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Medea Is A Tragic Feminist Text
Number of Words: 1216 / Number of Pages: 5
... is that it contains a tragic hero who evokes both the audiences pity and terror and, due to their harmartia is led to their ultimate downfall. Medea is the tragic hero in this play and her tragic flaw is revenge and passion which, while challenging feminine stereotypes of the male dominant Greek society to achieve them, lead to her tragic downfall.
Jason betrays Medea by marring another woman (the princess) this enrages Medea and she starts to question the role and position of women in the patriarchal society. "Are we women not the wretchedness? We scratch and save a dowry to buy a man…Our lives dep ...
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Red Badge Of Courage
Number of Words: 391 / Number of Pages: 2
... Sweet Jesus I'm a
commin' to Isreeil'!
Heh heh... And look it deh lieutenant now. He's a runnin' like the
sky's a fallin'. Damn neer busted his shoulduhr tryin' to run. Them grey
wombats are gonna womp on all dem soldr's behint me so I'ze a better get a
move on. Lucky I ain't back wit dem.
Thar's shells all 'round me, whistling lik' a dixy, each a wontin' tuh
chew me up. Whoa! That missile just exploded rit five feet in front o' me.
Packs quite a kick dar. Better dust off meh breeches and keep on a runnin'.
Whew... All the soldiers are a behind me. Dem wombats are uh gonna have a
tastey ...
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The Old Man And The Sea
Number of Words: 1458 / Number of Pages: 6
... a tidal pool with life called `Cannery Road'. This part of the story has to deal with figures of Christ. It mainly deals with Santiago as being a figure of Christ and other characters as props, that is, characters which carry out the form of biblical themes. On the day before he leaves when he wakes up, Manolin, his helper, comes to his aid with food and drink. Also a point that might be good is that he has had bad luck with his goal for a great period of time and is sure it will work this time. Later, though, when Santiago needs him for the quest he sets out to do, Manolin deserts him, although h ...
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Mark Antony As A Developing Ch
Number of Words: 766 / Number of Pages: 3
... says he was ambitious;
And Brutus is a honourable man.”
By this it shows that Antony is intelligent and has courage for he mocks Brutus and his accusations. And it shows how he can manipulate the crowd by telling of Caesars wonderful accomplishments.
Antony then shows his anger towards the conspirators by getting the mob to release their anger by rioting and going out and killing the conspirators. Antony then starts a war against the conspirators and when this war starts Antony changes from the people’s hero to just a normal greedy leader. His hate for Brutus grows over time a ...
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Familiar Mysteries
Number of Words: 669 / Number of Pages: 3
... analysis on mythology and is structured of four mian
sections.Each section represents a different aspect of the science such as The Symbolic Language of Myth , The Hero , The Complete Home and the Monster at the Door , and Conquering Death . Each section contains subsection that examine different cases or symbols.In The Symbolic Language of Myth , for example , water and milk are refered to as symbols representing sources of life and are separated as two subsections in the subsection Symbolizing the Sources of Life . On the other hand , in The Hero , the author describes the many phases
and ...
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The Catcher In The Rye: Holden's Fall From Innocence
Number of Words: 3457 / Number of Pages: 13
... that Holden and I are a
little more similar than I initially believed.
The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people
throughout J.D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye, but probably none
have as much impact on him as certain members of his immediate family. The
ways Holden acts around or reacts to the various members of his family give
the reader a direct view of Holden's philosophy surrounding each member.
How do Holden's different opinions of his family compare and do his views
constitute enough merit to be deemed truth? Holden makes reference to the
word "phony" forty-fou ...
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The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism
Number of Words: 1126 / Number of Pages: 5
... harass her mother over the scarlet “A” she wore. In time, Hester was subjected to so much ridicule from Pearl and others that she was forced into seclusion.
Pearl represents the sins of both Hester and Dimmesdale. Pearl is said to be the direct consequence of sin (Martin 108). Their sins include lying to the people about the affair that led to Pearl. Hester realizes what Pearl represents when she does not hold Pearl up in front of the “A.” She carries the child around because it is a direct reflection of her sin. Hester is, “wisely judging that one token of her shame would but poorly serve to ...
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Grapes Of Wrath: The Hardships Of The Common Man
Number of Words: 419 / Number of Pages: 2
... and is
forced to account for his family not starving. He does not handle this
move very well, and throughout the book, he is confused, and not as
headstrong as Ma. Tom Joad is a very complicated individual, who is a
tremendous asset and at the same time, a tremendous burden. His parole
cuases his family an unneeded worry, while his ability to get work while
very few people do, also benefited the family. He is the main
protagonasist for his family, with his independent nature, and the main
follower of Jim Casy's philosophy on human nature, with Jim being much
more of a talker, and an idealist to ac ...
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A Review Of The Scarlet Letter
Number of Words: 1213 / Number of Pages: 5
... “A” onto her dress with gold thread, giving the letter an air of elegance. Hester carries Pearl, her daughter, with her. On the scaffold she is asked to reveal the name of Pearl’s father, but she refuses. In the crowd, Hester recognizes her husband from Amsterdam, Roger Chillingworth.
Chillingworth visits Hester after she is returned to the prison. He tells her that he will find out who the man was, and that he will read the truth on the man’s heart. He then forces her to promise never to reveal his own identity to anyone else.
Hester moves into a cottage bordering the woo ...
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I Am . . . ?
Number of Words: 1100 / Number of Pages: 4
... place: Post World War II. Many Japanese-Americans were forced to make a choice at this time: Fight and possibly die for a country that would show them no respect anyway, or choose not to fight and be hated and despised, as well as unrespected. This choice given to the Japanese-American’s was in essence a “catch 22.” Although Ichiro was an American by blood, to him, “it [was] not enough to be American only in the eyes of the law” (Okada 16). In other words, being considered American simply because he was born there was not enough to satisfy Ichiro’s search for his identity. It was merely words ...
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