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Huck Finn: Twain's Cynic Point Of View
Number of Words: 733 / Number of Pages: 3
... an island along the river, they find themselves drawn to get as
far as possible from their home. Their journey down the river sets the
stage for most of Mark Twain's comments about man and society. It is when
they stop off at various towns along the river that various human character
flaws always seem to come out.
Examples of this would include the happenings after the bringing on of
the Duke and King. These two con artists would execute the most
preposterous of schemes to relieve unsuspecting townspeople of their cash.
The game of the King pretending to be a reformed marauder-turned-missionary
at ...
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Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 332 / Number of Pages: 2
... around it also show his holiness. Light images of the creatures that surround Simon glorify his body, and as light falls on his corpse he is transfigured into an icon of expiation. Also, the water covers Simon in a “coat of pearls” and “creatures” (interpreted to symbolize angels) begin to spread a layer of silver over him. The apotheosis of Simon is complete, as he becomes completely silver. As Simon’s body is carried out to sea, the angels create a halo (phosphorescence) around his head and attend to his wounds.
Simon indeed was the purest and most innocent boy on the island; his characte ...
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Great Expectations. The Charac
Number of Words: 1724 / Number of Pages: 7
... is presented as an impossible dream for Pip. In the same way Pip has expectations in a material level, Estella would be Pip's love expectation.
In a Christian sense, the star is a quality applied to the Virgin Mary. Stars are used for orientation, to guide us when we are lost at night. We could say the Virgin Mary lights her sons in the night of sin. In the novel, Estella appears as a light, it is Pip's orientation and he always has her in his mind.
If we look at the sky we can see different kinds of stars. One of them is a star which moves and shines in an intermittent way. That's Estella's mov ...
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Talk So Kids Will Listen And Listen So Kids Will Talk: A Review
Number of Words: 277 / Number of Pages: 2
... job place or when talking
to someone else.
The book talks a lot about control. People control the
conversation too much. We do this without knowing it. Sometimes people
control the conversation by talking Sarcastically: ‘is that what you're
wearing -- polka dots and plaid? Ooh, you ought to get a lot of
compliments today.' Blaming or Accusing: ‘Your finger prints are on the
door again, - why do you do that?" Name Calling: "How dumb can you be?"
Threats: "Touch it again and you'll get it!" Commands: "Pick it up,
now!" Lecturing, Warnings: "watch it you'll burn yourself." and
Comparisons ...
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The Scarlet Letter: Women Liberation
Number of Words: 748 / Number of Pages: 3
... God and herself. Hester does not isolate herself from the Puritan town; instead, her isolation is inflicted upon her. Hester tries to establish a normal and honest relationship with many of the characters in the story, but sometimes it becomes very difficult.
Pearl, Hester's daughter, becomes so closely associated with the "A" on Hester's chest, becoming, as Hawthorne says, "the scarlet letter in another form; the scarlet letter endowed with life." Therefore, she becomes the embodiment not only of her mother's sin but of her conscience. Furthermore, because it is through Hester's acceptance of pun ...
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Evaluation Of The Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 1775 / Number of Pages: 7
... the mountain, fire is created, but only through the use of
Piggy's glasses. After Jack goes off to hunt and comes back, Ralph
discusses the problems of people not working with Jack. Simon goes into the
jungle alone and contemplates. The boys become used to the daily tasks on
the island. The small children play all the time while the older ones do
most of the work. The first flash of Jack's future warrior/hunter position
as leader is shown as he comes back to camp with his face painted. A ship
is spotted, but they find that the signal fire on the mountain has gone out,
and the ship passes them by. Jac ...
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Chaucerian Moral And Social Commentary In The Canterbury Tales
Number of Words: 1892 / Number of Pages: 7
... The Medieval middle class was neither aristocracy nor Plebian; however, the middle class was increasingly important to medieval society and culture. As the son of a well to do wine merchant, Geoffrey Chaucer lived in close proximity with the lower classes, no doubt becoming quite familiar with the culture and attitudes of the commoners. Perhaps most vital to Chaucer’s ascension into poetic greatness evolved because of his unusual access and acceptance into the upper world of aristocracy. As an adolescent, Chaucer was sent by his father to serve as a page to Lionel of Antwerp. This initiated Ch ...
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Bartleby And A Gathering Of Old Men
Number of Words: 1318 / Number of Pages: 5
... is wanted?" said he (Bartleby) mildly.
"The copies, the copies," said I hurriedly.
"We are going to examine them. There" and I held towards him the fourth quadruplicate.
"I would prefer not to," he said, and gently disappeared behind the screen.
"Why do you refuse?"
"I would prefer not to"(20).
Bartleby's actions show that he is an outcast of society. His attitude toward his work is symbolic of his alienation from life. He prefers not to work or live. In fact, he refuses to become involved in even the most ordinary aspects of living. Bartleby's estrangement from life eventually causes h ...
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How The Use Of The Diary Form Narrative Is Beneficial To The Novel Dracula.
Number of Words: 932 / Number of Pages: 4
... be false and the reader would lose valuable information that would be
valuable to the whole plot of the book.
Some things that can be noticed about the diary form is that different
views of the same thing can be expressed by many different people; all in first
person view. Then, along with that, there are extensive and very detailed
descriptions about a thing, or person that is being described. In the novel,
this is seen as Jonathan Harker is traveling and he describes almost everything,
he does, eat, sees, etc.
Another use of the diary form is that Bram Stoker can have pe ...
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Animal Farm By George Orwell
Number of Words: 754 / Number of Pages: 3
... The first is Snowball. Snowball believed one hundred
percent in Old Majors ideals. He wanted all the things Old Major wanted,
such as the welfare of the animals. In the Russian Revolution his
counterpart would be Trotsky. Trotsky believed and wanted the same things
as Lenin, and wanted to continue what Lenin had started. Then comes
Napoleon. Napoleon was selfish and greedy. He did not want to share the
power or the decision making with any other individual. This was the same
for Stalin. At first Napoleon and Snowball shared the decision making and
had debates about what course of actio ...
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