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Subject: Joseph Conrad's-Heart Of Darkness
Number of Words: 590 / Number of Pages: 3
... reaching Kurtz's station, Marlow¦s disillusion begins to set in. He
is greeted by an English-speaking Russian whom he takes for a man who on
the surface is deceant level-headed person, but after short conversation
it is apparent to Marlow that he is talking with a disturbed individual,
but that was not what bothered Marlow. Hearing of and seeing the acts
committed by Kurtz made Marlow uneasy, and even afraid. It was at this
point that Marlow begins his denial of any affinity he feels with Kurtz.
He says in regard to the Russian ¦I suppose that it had not occurred to
him that Mr. Kurtz was no idol o ...
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Hemmingway's The Sun Also Rises
Number of Words: 643 / Number of Pages: 3
... He states that women
began to become attracted to Chon as he got older, and that it ³changed
him so that he was not so pleasant to have around² (16). There is
racism in Jake¹s tone, but Jake¹s problem with Chon is is strictly one of
jealousy.
By this time Jake has already developed an extreme distaste for Chon’s
endeavors with women, but these feelings their peak when Chon and Lady
Brett have a brief affair. Jake, having unconditional love for Brett,
blames the entire incident on Chon. In turn, Chon makes as point to rub it
in Jake¹s face. Jake says ³...it was giving him pleasure to be able to
talk ...
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Far From The Madding Crowd: Love Is Love Is Love
Number of Words: 1263 / Number of Pages: 5
... feminine, naïve and self-centered. This is the first impression she gives Gabriel Oak, who eventually becomes a suitor, when she encounters him at the beginning of the story. The first time Gabriel laid eyes on Bathsheba, she was gazing admiringly at her own reflection in her pocket mirror. Gabriel realized immediately that her greatest fault was “what it is always . . . vanity.”
Gabriel, although impressed by Bathsheba’s beauty and vivacity, does not immediately begin to court her. He proposes marriage to her, but she admits that she does not love Gabriel and if they tried to make a relat ...
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An Essay On The Theme From The
Number of Words: 792 / Number of Pages: 3
... his persona. The novel is Holden’s steam of conscience as he is talking to a psychoanalyst “what would an psychoanalyst do…gets you to talk…for one thing he’d help you to recognise the patterns of your mind”. At the start of the novel it is addressed directly to us “if you really want to hear about it”. This gives us a sense of reality as though it is us that is the psychiatrist. We see the random thought patterns of Holden’s mind as he starts to feel more comfortable, Holden goes off on to many different tangents while he is talking. Salinger is u ...
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She Walks In Beauty
Number of Words: 959 / Number of Pages: 4
... portrays this, the mixing of the darkness and the light, not by describing the dress or the woman's actions, but by describing her physical beauty as well as her interior strengths. In the beginning of the poem, the reader is given the image of darkness: ", like the night," but then the line continues explaining that the night is cloudless and the stars are bright. So immediately the poem brings together its two opposing forces that are at work, darkness and light.
In lines three and four Byron emphasizes that the unique feature of the woman is her ability to contain opposites within her; "the nest ...
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Fate In Macbeth
Number of Words: 1026 / Number of Pages: 4
... cunning manipulation and plotting three women stand their ground in individual protests to get what they want; Penelope’s trickery in evading the impatient marriage proposals by suitors, Helen’s deceit over Menelaos during the Trojan War, and finally the control that Nausicaa seems have upon first meeting Odysseus each illustrate power possessed by females of the epic.
At the Epic’s beginning the reader finds Penelope, Odysseus’ wife in Ithica facing the pressure of suitors who wish her hand in marriage. Despite the fact that her husband has been gone for twenty years, she hol ...
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The Catcher In The Rye: Summary
Number of Words: 1215 / Number of Pages: 5
... not like the line of questioning and ends up in a fight with Holden, who lost trying to protect his old friend. This sets the scene for what life was like at Pency, which is a very important fact later in the book.
After the fight with Straddler, Holden attempts to befriend Ackley without success because he does not want to leave Pency friendless. Holden eventually decides to leave Pency early and stay in New York until the day that he is suppose to arrive home comes. On the train to New York Holden meets the mother of student at Pency and lies about him just to be sociable while all the time ...
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Prejudice In The Merchant Of V
Number of Words: 779 / Number of Pages: 3
... like the offerings brought upon the Lord during Passover. The unleavened bread in Passover is like the host that is consecrated to Christians during Communion. The Holy unleavened bread (host) and wine remind us of Jesus’ Passover. For the Christian community, the eucharist is a sign of God’s love, faith, and care for his people. In conclusion, the Eucharist is the sum and summary of our faith: "Our way of thinking is attuned to the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in turn con firms our way of thinking."
Passover is an ancient Hebrew tradition that is celebrated with a Seder, or ritual meal. T ...
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Machiavelli's "The Prince": By Any Means Necessary
Number of Words: 593 / Number of Pages: 3
... the reader drops barriers that he may have against arguments driven by
ego and opens his mind to Machiavelli on a personal, sincere level. By placing
himself at the feet of the reader, Machiavelli puts himself and his argument in
a position of power. He wastes no time in using this power to gain more control
over the reader. In the next sentence he states that his intention is to create
an outline for behavior in public office “ of use to those who understand”. This
statement compels the reader to agree with the points that the trustworthy,
forthright Machiavelli argues, or be relegated the ranks of ...
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The Eyes Have It
Number of Words: 1315 / Number of Pages: 5
... some aliens and snow
thrown in.) the Spider Queen had the notion of destroying all this good for
her own, and turning it into her black domain. She did. She casted a
spell which made a huge black bubble. It spread like a plague and grew for
leagues in every direction. Anything that entered this bubble never came
out. The Spider Queen threw her min orcs, demons, kobolds, etc. into this
bubble to plunder and destroy. This she did successfully.
But one person would not take this sitting down. While the Wold Nomads,
who were far away and too far to really receive the effects of this bubble,
res ...
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