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Ellison's "Battle Royal"
Number of Words: 1067 / Number of Pages: 4
... were really affecting the boys. Their bodies
became somewhat immune to the blows after awhile.
My battle royal was a little bit different from the boys in the story.
I did not really suffer from outside torment. The battle I faced was mostly
inside myself. People didn't have to say anything and I would be judging myself
and putting myself down. Like the boys in the boxing ring fighting one another,
I would have to fight with my own feelings to overcome things. Each time I made
a decision I had to be critical about what was good and bad for myself. Even if
I didn't do anything wrong I blamed mys ...
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The Celestine Prophecy
Number of Words: 436 / Number of Pages: 2
... have little or no distinction between them, and it was a bit
confusing because he keeps encountering the same people in different situations.
Another thig is Redfield repeats himself and the insights, and I'm assuming
he does it on purpose but it gets monotonous. Moyle calls it "considerate," but
I think it's just plain repetative. The only way I got complete understanding
was to make notes and think about it a LONG TIME.
"This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown aside
with great force," says Dorothy Parker. I don't feel that strongly about The
Celestine Proph ...
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The Scarlett Letter
Number of Words: 663 / Number of Pages: 3
... punishment handed down from God was a constant mental and physical reminder to Hester of what she had done wrong, and she could not escape it 'Thou art not my child! Thou art no Pearl on mine!' (pg.99) At times Hester would get frustrated. In this aspect, Pearl symbolized God's way of punishing Hester for adultery.
The way Hester's life was ruined for so long was the ultimate
price that Hester paid for Pearl. With Pearl, Hester's life was one
almost never filled with joy, but instead a constant nagging. Pearl
would harass her mother over the scarlet "A" which she wore 'Mother dear, w ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird
Number of Words: 1058 / Number of Pages: 4
... one who saved their lives. On the contrary to Scout’s primary belief, Boo never harms anyone. Scout also realizes that she wrongfully treated Boo when she thinks about the gifts in the tree. She never gave anything back to Boo, except love at the end. When Scout escorts Arthur home and stands on his front porch, she sees the same street she saw, just from an entirely different perspective. Scout learns what a Mockingbird is, and who represents one.
Arthur Radley not only plays an important role in developing Scout and Jem, but helps in developing the novel. Boo can be divided into thre ...
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The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism In The Forest
Number of Words: 865 / Number of Pages: 4
... 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 a ...
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Macbeth And Fear
Number of Words: 685 / Number of Pages: 3
... made Macbeth very angry, he risked everything to become King and after him none of his family will follow.
As well Lady Macbeth is being comsumed by fear and guilt, she is slowing losing her sanity. This is a result of her not being able to handle what she has done to Duncan. As shown in this quote "Fie, my lord, fie! a soldier and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account? [Act V, S I, L 32-35] Here Lady Macbeth is trying to wash out what she sees as being blood on her hands. As well she mentions hell an obvious fear of going there for what she has done. At the ...
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The Beast In The Jungle: The Beast Of James
Number of Words: 2435 / Number of Pages: 9
... done this? Wouldn't it
be more effective to speak plainly of Marcher's and Bartram's relationship?
The author could tell us exactly why John Marcher does not marry May
Bartram. The narrator tells us that Marcher's situation "was not a
condition he could invite a woman to share" and "that a man of feeling
didn't cause himself to be accompanied by a lady on a tiger hunt" (p. 417).
This is nonsense. Marcher won't marry May because he doesn't want to
inconvenience her with his condition or endanger her life on a tiger hunt?
First of all, he inconveniences her right up to the day of her death with
his cond ...
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Holdens Shithole
Number of Words: 1069 / Number of Pages: 4
... merriment."3 Holden is surrounded by what he views as drunks, perverts, morons and screwballs. These convictions which Holden holds waver very momentarily during only one particular scene in the book. The scene is that with Mr. Antolini. After Mr. Antolini patted Holden on the head while he was sleeping, Holden jumped up and ran out thinking that Mr. Antolini was a pervert as well. This is the only time during the novel where Holden thinks twice about considering someone as a pervert. After reviewing Mr. Antolini, Holden finally concludes that maybe he wasn't making a "flitty" pass at him. Maybe he ...
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Analysis Of Maltese Falcon
Number of Words: 1130 / Number of Pages: 5
... Mike from ‘The House of Games.’ Why I think Mike and Spade are similar? For one thing Brigid O’Shaughnessy gave Spade a talk/speech about him using her pretty much the same thing Ford asked Mike in the airport. Brigid’s comment (p. 211-212) “You’ve been playing with me? Only pretending you cared-to trap me like this? You didn’t-care at all? You didn’t-don’t-I-love-me?” Ford’s “You used me...” speech is strikingly similar to Brigid’s including the reaction from Mike/Spade. The two men both refused to show sympathy ...
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The Birthmark, The Minister’s Black Veil, And Young Goodman Brown: Symbolism
Number of Words: 353 / Number of Pages: 2
... is a symbol for perfection. Being the shape of a hand suggests to the townspeople that it is handprint from an angel, which may also mean that it is a symbol for good. The townspeople look at the birthmark as a blessing, but Aylmer sees it as an imperfection and seeks to rid of it in the same way the Puritans sought to perfect themselves. She dies as a result of his obsession and her death symbolizes that purification cannot be achieved.
Hawthorne’s writings go much deeper than meets the eye. There is a lot of symbolism, mostly having something to do with good and evil which was a big part of P ...
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