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Willy Loman And Troy Maxson: Tragic Heroes
Number of Words: 488 / Number of Pages: 2
... Troy Maxson. Once a professional baseball player, he was unable to play in the major leagues because of his African-American roots. There is no aspect of his life in which he does not feel constricted or fenced in. Because he is black, he is not allowed to drive the garbage truck but must always work behind, lifting and dumping. The beginning of the play marks a strong victory for Troy, after complaining to the union about the injustice, and wins.
Willy has spent his life wandering between illusion and reality. He encouraged his sons when they were growing up to be confident and popular, and now is ...
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Brave New World 2
Number of Words: 1099 / Number of Pages: 4
... stable, and will in time produce more and more “social rejects” that can only lead to destroy the system.
The conditioning process itself is also a good example of how innovation and “progress” can lead to the destruction of man. John got this in his belief that everyone, no matter how old, was an infant because of the conditioning systems. To truly mature, he thought, one must face suffering and constant cleansing (leading him to his time at the lighthouse). The acceptance and use of the notion that society should be organized by the pleasures of the people is preposterous in ...
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Crucible 3
Number of Words: 639 / Number of Pages: 3
... over this situation, and the scenario is blown completely out of proportion. Soon after this happens, trials dates are set.
The church has a great deal of influence over the government in The Crucible. Sins and crimes are very closely connected; whereas, if one is committed, the other is likewise. Since the authority of the church, such as reverends are looked at as “high and mighty” these “sinless” people are also often the heads of, or have a lot of say in the town’s government. At one point in the book, Reverend Hale declares: “…in my ignorance I ...
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Davis' "Fifth Business": Death Of Boy Staunton
Number of Words: 1192 / Number of Pages: 5
... role
in the stableness of ones soul. One mishap in childhood can create a devastating
blow to ones true happiness in later life. This was exactly the case in Boy
Staunton's life. Once, when he was little, he got in an argument with Dunny
which led to snowballs being launched at Dunny from an aggravated Boy Staunton.
The last snowball concealed a rock, and hit Dunny's neighbor Mary Dempster in
the head. As a result, she gave birth prematurely (to Paul Dempster), and then
afterwards became “simple minded”. This particular incident acted as a
foundation for Boy's growing shadow, and contributed to the ...
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A Winter Dream: Judy Jones
Number of Words: 527 / Number of Pages: 2
... me”. She knows that these men who such desire her will sacrifice life and limb for her, and she not only excepts that, but also usually makes them prove it. Judy looks out for herself only, and does anything that will benefit her. This is typical behavior from the Jazz Age, however it is taken to an extreme in this case.
Judy’s good look, and ability to manipulate men, comes with a price. She may have the looks, but she doesn’t have the intelligence to back up her perfection. A perfect example of her stupidity is shown with Dexter Green. Judy met Dexteron many occasions, in one instance only a day ap ...
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Houdini: Master Of Escape
Number of Words: 661 / Number of Pages: 3
... a new dress for Miss Beatrice "Bess" Rahner. It was love at first sight. He and Bess are married at Coney Island the day he gives her the new dress. Often when I here of Houdini I think, and even have been told, that he died in an escape accident. That is not only untrue it is nowhere near his true means of death. During a performance one night he broke an ankle. That is when it all started. He began feeling worse everyday. He had stomach pains. He waited to late. He had a ruptured appendix and gangrene had set in. The doctors told him that he would not survive more that twelve hours. However ...
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A Rose For Emily
Number of Words: 1296 / Number of Pages: 5
... had no taxes in Jefferson because before the Civil War the South didn't have to pay. This change occurred when the North took over the South. "After her father's death she went out very little; after her sweetheart went away, people hardly saw her at all," (41). Miss Emily might have stayed out of the public eye after these two deaths because she was finally alone, something she in her petty life was not used to. Emily's father never let her alone and when he died Homer Barron was a treat that she was never allowed to have. Miss Emily's stubborn attitude definitely came from her father's strict teachi ...
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry
Number of Words: 796 / Number of Pages: 3
... to develop a image of what it was like to be Huck at that point. This image is further aided by other factors.
The other factors that influence the image the reader perceives are: word use, literary devices, allusions to common experiences, and specific details. Some of the specific details include use of color and descriptions of the environment. Vivid descriptions such as,
"It would get so dark that it looked all blue-black outside, and lovely; and the rain would thrash along by so thick that the trees off a little ways looked dim and spider-webby; and here would come a blast of wind that woul ...
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Gatsby’s Dream
Number of Words: 909 / Number of Pages: 4
... money. In the book, Nick, the narrator, states that Gatsby possesses “ some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life” (6). He had “an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness” which takes the ideas of a creative mind (6). Nick shows him under the dignified “name of the creative temperament” (6).
A Final example is when Gatsby asks Daisy to tell Tom that she never loved him. Hehas ultimately went on his search to obtain his true love and it has ended when he said this statement. He has found his true love which will, in the long run , will result in his ultimate defeat. ...
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Explication Of Dulce Et Decoru
Number of Words: 747 / Number of Pages: 3
... that many soldiers went through. Death by poisonous gas is slow and painful. The soldiers who died did so painfully, it was as if they were drowning. Choking slowly, like being drown, death by compression and collapsing of the lungs. This is a horrid death. The poem is from the viewpoint of a soldier watching another soldier die. The soldier is experiencing the death of the other soldier. He is describing his dreams of choking and grasping for breath, grasping for life. As he watches the other soldier die he is thinking about his own death, about the deaths of other soldiers, about the deaths and casu ...
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