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The Count Of Monte Cristo
Number of Words: 1112 / Number of Pages: 5
... and resurfaces in society, namely the French aristocracy. He rewards those who were good to him in the past and schemes and plots slow and painful punishments for those who wronged him. Through exacting his revenge, there are underlying subplots of young lovers, innocents, and people seeking redemption who the Count helps.
Dumas� main purpose in his writings is said to be his desire to reflect history (or rather the current events of the time). He always spoke of French history, since by a stroke of luck, he worked for the Duc d�Orleans who later became the King. This book was probably written ...
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Stillwatch: Summary
Number of Words: 1397 / Number of Pages: 6
... suicide, an extremely obese mother who wasn�t
appreciated, and an ex-fianc�...but that�s not all.
Pat�s real name is Kerry Adams. She is living in her parents� old
house in Washington. 24 years ago, her parents died. It was said that her
father had killed her mother and then himself. Pat�s not real sure that
was the case. She�s living in that house so that she can try to conjure up
some memories. And she does...like it or not. Pat begins to remember
scenes such as tripping over her mother�s bleeding body, crying for her
daddy, and running through the house in a state of shock.
Pat is se ...
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Symbolism In The Scarlet Letter
Number of Words: 662 / Number of Pages: 3
... handed down from God was a constant mental and physical reminder to Hester of what she had done wrong, and she could not escape it � �Thou art not my child! Thou art no Pearl on mine!� � (pg.99) at times Hester would get frustrated. In this aspect, Pearl symbolized God�s way of punishing Hester for adultery.
The way Hester�s life was ruined for so long was the ultimate price that Hester paid or Pearl. With Pearl, Hester�s life was one almost never filled with joy, but instead a constant nagging. Pearl would harass her mother over the scarlet "A" which she wore �Mother dear, what does this scar ...
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The Old Man In TheSea
Number of Words: 717 / Number of Pages: 3
... when his parents forbid him he wants to help his friend. Their conversations are comfortable, like that of two friends who have known each other for a long time. When they speak it is usually about baseball or fishing, the two things they have most in common. Their favorite team is the Yankees and Santiago never loses faith in them even when the star player, Joe DiMaggio is injured with a heel spur. In this way Santiago not only teaches Manolin about fishing but also about important characteristics such as faith. In the story Santiago's bravery is unsurpassed but it is not until he hooks the "great ...
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Silence Of The Lambs: The Battle Between Two Evils
Number of Words: 867 / Number of Pages: 4
... is distorted, it is still a very powerful mind
which he uses to see into the minds of others. He gets into their heads and
plays with their minds, internally torturing them. He is a sick man and needs
therapy and constant care in a hospital because he is too sick to help himself.
On the other hand, Dr. Chilton is capable of changing, if only he could realize
his evil ways. He is blinded by his own power and greed which he obtained
through his job.
Unlike Dr. Lector, Dr. Chilton has total control of his actions.
Another difference between the two, Chilton does not set out with doing evil in
his mind ...
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The Study Of Violence In Ernes
Number of Words: 1079 / Number of Pages: 4
... as a correspondent for the Toronto Star and then settled in Paris. While there, he was encouraged in creative work by the American ex-patriot writers.
“Today is the first time any have lit on the ground. I watched the way they sailed very carefully at first in case I ever wanted to use them in a story. That’s funny now.” (Hemingway, 3)
Ernest Hemingway constantly used real people and situations in his fiction. He also liked to write “personal” books about bullfighting in Spain and hunting in Africa. As he liked to write about wars he had seen and made pronoun ...
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Death Of A Salesman: Symbolism
Number of Words: 533 / Number of Pages: 2
... sound and
technology of the machine instead of Willy, who i s fighting for his job.
Howard no longer need s Willy's services and without concern fires him.
This , to Willy, was like, "eating the orange and throwing away the peel".
However, Willy is partly to blame, as he does not accept change and wants
to remain in the pas t. This is foreshadowed in the scene where Willy is
left alone with the tape recorder and is unable to shut it off. Willy
believes in using his old techniques and style to succeed. N evertheless,
in hi job, it is not what you know, but it is who you know. Willy is not up
to date w ...
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Notes To Myself: Facades
Number of Words: 396 / Number of Pages: 2
... conceal feeling nor put on different faces in different
situations but be himself and be happy being himself at all times.
Interesting stands on happiness are also expressed. Boredom is vaguely
related to happiness by the rationalization that one can be happy simply by
picking lint off of the floor. While his thoughts are genuine, one can almost
comprehend the randomness of human thought. There is a wrinkled cellophane
wrapper on my desk and it reflects my image just as water does. Randomness is
definitely one of this books strong points. (That random sentence beforehand
was a personal example o ...
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Music And Ednas Awakening
Number of Words: 423 / Number of Pages: 2
... from which she suffers. This revelation of previously hidden conflicts gives birth to dramatic emotions within Edna. It is so powerful that Edna wonders if she "shall ever be stirred again as...Reisz’s playing moved" her that night (p.38).
For Edna, the times that Reisz plays are times when she "take[s] an impress of the abiding truth" and realizes her true desires(p.34). When Edna visits her, Reisz first improvises at the instrument and then plays the Impromptu which itself has original and adventurous themes. Through music Edna realizes the importance of being self-actualized ...
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Prejudice In Native Son And Bl
Number of Words: 1913 / Number of Pages: 7
... century and did not live past the age of thirty-two but he still left behind him three books, one of which is The Blacker the Berry. Unlike Wright, Thurman chose several different settings in following the protagonist from home, to school, and then the city. As some African-American authors choose to write about the racial prejudices in the nation Thurman, a writer of the Harlem Renaissance, choose to use Intraracial color prejudice as the theme to write The Blacker the Berry (1929). The protagonist, Emma Lou Morgan, is a very dark girl "born into a semi-white world, totally surrounded by an all-white ...
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