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Symbolism Of The Scarlet Letter
Number of Words: 624 / Number of Pages: 3
... reveals the “A” on her chest. Most of the town people are
astonished and startled on her beauty still shone. Even though the big red
letter on her chest stood for adultery.
As the novel progressed the meaning as the "A”" made a change for
the better in Hester's life. In chapters before of the novel the letter
"A" on Hester's bosom had negative meaning, but this time Hawthorne turns
the meaning around in the story to mean able. Now that she has given many
hours of time and service to the sick, poor and troubled she began to gain
respect from some of the town's people who once looked down ...
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Wuthering Heights: Friendship Or Passion - The Chemistry Between Heathcliff And Cathy
Number of Words: 716 / Number of Pages: 3
... is devoted to Edgar and his money,
yet was in love with Heathcliff. Nelly explains this situation when Cathy
told the maid Edgar proposed to her. “You love Mr. Edgar, because he is
handsome, and young, and cheerful, and rich, and loves you.”1 (Pg 80)
Catherine later admits her true love for Heathcliff and how Edgar never was
a match for her.
“That will do to explain my secret, as well as the other. I've
no more business to marry Edgar Linton than I have to be in
heaven; and if the wicked man in there had not brought
Heathcliff so low, I shouldn't have thought of it. It would
degrade me to ma ...
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Mark Twain And His Masterpiece: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Number of Words: 2515 / Number of Pages: 10
... A. How he affected his era
B. How the era affected his writings
VI. Conclusion
A. My feelings
B. End notes
C. Bibliography
Samuel Clemens was an American writer and humorist who's best work is shown
by broad social satire, realism of place and language, and memorable characters.
Clemens was born November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. His family moved
to Hannibal, Mississippi when he was four. There he received a public school
education. Samuel Clemens was a difficult child, given to mischief and mis
adventure. ...
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A Farewell To Arms Is A Classi
Number of Words: 1229 / Number of Pages: 5
... be alone just so he can be happy. At the same time, Mr. Henry would probably like to go skiing but would never dream of leaving Catherine alone. Death wins out over love. “’It is very dangerous.’ The nurse went into the room and shut the door. I sat outside in the hall. Everything was gone inside of me. I did not think. I could no think. I knew she was going to die and I prayed that she would not. Don’t let her die. Oh, God, please don’t let her die. I’ll do anything for you if you won’t let her die...” p.330. Hemingway
went on for an entire pa ...
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Lord Of The Flies - Good And Evil: Fight To The Finish
Number of Words: 923 / Number of Pages: 4
... from each other, but they both of out and confront each other. In Heart of Darkness, Marlow knew that the manager didn’t want Kurtz back, but he was brave enough to try bringing Kurtz back. the manger knew Marlow was just like Kurtz. That he will not give up so easy. The manager did everything in his power to stop Marlow. Even if they think their opponent is stronger, they don’t back away from the fear of facing them. In Lord of the Flies, Piggy knows that Jack and his tribe is stronger than him, but still he goes over to the tribe and speaks his mind out about how they were wrong. (156) when ...
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Contrasting The Characters Ral
Number of Words: 994 / Number of Pages: 4
... often you kill one (Golding pg .75)" Jack on the other hand, does not care about making homes, only about hunting. When Jack is the leader, evil takes over and all good is destroyed. Under Jack's power both Simon and Piggy are killed.
Just the two characters decisions clash, so do their personalities. Jack is unkind, caring about no one but himself and how he can benefit. Jack simply wants to hunt and have a good time. He makes fun of Piggy, humiliating him, making him feel small and unworthy. "...You would, would you? Fatty....and Jack smacked Piggy's head. (Golding pg. 78)" Unlike Jac ...
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Scarlet Letter
Number of Words: 488 / Number of Pages: 2
... would turn on you and make your life miserable, there weren’t any true loyalties, and you couldn’t really trust anyone. The took place in Boston, Massachusetts in the late eighteenth century. The United States was still greatly influenced by England and under a strict theocratic government. The author had many messages he wanted to get across in this book. He didn’t agree with theocracy and didn’t like the way members of the clergy were treated as if they could do no wrong and other members of society were all doomed to go to Hell for the slightest mishap. This book broke the mold by showing a m ...
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The Great Gatsby: The American Dream
Number of Words: 1774 / Number of Pages: 7
... is visiting him at his home. He confuses it with her, because as time goes on, Gatsby is in love with the idea of being with Daisy, not actually in love with Daisy. Finally, he is betrayed by it with the help of Daisy's husband, Tom Buchanan, and the death of Myrtle Wilson. Gatsby is called great, which you can call him great by virtue of his ability to commit himself to his aspirations, but at the same time Gatsby himself is a liar, adulterer, a criminal, and someone the narrator, Nick Carraway, has only scorn for. So, as time rolls on in The Great Gatsby , Gatsby and his aspirations for ...
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Indulging In Escapism
Number of Words: 707 / Number of Pages: 3
... she develops a Glass Menagerie as a place were she can feel free from rejection be accepted. She has a favorite glass piece in her menagerie, the unicorn. Laura points out to Jim that the unicorn "doesn't complain" about being different either (Williams 275). Laura sticks to the fear that she is different because of her crippled leg, she magnifies her problem by not allowing her real beauty from within to come out. This is how Laura hides from a world she fears.
Tom faces the sad fact of working every day at the factory and having to return home every day to a family who cannot understand his p ...
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