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Great Gatsby 3
Number of Words: 3302 / Number of Pages: 13
... then substantially. He becomes our eyes and ears in this world and we have to see him as reliable if we are to proceed with the story's development.
In The Great Gatsby, Nick goes to some length to establish his credibility, indeed his moral integrity, in telling this story about this "great" man called Gatsby. He begins with a reflection on his own upbringing, quoting his father's words about Nick's "advantages", which we could assume were material but, he soon makes clear, were spiritual or moral advantages.
Nick wants his reader to know that his upbringing gave him the moral fibre with whi ...
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Snow Falling On Cedars: Ishmael And Hatsue
Number of Words: 1004 / Number of Pages: 4
... of her no matter what he was doing. In the simplest sense of the word, he loved Hatsue.
Hatsue was the second to think she fell in love. She reacted to Ishmael. When they kissed on the boat, she did not think as much of it as Ishmael. She did not realize he loved her until he told her. She then realized she liked being with him, and returned his love partially in spirit, but completely in word. Her initial intent was to extend friendship towards Ishmael. They were friends since their early childhood, and Hatsue saw nothing more of it on her own. Deep down, she just wanted to be really good friends, e ...
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David Copperfield: A Novel Of Hypocrisy, Sexual Degradation, Selfish Exploitation, And Fraud
Number of Words: 1252 / Number of Pages: 5
... memory' but we have to keep in mind the full original title: 'The
Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of David Copperfield,
the Younger, of Bluderstone Rookery. (Which he never meant to published on any
account.) This complete title strongly suggests that this is one man's story
written for himself. It was also supposed to 'never have been published on any
account.' Later in chap 42 this condition is repeated: 'this manuscript is
intended for no eyes but mine.' Of course this is part of the fiction, after all
we are reading David's story ourselves when we reach this sentence ...
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Passionate Storms
Number of Words: 465 / Number of Pages: 2
... he asked. Although Alcee wished to remain on the gallery, Calixta insisted that he come inside and stay until the storm passed. Although it was dark outside, inside Alcee admired the fact that “she was a revelation in that dim, mysterious chamber; as white as the couch she lay upon.” Calixta realized that “her firm, elastic flesh that was knowing for the first time it’s birthright, was like a creamy lily that the sun invites to contribute its breath and perfume to the underlying life of the world.” “Her mouth,” unlike the torrential rains, “was a fountain of delight.”
As though their adulterous try ...
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Hawaii By James Michener
Number of Words: 4310 / Number of Pages: 16
... are a great many plots
and sub-plots, all of which show the different situations that each of the
many "types" of Hawaiians are confronted with. Michener uses mostly
specific, fictional details to support the general ideas of the islands and
their various people, that he conveys through Hawaii. I will go into more
detail about the plot in the "Documentation" section.
Michener's Hawaii is a superb example of a great work of literature. He
paints vivid literal pictures of various scenes throughout the novel. For
example, in the first chapter, the Pacific Ocean is described:
"Scores of millio ...
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Original Gullivers Travel Stor
Number of Words: 1505 / Number of Pages: 6
... north, east, west, and south. I also was aware that my hands were placed in the direction, northeast. I collected my things and began walking, I must have walked for quite awhile because when I left, the sun was just overhead and when I thought to check again, the sun was already even with the horizon.
I noticed something covered with shroud, it was a sign in English but it did not make sense to me. Upon further investigation I learned that the sign must signify a warning of some sort, for there was a hole right behind it. Just then I did a 180 as I heard something behind me. Sticks were crack ...
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Brave New World
Number of Words: 689 / Number of Pages: 3
... It is believed that topics of this nature will cause this utopia to deteriorate. Once the utopia deteriorates, people are not happy all the time. Even by its own criteria though, is not a society where everyone is in fact happy. There are asylums in Iceland for Alpha misfits. Even in this so-called utopia, no one is perfect. Lenina has lupus and Bernard is emotionally unstable, due to a mistake in the “bottling-plant.” If a person is to run out of soma, they feel sick. It may seem to be a utopia, but in essence, is far from it. Well-being is not and can not be, genetically pre-programmed, but ...
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Elie Wiesel
Number of Words: 2393 / Number of Pages: 9
... what could
happen to them. However, they only thought it was a vivid imagination
speaking from his lips. No one wanted to believe his story and people lived
life as usual.
It was not until German troops would enter Hungarian territory that
life would change for the Jews of Signet. At first the German soldiers did
not seem like a threat. During the week of Passover things seemed to be
going well. People were celebrating yet, it was not a complete celebration.
On the seventh day of the Passover Jewish leaders of the community were
arrested. After that rules were set by the Germans. Jews were confin ...
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Cooper's "Deerslayer": View Of The Native Americans
Number of Words: 2278 / Number of Pages: 9
... proceeding from two men who had lost their
way, and were searching in different directions for their path" (Cooper, p.
5). Bewley states that this meeting is symbolic of losing one's way
morally, and then attempting to find it again through different paths.
Says Bewley, "when the two men emerge from the forest into the little
clearing we are face to face with... two opposing moral visions of life
which are embodied in these two woodsmen" (cited in Long, p. 121).
Critic Donald Davie, however, disagrees. His contention is that
the plot is poorly developed. "It does not hang together; has no inter ...
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Les Miserables: Jean Valjean
Number of Words: 428 / Number of Pages: 2
... a kind priest who gave him shelter. When caught, the police
ask the priest if Jean stole the silverware. To everyone's surprise the priest
said it was a gift this started his conversion toward a good life. After this he
tried to live a peaceful life. He started a new factory in a new town employing
several. Then a man in a city nearby was arrested under the name Jean Valjean.
Jean was faced with a tough choice. Rather than letting the other man take the
wrap for him, he chose to admit his identity to save the innocent man. Later, he
rescued Cossette from her harsh life with the Thenardiers. He acted a ...
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