|
|
|
» Browse Book Reports Term Papers
Fahrenheit 451: The Hope Of The Phoenix
Number of Words: 996 / Number of Pages: 4
... with his marriage love was extinct and nowhere to be seen. His
life had died, when his wife Mildred pulled the alarm and had told the firemen
that Montag had books. To Montag, the books was like a sweet piece of candy.
He did not know why he liked them, but he always wanted more. But when Captain
Beatty forced Montag to burn his own house, Montag's soul had died, but then
resurrected. His life which was suppose to be happy was burning right in front
of his eyes. How ironic, that Montag was a fireman himself but like the phoenix,
Montag rose from his own ashes. Montag was now reborn, because he ...
|
|
Analysis Of "The Tell-Tale Heart": First Person Point Of View
Number of Words: 375 / Number of Pages: 2
... uses the phrases
at the beginning to question his existence. The narrator wanted to know
if he was mad, or not. Phrases such as "I heard all things in the heaven
and in earth" (62), tells the reader that the narrator indeed is mad, yet
the narrator thinks himself not. In the following statement, "If still
you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise
precautions I took for the concealment of the body" (64). This in turn
helps the reader form their opinion that this man is mad.
Poe brilliantly uses first person point of view to his advantage
in this story. It bring ...
|
|
To Kill A Mockingbird: Courage Of Atticus Finch
Number of Words: 337 / Number of Pages: 2
... the chance of
Jem getting mad at Atticus, and never talking to him. Also It was courageous of
Atticus to teach his children not prejudge others until they really know what
they are really going through. There is a quotation that Atticus said “Never
judge anyone, until you have been in their shoes, and walked around in them.”
(86). When saying that to Jem, and Scout he risked the chance of them not
listening to him. Lastly it is courageous of him standing up to the individuals
at the jail house. Atticus risked the chance of the individuals getting him, and
Tom, and killing, or hurting them physically. ...
|
|
Hank Morgan's Use Of Technology In King Arthur's Camelot
Number of Words: 618 / Number of Pages: 3
... blow up
Merlin's tower. When Morgan did this he used dynamite and the people stood
in awe.
As soon as Hank got his power back from blowing Merlin's tower, he
developed a patents office, iron missionaries, and steel missionaries.
During this time he also created a teacher factory, Sunday Schools, Grade
Schools, variety of Protestant Congregations, mines, Branch Schools, Naval
Academies, Military Academies, and established a remote seaport.
Morgan also invented soap, which he wanted people to use. In the
sixth century, no one believed in properly bathing so Hank made squires
where Slogans on their ar ...
|
|
Fahrenheit 451: The Meetings Between Montag And Clarisse
Number of Words: 446 / Number of Pages: 2
... rubbing it under his chin. Clarisse
explains " If it rubs off, it means I'm in love "(22). Clarisse rubs the
dandelion under Montag's chin and Clarisse remarks "What a shame, you're
not in love with anyone " (22). Montag thinks that he is in love, but
realizes that he is not in love and not at all happy.
In the third meeting, Montag begins to feel that he has known
Clarisse forever. Montag states " You make me feel very old and very much
like a father " (28). Clarisse remarks " Now you explain why you haven't
any daughters like me, if you love children so much? " (28). Montag
realizes that it i ...
|
|
A Separte Peace Essay
Number of Words: 723 / Number of Pages: 3
... was always present. As winter approached the Devon school, so was the encroaching shadow of the war. The boys were called out to help shovel free a troop train trapped by snow-blocked tracks. The experience "brings the war home" for all of them, and they realized they would have to face a crucial decision very soon. Maturity leaps upon them, whether they're ready for it or not, at the tender age of seventeen. The excitement of the war had gotten to everybody at the school, including the staff, and made it a chaotic place. The boys were able to get away with disobeying the rules. Many stud ...
|
|
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Number of Words: 2321 / Number of Pages: 9
... and gears, cogs polished to a hard glitter…(10)
The ward is run by her to a very strict daily routine, which is almost fanatically neurotic in it’s precision and dedication. Chief describes Big Nurse’s devotion to her daily routine:
‘The slightest thing messy or out of kilter in any way ties her into a little white knot of tight-smiled fury’ (27)
When McMurphy enters the ward, the delicate equilibrium which the nurse has created is upset. This is because, like the nurse, McMurphy is a natural leader-figure. He takes over the control of the ward by manipu ...
|
|
A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man: Conflicting Desires Within A Doctrine
Number of Words: 852 / Number of Pages: 4
... puts her hand into his pocket and touches his hand. Stephen gets quite
confused with the terms of the Litany of Our Lady so he starts to associate the
"Tower of Ivory" and "House of Gold" to Eileen. The way James Joyce describes
the scene, "She had put her hand into his pocket where his hand was and he had
felt how cool and thin and soft her hand was."(43) gives the reader the idea
that Stephen enjoyed the feeling. The only problem with Eileen was that she was
a Protestant and Stephen was a Catholic. Stephen also associates women with the
Virgin Mary, who was the mother of Jesus Christ. He thinks ...
|
|
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Number of Words: 5641 / Number of Pages: 21
... arrested by the Sheriff that morn,
it woudda' been real pur'fect. Course I reckon a boy's gota have a good time
at his best friend's bert'day party.
I was at Sam's house. Course I warn't de only one dare. His Pa, Judge
Clemens and Ma, Miss Jane Lampton, till she married of course, was dare and I
reckon his whole 'tire family must da been at dat house, can't barely remember
it was only his fourth birthday back in 1839 (Howard 1). Ya, me and Sam been
friends ever since he moved here, best friends too, he was born an lived in
Florida, Missouri prior to now. He moved here at the start of th ...
|
|
Return Of The Native Summary
Number of Words: 2357 / Number of Pages: 9
... and together, to bring about the delayed wedding.
Eustacia, confronted with an actual proposal of marriage from Wildeve, cannot bring herself to believe him good enough for her; neither can she bring herself to accept what she considers second place, since Thomasin received his first proposal of marriage.
The arrival of Clym Yeobright, Mrs. Yeobright's son, stirs Eustacia's spirit of adventure. Clym's business is in Paris. Bright lights glitter in Eustacia's mind. Clym is well-educated and well-to-do; he is her knight-in -armor come to rescue her; Thomasin, his earlier sweetheart, must not get ...
|
|
|
