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Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
Number of Words: 816 / Number of Pages: 3
... servants.
One day Mr. Utterson and the servant break down the door of the study to
find out if it really is Dr. Jekyll in that room. To their surprise it is Mr.
Hyde with a bottle of poison. He had committed suicide before they had a chance
to break down the door to the study.
The book ends when Mr. Utterson reads a letter which says "only to be
read when Dr. Jekyll is deceased" When he opened it, it had a precise
explanation of who Mr. Hyde really was and how everything happened.
R L Stevenson's novel is amazing. The reason being is the explanations
he uses like "the dreadful face of Hyde put sh ...
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Essay On Jim In The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Number of Words: 376 / Number of Pages: 2
... arrived to his
uncle's farm Huck was already there and he stopped Tom before the Phelpses
saw him. Tom hid until that night when they planned to break Jim out. But
being the one for excitement that Tom was he derived a plan that would for
sure get them caught. He left a note on the Phelps's porch that something
was going to happen. As Huck and Tom freed Jim Mr. Phelps fired a shot and
it hit Tom but Huck and Jim didn't realize it until they got to the boat
and floated to the island. On the island, they decided to leave to leave
Tom while Huck went to get a doctor and Jim got away. But when the ...
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The Pardoner's Tale: Irony
Number of Words: 310 / Number of Pages: 2
... The Pardoner begins his story by condemning the common sins of society
such as drinking and gluttony. The irony of his criticism lies in the fact
that he has been drinking himself, and that he is an admitted glutton. There
are also many ironic elements of the stor itself. The rioters in his story,
vow to set out and slay Death. In doing so, they promise to fight and die for
each other. There are two ironies in their mission. First, Death is hardly a
being that can be killed. Second, the three drunken fighters pledge to die for
each other, but in reality they kill each other. ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Summary
Number of Words: 1167 / Number of Pages: 5
... is Bob's daughter who supposedly got raped by Tom Robinson.
Judge Taylor is the Judge of Maycomb County. Heck Tate is the county law
official.
I think the protagonist in the story is Atticus Finch because he has the
main part and he has the biggest decision to make. The decision being whether to
defend or not to defend Tom Robinson.
To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Maycomb County, an imaginary district in
Southern Alabama. The time is the early 1930s, the years of the Great Depression
when poverty and unemployment were widespread in the United States.
The story begins during the summer when ...
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Catch-22 Book Review
Number of Words: 2221 / Number of Pages: 9
... and ended up flying over sixty missions. In those respects, he is a lot like Yossarian, the main character of the book.
Heller was written several books and a few plays. His literary works include Something Happened, God Knows, Good as Gold, Picture This, No Laughing Matter, ( with Speed Vogel ) and We Bombed in New Haven ( a play ). Catch-22 was his first and is widely considered to be his best work. Heller does not recreate; he does not enjoy sports. He claims to do his best thinking coming into and going out of naps, so those are his main sources of relaxation. Heller says that he has achieved eve ...
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Ethan Frome And Their Eyes Wer
Number of Words: 740 / Number of Pages: 3
... In Ethan Frome, Zeena seems to be the one that is always oppressing Ethan. Zeena never lets Ethan do what he wants, when he wants. In the book Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie is basically oppressed by society and the laws of society. She is oppressed mainly because she is black, but also because she is a woman. In each of her three marriages, Janie is oppressed by her husbands. All of them expect her to do things the way they want them done, and she does not seem to respect this. Janie also is not allowed to strive for her dreams or desires because she is black. In this situation, it seems ...
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The Perfect Storm
Number of Words: 568 / Number of Pages: 3
... sympathize with Christina Cotter and fear for Bobby Shatford. The thoughts and emotions of every character are stunningly real.
The book does not neglect to include the women who fish. Linda Greenlaw is the captain of the Hannah Boden. The boat brings in the most fish on the coast. There is also Karen Stimpson, known to be one of the most experience sailors around. Sue Bylander is also a sailor and works with Stimpson as a graphic designer in-between fishing seasons. None of the three women are depicted as weak or hysterical during the storm. On the contrary, it is Ray Leonard, the captain on th ...
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THE BOGART
Number of Words: 820 / Number of Pages: 3
... it would be to expensive to keep. Emily and Jessup kept two pieces of furniture to bring home. What they didn’t realize was that a Boggart was sleeping in the desk they took home. When the Boggart got up he realized he was no longer home in Scotland in his castle.
As the Boggart got comfortable he began his practical jokes in Toronto. He would take Mr. Volinks razor and hide it. The Boggart would hide the razor in such a place that Mrs. Volink would find it; making Mr. Volink believe that his wife had taken it. Jessup and Emily didn’t realize a Boggart was in the house until the Boggart ate Jessup’s ...
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Spelling And Differently - Ana
Number of Words: 1451 / Number of Pages: 6
... between the two.
The title is derived from a patient Rose met at the nursing home whose only communication was spelling words. After meeting this patient, Rose dreamed that Flo was in a cage and spelling words like the old patient she met in the nursing home. Rose tells Flo about her visit to the nursing home and is obviously trying to influence Flo into going to the home. Flo is suffering from some sort of dementia, perhaps Alzheimer's. In this story the author doesn't tell the characters ages, Rose's occupation, and other information necessary to develop a clear picture. Instead, Munro makes the ...
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