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The Scarlet Letter
Number of Words: 1338 / Number of Pages: 5
... town's people have forced her to wear an “A” across her chest to signify her sin. She has a young child named Pearl who is her sole motivation in life. Hester is a strong, caring woman who made a poor decision early in life, and now pays dearly for it. Pearl- An odd child, she is often compared to an elf. Her nature is that of any rambunctious toddler, but she has a fascination with her mother's scarlet “A.” Her name, Pearl, was given to her to describe the way her mother feels about her, her precious pearl. Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale- The illegitimate father of Pearl. A reverend to the town, he is w ...
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Analysis Of Grendel And Beowul
Number of Words: 1252 / Number of Pages: 5
... god who judged them. ‘Waaa!’ I bawled. ‘Oh what a conversion’”(Gardner 51)! Grendel then cries for mercy from the Danes. He wants their forgiveness as well as unification with them, which represents the good in him. The Danes reject him by confusing his outburst of sorrow as an attack. After visiting with a dragon who tells Grendel a fictional version of the Shaper’s tale, Grendel continues to believe the Shaper’s story. He searches for the goodness in human beings, which was mentioned in the story. He eats people only because it provides a place for hi ...
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The Effects Of Catch 22
Number of Words: 1017 / Number of Pages: 4
... was making a nice sum of money from various illegal
means. He received kickbacks from drug stores in the area that ran an illegal
operation. He also utilized beauty parlors to perform two or three abortions a
week to bring in more revenue. When the war begins, Doc Daneeka's practice
starts to pick up because of the lack of other doctors. Originally, he thought
of the war as a "godsend"; however what he did not realize was that, the war
would catch up with him soon enough. One day someone from the draft board came
to check on Doctor Daneeka, who was in perfect health, to make sure that his
story about ...
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The Grapes Of Wrath: Symbols And The Theme Of Man Vs. A Hostile Environment
Number of Words: 1212 / Number of Pages: 5
... broken. The method used
to develop the theme of the novel is through the use of symbolism. There are
several uses of symbols in the novel from the turtle at the beginning to the
rain at the end. As each symbol is presented through the novel they show
examples of the good and the bad things that exist within the novel.
The opening chapter paints a vivid picture of the situation facing the
drought-stricken farmers of Oklahoma. Dust is described a covering everything,
smothering the life out of anything that wants to grow. The dust is symbolic
of the erosion of the lives of the people. The dust i ...
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Dantes Inferno
Number of Words: 1869 / Number of Pages: 7
... “His eyes are red, his beard is greased with phlegm, / his belly is swollen, and his hands are claws / to rip the wretches and flay and mangle them” (66). This quote vividly depicts the man-beast Cerberus that Dante encountered, and allows the reader to feel present in the scene with Dante. He further emphasizes the sights and sounds to portray the hellish environment when he states “Huge hailstones, dirty water, and black snow/ pour from the dismal air to putrefy/ the putrid slush that waits for them below” (66). This example is one of many that illustrate Dante’s ...
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Mordecai Richler`s Solomon Gursky Was Here
Number of Words: 1407 / Number of Pages: 6
... of filial relationships and the
exploration of Solomon and his re-incarnation as Sir Hyman Kaplansky, in
conjunction with his family and their exploits. Every character in this
novel is in some way corrupt or failure. Moses is an alcoholic who did not
live up to his potential; Bernard is a greedy self-centered bastard;
Solomon is a cheat, when it comes to gambling, women and anything else you
can think of. Richler, through this exaggeration of corruption and
failure, is satirizing the idea that Canada is a second rate nation. One
character, in conversation with Moses, once said:
"Canada is not s ...
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The Changes In The Narrator's View Of Sonny
Number of Words: 1298 / Number of Pages: 5
... as a kid, but was also too young to be planning a future or career.
"He still wasn't a man yet, he was still a child, and they had to watch out for
him in all kinds of ways."(51) The narrator decided that he would plan Sonny's
future and when Sonny rebelled, the narrator saw it as yet another childish
action.
Another way in which the narrator's overall view changed was his view on whether
Sonny's idea of reality was sound. Still in the first phase, the narrator often
presents his view of reality and when Sonny rejects it, the narrator feels Sonny
is being unreasonable. For instance, "'Well Sonny, ...
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Stephen Crane
Number of Words: 2458 / Number of Pages: 9
... examination of the darker side of life Crane finally was able to publish his novel in which explored his experiences of the New York slums. Through his great use of dialect, irony and realism in his novel Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is able to accomplish his goal of creating a Parra 2 vivid picture in his reader’s mind, portraying the harsh, abusive conditions of the many lives condemned to this fortune. began his quest for the truth in the summer of 1889 while visiting his brother who lived in New Jersey (Peden, 104). While living with his brother Crane was drawn to the idea of realistic writing ...
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Of Mice And Men: The Feeling Only The Lonely Could Feel
Number of Words: 502 / Number of Pages: 2
... to do things
normal people could do because of his color.
Candy was a character who felt the despair of loneliness when he
was forced to have his best and only friend killed. His friend was a loyal
and loving sheepdog that grew up with Candy and had stuck with him through
thick and thin. This destroyed Candy's heart and replaced it with an empty
pit of loneliness. Candy felt he had no one to live for anymore. This is
a horrible tragedy because Candy allowed the lonesomeness to devour his
hopes of living.
Curly's wife was not a character to pity much, although she did
experience loneliness ...
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Chivalry In Chaucers Canterbur
Number of Words: 792 / Number of Pages: 3
... 130-2) Here, in the description of the Prioress, Chaucer mocks her etiquette by so specifically describing it, and in doing so he also mocks her conception of sophistication. For Chaucer, sophistication represented more than table manners and "Frenssh… of Stratford at the Bowe."(General Prologue, 124,5) Curteisye required an intimate, first hand knowledge and experience with French culture. This Prioress had learned her French in an English convent school, hardly the equivalent to Chaucer's travels in France. Chaucer creates the feeling that the narrator is basing his statements not only on the ...
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