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The Prince And The Pauper: Summary
Number of Words: 810 / Number of Pages: 3
... that he says.
At the end of the story when Edward gets his thrown back, he remembers the
poor people in Tom's town and gives money and food to them.
4. Describe briefly two dramatic scenes that would make good material for a
preview, if a movie were made of this book.
The first scene would be when Miles Hendon, Edward's best friend
fights all the people who were attacking Edward when he is the pauper.
Second, is when Miles fights for Edward's thrown back. Then when
Edward fights the people of Miles' kingdom for Miles to get his thrown back.
5. What situation aroused your greatest feeling of su ...
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Holden’s Revelations
Number of Words: 991 / Number of Pages: 4
... comes out when it feels like coming out.” The sun, of course, is a reference to decency through the common association of light and goodness. Thus, Holden’s perception of the world remains, essentially, unchanged.
The belief that does change during the book is that Holden can evade or protect the world. He sees a corrupt environment, and at first, believes that he must either protect or abandon it. On his date with Sally, Holden reveals his feelings about his situation in the world: "Did you ever get fed up? I mean did you ever get scared that everything was going to go lousy unless you did ...
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Abuse Of Power Within A Clockwork Orange
Number of Words: 1314 / Number of Pages: 5
... O my brothers . . . then I jumped"(131).
The music that represents his freedom to choose is now gone. He is left
without any reason to live. When he realizes that he is no longer a man
because of his absence of choice, Alex decides to end his life. The author
illustrates through Alex's violent actions, how they represent his abuse of
power through his freedom of choice. Alex consistently chooses evil as a
means to display his power over the innocent and the good. While beating
and raping a young girl, he states with pride, "So he did the strong-man on
the devotchka, who was still creeching ...
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Brave New Worlds Social Outcas
Number of Words: 718 / Number of Pages: 3
... so small.’ Fanny made a grimace; smallness was so horribly and typically low-caste’” (46). Bernard’s looks pushed him to be an outsider. His physical insufficiencies cause him to be different mentally.
The way that he thinks and acts is different then that of the cultural norm. “’They say he doesn’t like Obstacle Golf.’…’And then he spends most of his time by himself – alone’” (44). The way that Bernard acts is so different then everyone else in the world in which he lives. In Brave New World being alone is a rare occur ...
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The Madness Of King George
Number of Words: 416 / Number of Pages: 2
... Finally William Pitt found a doctor who said he could
cure the King's condition. George was taken away to a private dwelling
where Dr. Willis treated him. Dr. Willis has a rather unorthodox method of
treatment, but they are believed to help King George. While George is gone
the Prince tries to take over the throne. William Pitt has the doctor
write encouraging letters updating the King's condition so that the
Parliament doesn't lose hope. Given a certain amount of time to return to
the throne before his son takes over, Dr. Willis continues aggressively
treating King George. While growing im ...
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Linking Edgar Allan Poe To The
Number of Words: 891 / Number of Pages: 4
... work large in quantity and excellent in quality, much of it belonging in the very highest rank of imaginative prose; but his books had never sold, and the income from his tales and other papers in the magazines when he was not attached to a magazine had never suffice to keep the wolf from the door." (Woodberry 2: 72)
Hard times fell on Poe like raindrops falling onto the ground. The money needed to sustain his day to day needs proved insufficient. He had written many works in ten years and. Although his works were abundant, money wasn't. In Short, Poe had a hard time selling his works and was poo ...
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The Odyssey - Comparing The Ro
Number of Words: 851 / Number of Pages: 4
... Miss Tracy and the C.B.’s daughter are the only female characters. They both portray the stereotype of incipit debutantes who are instantly attracted to the handsome hero. The C.B.’s daughter is an inept character who gets dragged across the desert by her horse “Wildfire”, only to be saved by Rex O’ Herolan. In that particular scene, she attempts to seduce Rex by flirting and engaging in small talk about a blanket. Miss Tracy, the town prostitute, is even more direct than the C.B.’s daughter. She comes in her underwear trying to persuade Rex to sleep with ...
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She’s Worth More Than A Diamond
Number of Words: 1149 / Number of Pages: 5
... was a painfully constant reminder of her mother’s violation of the Seventh Commandment: Thou shalt not commit adultery. Hester herself felt that Pearl was given to her not only as a blessing but a punishment worse than death or ignominy. She is tormented by her daughter’s childish teasing and endless questioning about the scarlet letter and it’s relation to Minister Dimmesdale. After Pearl has created a letter “A” on her own breast out of seaweed, she asks her mother:
But in good earnest, now, mother
dear, what does this scarlet letter
mean? -- and why dost thou wear
it on thy bosom? -- and why d ...
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The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism In The Forest
Number of Words: 865 / Number of Pages: 4
... that the only reason she does not sign is because Pearl is still
in her life. At this time the forest itself is a open door to another
world, a wicked world that would take her away from her present situation,
but that is not the only door that the forest holds.
The forest is an open door to love and freedom for both Hester and
Dimmesdale. It is a place where the letter on their bodies can no longer
have an effect on them if they choose. A world ruled by nature and
governed by natural law as opposed to the artificial strict community with
its man made puritan laws. Its as if the forest represents ...
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Ignorance And Racism In Heart Of Darkness
Number of Words: 1088 / Number of Pages: 4
... know that
back in the eighteen hundreds society didn't understand racism towards
"Blacks". Conrad's critics would have never called Conrad a racist, during
his time, but rather a great story teller who is kind hearted to "Blacks".
Conrad constantly referred to the natives, in his book, as black savages,
niggers, brutes, and "them", displaying what we see as racism toward the
African people. Conrad wrote, "Black figures strolled out listlessly… the
beaten nigger groaned somewhere" (Conrad 28). "They passed me with six
inches, without a glance, with the complete, deathlike indifference of
unhappy sav ...
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