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Billy Bathegate By E.L. Doctor
Number of Words: 2036 / Number of Pages: 8
... course his most recent work Billy Bathgate. Billy Bathgate is Doctorow’s most famous piece of literature. In fact, the book grasped so much attention that it was later made into a movie with an all star cast including Bruce Willis, Dustin Hoffman and Nicole Kidman. Although the film left out a lot of detail, as so many movies based on novels tend to do, it was interesting to see the elaborate detail given to the clothing, attitude, and backdrop that so accurately reflect the inner city Bronx in the 1930’s. Doctorow’s explicit, graphic detail show his almost fascination with crime and murder. He almost ...
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1984: Summary And Reactions
Number of Words: 3005 / Number of Pages: 11
... is revolted. He returns home and writes a couple
more minutes before going back to work. He remenbers a dream where O'Brien tole
him he would meet him in a place wher there is no darkness. He washes his hands
and hides the diary
Reaction
Major ideas, conflicts and themes are introduced. We are shown how the earth
has changed, into 3 main contenients. we are also introduced to the main
character and how he fits into the new world. Also we are shown how the
computer age has taken over peoples minds. The language is easy to understand,
it has not really changed much over time. Seems like not ...
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Edgar Allan Poe And The Raven
Number of Words: 2113 / Number of Pages: 8
... repetitious, meaningless answers
torture him to the point of insanity (see Appendix R) (Decoder, Internet).
The feeling of lost love portrayed in the poem might have reflected the
death of Poe’s wife, Virginia, in 1847 (Qrisse, Internet). As it is read, a
definite rhyme scheme is present: internal rhyme in the first and third line,
and end rhymes in lines two, four, and five. All eighteen stanzas of the poem
are arranged like this, but Poe never makes it seems unexciting or
repetitious. Probably the most noticeable and most brilliant aspect of “The
Raven” is it’s sa ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird
Number of Words: 1066 / Number of Pages: 4
... 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 three
stages. Primitively, Boo is Scout’s wors ...
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Essay On Eustacia Vie Return O
Number of Words: 1195 / Number of Pages: 5
... onto the stage of Egdon heath and Hardy uses classical allusions of Greek tragedy to force the audience to reflect upon the implications of her suffering. The heroine is labelled a witch by some of the heath dwellers on account of her power over men. Her dark form and figure and allusions to darkness in general support the superstitious accusations. Furthermore, her total selfishness could, at some points be defined as almost fiendish. Eustacia's character is intriguing because it is one which Confuses the audience; as much as they long to despise her, they are ultimately forced to pity her.
Eustac ...
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Moral Development In The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn And The Great Gatsby
Number of Words: 1768 / Number of Pages: 7
... to end up as a hero.
The narrators of The Great Gatsby and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
develop morally as the relate the story that reflects each one's position
in society.
The Great Gatsby, by Fitzgerald, is narrated by Nick Caraway. Nick
is a sophisticated observer of character, who starts out as an amoral
person. His character is a very peculiar one, because he is somewhat
neutral though this whole story, especially without condemning others of
what they don't have. "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just
remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages
you' ...
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Hobbit
Number of Words: 577 / Number of Pages: 3
... Gollum, who lives in the dank, dark caves below the Misty Mountains. Gollum is clammy and slimy and he refers to his ring as my precious. Bilbo even manages to discover Smaug's weak spot, the bare area under his ear, which allows the dragon to be killed and the treasure divided. However, the dwarves cannot enjoy the gold alone, since it lures humans and elves, some of whom have a just claim to a portion of it. Thorin's unwillingness to share the treasure almost leads to war between the dwarves and the elves and humans, but instead war is forced upon all of them by the goblins and wargs (wild wolves ...
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A Review Of Dumas' "The Count Of Monte-Cristo"
Number of Words: 413 / Number of Pages: 2
... Pharaon . Upon arrival, Dantes
immediately attends to his father's needs instead of visiting his fiancée,
thus demonstrating unselfish love for his father. Edmond possessed ambition
balanced by a healthy respect for other human beings. Unfortunately, he was
not without envious enemies. Several of his trusted companions secretly
conspired to have Edmond thrown into prison. Within the dungeon of Chateau
D'If, Edmond learned the truth of his imprisonment. He became engrossed in
the need to harm those who wrought his troubles. Edmond Dantes original
persona became tainted by a thirst for revenge.
Dan ...
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The Ironies Of 1984
Number of Words: 421 / Number of Pages: 2
... Big Brother. The Big Brother in this novel completely watches over every move a person makes keeping them controlled with fear.
The next type of irony is Situation irony, which is when a character or a sequence of events appears to be headed one way, but it ends up as the opposite of what was thought. One example of this is Winston's general health. From the beginning of the book, it is shown how horrible his health is and is continually getting worse and more difficult, but as Winston gets involved with Julia then he begins a metamorphosis into a more healthy person. Another major example is the bet ...
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Of Mice And Men 3
Number of Words: 932 / Number of Pages: 4
... their own individual faults hinder their dream from ever coming true. George's fatal flaw is that he puts to much trust in Lennie. Lennie is mentally handicapped, and
everyone refers to him as "a cuckoo". George becomes too reliant in Lennie, and Lennieends up breaking Curley's wife's neck, and killing her. With the death of Curley's wife, George and Lennie's dream also die. George replies to Candy when he asks if they can still "get that little place", "--I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knowed we'd never do her." When Lennie commits his act of nonintentional murder, Georg ...
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