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Catcher In The Rye: Corruption Of Holden
Number of Words: 790 / Number of Pages: 3
... that to grow does
not mean to become corrupt but to become wiser through experience. These
experiences are what frighten Holden because this boy of sixteen has
already been involved in many of the pleasures and problems that come from
these experiences. Holden's "catcher in the rye" analogy shows how he wants
to save the children from this corruption but he never will. Holden wants
to be the great savior of a helpless cause and does not realize he has
fallen into the evil hands of corruption.
Holden idolizes Allie is little brother who died. The reason for this
idolization is that Allie wi ...
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The Sundiata
Number of Words: 877 / Number of Pages: 4
... survive, and knowing which plants would heal the wounds of injured sofas and cure their diseases was important to the survival of the troops. A great hunter would never die of hunger or wounds not treated properly.
In , the Muslim rulers were portrayed as powerful, respected, good rulers. Sundiata was a Muslim as well as Soumaba Cisse˘. When Sundiata first arrived at the court of Soumaba Cisse˘, he was at prayer. Soumaba Cisse˘ gave asylum to the exiled Sundiata and his family. He offered his home to be their home, allowed Sogolon to rest, and her children to be dressed and treated like royalty. ...
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To Kill A Mocking Bir
Number of Words: 322 / Number of Pages: 2
... Scout told Boo it was alright for him to pet Jem, it was better described in the book.
The third point is that the pageant the night that Jem and Scout were attacked was shown in the book but no in the movie. The movie only showed them walking up to the stairs, then the scene changed and they were walking back from the pageant. The book described how scout fell asleep during the pageant and came a long time after her cue.
Many differences can be seen between the book and the movie of To Kill a Mockingbird. Most of them are very obvious. How would it feel to be the person to be convicted for somet ...
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Call Of The Wild - Character S
Number of Words: 924 / Number of Pages: 4
... he was going, Buck’s pride was severely damaged, if not completely wiped out by men who used tools to restrain him. No matter how many times Buck tried to lunge, he would just be choked into submission at the end. When Buck arrived at his destination, there was snow everywhere, not to mention the masses of Husky and wolf dogs. Buck was thrown into a pen with a man who had a club. This is where Buck would learn one of the two most important laws that a dog could know in the Klondike. The law of club is quite simple, if there is a man with a club, a dog would be better off not to challenge that man. Buck ...
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The Red Badge Of Courage 3
Number of Words: 778 / Number of Pages: 3
... at the youths side." (pg 50) The tattered solider also characterizes the toughness people can endear. "... the tattered soldier had two wounds, one in the head and the other in the arm, making that member dangle like a broken bough." (pg 51) "'Was a pretty good fight, wa'n't it?' Said the tattered man." (pg 51) Even through the harshness of war people will find something inside of them, overcome it and not let it bother them. "His homely face was suffused with a light of love for the army which was to him all things beautiful and powerful." (pg 51) The tattered solider goes out and lives thro ...
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Black Like Me
Number of Words: 901 / Number of Pages: 4
... people to understand.
Mr. Griffin was a middle age white man who lived with his wife and children. He was not oriented to his family. He decided to pass his own society to the black society. Although this decision might help most of the African Americans, he had to sacrifice his gathering time with his family. “She offered, as her part of the project, her willingness to lead, with our three children, the unsatisfactory family life of a household deprived of husband and father” (Griffin 9). Leaving Mrs. Griffin and his children would deprive them of the care they needed. Even though h ...
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A Worn Path
Number of Words: 1158 / Number of Pages: 5
... appreciates her the small things in life and respects what she has. Although she is old, she has extremely dark hair, wears a red bandana, and has much “life” within her:
Her skin had a pattern all its own of numberless branching wrinkles and as though a whole little tree stood in the middle of her forehead, but a golden color
ran underneath, and the two knobs of her cheeks were illumined by a yellow burning under the bark. (87)
It is almost as if she is a part of nature herself, when Eudora Welty describes her as having a tree within her forehead. She is a very lively person, and i ...
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Winter In The Blood An Analysi
Number of Words: 1500 / Number of Pages: 6
... leaving a bare gray skeleton, home only to mice and insects.
Tumbleweeds, stark as bone, rocked in a hot wind against the west wall (1).”
Welch opens the story with this line to show a relationship between the narrator’s feelings of worthlessness and the worthlessness of his environment. In addition, the author melodically begins the novel in a somber manner – so the reader may immediately adjust to the tone encompassing the story.
The narrator continues with describing his resentment towards his home life, “Coming home was not easy anymore. It was never a cinch, but it ...
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Parable Of The Sower - Communi
Number of Words: 628 / Number of Pages: 3
... catastrophes is that it not only draws the group together physically, but it also has a tendency to bond them emotionally. A community joins together when there is a threat to disrupt the peace and comfort that a group setting provides.
The adult men and women put the fire out with garden hoses, shovels, wet towels and blankets… Kids [Lauren’s] age helped out where [they] were needed and put out any new fires…The very old people watched the little kids and kept them out of the way, and out of trouble (p 28).
Society offers few chances for this level of participation, which ...
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Satire And Jane Austen: A Winning Combination
Number of Words: 614 / Number of Pages: 3
... similar to
them who allow their ranks in the community to effect the way in which they
treat others. A prime example of this would be her characterization of the
Bingley sisters because while wasting little time going into detail about
them, she made it clear to the reader that the two young ladies definitely
suffer from a superiority complex as well as gifts for making discourteous
remarks about people ( Elizabeth Bennett in particular) behind their backs.
“The sisters...thought no more of the matter and their difference towards
Jane...restored Elizabeth to her original dislike” (Austen 24). As th ...
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