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Blood In Macbeth
Number of Words: 424 / Number of Pages: 2
... daggers in men's smiles: the nearer in blood, the nearer bloody." Meaning that their closest relatives are likely to kill them. Again, blood is being used to describe treason, murder, and death. In Act 5, Scene 1 - the sleepwalking scene, while Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking, there are constant references to the evil deeds that Macbeth and herself have committed, most of which include references to blood. She goes through the motions of washing her hands saying "Out damned spot! Out, I say" in reference to the blood that stained her hands after smearing it all over the servants. She also refer ...
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Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie's Love Life
Number of Words: 924 / Number of Pages: 4
... but Nanny and the old folks had said it, so it must be so.” (Hurston 20). Janie’s marriage to Logan proved that love can not be arranged. “She knew now that marriage did not make love.” (Hurston 24). In the early part of Janie’s first marriage, she was treated properly and only did basic house chores. After a while, Logan started to make her do more demanding chores. He even stated that she would help plow the field. Janie began to lose interest in the marriage to Logan and when Joe Starks came to town, she lost all interest.
Joe Starks began treating Janie like a lady from the first time th ...
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The Underdogs
Number of Words: 835 / Number of Pages: 4
... villages and killed innocent victims. Villa was generous and helpful to his followers, of which he insisted on loyalty and trust, but to those who violated his trust and authority, he was merciless and cruel. We can clearly see the similarities of these two leaders when we analyze their noble actions. Demetrio’s reluctance to stop after he is injured is quite common among your average hero. He continues to fight for the cause, and keeps a strong focus on what his surroundings are. Demetrio plays the man who is full of power, and desires women and alcohol. He is even interested in Luis Cervantes ...
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The Lady With The Pet Dog: A Review
Number of Words: 904 / Number of Pages: 4
... new. This lasted until one day he saw a woman wearing a beret walking a white Pomeranian. He lusted after her. He would see her in a public garden and in the square several times a day. Dmitry gets to know the woman as Anna, which then turns his lust of women into passion for Anna.
Dmitry’s passion begins as he starts to learn about Anna. He recognizes that they have a lot on common. They are both married, not of their free choosing. Dmitry, who’s marriage was chosen for him when he was in the second year of school. Anna, who was married two years ago, did not even know what her husband did for a ...
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Old Man And The Sea: Themes
Number of Words: 1458 / Number of Pages: 6
... a tidal pool with life called `Cannery Road'.
This part of the story has to deal with figures of Christ. It mainly deals with Santiago as being a figure of Christ and other characters as props, that is, characters which carry out the form of biblical themes. On the day before he leaves when he wakes up, Manolin, his helper, comes to his aid with food and drink. Also a point that might be good is that he has had bad luck with his goal for a great period of time and is sure it will work this time. Later, though, when Santiago needs him for the quest he sets out to do, Manolin deserts him, although he ...
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Jay Gatsby: A Confused Man
Number of Words: 551 / Number of Pages: 3
... did not develop throughout the novel. From a point early in
his life, he had a romantic fantasy and he continued to sustain this
throughout his life. He liked to focus on past events, rather than look at
what was happening at the present. For example, he and Daisy had a
beautiful romance for a long period earlier in his life. Gatsby repeated
this moment over and over again in his head,
Gatsby, also, was rumored to have told stories about his past, such
as his story about his time spent at Oxford was not quite clear. He was
also rumored to have murdered a man. No one was really co ...
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Name And Naming In Beloved
Number of Words: 995 / Number of Pages: 4
... it can be assumed that it was derived from the number given to him when being bought and sold. The recognition of a person by number is indicative of sub-human status, common to institutions such as a prison camp where efficiency takes precedence over humanity. It is difficult to acknowledge the title Sixo, as a name, as it is more of an enumeration. The names of the other Sweet Home also demonstrate this same dehumanisation through enumeration. The names Paul A, Paul D, and Paul F Garner, are only marginally more acceptable than Sixo. Their names demonstrate the same enumeration as Sixo, howev ...
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The Gradual Development Of Cha
Number of Words: 805 / Number of Pages: 3
... the story, when the hunters chase after a pig, they all where mud, clay, and charcoal as face paint to be “like things trying to look like something else-” (Lord of the Flies, William Golding, p. 66). Later, when Jack forms his own tribe they go hunting with masks of pig blood on their faces, as masks. Golding suggests that the children are able to disguise themselves behind these masks, and escape any punishment, therefore freeing them to do as they please. This shows that Golding wanted the reader to think that while the children are afraid of punishment (when they have just arrived on t ...
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1984: The Structure Of The Novel
Number of Words: 397 / Number of Pages: 2
... Still, the majority of
the people hate and despise him. He is always the face of hate in the Two
Minute Hate and everywhere else, but for some people like in The
Brotherhood, he is a hero. Winston thinks about the brotherhood and
wonders if it is a myth or a reality. Therefore, Winston's conversion to
Party doctrine becomes obvious when he writes in his diary, and when he
questions Goldstein.
Secondly, by the structure of the novel, in the second part the
reader becomes aware of Winston's conversion to Party doctrine as he
understands it. Winston has a love affair with Julia. As it goes along he ...
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As I Lay Dying
Number of Words: 660 / Number of Pages: 3
... are washed out, he is still determined
to get to Jefferson.
Is Anse sincere in wanting to fulfill his promise to Addie, or is he driven by
another motive? Anse plays "to perfection the role of the grief-stricken
widower" (Bleikasten 84) while secretly thinking only of getting another wife
and false teeth in Jefferson. When it becomes necessary to drive the wagon
across the river, he proves himself to be undeniably lazy as he makes Cash,
Jewel, and Darl drive the wagon across while he walks over the bridge, a
spectator.
Anse is also stubborn; he could have borrowed a team of mules from Mr. Armsti ...
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