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A Scarlet Letter: Honesty Heals A Guilty Heart
Number of Words: 1279 / Number of Pages: 5
... their ethics. Throughout the entirety of The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne proved to be more honest than Roger Chillingworth in that she revealed her sin rather than concealing it, she faced her problems rather than running away from them, and Hester was an honest companion to Reverend Dimmesdale.
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, Hester Prynne was honest enough to herself to reveal the adulterous acts she had committed; whereas, Roger Chillingworth refrained from revealing the wrongs that he secretly performed. The first picture of Hester showed her stepping out of the town prison amid her neighbors a ...
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Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff's Love For Catherine
Number of Words: 1028 / Number of Pages: 4
... him until he dies. This absurdity contradicts the traditional norm that one should pray that the dead rest in peace. Near the end of the novel, we learn that Catherine has haunted Heathcliff, allowing him only fleeting glances of her. This shows that despite their physical separation, nothing can part them spiritually. When Heathcliff dies and unites with Catherine once again, the neighbors see them haunt the moors. We finally see the power of their love; Not only does this love transcend physical barriers, it transcends time as well. Distorting love, Emily Brontë successfully surpasses the conventi ...
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Hemmingway-hills Like White El
Number of Words: 728 / Number of Pages: 3
... symbolized old ways (beer) and something new (Anes del Toro) in the two peoples relationship.
This story also gives you images of the happenings going on in the story. “The station between two lines of rails” gave you the image of a choice of which track or option in life they were going to take. Were they going to go the one direction and get the abortion (as planned) or were they going to choose the other track, keep the baby and go home. Hemingway also uses images to tell you the choice they make. When it says “he picked up the two heavy bags and carried them around the stat ...
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Literary Paper Of The Grapes Of Wrath By Steinbeck
Number of Words: 1012 / Number of Pages: 4
... of the lives of
the Joads."
The major theme is the struggle and survival of the Joad family from the
time they lost their home, to the unity they felt and soon were a part of a
whole community, one big family, and one big soul. This theme is particularly
exemplified by Ma Joad, who played a major part.
The Joads encountered a constant struggle to keep the family going and
intact. When Ma knew that gramma Joad was dying she told her that there was
nothing she could do, that the family needed to get across the desert that night.
It was not until they were across the desert that s ...
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A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Number of Words: 766 / Number of Pages: 3
... when he himself was growing up doubting the Puritan faith. This story takes place at least a generation after the Salem Witch Trials. Both Brown and Hawthorne exhibit doubt in themselves as well as their Roland 2 ancestors. Goodman Brown is also struggling with his past. He must take a journey into the forest, which represents temptation and evil, but can also represent good. Salem can be described as a good place as well as an evil place. Several events take place during Brown's journey. On his way into the forest, Brown meets his "fellow traveler", who is easily recognized as the devil. The devil t ...
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Frankenstein: Morality
Number of Words: 773 / Number of Pages: 3
... could hurt or kill his family. When and if Frankenstein commits the moral
sin of creating another monster he may be rid of both monsters forever. "With
the companion you bestow I will quit the neighbourhood of man,"(pg 142) promises
the morally corrupt monster to the doctor upon the completion of his partner.
When the doctor, if and when he, finished his first creation's mate there is a
chance that the monsters will not keep their promise and stay in Europe envoking
fear into townfolk.
The good doctor, trying to act morally, destroys the monster for the
good of the world. The monsters c ...
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The Worth Of Huckleberry Finn
Number of Words: 678 / Number of Pages: 3
... sheep, a point reiterated later when a large
group of people goes to lynch a man, and end up leaving quietly without
doing anything. This summarizes the basic view Mark Twain held of the
average southern person.
Mark Twain demonstrated the way a child might think when Tom Sawyer
started a band of outlaws in which everyone had to sign an oath in blood in
the beginning of the book. In Tom's band of thieves we see a stubbornness
in Tom whenever anyone tries to disagree with him, and a view of the world
that had a rather loose grasp of reality. An example of this fact would be
the incident wher ...
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Romance And Gender Positions I
Number of Words: 3012 / Number of Pages: 11
... lip" (136-137). Olivia's words allow an audience, particularly a modern one, to perhaps read her as suspecting or even knowing that Cesario is female, yet choosing to love him/her anyway.
Olivia's description of Cesario's beauty, both here and upon their first encounter, praises typically feminine qualities, but curiously doesn't question Cesario's gender. The comparison of love to guilt tempts the readers mind to wonder if Olivia is guilty about her love for such female attributes. Olivia's oath on maidenhood also tempts the reader toward a lesbian reading by hinting that Cesario would also unders ...
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The Red Badge Of Courage
Number of Words: 309 / Number of Pages: 2
... and shows courage at the next battle.
When the battle is over Henry has changed. He did what had to be done, therefore, he acted courageously. Henry can now look at his heroic deeds, put his sins in perspective, and not feel to proud about one, or too guilty about the other. Henry has matured into a courageous and honorable man.
I really enjoyed reading this book. The author, Stephan Crane, did a really good job in describing everything so well. If you haven’t already read this book I would recommend that you do. It is not just a story about war it is a story about growing up. ...
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Antigone 2
Number of Words: 622 / Number of Pages: 3
... conversation the reader learns that Antigone has a plan to bury here brother Polynices and that she wants Ismene to help her. Ismene is scared to do this because the new king, Creon, has issued a decree that says that any person that attempts to bury the body will be sentenced to death. The fact that Antigone is going to attempt to bury the body creates fear in the reader. They are fearful as to what will happen to
Antigone if she is caught. As the play moves on there is a building of this fear and pity that is felt for many of the characters that finally is resolved at the catastrophe. At that poi ...
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