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Intertextuality Of To Kill A Mockingbird And A Blow, A Kiss
Number of Words: 1615 / Number of Pages: 6
... and the eventual evolution of their rural surroundings. In the novel "To kill a mockingbird" Harper Lee has adopted a style most novels are written in. The story opens with Scout reflecting on events of the past, referring to developments in the story which are yet to occur. "To kill a mocking bird" Is divided into two sections, The first is almost entirely devoted to the development of characters. Scout describes in vivid detail every thought, look or sign of attitude that another character may be associated with. These vivid descriptions set Harper Lee’s novel apart from the short story. Whilst " ...
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The Call Of The Wild: Determinism And Darwinism
Number of Words: 1153 / Number of Pages: 5
... give brief meanings to the words determinism and Darwinism. Then, how Jack London uses determinism and Darwinism in the novel. Finally, a little background information on Jack London and some of the works he wrote that are similar to The Call of the Wild. Determinism, by definition, is the doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives. Which means our future is predetermined and there’s no way to change it. In this novel, determinism is used because it was inevitable that Buck would eventually return to the wilderness which from whence he came and beco ...
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A Doll's House & The House Of Spirits: The Role Of Women Has Changed Dramatically Within The Last Century
Number of Words: 1545 / Number of Pages: 6
... in women was not a welcomed event. Ibsen uses this controversy to bring about a type of revolution, or at least a suggestion for it, in a biased time. He uses his characters to show the actions of women are affected by society. The idea of self-discovery does not only include Nora, but Christine in Ibsen's play. Christine also plays an important role in conforming to society's beliefs. She accommodates all the ideas and pressures of society with ideas such as marriage, careers, and children. To the people of this era, marriage was a must for survival, careers for women were rare and children were ...
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Machismo In One Hundred Years
Number of Words: 1131 / Number of Pages: 5
... is omnipresent throughout "One Hundred Years of Solitude". Machismo is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as: "exaggeratedly assertive manliness; a show of masculinity." Colonel Aureliano Buendia best exemplifies this definition. Marquez uses the Colonel's amoral, irrational actions and behaviour to reveal the terrible consequences of machismo.
Aureliano inquires about sexual activity at a very young age. He begins to gradually comprehend what his older brother is experiencing wiht Pilar Ternera. Of course it is only human nature for young Aureliano to let curiosity overcome him and to ask questio ...
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Number of Words: 600 / Number of Pages: 3
... to watch, he agrees but doesn’t stop to wait for her. This scene demonstrates how Stella follows Stanley along, and serves him according to what he wishes to do and when he wants to do it.
In scene three Stanley is having his poker party (pg. 57). At this point he is very drunk. Blanche distracting Stanley by listening to the radio instigates him to grab it off the table and toss it out the window. Stella in a state of panic tells everyone to go home which angers Stanley so he chases after her and hits her. This type of behavior is not normal of any human being involved in any relationship. Stanl ...
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Brave New World 4
Number of Words: 2267 / Number of Pages: 9
... In the Brave New World everyone is young and pretty their whole lives thanks to chemicals and conditioning. It’s the complete opposite in the savage reservation. As seen by the old man, it’s shown that people in the Reservation age normally, loose their teeth, and get wrinkles. The reservation represents more of an old, more class time period whereas the Utopia is perhaps not to distant future gone wrong. In both societies, both of them still are imperfect but in completely different ways.
2.) When Linda was on the reservation she didn’t seem to cope with it very well. She got f ...
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Frankenstein 3
Number of Words: 1928 / Number of Pages: 8
... disastrously, without a female role model (Bloom 15). Her great loss can be seen played out in Frankenstein through the virtual absence of strong women. In the novel Victor Frankenstein's mother dies while he is at the University in Ingolstadt. His stepsister and fiancée, Elizabeth, is orphaned due to the death of her mother in childbirth. Justine, the
nursemaid of Victor's brother, William Frankenstein, is wrongfully executed. Elizabeth herself is taken from the world just before her own marriage.
The monster is motherless as well. Victor in male pride takes the role of the mother and the ...
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Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie's Great Identity Search
Number of Words: 985 / Number of Pages: 4
... skin, and she said,
"before Ah seen de picture Ah thought Ah wuz just like de rest." From this
point, Janie fell into somewhat of a downward spiral, setting her off of the
path toward finding her own identity in society. Finally when she was older
Nanny saw her doing somethings under the pear tree that she thought were
unacceptable. Nanny quickly arranged a marriage between Janie and a well-off
local man, Logan Killicks. In this marriage Janie resisted. She felt as if she
was losing her freedom was well as her identity, she wasn't Janie anymore she
was now Mrs. Logan Killicks, and she was some ...
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Summary Of The Scarlet Pimpernel
Number of Words: 1417 / Number of Pages: 6
... been involved in sending a noble family to the guillotine.
Feeling shocked and disappointed towards his wife, Sir Percy's adoration of
her was not shown anymore. However he continued on with his life of which
a part was left untold to his wife whom he could not trust. He never let
her know of the secretive life he led as the celebrated Scarlet Pimpernel.
Later on, Lady Blakeney was blackmailed into making a deal with a
French spy named Chauvelin. He had promised the return of her beloved
brother, Armand, from death in France if she promised to help in leading
him to the elusive man know ...
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Gulliver's Travels
Number of Words: 1303 / Number of Pages: 5
... and unrelenting need for power of the
human race, but also opened his eyes to the untrusting and ungrateful nature of
those aforementioned. When he first arrived in their land, the Lilliputians
opted to tie him up, giving him no freedom, which he luckily did not object to.
Then, once they had developed a somewhat symbiotic realationship with him,
Gulliver was basically forced to abide to their whims and fancies, and
ultimately to be their tool in war. At any time, Gulliver could have escaped
their grasp, but instead, he opted to stay and observe and oblige to their
customs. He was a very agreeable ...
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