chicken-hearted coward. Piggy also clings desperately to the conch and its authority. When Jack leaves the tribe, Piggy is not timid to express his ideas and is relieved that the "bully" decided to leave. "We can do without Jack Meridew." (pg. 128)
Lacking physical qualities, Piggy depends on his intellig ...
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The Awakening: A Woman's Fight For Independence
Number of Words: 824 / Number of Pages: 3
... what Edna is fighting against in this novel. She feels that, though many women agree with this "known" rule, it isn't fair. For six years Edna conforms to these ideas by being a "proper" wife and mother, holding Tuesday socials and going to operas, following the same enduring schedule. It is only after her summer spent at Grand Isle that her "mechanical" lifestyle becomes apparent to her. She sees how much she is unhappy with the expectations, held by society, of her life and she wishes to erase them and live her life as she wants.
Edna has an independent, almost self centered, nature about her. ...
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On The Road
Number of Words: 274 / Number of Pages: 1
... who is the author of the book, places himself as the narrator. Sal paradise (jack Kervac) and his best companion dean Morioty start of in New York and travels ton California to live life to its fullest. While in California Sal and Dean encounter some people that they knew. The hopes and aspirations of these guys are to find the ultimate type of euphoria. The one thing they do encounter on their road trip is the lack of responsibility that Dean had for life. He had numerous sexual partners that at one time and ended up getting them pregnant because of it. Sal Paradise is a man who likes to do t ...
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