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How The Main Characters In "Crime And Punishment" And "One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich" Cope To With Their Sufferings
Number of Words: 1575 / Number of Pages: 6
... each of their individual sufferings.
In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, the main character, Shukov, is
coping with a tremendous amount pain. "But try and spend eight years in a ‘
special'- doing hard labour. No-one's come out of a ‘special' alive."
This shows how severe the conditions are as no-one has ever lasted a mere
eight years. "A couple of hundred grams ruled your life." Here, he tells
the reader that a few hundred grams of bread would determine a man's life
in that camp showing how little food is given to the prisoners. He is
forced to live and work in conditions that would re ...
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1984: Political Statement Against Totalitarianism
Number of Words: 2763 / Number of Pages: 11
... the Law Courts. It
was bombed in-oh many years ago'" (Orwell 83). This reflects Orwell's own
life experiences as a citizen in war torn England and how he uses this in
1984. George Orwell is famous for two major novels which attack
totalitarianism. The first is Animal Farm a satire describing the leaders
of the Soviet Union as animals on an animal farm. The second novel is 1984
a story of dictators who are in complete control of a large part of the
world after the Allies lost in World War II . The government in this novel
gives no freedoms to its citizens. They live in fear because they are
afraid ...
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The Scarlet Letter Literary An
Number of Words: 1276 / Number of Pages: 5
... of science, which is a common theme in many of his works. Hawthorne’s dislike of men of science is also evident in many of his texts, like “Rappaccini’s Daughter” and “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”. In both these stories a man of science, either Rappaccini or Dr. Heidegger, represent some form of evil. In the story, many references are made to the Black Man’s book. In “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” the information about the magic water came from Dr. Heidegger’s black book with large clasps. Roger Chillingworth is in possession of a l ...
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An Analysis Of Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five"
Number of Words: 2126 / Number of Pages: 8
... war.
Vonnegut was tormented by this question and through Billy Pilgrim,
the protagonist in Slaughterhouse Five, he attempts to reconcile the guilt
which one feels when one is randomly saved from death, while one's friends
and loved ones perish. Billy Pilgrim's own life was spared, but was never
able to live with himself knowing that so many others had died. The
feelings of guilt which emerged from his having survived the bombing of
Dresden and from Billy's fortunate escape from death under the shelter of
the fifth Slaughterhouse haunted Billy through much of his life. Billy
Pilgrim did not cons ...
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Cyrano De Bergerac
Number of Words: 603 / Number of Pages: 3
... its self behind my mind," the
reader can instantly relate to this dilemma but it is the fact that Cyrano is
able to overcome it that makes him a hero.
Not only is Cyrano filled with emotion, but he also goes out of his way
to live life to the fullest. Cyrano's introduction to the reader definitely
leaves a lasting impression. Not only does he banish an actor from the theater
for performing poorly, but he proceeds to recite poetry while dueling with
another member of the audience. Every moment of Cyrano's life is filled with
action like this. When he was informed that one hundred men were going to ...
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Citizen Soldiers: A Comparison
Number of Words: 1847 / Number of Pages: 7
... a universal theme. The theme being the unit cohesion, teamwork, and the sense of family that develops within a squad and platoon; which are the qualities most World War II combat veterans point to when asked how they survived and won. Each incident given by a person represents in its own way the personal levels of war, how it affected the individual and their units of soldiers. The book summarizes the personal and individual aspects of war, rather than military intelligence and strategy. It is not a book about the generals or high ranking officers, but the men on the front lines who put life ...
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The Scarlet Letter
Number of Words: 449 / Number of Pages: 2
... the citizens, he is no longer the great reverend. Then again, if he doesn’t, he will be forced to carry the ever so heavy burden. Dimmesdale waits for such a long time that the guilt has already got to him by the time he is ready to confess. He carves the letter, “A,” into his chest. He beats himself with leather whips, and has to go for long walks in the woods. Back then the woods where known to everyone as the place where the Black Man lives. In this book, Dimmesdale is the dominant character that shows how guilt can rip you apart at the limbs.
People could say that Pearl really was possessed ...
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Billy Budd: Good Versus Evil
Number of Words: 550 / Number of Pages: 2
... yet taken a bite out of the “ questionable apple of knowledge”. Here he compares Budd to Adam and Eve before they were coaxed by the serpent to take a bite of the apple of knowledge. It is in this way that Melville gives the reader the implication that Billy Budd is being used to represent goodness of the nature of man.
To represent the evil in the theme “ good versus evil”, Melville introduces the reader to John Claggart. In this novella John Claggart shows to have unique characteristics all of his own. His vague background links him to Budd while his Intelligence links him to Captain Vere. His depra ...
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Injustice In To Kill A Mocking
Number of Words: 341 / Number of Pages: 2
... with a manner reserved only for gentlemen, which is a good description of what he really was.
The third person to suffer injustice in the novel was Boo Radley. Many accusations were claimed about him even though they were untrue. Just because he didn't leave his house, people began to think something was wrong. Boo was a man who was misunderstood and shouldn't of suffered any injustice. Boo did not handle the injustice because he didn't know about it.
In conclusion, the person who deserves the deepest sympathy is Tom Robinson. He did nothing wrong but his crime was being nice to white people. ...
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An Analysis Of Catch 22 By Joseph Heller
Number of Words: 1291 / Number of Pages: 5
... etc. He is one of the few who tries to fight the power
and elitism that have become so sought after in America. Throughout the
novel, he tries to find a way to live a fuller life as a real human
individual. He looks to many of the other characters in the book for help
but only finds unsatisfactory answers.
Each of the characters in Yossarian's life at the base shows the
reader one more example of how bad society has become. Clavinger tries to
live life by reasoning. He looks for a reason in everything. In constantly
looking for a reason why, he never enjoys life to it fullest. As further
proof that ...
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