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Hamlet Character Analysis For
Number of Words: 1253 / Number of Pages: 5
... speed with which his mother has recovered from mourning her dead husband to marry the new king. He expresses his frustration and confusion during his soliloquy in Act 1, Scene 2 after the new King's announcement to his people. Later he learned that his father’s ghost was sighted. Intuitively, he knew there had to be some kind of “foul play.” Upon meeting his father’s ghost, he learns that Claudius killed his father, and that he must take on the task of avenging his death. This encounter changed who he is completely. He said that he will wipe away books, the past, and all of ...
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T.S. Elliot's "Tradition And The Individual Talent" And Alain Locke's "The New Negro
Number of Words: 2413 / Number of Pages: 9
... Of some pleasing archaeological reconstruction" (1405).
Critics were in effect using tradition only to describe something quaint
and archaic. The problem with this view is that it creates the
misconception among the general public that good poetry is not at all
related to anything that has been done before, and it must instead be
something entirely new to be good.
This misconception was especially destructive because it caused
people to ignore the influence of great writers of the past upon
contemporary ones. Elliot states that "…in critical writing we tend to look
for what is original in ...
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Catcher In The Rye: Holden And Reznor
Number of Words: 1218 / Number of Pages: 5
... that all the terrible things that have happened to him,
all the terrible things he has seen, with a nonstop chronic beat, has made
his soul numb. He has lost track of reality and fallen into this deep hole.
Mr. Antolini, Holden's old teacher, said to him that he was headed for a
great fall. Little did he know that throughout the novel, Holden has been
falling until he reached a stopping point towards the end of the story,
when he decides to stay home. This is exactly what Reznor is trying to
dictate in his song. All these events have made him continuously suffer
that at one point, the pain just go ...
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The Scarlet Letter: Theocracy And Guilt And Punishment
Number of Words: 2153 / Number of Pages: 8
... such theocracy. It based its ideals on the bible and used fear of sin to dominate the minds and lives of its people. This concept of theocratic domination is presented in the novel in several different forms. It is shown in the actions of town officials, enforcing the laws of the bible and punishing those who go against biblical law. This is shown when they punish Hester Pryne for committing the sin of adultery. Theocratic Domination is also presented by how the thoughts and thinking patterns of characters are affected by the laws and ideals of the society. This is shown in Dimmesdale and how he ...
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Children Of The River
Number of Words: 1111 / Number of Pages: 5
... falls quickly into the American ways. Yet, no one
stops him. Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon are Jonathan’s parents. Mr. McKinnon saved
Ravy’s life when he came to America. Sundara also teaches him Cambodian
language, so he can go to Cambodia.
Minor Characters
Naro is Soka’s son yet he is the head of the family. Grandmother
makes sure that Sundara does what she is supposed to. Moni is like an older
sister to Sundara. Moni knows what it is like to be in America and have to
follow the same ways. Chamroeun was Sundara’s boyfriend back home. He died
when trying to steal a potato to eat. Mayoury is Sudara’s youn ...
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Of Mice And Men: The Great Depression - The Uncommon Struggle Of All Men
Number of Words: 729 / Number of Pages: 3
... the monthly income and
payments. Many people did not cope with the dust bowl or the Depression
very well. The younger generation had to change its way of thinking. They
also had just changed the styles of everything in the 1920's (Roaring
20's!).
The styles had changed a lot from the 1920's. The younger
generation had to go out and find jobs...jobs such as carrying ice,
newspapers, milk, working at a grocery store, or even delivering clothes to
needy children. People did everything they could to make money. People
worked together to get the job done. My grandfather hauled ice, made ice ...
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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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The Scarlet Letter: Letters From The Heart
Number of Words: 422 / Number of Pages: 2
... sense of
intuition because they believe that there are things that lie beyond the
senses.
The Scarlet Letter is written in the Romantic style. It contains
many elements that are vital to the Romantics. It is full of symbolism. For
example, by the end of the story, how many different ways could the letter
"A" be interpreted? What about the lot described in the beginning? Was
Pearl Hesters child or was she symbolic of the wild life that sin leads to?
The people in the story seem to have an innate sense of intuition, much
like the Romantics. They are constantly reading each others feeling and
reacting ...
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The Invisible Man
Number of Words: 483 / Number of Pages: 2
... and Brother Tarp because
the chain also symbolizes the narrator's experience in college, where he
was restricted to living up to Dr. Bledsoe's rules. He feels that he too
escaped, in order to establish himself again .The narrator identifies with
Brother Tarp because he too is trying to be an individual free of other
people's control. He does not want to be seen as a tool to be exploited,
but instead as a free-thinking human being.The invisible man knows now that
he has been a tool and feels a strong connection with Brother Tarp.It is as
though brother Tarp is passing on his final wisdom to the Invisibl ...
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1984: Summary
Number of Words: 1282 / Number of Pages: 5
... book Winston's convictions lead us to believe
that he is ethical and the Party is unjust but it is left up to the readers
discretion to decide whether he is the criminal or just a victim of a
totalitarian society. The first instance of Winstons "criminal" nature was
when he bought an illegal journal, quill and bottle of ink to record his
thoughts. Although he had so called "criminal" thoughts before, the journal
seemed to bring out the more daring ideas in him as to how to get free from
the Party's reign. This all indirectly led to his meeting with a woman
called Julia who shared his feelings and wa ...
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