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Maggie: A Girl Of The Streets
Number of Words: 955 / Number of Pages: 4
... make the decision to get a job or go to hell. This was the first sign of her turning into her mother, and Maggie knew it. This caused her to begin losing hope, and then when Pete turned his back on her she lost all hope. With no hope, the environment forced her to what she set out not to become, a prostitute. Here Maggie could not come over the adversities and problems her environment forced on her, thus proving that she was weak and had no control, but was destined at birth to follow nature’s cycle for individuals in her environment that her mother had also followed.
Another incident in which the mor ...
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All Quiet On The Western Front
Number of Words: 1265 / Number of Pages: 5
... They only visualize a possibly strenuous battle resulting in few casualties and from which their troops emerge elated and victorious. The soldiers on the front lines actually experience events, which scar their minds with thoughts of death and destruction. Remarque displays these ideas of pain and suffering through ignorance, fear, and inhumanity.
Remarque depicts the misconception of war, by capturing the unknowingness that prevents those not fighting the war, from understanding the truth about war’s hideous reality. Ignorance, one of the many facets of the people’s general understan ...
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The Hobbit By J.R.R. Tolken
Number of Words: 857 / Number of Pages: 4
... rely on him, just as Gandalf foretold.
Bilbo and the dwarves finally reach Lonely Mountain, the home of Smaug the
dragon. The dwarves send Bilbo down a secret passage to the dragon's lair. Bilbo
has more confidence in himself now and not only steals a cup, but manages to
hold his own in a conversation with the wily Smaug (not an easy thing to
do).Furious that someone has dared steal a piece of his treasure, Smaug attacks
the mountainside where the dwarves have their camp. Then he flies toward Lake-
town, to punish the inhabitants for helping the dwarves. The people of Lake-town
run at the sight of Smau ...
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The Scarlet Letter: Do You Dread Guilt?
Number of Words: 755 / Number of Pages: 3
... is, "It may be that
they are kept silent by the very constitution of their nature. Or - can we not
suppose it - guilty as they may be, retaining, nevertheless, a zeal for God's
glory and man's welfare, they shrink from displaying themselves black and filthy
in the view of men; because, thenceforward, no good can be achieved by them; no
evil or the past be redeemed by better service." Dimmesdale also has another
reason for his concealing, he wants to remain silent so that he can continue to
do God's work as a minister.
Hester Prynne handles her guilt in another way. Instead of worrying
about it day ...
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The Grapes Of Wrath
Number of Words: 1745 / Number of Pages: 7
... Joad
He is the official head of the family, though Ma in reality is the driving force behind it. He is a hard working tenant farmer who is forced out by elements beyond his control.
Grampa
He was attached to the land. He was too old to adapt to a new place. As soon as he was removed from the land, he died. He pretended to want to go to California but he was faking it.
Granma
She and Grampa quarreled a lot but they really were devoted to each other. After Grampa died she withered and died.
Jim Casy
The preacher, Jim Casy, can be seen as a modern day Christ figure, except for withou ...
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Number of Words: 750 / Number of Pages: 3
... superior to all
blacks. Keep in mind that Mrs. Stowe was living through all of what is in her
story. So while providing social, political, and religious commentary, she also
spatters her work with racism and subtle bigotry that would not be found in most
modern writing.
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a novel about how trust in God can conquer great
obstacles, including the pain of slavery. The main character shows this to us
through the story of his life. He is a gentle, pious slave who has been
promised freedom but is sold by his kind master to a hardened and unfeeling
trader. Separated from those who ...
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The Stone Angel And The Fifth Business: Analysis Of The Main Characters
Number of Words: 1532 / Number of Pages: 6
... pain. Dunny is just reaching
puberty and listening to his mother's reports on the premature birth of
Paul Dempster gave him the sense that he is directly involved in it.
Furthermore, he has been raised in a strict Presbyterian household that has
encouraged him to feel guilty about almost every lapse of duty.
So at the beginning of the two novels the reader learns that the
first feeling of guilt that the two main characters share is a birth of one
of the characters presented in the novels. In The Stone Angel Hagar blamed
herself for being born, because it was she that caused her mother's deat ...
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Cormyr
Number of Words: 1000 / Number of Pages: 4
... age and 1369 DR would be compared to our Medieval era. The story of takes place on a magical continent called Toril. is located towards the center of the land near a fairly large body of water called the Sea of Swords. I know this because many battles take place along the Sea of Swords. The story setting is very effective for those who read this kind of material. is a magical land based on a system of kingdoms, fiefdoms, and ancient battles. The feeling that the author creates would not be the same if the setting had been anywhere else. For example, if her had tried a oriental setting, the same ...
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The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
Number of Words: 414 / Number of Pages: 2
... and Tom has to be quiet. It seemed nothing else mattered.
Tom works best under pressure because he thinks more about it.
Somehow, Tom had sensitivity for others, even others didn't have it
for him. Like the situation with the torn page of the teachers book. Even
though Tom didn't tear the page he still took the blame for Becky when
Becky was being mean to him. He got a whipping Tom didn't care he had
gotten them before that was just same as it ever was for Tom.
Tom's upbringing most likely leads to his adventurous side. The
fact he doesn't have a mother living with him probably has a little less
re ...
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The Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglas
Number of Words: 1199 / Number of Pages: 5
... the ire of many Northerners, yet many still felt the slaves deserved their position in life. Douglass, for his own safety, was urged to travel to England where he stayed and spoke until 1847 when he returned to the U.S. to buy his freedom. At that point, he began to write and distribute an anti-slavery newspaper called "The North Star". Not only did he present news to the slaves, but it was also highly regarded as a good source of information for those opposed to slavery.
During the Civil war, Douglass organized two regiments of black soldiers in Massachusetts to fight for the North. Before, ...
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