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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Number of Words: 1052 / Number of Pages: 4
... neighborhood. The Maya character growing up was impressed by the field workers that would constantly pass through her grandmothers grocery store, with the suffering of their ill paid work. Right from the start of the novel Angelou demonstrates a humanistic sympathy for the Southern blacks. When Maya was a young girl growing up, her brother Baily brought her to see a Kay Francis movie where she was relegated to the colored balcony. In her early adolescence Maya had a great concern for equality and self- determination for the black race, which took precedence over forging friendships, receiving lo ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird
Number of Words: 1399 / Number of Pages: 6
... a strict standard on how her students are expected to behave, but when she encounters something different, such as Scout's advanced ability to read, she advises Scout to stop being advanced, whereas a modern-day schoolteacher would capitalize on Scout's ability to read and encourage her to read more. "You won't learn to write until you're in the third grade." (pg. 23) The strict, recipe-style, rubric method of teaching that Miss Caroline uses is once again emphasized here. Miss Caroline once again discourages Scout's advanced abilities and regards Scout's ability with contempt. "The Dewey Decimal Syste ...
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Huck Decides To Reject Civilization
Number of Words: 693 / Number of Pages: 3
... were always safe,
independent, and free out on the raft. It seemed that every time they
would go to shore, something negative involving civilization would arise.
The dark side of human nature and suffering would meet up with the two of
them. They always stumbled upon the under-belly of society.
The symbol of human suffering was the Grangerfords family. When
Huck found himself in front of their farm after the ship wreck, his first
impression was a positive one. He thought that the Grangerfords were a
pleasant, normal family. However the dark secrets that existed within the
family could make skin ...
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A Century Of Dishonor, A Triumph Or Tragedy?
Number of Words: 1017 / Number of Pages: 4
... the plight of the American Indian in 1879 after attending a lecture illuminating the poor living conditions and mistreatment the Ponca tribe was undergoing. Jackson became enamored with this issue, she effectively wielded her writing skills to illuminate the plight of the Ponca’s to the general public through the publication of numerous in-depth letters to the editors of many major eastern newspapers. She furthered her cause by writing personal letters to prominence such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes and became heavily involved in literary sparring matches with the Secret ...
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The Outsiders
Number of Words: 1071 / Number of Pages: 4
... murder, survival and growing up. These are areas that a pubescent
teenager can easily lose themselves in. It forces the reader to realise that in
many cases teenagers have no choice in what lifestyles that are born into in
this case either becoming the rich kid or the kid from the wrong side of the
tracks.
The novel has been incorporated into a Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 movie
adaptation, starring many popular young actors of our time. The use of both text
and movie creates a more vivid understanding and appreciation of the novel for
there are no major variations between the two texts.
I belie ...
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Essay Over The Epic Of Gilgamesh
Number of Words: 729 / Number of Pages: 3
... completely different from his arrogant beginning of this epic. Gilgamesh has gone from arrogant to scared. Second, the death of Humbaba changes Gilgamesh. Humbaba is evil. Many people who live in the city of Uruk fear Gilgamesh. Most would say that Gilgamesh himself is, in fact, evil. He has sex with the virgins, he does what he wants, and he tends to offend the gods. He has lots of problems with Ishtar. By going into the forest and facing Humbaba, Gilgamesh makes a name for himself and changes the views of the people in his city. This is a very arguable point. Yes, the past of Gilgamesh does not cha ...
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The Ironies Of Orwell's 1984
Number of Words: 422 / Number of Pages: 2
... Big Brother. The Big Brother in this novel completely watches
over every move a person makes keeping them controlled with fear.
The next type of irony is Situation irony, which is when a character or a
sequence of events appears to be headed one way, but it ends up as the opposite
of what was thought. One example of this is Winston's general health. From the
beginning of the book, it is shown how horrible his health is and is continually
getting worse and more difficult, but as Winston gets involved with Julia then
he begins a metamorphosis into a more healthy person. Another major example is
the be ...
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The Grapes Of Wrath: Symbolic Characters
Number of Words: 2893 / Number of Pages: 11
... The first goal
that Steinbeck had in mind, was to appeal to the common Midwesterner at that
time. The best way to go about doing this was to focus on one of the two things
that nearly all migrants had in common, which was religion and hardships.
Steinbeck creates a story about the journey of a family and mirrors it to that
of biblical events. The entire family, in themselves, were like the Israelites.
"They too flee from oppression, wander through the wilderness of hardships,
seeking their own Promised Land" (Shockley, 91). Unfortunately, although the
Israelites were successful, the Joads ne ...
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Lives Of Dystopia Can Be Changed
Number of Words: 2147 / Number of Pages: 8
... She wears white wings on her face so that no one can see her and the only way she can see out is by sneaking short peeks at the outside world.
In both of these books, 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale, the main characters know that the controlled lifestyle that they are living is wrong. At the beginning, they think that this is the way they have to live, and accept things the way they are. As we read further into the books, we soon realize that the characters want to make a difference and change their lives. Both take small steps towards this, and it seems like they both start rebelling against authorit ...
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Catcher In The Rye: Comparison Of Holden And Me
Number of Words: 921 / Number of Pages: 4
... getting drunk
as a bastard. I could hardly see straight." (pg. 150) Holden tried all he
could to fit in. He drank, cursed and criticized life in general to make it
seem he was very knowing of these habits. I myself have found me doing this
at times, also. I, at times, feel the need to fit in to a group and do
things similar to what others do in order to gain acceptance by them. I
smoked a cigar once with two friends of mine because they kept going on and
on about how great cigars were, but that was only once. Holden and I both
place people on levels other than our own for amount of knowledge an ...
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