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The Medea: Women's Rights
Number of Words: 944 / Number of Pages: 4
... any scheme to pay my husband
back for what he has done to me - Him and his father in law and the girl
who married him." (260-263) It may have seemed in the beginning of the
monologue that Medea was out to join forces with the other women in
complaint to the way they are treated, but Medea was out for revenge. That
was underling everything she said.
When one looks at the women's liberation movement that occurred in
the united states history, one will see that the women wanted to appear
stable and sane. The women wanted equal rights and they used logical and
rational arguments. If liberating wome ...
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The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty - Character Study Of Walter Mitty
Number of Words: 448 / Number of Pages: 2
... he was sopposed to buy while in he was town.
Walter Mitty's reaction was "I don't need overshoes,"(88) but he did give
in to his wife in the end, and bought the overshoes. Another incident that
shows Walter Mitty is stubborn occurs when his wife told him to put his
gloves on, then Walter Mitty puts them on, but when his wife is out of site
he took them off immediately.
The most obvious trait of Walter Mitty is his constant day dreaming.
Throughout the whole story, Walter Mitty is being distracted easily by
everyday events. His dreams turn these simple events into wild fantasies
such as ...
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The Code Of Chivalry In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
Number of Words: 525 / Number of Pages: 2
... castle. The lord and Gawain decide to make an agreement to give each other whatever the other receives over the next three days. On the third day of this agreement, Sir Gawain receives a magic green girdle from the lady of the castle that is said to keep him from harm. Fearing the Green Knight, Gawain lies to the lord of the castle about what he has received that day keeps the girdle. Gawain was not honest and did not keep his word, thus breaking the code of honor.
Continuing on his journey, Sir Gawain finds the Green Knight and engages in the second part of this Christmas game. The year befor ...
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Macbeth A Character Analysis O
Number of Words: 464 / Number of Pages: 2
... Most people see people in power and authority as being solid characters. Lady Macbeth might have been a solidly built woman, perhaps brunette, and elegantly dressed, for her husband was of importance and they probably were higher in the social ladder.
Through her actions and words, Lady Macbeth’s personality can be summed up in one word: deceitful. She would have done anything to get her way and made sure to do so. In act 1-7 she stated that she easily would have killed her own baby if she promised to do so. She is not trustworthy of anyone but her husband, if that. If it weren’t for he ...
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Short Story - Red Dress: How A Girl's Home And School Environment Determined Her Attitude Towards The Dance
Number of Words: 437 / Number of Pages: 2
... memorize
Shakespeare."
The narrator's school life was just as bad if not worse. She would never
be sure of herself when she is called up to the blackboard. Her "hands
became slippery with sweat when they were required to work the blackboard
compass." She would also envision the worst case scenario, that she had
her period prior to being called to the front of the class, even when
impossible. This shows that her self-esteem is really low, and she could
not deal with the dance.
The dance was an experience in itself. Her attitudes towards the events in
the dance also show her attitude. When she me ...
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John Steinbeck
Number of Words: 1079 / Number of Pages: 4
... and this makes them different from people who are just on their own. Seeking friendship is also to be seen in Candy, Curley's wife and Crooks.
Characteristics: The story is set in California, and that is what Steinbeck is good at, he loves it and knows it very well. The construction is somewhat weird, Steinbeck tried to make it a novel that could be acted or a play that could be read as a novel as well. He did not quite succeed, it was merely an experiment. It does explain the succession of dramatic scenes, with a lot of dialogue in it to keep the action going. There is symbolism in the book. George an ...
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The X-Files, X Marks The Spot: Book Report
Number of Words: 265 / Number of Pages: 1
... suspense as soon as I got into
the second chapter. I didn't want to put the book down. I sometimes have
trouble trying to find a book that's actually interesting, but I didn't
have any trouble with this book. I got through the whole book fast, I was
always reading it in study hall, and trying to get as far as I could in
readers workshop.
It was easy to understand. I've read a lot of science fiction books that
are very complicated. Some books have too many characters to remember, or
they have something that is really weird or unrealistic. Some science
fiction books get way too far out. This book w ...
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Pride And Prejudice And The Edible Woman: Negative Effects Of The Society's Influence
Number of Words: 1532 / Number of Pages: 6
... Bennet describes Bingly as “a
single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine
thing for our girls!” (51). Bingly is immediately acceptable due to his
money and connections, and Mrs. Bennet is already dreaming that one of her
children will marry him. In fact, “the business of her life was to get her
daughters married” (53). One of Elizabeth's close friends, Charlotte
Lucas, feels “happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance” (69).
She feels that marriage is a vehicle to gain wealth and connections, a view
which has obviously been pushed upon her by society. Elizabet ...
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Cannery Row: Social Classes
Number of Words: 556 / Number of Pages: 3
... poison, step over the noose while a generation of trapped, poisoned, and trussed-up old men scream at them and call them no-goods, come-to-bad-ends, blots-on-the-town, thieves, rascals, bums"(18). They wish to live the life they want, even if they are called bad names and looked upon as bums.
Rich people call Mack and the boys names without realizing that they themselves are worse off than they are. "In a world ruled by tigers with ulcers, rutted by strictured bulls, scavenged by blind jackals, Mack and the boys dine delicately with the tigers, fondle the frantic heifers, and wrap up the crumbs to ...
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So This Was Adolescence, By Annie Dillard: Author Writing Style
Number of Words: 290 / Number of Pages: 2
... writing styles exhibited. The first style Illustrated in So
This Was Adolescence is comparison/contrast. In this style, the author
compares or contrast the character with specific mannerisms of others. The
next style is imagery. Imagery helps the reader to visualize what is
happening to the character. Annie Dillard uses both of these styles to
tell her story.
The first style is comparison/contrast. Dillard utilizes
comparison/contrast to compare herself to characters in books. She longs
to become a woman such as those in romance novels. “I envied people in
books who swooned.” She shows that b ...
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