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Characterization In Clancy's Red Storm Rising
Number of Words: 479 / Number of Pages: 2
... the reader sees the
thought process of Lt. Edwards, a man stranded with 4 marines in an enemy
occupied Iceland, as he kills three Russians in order to save a girl from
rape. If his actions weren't enough, the reader sees in italics the
sanctity and respect that he holds for women and his fellow human beings.
Showing the thoughts of the characters brings the reader even closer to the
story and the men in involved with it.
Clancy's other wonderful method of characterization is to quickly
jump from character to character. He might spend a half of a page, or three
to four pages on one character, but he ...
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The Awakening: Edna And True Love
Number of Words: 536 / Number of Pages: 2
... that she found contrasting to her current life. This man was Alcee Arobin. His role in her life was not true love either. He merely introduced the taste of tangible love to a searching body. This love was not the kind that Edna was longing for either. Arobin's role was to introduce her to the importance of sex. This was something that was foreign between her and her husband. She felt more like an individual when she was enjoying the act of love making, rather than acting on account of someone else's pleasure. This affair was important to her becoming an individual. The entire pre-Robert time was in p ...
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Yugoslavia-a Land Torn Apart
Number of Words: 1575 / Number of Pages: 6
... Black Sea, that controlled much of the trade between the Mediterranean and Central Europe since ancient times. Most of the populations have lived separated from each other geographically and culturally, developing very strong national and tribal allegiances. This region is a frontier between Eastern and Western European civilizations and has also been influnced by Islam during the Turkish invasion.
The roots of the conflict in the Balkans go back hundreds of years. Farther than recent events in the region indicate. Dating back to Roman times, this area was part of the Roman Empire. It was here that t ...
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The Grapes Of Wrath: No One Man, But One Common Soul
Number of Words: 2337 / Number of Pages: 9
... rather the process
of life itself (Wilson 785). Steinbeck has been compared to a twentieth
century Charles Dickens of California; a social critic with more sentiment
than science or system. His writing is warm, human, inconsistent,
occasionally angry, but more often delighted with the joys associated with
human life on its lowest levels (Holman 20). This biological image of man
creates techniques and aspects of form capable of conveying this image of
man with esthetic power and conviction; the power to overcome adversity
through collectiveness, or in this case, as one combined soul(Curley 224). ...
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Beowulf
Number of Words: 352 / Number of Pages: 2
... damage upon her with it. Then, discovered a magic sword, which no ordinary man could lift. struck her in the neck and destroyed her. took Grendel’s head as a form of final revenge. He proudly displayed the trophy to both the Geats and the Danes. Again the good had been victorious over the evil, had won. The popular hero, , became king of Geatland after returning home. A dragon now begins to threaten the land of the Geats. again commits to a battle, this time being much older. is unable to conquer the monster, failing his own people, died. At that point, fate was against , being older and wea ...
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The Horse And His Boy By C.S Lewis
Number of Words: 1379 / Number of Pages: 6
... is a good-natured, sensible horse. Another slave taken from Narnia. She and Aravia become friends in time.
Other chractors who are seen in the book are:
Peter Pevensie- King Peter the magnificent, the High King.
Susan Pevensie- Queen Susan the Gentle.
Edmund Pevensie-King Edmund the Just.
Lucy Pevensie- Queen Lucy the Valiant.
The four Pevensies, brothers and sisters, visted Narnia at the time of the winter rule of The White Witch. They remained in Narnia for many years and established the Golden age of Narnia. Peter is the oldest, followed by Susan, then Edmund and Lucy .
Shasta lived with his ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Prejudice
Number of Words: 618 / Number of Pages: 3
... story of a child's growth and
maturation. Almost every incident in the novel contributes something to
Scout's perception of the world. Through her experiences she grows more
tolerant of others, learning how to " climb into another person's skin and
walk around in it." On her first day of school she finds that there are
both social and poor classes in society, some are respectable and others
not. She also learns that her father is an extra-ordinary man, fighting
for a Negro's rights in court. At the trial of Tom Robinson Scout learns
about equality and inequality, about justice and injustice and fi ...
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Bless Me, Ultima
Number of Words: 780 / Number of Pages: 3
... pace was a regretful process, that even Andrew advised Tony to not grow too fast but that would not happen as we know.
Another example of loss of innocence in the book would be Tony’s friends. The gang seems to be fairly innocent enough but they go through the lesser part of losing their innocence in this story. They have minor things such as hearing about the mischief around town and some of the horrible things that happen. Also the way they talk and act show how their childhood innocence is floating away while they don’t even know it. Then, there is the big example in one of Tony̵ ...
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The Joy Luck Club
Number of Words: 2648 / Number of Pages: 10
... of a swan, yet she is not scared. She has dreams for her daughter, and this dream is the driving force of her actions. She is moved to realize this dream, that she is not even aware of the potential bad outcomes. There is no talk about hoping to have a daughter it says I will have a daughter just like me, and she will always be to full to swallow any sorrow. There is no single thought of failure in her mind. Her dreams have instilled in her blind faith, and inherent optimism. She will go as far as that she lets these qualities take her. The swan feather is a symbol of Chinese culture, in that it was ...
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Animal Farm: Boxer Is A Leader's Ideal Disciple
Number of Words: 582 / Number of Pages: 3
... He sticks to this until he is told that
Napoleon said that the story about Snowball was true. He then resorted
back the motto that "Napoleon is always right." He may have been able to
stick to his belief about Snowball had it not been for his naive nature.
The pigs took a great advantage of this. Boxer was also faithful to his
work. He was always trying to do more. Boxer was a very faithful
character who is a great example of a good follower.
Another quality of Boxer that made him a very good apostle was his
willingness to work harder. This was illustrated his other motto, "I will
work harder ...
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