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Jane Eyre
Number of Words: 1461 / Number of Pages: 6
... far as to excuse herself for thinking. She says, "I was thinking, sir (you will excuse the idea; it was involuntary), I was thinking of Hercules and Samson with their charmers" (p.289). This statement possibly begins to suggests Janes unsatisfaction with Rochester's position of complete dominance in their relationship. To Jane, Rochester embodies the idea of love which she has so long been denied of. As I stated earlier, the whole movie is about Janes journey towards acceptance, by herself and by others. It is this journey which persuades her to move on when she finds Rochester's physical and material ...
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The Great Gatsby: Importance Of Daisy
Number of Words: 635 / Number of Pages: 3
... Gatsby killed by killing Myrtle in the car accident leading Mr. Wilson to believe that Gatsby was driving the car which hit Myrtle and killed her. So Mr. Wilson kills Gatsby as revenge and then commits suicide. Daisy just can’t find real love so she dates many men and wishes that someone will decide who she loves for her as the following quotes prove, page 151 "suddenly she again keeping half a dozen dates a day with half a dozen men" and page 151 "She wanted her life shaped now, immediately- and the decision must be made by some force- of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality- that was close ...
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"Fighting On Two Fronts": Henry Fleming In Red Badge Of Courage
Number of Words: 587 / Number of Pages: 3
... thing his company did was drill day in and day out.
All of the experienced soldiers told war stories every night by the campfire.
Henry could only listen because he was still 'wet behind the ears'. He felt
left out and often sat alone wondering about battle. War was like an illusion
to him. He couldn't imagine people slaughtering each other. "Aren't we too
civilized to massacre ourselves?" he often wondered. After hearing the tales of
battle, Henry began to be intimidated by fear. Would he run when faced with
death or would he have the courage to fight? This question was always on
Henry's mi ...
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Elie Wiesel's Night
Number of Words: 986 / Number of Pages: 4
... (p. 44)
Although Elie is saying how he should not be blessing God's name
because he was silent when the Jewish people needed him most, he still is
reluctent to say that no God exists. Afterwards though, he does recite the
words of the Kaddish.
"Some talked of God, of his mysterious ways, of the sins of the Jewish
people, and of their future development, but I have ceased to pray. How I
sympathised with Job! I did not deny God's existence, but I doubted His
absolute justice." (p. 57)
Again he talks about the way how he doesn't deny God's existence
but he only says at a time like th ...
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The Catcher In The Rye: Holden Was A Twisted Individual
Number of Words: 370 / Number of Pages: 2
... depressed when he sees something in the world he can’t change. Most young adults don’t think about things like this and get depressed. Most young adults think about it and become sad and move on. Holden has trouble letting go of things
Holden has such a twisted mind that he thinks his teacher Mr. Antolini is gay and a pass at him. This happened when Mr. Antolini try to make Holden feel better about his life and then Mr. Antolini touch him and Holden mistook this as a sign of homosexuality. Mr. Antolini was only trying to be kind. The reason for Holden being so irrational is that he had too much ...
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The Crucible And Death Of A Salesman: Search For Happiness
Number of Words: 509 / Number of Pages: 2
... Although she causes an uproar in the town along with her friends with their stories and accusations of witchcraft, her plan backfires on her. Instead of doing away with Elizabeth, John, whom Mary Warren accused of being the devil, was hanged. Therefore, Abigail does not attain her happiness due to her vicious, vengeful ways.
Similarly, in the play Death of a Saleman, a search for happiness is also a theme. Taking place in the late 1940's, in New York, one views the troubled Loman family. The main character, Willy Loman, a saleman, has never reached his true happiness. His son Biff, a wa ...
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A Raisin In The Sun: The Propagation Of Pride And Dignity
Number of Words: 1029 / Number of Pages: 4
... recurring feelings that if someone in the family would just listen to him and put forth their trust his dreams would come to fruition. Following this argument Walter goes off to his job as a chauffeur which is the job he so longs to be done away with because he would rather "be Mr. Arnold[his employer] than be his chauffeur.
This episode illustrates a major conflict throughout the story. As Walter dreams bigger and bigger he seems to leave the 'smaller' things such as his family behind. This movement away from the family is against the furtherance of the values and morals of the family. Where in the pa ...
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The Lord Of The Flies: Themes
Number of Words: 1287 / Number of Pages: 5
... for criticism.
The struggle between darkness and light is a major theme in all the
works of William Golding. Strong examples of this are found throughout Lord of
the Flies. The most obvious is the struggle between Ralph and Jack. The
characters themselves have been heavily influenced by the war. Ralph is the
representative of Democracy. Elected as the leader he and Piggy his companion
keep order and maintain a civilized government. The strength of Ralph's
character was supported by the power of World War II. Jack, on the other hand,
represents authoritarianism. He rules as a dictator and is the ...
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An Interpretation Of William Faulkner’s “Dry September”
Number of Words: 1166 / Number of Pages: 5
... patterns, and the repetitive use of the slang term for a colored person, is used much to frequently. The town is demonstrated to the reader as a closely knit community with no strangers.
As the rumor becomes clear, it is the men in the Barber shop that bring it to the reader’s attention. Miss Minnie Cooper and Will Mayes, a Negro. Or so it was stated in disbelief, of the well respected colored man committing a horrible act of rape against a white woman. It is this comment by the barber that stirs the accusations of “niggerloving”. “I don’t believe Will Mayes did it. I know Will Mayes.” the barber ...
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Livy's Historical Approach
Number of Words: 784 / Number of Pages: 3
... with the literary world of Rome, the poets or the partons of the arts. Livy in his time wrote a total of 142 books, many of which have been lost, and most of his later books are known only by summaries.
The history of Rome, which was compiled by Livy in the height of the Roman civilization takes a look at the past achievements of his great civilization. Although a historian, Livy did not take an objective view towards the history of Rome.
There is not a lot to be known about the man himself; it is assumed though that he must have had some kind of independent fortune because he was not d ...
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