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Sea Wolf
Number of Words: 580 / Number of Pages: 3
... very strong and bullied everyone around. He believed everyone was
insignificant, while Hump was nice, proper and believed everyone was unique
and we all should live and that one person can make a big difference and
change in the world. Wolf also tried to turn Hump into a strong man, since
Hump was a wimp in everyone's eye on the boat. Wolf had one disadvantage
though, during his voyages, he read many books, but was never able to say
what he read or really talk about anything he read. When Hump came along,
they shared and exchanged knowledge and each learned new things about the
books they r ...
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A Review On Durable Goods By Elizabeth Berg
Number of Words: 346 / Number of Pages: 2
... for prince charming, waiting for her
father to come to his senses. Her father is a highly ranked and respected
serviceman who moves his family to a Texas army base after the death of his
wife. Katie struggles with the tradgety of her mothers death but handles
her pain in a heartwrenching, stoic manner. Her abusive father, on the
other hand, handles his sorrow by showing aggression towards his daughters.
This is especially difficult for Katie considering that her father is all
that she has to look up to, aside from the neighbors who take her in every
now and again. Still, the image of her mother h ...
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Alice Walker's Everyday Use
Number of Words: 1034 / Number of Pages: 4
... some did not feel surer of themselves and their heritage. I was also
surprised that some had the pride that could carry them through any
situation.
Maggie is a classic example of poor self-esteem. She has little
pride in herself. She is not as pretty or smart as her sister is. She was
also scared in a fire. She has spent her entire life playing second fiddle
or at least feeling like it. Dee wants the quilts that rightfully belong
to her but instead of fighting she only says, “She can have them Mama”.
Her mother describes her voice of one that has never won anything.
Maggie’s insecurities run f ...
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A Review Of The Old Man And The Sea
Number of Words: 464 / Number of Pages: 2
... Meanwhile, the blood
from the harpoon shot leaks out into the sea and attracts sharks. While
the old man is returning home from his expedition, he has to fight off the
sharks from eating his prize. But it doesn't take to long for the sharks
to take lots of big chunks out of the fish. He ends up killing all the
sharks and he gets home safely, and exhausted.
Ernest Hemingway is an author of the past. Compared to a more
modern author, like say, John Grisham, he has different and unique
qualities. Hemingway likes to use lots of descriptive phrases, while
leaving little room for actual character ...
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Uncle Toms Cabin
Number of Words: 1183 / Number of Pages: 5
... Eliza's son, Harry, comes rushing into the room. Haley decides he wants to take Harry also, but Shelby refuses to part with the child. Eliza, overhearing part of the conversation, is frightened and confides her fears to her husband, George Harris. The fact that George's owner is mistreating him, combined with a possible sale of his son persuades George to begin planning to run away. After inferring from an overheard conversation between Mr. & Mrs. Shelby that they are indeed going to sell Harry and Uncle Tom, Eliza warns Tom and she runs away.
Chapters 6-15
Eliza is able to cross the Ohio R ...
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Scarlet Letter
Number of Words: 656 / Number of Pages: 3
... that ability to Hester and Dimmesdale. At one point Hester comes right out and brings up the committed sin. “What we did had a consecration of its own. We felt it so!” (pg. 179) When Dimmesdale first hears this bold statement he is somewhat distraught and tells Hester to “Hush!” and then he realizes the freedom they have. “ May God forgive us both! We are not…the worst sinners in the world.” (pg. 179) There is no way that Dimmesdale would have become this bold if he were in spectacle of the Puritan society. Once again a warm blanket that the forest lay upon Hester and Dimmesdale. It is apparent tha ...
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Battle With Fate
Number of Words: 700 / Number of Pages: 3
... ocean was cruel despite its beauty. The crew was being smashed to pieces, the ocean doesn’t care. They were always trying to survive the unforgiving ocean. When the crew was finally within sight of land, and after all they had been through to stay alive, the ocean was still relentless holding the boat back from shore so it wouldn’t smash into the rocks and forcing the crew to swim in on the brink of exhaustion. The ocean was cruel despite the crew’s every effort the ocean was unforgiving.
From the beginning fate was against the crew sending signs that mocked their efforts. "The birds sat comfortably i ...
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Evolution Of Heathcliff In Wut
Number of Words: 1148 / Number of Pages: 5
... of the natural siblings. Heathcliff, like a cuckoo, is an intruder who takes the place of a natural offspring and becomes the sole focus of the family. This circumstance foreshadows a life of a child who tries to be something that is impossible. Heathcliff can never be more than what he is. He can never be accepted as a natural son in the Earnshaw family. Regardless of what he does or how hard he tries, he will always be the interloper.
Early in the novel, Heathcliff is picked on by Hindly and he assumes a assertive and threatening posture. “You must exchange horses with me: I don’t like ...
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Willy Loman Is Often Described As A Tragic Hero. To What Extent Is "Death Of A Salesman" A Tragedy?
Number of Words: 855 / Number of Pages: 4
... ideas on the qualities of a "modern tragedy"
means also changing the qualities of a "modern tragic hero". A tragic hero
is someone with the dedication to die for a belief, but also someone who
has a tragic flaw or limitation that defines him as a character and makes
the tragedy happen. Willy is intense and passionate and cares about his
dream enough to sacrifice his life to it. He has alternatives, but he
chooses to live in a certain way that brings about his downfall that is the
difference between Willy and his salesman neighbour Charley who chooses
other ways of achieving success.
As s ...
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Their Eyes Were Watching God: The Use Of Clothing
Number of Words: 1203 / Number of Pages: 5
... Janie is torn because Jody "does not represent sun-up
pollen and blooming trees, but he spoke of the far horizon....The memory of
Nanny was still strong." (pg. 28) When Janie decides to leave the next morning
for, if nothing else, a healthy change, she looks down and sees the apron which
has stood for all the things she has had to do for Logan," and flung it on a
small bush beside the road. Then she walked on, picking flowers and making a
bouquet." (pg. 31) When Janie threw the apron on the bush, it represented a
major change in Janie's life, and a progression from Logan. Janie is continuing
her ...
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