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Taming Of The Shrew
Number of Words: 712 / Number of Pages: 3
... tale is the following:
"‘Tis death for anyone in Mantua to come to Padua.
Know you not the cause?
Your ships are stayed at Venice, and the Duke,
For private quarrel ‘twixt your duke and him.
Hath published and proclaimed it openly.
Tis marvel, but that you are but newly come,
You might have heard it else proclaimed about
(4.2.86-92.)."
Tranio later argues how he can save the man's life:
"To save your life in this extremity,
This favor I will do for his [Vincentio, Lucentio's father] sake
(And think it not the worst of all your fortunes
that you are like ...
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Man's Evil Nature In Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 849 / Number of Pages: 4
... causing Jack to be capable of acts of violence without
having any repercussions. Jack portrays this violence in different ways.
First, Jack enjoys hunting because he gets to kill pigs. Often, in Lord of
the Flies, Jack is consumed by killing pigs, and desires nothing more. The
drive to kill rules his thoughts. In Jacks statement "'We're strong-we
hunt! If there's a beast we'll hunt it down. We'll close in and beat and
beat and beat-‘"(83), he demonstrates his carnal desire to hint and kill.
Next, Jack also strove to control others. He would even resort to torture,
"'What d' you mean by it, eh?' ...
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A Lack Of Respect
Number of Words: 786 / Number of Pages: 3
... and remain calm. London uses the dog traveling with the man to support some of the less obvious points in the story. We know from the dog’s thoughts that the climate is not simply cold, but closer to unbearable.
The central conflict in the story is the Traveler vs. Nature. He displays a total lack of respect for the environment in which he has chosen to travel. From the beginning, the reader understands that the man is undertaking a task where most would wait for more suitable conditions. His trip begins well enough, yet soon becomes disastrous when he breaks through the ice and wets him ...
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Feminism In Jane Eyre
Number of Words: 1399 / Number of Pages: 6
... a fairly high class and intellectual job, in the Victorian era a
governess was little more than a servant who was paid to share her scarce amount
of knowledge in limited fields to a child. With little respect, security, or
class one may certainly feel that an intelligent, passionate and opinionated
young woman such as Jane Eyre should deserve and be capable of so much more.
The insecurity of this position, being tossed around with complete disregard for
her feelings or preferences, is only one of many grueling characteristics of
this occupation. However for Jane to even emerge into society, bec ...
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Holden Caufield
Number of Words: 443 / Number of Pages: 2
... keeping them safe. Holden has an ephiphany during the novel as he passes the elementary school halls and notices the obscenities scribbled on the walls. His attempt to efface them is unsuccessful, and he realizes that he can't make them go away. This symbolizes Holden's need to protect, and realization that he can't be the savior of society's corruption.
Although the scene in the elementary school halls hint to Holden that he can't make the imperfections of the world disappear, nothing provides the determining insight better than his little sister, Phoebe. Upon his departure, Holden giving up, as he ...
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The Flivor King
Number of Words: 514 / Number of Pages: 2
... children, and purchased a home. He was rising in the wolrd, in fact he had already surpassed his father in that he was able to bring home a paper after a days work and still have the energy to read it.
Shuytt worked hard for the Ford Company, and before he knew it, he had moved up in his line of work from a spindle-nut screwer to the manager of spindle-nut screwers. He was dedicated and believed he was doing the best for himself and heis family. His wife at home was begining to grow tired, however, with all four children, tow infant deaths, and housework on the side. She could not ask Shutt to wo ...
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Themes In "The Stranger" And "Waiting For Godot"
Number of Words: 795 / Number of Pages: 3
... found ways of passing time. Vladimir and Estragon tries hanging
themselves and call each other names while Meursault goes smoking, drinking
with Raymond, listen to Salamando and have casual sex all because they do
not have anything else to do. They all feel their very existence is
insignificant. Whether they live or died would not change anything. One
life is as good as another.
Vladimir and Estragon's expression of their emotions contrast to
Meursault's lack of emotions. After Vladimir and Estragon fight, they
resolve their disputes by embracing each other. Meursault's honesty
prevents him f ...
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Real And Unreal
Number of Words: 870 / Number of Pages: 4
... are both dedicated to their relationship not being positive. In a realistic relationship, there are constant factors interfering with the relationship, and opinions of the other change and vary throughout the work. Claire Kemp, in her short story, “Keeping Company” gives an example of a relationship that is controlled by the male. He suppresses his wife. Perhaps the cause of this is his own insecurity with the relationship. Securing her love for him has taken precedent over him providing love for her. The couple’s current residence is located in a gay community therefore eliminating the possibi ...
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“Harrison Bergeron”: Individuality
Number of Words: 286 / Number of Pages: 2
... this, he mocks the
stupidity of the empire and their choices of life. He explains all the
rules and regulations that the people have to live by. The reader is then
assumed to understand that the rules and regulations are ridiculous and
absurd. Vennegut does this so that people will realize that we are all not
meant to be the same we are each our own person.
Some examples of this, for instance, are making the strong and the
weak equal. In order to do this, the strong must carry around many weights
on their shoulders. By doing this, it makes the strong weak. Another
example, is making the beautiful ...
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Common Human Experiences In To Kill A Mockingbird
Number of Words: 420 / Number of Pages: 2
... Boo, he was not seen outside of his house and people did not
know what to think. They made up their own ideas of what he was like and made
him out to be some sort of monster. They pre-judged him because he was
different than they were. Scout later met Boo and discovered that there
judgements of him were false.
The second common human experience is courage. Atticus displays two different
types of courage in the novel. the first is a mental courage when he defends
Tom Robinson even though the chances of winning are almost hopeless. This act
is also couragous because he knows by defending Tom he ...
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