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The Great Gatsby: Symbolism In Colors
Number of Words: 782 / Number of Pages: 3
... on the autumn-leaf
yellow of her hair." He is talking about Tom and Jordan Baker, and he is
suggesting that tom might be heading for moral decay. In the book there are
several things that Tom does that might prove this. First of all Tom is having
an affair with Myrtle Wilson. A second thing is that he does not like Gatsby,
and several times he tries to prove that he is not who he says he is. Tom even
hires a detective to prove this. Gatsby had a Rolls Royce that was yellow "His
station wagon scampered like a yellow brisk-bug . . ." (Page 39). Gatsby's car
was referred to many times in the b ...
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Jane Eyre: Changing Seasons And Weather
Number of Words: 937 / Number of Pages: 4
... is soon rescued by the Rivers of Moor house, in the town of Morton. After recovering from exhaustion in the care of Mary, Diana, and St. John the summer seems to brighten. She forges new friendships with the Rivers girls and the servants. Together they explore the wild pastures and purple moors, which coinsedently are at the peak of their beauty, colorful with fresh bracken and summer flowers.
A month passes and Jane is living in her cottage and begins working as a school- teacher through the generosity of St. John Rivers. By the time Jane becomes familiar with her students and their families Jane r ...
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Dimmsdale's Redemption
Number of Words: 486 / Number of Pages: 2
... sin, and as Hester's punishment. What is overlooked is that Pearl offers salvation to Dimmsdale for the first time.
Dimmsdale's second chance for salvation comes from Pearl at the second scaffold scene. While Dimmsdale walks with Pearl, she asks him, "Will you stand with mother and me to-morrow noon-tide?" That sterling moment is disrupted by Dimmsdale's refusal to join Hester and Pearl upon the scaffold. A few minutes later, Pearl berates him. Her omniscient attitude becomes more present, and one can only wonder how a little girl knows so much. It also becomes more apparent that she holds ...
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Metamophasis
Number of Words: 929 / Number of Pages: 4
... what Kafka wanted was a literary degree.
Franz Kafka made his character, Gregor, transform into an insect in the story. Nobody wants to associate themselves with an insect, which is a lowly creature, a pest, or nuisance. This symbolizes Kafka’s depression and his poor self image. Since his family treats the insect like an outcast, that must be how Franz felt about the treatment that his own family gave him. It showed the control that his father put on him. He was not allowed to leave his room. Gregor’s parents were so afraid to take him out of the house, because he was the family s ...
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Alice In Wonderland
Number of Words: 547 / Number of Pages: 2
... her, but she finds that she is more mature than the creatures in
Wonderland.
Alice is very well mannered in Victorian ways to the creatures of
Wonderland. Alice shows her good manners when she enters the white rabbits
house and the rabbit tells Alice to go fetch his gloves and fan, "I'd
better take his fan and gloves- that is if I can find them", since Alice is
a guest, uninvited, she follows the owners orders. When Alice runs into
caterpillar she calls him "Sir", here is an excerpt from the book , " I
can't explain myself myself, I'm afraid, Sir", this shows that she respects
the creatures of ...
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Tale Of Two Cities: Roots Of Revolution
Number of Words: 299 / Number of Pages: 2
... Sow the
same seed of rapacious license and oppression over again, and it will surely
yield the same fruit according to its kind" - P347, Book III, Ch15. Dickens,
who lived in England where there were many unjust punishments and immoral
actions by high ranking officials, was basically saying that the things that
fueled the revolution in France, the crushing of humanity and rapacious license
and oppression, if used in a similar manner somewhere else would have the same
result. In this case he was probably thinking of his native country of England,
but in truth it could happen in any country that pract ...
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Gilgameshs Downfall
Number of Words: 723 / Number of Pages: 3
... golden garden of the goddesses. Upon arriving there he is greeted by Shamash, the Sun God, who tells him, "You will never find the/ life for which you are searching." This upsets Gilgamesh because he has traveled so far to now just "sleep and let the earth cover my head forever?" From leaving Shamash, Gilgamesh is sent to see Siduri. "Beside the sea she lives, the woman of/ the vine, the maker of wine…" and she does not want to allow Gilgamesh pass. Gilgamesh pleads with her that since he has seen her do not let him see death. She answers, "Gilgamesh, where/ are you hurrying to? You will never ...
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The Scarlet Letter - Punishment And Death
Number of Words: 612 / Number of Pages: 3
... bonds of another couple. Nevertheless, she does her
work dutifully and completely.
She is emotionately worn out by all the work and penance for her sin.
Midway through the novel she no longer appears as a hidden beauty. Hester
now wears her hair in a cap, and the only effort of considerable worth is
that which she expends in her teachings to Pearl. She has earned the towns
people respect. People now regard the letter as representing the word
"able."
As the Reverend Dimmesdale refers to Pearl in his argument for
allowing the child to remain with her mother, "God gave Pearl as a blessing
a ...
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New Women Of The Victorian Era
Number of Words: 1453 / Number of Pages: 6
... different paths, neither ending up at a position they once knew they would attain. Dorthea is depicted early in the novel as having an intimidating presence; however, at a dinner with the supposedly learned and intelligent Mr. Casaubon, she feels quite uneasy. He is an older man with an unattractive appearance which goes completely unnoticed to the “lovestruck” Dorthea. Her sister Celia comments, “How very ugly Mr. Casaubon is!” Dorthea responds by comparing him to a portrait of Locke and says he is a “distinguished looking gentleman.” Later, after dinner, Casaubon and Dorthea discuss religious mat ...
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Stand By Me: Loyal Friendships And Families
Number of Words: 670 / Number of Pages: 3
... figure, only because Gordie’s true father treats him as if he is nothing. Gordie’s father makes him feel like he should have been the one to die, instead of his brother, Dennis. At the times when Gordie needed somebody the most, Chris was there to comfort him and talk to him. This was first significantly shown when Ace and his friend had taken Dennis’s hat. Dennis was Gordie’s deceased brother that had died in a car accident a few months prior to the movie. Chris stuck up for Gordie and was hurt badly as a consequence of his actions, and then, after that still comforted Gordie about the lost ha ...
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