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Analysis Of The Ending Of "Death Of A Salesman"
Number of Words: 1228 / Number of Pages: 5
... But even here in one of his last moments, while having a
conversation with a ghost from the past, he continues to lie to himself by
saying that his funeral will be a big event [2], and that there will be
guests from all over his former working territory in attendance. Yet as was
to be expected, this is not what happens, none of the people he sold to
come. Although perhaps this wrong foretelling could be attributed to
senility, rather than his typical self-deception [5]. Maybe he has
forgotten that the "old buyers" have already died of old age. His imagined
dialogue partner tells him that Biff ...
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry
Number of Words: 739 / Number of Pages: 3
... uncivilized person. Pap is an alcoholic, a dead
beat and a racist. Nevertheless, society also considered Huck
"uncivilized" because he did not wear shoes, did not always attend school
and he smoked. Society criticized Huck as uncivilized due to physical
appearance when really Huck turned out to be more civilized than any
other character in the novel because he learns how to respect Jim.
Through the ironic critizims of society trying to civilize Huck, Huck
teaches us a lesson on being civilized.
In the novel, Jim runs away from his slave owner Miss Watson. By
doing a thing like t ...
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The Ingenu
Number of Words: 1185 / Number of Pages: 5
... of Nature comes into the French society with no worldly knowledge of his own or beliefs. He is a spontaneous, curious young Huron and is viewed as quite naive. The French feel that they can easily mold him into their society. All he has are his youthful charming looks, "HE was hatless, and hoseless, and wore little sandals; his head was graced with long plaits of hair; and a short doublet clung to a trim and supple figure. He had a look about him that was at once martial and gentle" (Voltaire, 190) and an awkward manner of being courteous to the Kerkabons "all with such a simple, natural air that br ...
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Death Of A Salesman: The Control Of Linda
Number of Words: 465 / Number of Pages: 2
... under her effects. Willy always told the boys that if you were handsome, opportunity would come to you. Even though she knows this is wrong, she never teaches the boys right. She simply agrees with everything Willy says. Another example of this is when Biff goes to Bill Oliver for a loan. The two men haven’t seen each other in twenty years but Willy thought Oliver would give him the loan on the spot. She totally agrees with this farfetched statement and says "… isn’t that wonderful…" event though there is no chance Oliver will give him the loan (62).
During the entirety of the play, Linda hid ...
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Remains Of The Day By Kazuo Is
Number of Words: 666 / Number of Pages: 3
... Although the reader may see this action as heartless, it is clear that Stevens respected and looked up to his father, therefore was upset by his death. Stevens believes his “father was indeed the embodiment of dignity” (34), which is what Stevens is trying to become. Stevens also is successful in hiding his feelings when it comes to Miss Kenton. He is clearly in love with her, yet he hides his love behind his somber dealings. When returning from a date Miss Kenton asks Mr. Stevens, “Are you not in the least interested in what too place tonight between my acquaintance and I?” (218). Mr. Stevens a ...
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Im The King Of The Castle
Number of Words: 2402 / Number of Pages: 9
... of the window which said "I DID NOT WANT YOU TO COME HERE" Charles picked up the paper and he read it, he was afraid. When the two boys first meet they have a fight because Edmund says he own's everything in the house. Edmund also tells Charles that he has to sleep in the bed in which his grandfather died, this is not true. Charles hates his mother for taking him to this house and he also dislikes the way she is smiling to mr.Hooper. Chapter 3: Charles has been at Warings now for over a week, he wanted to go away from there so he decided to go to Hang wood for a walk. During the walk he saw a very b ...
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Billy Bud
Number of Words: 672 / Number of Pages: 3
... he may be experiencing is not accounted for. This is not the behavior one would expect from someone who had just accidentally killed someone else. On trial Billy has this to say for his actions: "I did not mean to kill him. But he foully lied to my face and in the presence of my captain, and I had to say something, and I could only say it with a blow, God help me!" This statement illustrates Billy's emotional response to his crime; He shirks the full weight of his action by pointing to his accidental nature. Billy is sorry that Claggart was killed, but he states the utterance as a response without ...
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The Things They Carried: Necessities
Number of Words: 351 / Number of Pages: 2
... of dope and nine extra M-79 Grenades which he
was carrying when he was shot in the head. Extras such as these really did
nothing more than give the men a false sense of security, which was probably
necessary to cope with their surroundings.
Last but certainly not least they carried with them love, guilt,
memories, and fear of death. Lieutenant cross, for example carried love, guilt,
and even though he tried never to show it, fear. Tim O'Brien shows us this in
the passage shortly after the death of Ted Lavender, "He pictured Martha's
smooth young face, thinking he loved her more than anything, mo ...
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East Of Eden By John Steinbeck
Number of Words: 747 / Number of Pages: 3
... of sweetness, but that is just what Cathy wanted the town to see and think when Cathy planned her kill. On page 114-115, "The fire broke out... the Ames house went up like a rocket... Enough remained of Mr. and Mrs. Ames to make sure there were two bodies." Cathy had set the house on fire and broke into the safe to steal the family's money. As the investigators scoped the place, they noticed that the bolts stuck out and there were no keys left in the locks. They knew it was not an accident. Cathy's body was never found, but the town assumed that she died. "If it had not been for Cathy's murd ...
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Character Analysis Of Iago In
Number of Words: 542 / Number of Pages: 2
... Othello into killing his own wife without ever have Othello question his wife or anyone else. In Othello's mind, Iago was so trust worthy that anyone elses word would not be truth, and all of Othello's faith was placed in Iago. Iago calls himself trust worthy in Act II Scene I Line 196, Iago is quoted saying "As honest as I am", which everyone knows is far from true, but Iago is still capable of bringing Othello. Othello believes in the honesty of Iago untill the bitter end of the play. Othello and Iago's wife, Emilia, argue in Act III Scene II Lines 142-161. Othello says:
"…Ask thy husband ...
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