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London's "To Build A Fire": Use Of Devices To Convey His Message
Number of Words: 428 / Number of Pages: 2
... man builds a
fire beneath a tree and snow falls over it putting it out. London creates
these natural events in the plot to prove they are not the cause of the
man's death.
Using characterization, London is able to display on account of who
is alive at the end how one benefits from being social. The old-timer at
Sulfur Creek is alive because he is experienced and wise enough to benefit
from others' experiences that it is not wise to travel alone in the Yukon.
The boys at camp are also alive because they are together and can benefit
from each other. The logger's husky is alive because it is well-sui ...
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Crime And Punishment--is Rasko
Number of Words: 781 / Number of Pages: 3
... saved from corruption and decay.... Besides, what value has the life of that sickly, stupid, ill-natured old woman in the balance of existence? (63)
Raskolnikov reasoned that it would be honorable to kill Alyona since it would supposedly benefit humanity, but the fact that “ordinary” men had the same idea should have immediately put a stop to any thoughts that he was extraordinary.
During Raskolnikov’s visit to the police station to retrieve his pledges, he and Porfiry become engaged in conversation involving the theory. Porfiry voiced concerns about ordinary people mistaking ...
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Addison And Steele
Number of Words: 1527 / Number of Pages: 6
... men would go out and view the world around them. The two men would write about any occasion, but whenever they wrote they were really in depth of their feelings and thoughts. Their was one topic in particular that fashioned their writings and that was the topic of love. Love was portrayed as being good and bad throughout the writings.
Love was used repetitively due to it is a constant in every bodies life and they could easily relate to the characters. Allowing others to relate to their writings helped make them popular. gave love a good and bad side to show the readers that love is not cracked up ...
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The Awakening
Number of Words: 1083 / Number of Pages: 4
... life is fulfilled through loving and caring for her children, Edna is "fond of her children in an uneven, impulsive way" (Chopin, p. 18). They are not enough to justify her life.
Adele could not understand how Edna could say that she "would never sacrifice herself for her children, or for anyone" (Chopin, p. 47). Edna's being is taking on a new importance in her life. She is starting to realize just how important it is to be true to herself. She has never done that before. She went along with the way things were supposed to be, holding her socials and tending to her house until she became aware th ...
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Do You Have A Voice
Number of Words: 664 / Number of Pages: 3
... saying that Huck is trash for doing that to Jim. Then fifteen minutes later Huck goes into Jim’s wigwam and apologizes. This is showing that Huck does have a voice because any other white person from the south would not apologize to a slave. The slaves were thought of as being lower than any white person and Huck was showing that a slave as equal to him or even better than him because he went and apologized to Jim. By doing this Huck was different and developed a voice because if he had no voice he would have gotten angry with Jim for calling him trash and Huck would not have apologized.
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"Fighting On Two Fronts": Henry Fleming In Red Badge Of Courage
Number of Words: 587 / Number of Pages: 3
... thing his company did was
drill day in and day out. All of the experienced soldiers told war stories
every night by the campfire. Henry could only listen because he was still
'wet behind the ears'. He felt left out and often sat alone wondering
about battle. War was like an illusion to him. He couldn't imagine people
slaughtering each other. "Aren't we too civilized to massacre ourselves?"
he often wondered. After hearing the tales of battle, Henry began to be
intimidated by fear. Would he run when faced with death or would he have
the courage to fight? This question was always on Henry's ...
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Lord Of The Flies: The Theme Of Religious Persecution
Number of Words: 1292 / Number of Pages: 5
... is in the title of the book. ‘Lord of the Flies'
translates into ‘Beelzebub' in Greek - a name for the Devil. This suggests
the entire book is about the epitome of religious evil - the Devil himself.
A final religious element is well hidden. The "stick sharpened at both
ends" exists not only in Golding's description of the killing of the sow,
but also in the Bible in the story of David and Goliath. After David kills
Goliath, the giant's head is cut off and placed on a "stick sharpened at
both ends" and is used to frighten enemies. The similar usage of the stick
in this novel (in which the beas ...
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Book Review- Little Girl Lost
Number of Words: 600 / Number of Pages: 3
... as a young girl conquering adolescence. When she was not filming, Drew attempted a normal life by attending a public school, where she was isolated because of her erratic schedules and enormous amounts of public speculation. Unfortunately, Drew longed for a regular life with real friends and a family similar to those of her classmates. Because of her experiences filming, she was more mature than her peers, causing Drew to feel not only different, but giving her no one with which she could relate to. Her mother, Jaid, whom also served as Drew's manager, became the punching bag to Drew's frustrat ...
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“The Story Of An Hour”: Louise Mallard As A Sympathetic Figure
Number of Words: 707 / Number of Pages: 3
... husband and marriage. One can say this is another reason why she should not be considered a sympathetic figure. But in fact those are the few signs that indicate Mrs. Mallard is completely without compassion. However, there is much more evidence in the story to suggest Mrs. Mallard should be viewed as a favorable character. The author states that after Mrs. Mallard was told of her husband’s death, “She wept at once, with a sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms.” From this statement, we can surmise Mrs. Mallard had some tender feelings for her husband. It is while sitting in her room, look ...
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Subject: Giovanni & Lusanna-by Gene Brucker
Number of Words: 591 / Number of Pages: 3
... one
in the working class of Florence. This is another example of why today¦s
society is so much different from how it was when they lived. Another
strange thing about their society is the open humiliation that people were
subjected to. It was said that Lusanna first husband was called a ¦cuckold
¦ to his face. People who were said to earn money in a dirty fashion often
had blood or paint thrown on their steps. These kinds of things are just
not normal or permitted in today¦s world. It is true that they do
sometimes occur, but the responsible party often ends up looking worse
that the person they were ...
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