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Frankenstein Biography, Settin
Number of Words: 10353 / Number of Pages: 38
... home along with his wife Harriet. Percy’s wife, Harriet, became suspicious of Mary and Percy, thinking they were having an affair she left Percy. Her suspicious were later confirmed when she got word of the couple eloping to France. Not receiving William Godwin’s blessing, Mary and Percy eloped to France on July 28, 1814. They settled in Paris briefly whilst Mary recovered from extreme fatigue and sea sickness caused by the journey. They then began a trip across France into Switzerland with just one mule for assistance. Despite the hardship of the journey and dwindling money, they both ...
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The Cask Of Amontillado
Number of Words: 1267 / Number of Pages: 5
... conflict will be one of man versus man. It is an external
struggle because Fortunato and Montresor are in a life and death fight. However, the conflict is
largely internal, because Montresor has a fierce hatred that Fortunato is unaware of. The
narrative hook seems to occur when Fortunato follows Montresor into the vault. Even if the
reader was confused by the language of the first paragraph or is puzzled by the motive of the
narrator, he/she is curious to know what will happen next. Knowing that revenge is at hand the
reader wonders what it will be. Why is he taking him underground?
The climax ...
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The Martian Chronicles
Number of Words: 251 / Number of Pages: 1
... mankind as alien invaders on another planet. Mars is perhaps the most common source, in early SF literature, for invasions into Earth - the most famous example being H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. In Bradbury's novel, we see how it can happen the other way around. As in Wells' work, here, too, the Martians are killed by Earth's bacteria -- but rather than a case of victory in a war, this is a sad disaster. The desease wiped out a beautiful, wise, and ancient civilization.
The book depicts humankind as mostly violent in nature. Bradbury holds a mirror in front of the reader's face, and the reflected i ...
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Mixed Emotions In The Story Of An Hour
Number of Words: 940 / Number of Pages: 4
... learned from her mother how married women behave.
She sits in her room, “merely letting impressions of the outer and inner worlds wash over her” (Papke 132), trying to make sense of all the emotions that are suddenly falling on her.
First, she is afraid of this new feeling of freedom, something different that she never experienced before. She is frightened because she was not born to be independent and “it is not of her true womanhood world; it reaches to her from the larger world outside and would possess her” (Papke 133). Finally she accepts it, the wonderful joy of being free. “Her pulses be ...
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Evolution Of Frankenstein
Number of Words: 558 / Number of Pages: 3
... fame, and fortune. The scientist tampers with fate without recognizing that with the creation of life comes responsibilities and unanticipated consequences. Instead of producing a wondrous man, Frankenstein assembles a monster who becomes a hideous terror. The monster destroys the very things that Frankenstein holds dear and tried to preserve.
Correspondingly, the monster, when he is created, is an inexperienced, benign being. At first he is grateful to his creator for being given life. The monster is a gentile, disoriented creature who has no real experience with the outside world. However, as he ma ...
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A Doll House: Insights
Number of Words: 545 / Number of Pages: 2
... in the responsibilities and descision making that goes on in their family. The first step towards this is for both of them to acknowledge that each of them is one half of a partnership, and that their abilities and sensibilities compliment one another, and should not create a shadow, like the one Nora is living under. They both need to treat each other with honesty, fairness and respect. Torvald, on many occasions would degrade Nora by saying things that would hint at her being weak or even comparing her to an animal. "Is that my little lark twittering out there" and "Is that my squirrel rummaging ...
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The Repressive Governments Of Zamiatin's We And Orwell's 1984
Number of Words: 1966 / Number of Pages: 8
... both attempt to address these
questions in their respective books 1984 and We.
These novels depict, ". . . mechanized societies whose citizens are
deprived of freedom through physical and psychological conditioning." (Bloom 17)
The amazing thing about these civilizations is that the majority of the
citizenry, at least publicly, applauds the government's totalitarian actions.
Both Zamiatin's We and Orwell's 1984 have governments that repress thought and
action through the use of physical and physiological force.
One of the most visible ways the government of the United State is able
to control th ...
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Canterbury Tales: Who Is The Narrator?
Number of Words: 1953 / Number of Pages: 8
... recites his work and writes it down, the narrator is also a pilgrim. He says it clearly: "in that seson on a day, In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay Redy to wenden on my pilgrymage" (1). But the fact that he is a pilgrim gives no clue to what he does in real life; beggars and kings alike could be pilgrims.
So we know the narrator not by his vocation, but by his avocations: writer and pilgrim. Why not short-circuit this elaborate search for textual clues as to what the narrator does, and just equate him with Chaucer? After all, the narrator and Chaucer are both literate, so they belong to a relative ...
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Zaabalawi: The Wise And Loving Image Of Zaabalawi
Number of Words: 822 / Number of Pages: 3
... really a saint that could work miracles and remove the worries and troubles.
During this trek for truth the narrator came into contact with several individuals ranging in social status from town commons to the Sheikh of the district, educated men such as lawyers, artists, and musicians, and many local shop tenders. Many of these individuals were in touch with the faith that was beginning to grow in the narrator, understanding the desire and thirst to know this man of miracles. Many also ridiculed Zaabalawi, "openly made fun of him, labelled him a charlatan, and advised me to put myself in the hands ...
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When The Legends Die
Number of Words: 771 / Number of Pages: 3
... rebirth are the main principles of the idea, almost like an everlasting circle. This is where we developed the term cyclical. is full of references to this key term. In fact, the whole book is cyclical. In the beginning, Tom lives in the traditional ways of his people, and is enjoying it. As he matures, he finds himself faced with new challenges and opportunities. In the end though, Tom finds himself coming back around to become a clout Indian to complete himself fully in a circle. Beside these examples of cyclical life in the book, there are many quotes also. When Bessie states "I want a lodge ...
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