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Judgement
Number of Words: 638 / Number of Pages: 3
... kind of conclusions without ever even meeting the person(s).
Later in the book the Finch children find presents hidden in a tree next
to the Radley place. They can't figure out who would set these nice gifts out
for them. Later they find out that is Boo Radley. He is just trying to be nice
and other people won't accept his original approach on life. At one point in
the book the children decide to go up onto the porch to try and get a peak
inside the window. Then they see Mr. Radley inside with a shotgun and they ran
away. Jem got her pants ripped off on a fence and returned later to retri ...
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Wright's The Man Who Loved Underground: Summary
Number of Words: 337 / Number of Pages: 2
... the sights and sounds of the upper world. . . the rite
of separation is complete; the opposition between "aboveground" and
"underground" is firmly established" (Bloom 147). Though at times in his
journey, Daniels does go aboveground, he never again crosses that border
until the very end of the story when he goes up for the final time. Here,
Fred Daniels has not only escaped from the police for the time being but he
has also escaped from his racial definition by escaping the system.
However, though he is no longer a black man in a society ruled by whites,
he is still on the sidelines because ...
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The Killer Angels
Number of Words: 579 / Number of Pages: 3
... the book takes place in Pennsylvania, where the Battle of Gettys-burg is fought. The author provides many detailed maps of both army's positions.
Throughout the book, the reader is shown the pain, difficulty, anguish, and other dilemmas the armies face leading up to the final confrontation. In the beginning of the book we learn about the North from a spy for the South. His job was to scout the North's position as well count the number of troops. He reports to General Robert E. Lee and recalls what he saw. The spy's information proved useful to the Confederates' at the beginning of the Battle of G ...
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Old Man And The Sea: Themes Of Santiago Against Nature, Figures Of Christ And Relationships Between Characters
Number of Words: 1475 / Number of Pages: 6
... of life in it. It is dark and treacherous though,
and every day there is a challenge. A similar story tells about a tidal
pool with life called `Cannery Road'.
This part of the story has to deal with figures of Christ. It
mainly deals with Santiago as being a figure of Christ and other
characters as props, that is, characters which carry out the form of
biblical themes. On the day before he leaves when he wakes up, Manolin,
his helper, comes to his aid with food and drink. Also a point that might
be good is that he has had bad luck with his goal for a great period of
time and is sure it will w ...
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The Catcher In The Rye: A Bridge From Innocence To Adulthood
Number of Words: 2225 / Number of Pages: 9
... permission from
his parents or the school. This act in itself sets the stage for his trial
and error attitude about adulthood in the sense he failed out of school,
which was a childish act. He tries to rectify his failing out of school by
leaving, which he views as an adult act. Holden's leaving school
represents his need for independence and he achieves this by leaving.
Another of Holden's failed attempts at adulthood is when he goes
down to he hotels club where he orders an alcoholic drink, but he is
refused because the waiter will not serve him because he is underage.
Holden tries to give th ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird First Person Letter From Boo Radly
Number of Words: 314 / Number of Pages: 2
... hand and it isn't the truth. I wish people wouldn't
be afraid and give me a chance. I want friends just like everybody else
and freedom but that was taken away from me. I am older now and the damage
has already been done the rumours, stories, etc.. I just wanted to write
this to anyone so they understand that I am good and not bad. Well I will
be going now. See ya.
Sincerely: Arthur (Boo) Radley ...
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Inman
Number of Words: 596 / Number of Pages: 3
... troubles and redeem him from the
past four years in the war. He was trying not to listen to the voices in
his head, but he couldn't avoid them. They told him that it was possible
to be lost in bitterness and anger that you are no longer able to find your
way out. Inman finally got up from his slumber and continued on his
journey. Inman would never have been able to follow the track if it
weren't for the tracing in the old snow. He came across a black pool of
water. There was a lone drake in the center of it. Inman thought the
drake's world constricting and that the drake would float there until t ...
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A Lesson Before Dying
Number of Words: 962 / Number of Pages: 4
... hog. As far as the story tells, he never showed any sort of emotion before the shooting or after up until that point. A hog can't show emotions, but a man can. There is the epiphany of the story, where Mr. Wiggins realizes that the purpose of life is to help make the world a better place, and at that time he no longer minds visiting Jefferson and begins becoming his friend. Mr. Wiggins' relationship with his Aunt declined in this story, although it was never very strong. His Aunt treated him like he should be a hog and always obey, yet she wanted him to make a hog into a man. His Aunt was not a very ni ...
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The Most Dangerous Game: Foil Character To Contrast The Protagonist
Number of Words: 438 / Number of Pages: 2
... up of two classes--the hunters and the huntees.
Luckily, you and I are hunters."
Rainsford never considered what it was like to be the prey rather than the predator, that is until he met General Zaroff. General Zaroff was much like Rainsford, only he had found the ultimate game to hunt- human beings. By making Rainsford the huntee, Zaroff showed Rainsford what it felt like to be the prey. Instead of being the one to set traps and track the prey, Rainsford learned what it felt like to fear for his life, as did the beasts that he himself hunted. Previous to the hunt, he h ...
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