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Charles Dicken's Novels: Literary Criticism
Number of Words: 2163 / Number of Pages: 8
... mother as
Mrs. Nickleby in the Brothers Cheeryble (Constable 25).
In 1814 John Dickens was transferred from the post in Portsworth to one in
London. Three years later the family moved to Chatham to be closer to their
father who was working steadily at the post. Charles Dickens's mother taught
him to read when he was barely five and for the next few years Dickens lived
wonderfully, reading every book he could get his hands on. He quickly read
through his father's collection of Shakespeare, Cervantes, Defoe, Smollett,
Fielding, and Goldsmith. Every one of these authors left a mark on the young
m ...
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The Ironies Of 1984
Number of Words: 421 / Number of Pages: 2
... Big Brother. The Big
Brother in this novel completely watches over every move a person makes
keeping them controlled with fear.
The next type of irony is Situation irony, which is when a character or a
sequence of events appears to be headed one way, but it ends up as the
opposite of what was thought. One example of this is Winston's general
health. From the beginning of the book, it is shown how horrible his health
is and is continually getting worse and more difficult, but as Winston gets
involved with Julia then he begins a metamorphosis into a more healthy
person. Another major example is the b ...
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“The Hand”
Number of Words: 441 / Number of Pages: 2
... is actually afraid of him. When the hand is moved she is calmed again, but only until the morning when she sees it again. I still do not understand why she kisses it. She gives in and accepts the fact that she will see the hand every day and constantly be reminded of the fact that this man is a stranger. I feel bad for the woman, but on the other hand she was foolish to get involved so heavily with a man she barely knew. I wonder why the idea of leaving does not cross the young woman’s mind. Why does she not leave in the night or leave the next day explaining to the man that she has made a mis ...
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The Catcher In The Rye: A Classic
Number of Words: 1045 / Number of Pages: 4
... many phonies in all your life, everybody smoking their ears off and talking about the play so that everybody could hear how sharp they were." (126) This shows how Holden didn't like people trying to show off. This style of writing, which lets the reader know exactly what the main character thinks, helps make the book into a classic. It gives the reader a better understanding of Holden and how he feels and why he acts the way he does.
The second standard that I based the book on was its use of symbolism. There are many symbols that Salinger uses in this novel. Most of the uses of symbolism are worked ...
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The Giver: Book Report
Number of Words: 491 / Number of Pages: 2
... Jonas receives the assignment of Receiver of Memory.
Complication: Jonas finds out that not all memories are nice.
Conflict: The conflict is man vs. man. Jonas can't turn down his
assignment without being released.
Climax: Jonas runs away from the perfect community so that Gabe won't be
released.
Falling Action: People search for Jonas and Gabe.
Resolution: Finally Jonas and Gabe make it elsewhere, and they were safe.
Setting
#1: “Now the landscape was changing. It was a subtle change, hard to identify
at first. The road was narrower, and bumpy, apparently no ...
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Amy Foster By Joseph Conrad An
Number of Words: 997 / Number of Pages: 4
... stoned and beaten by many of the residents. In addition, he was captured and caged like a wild animal. He is described as a "drunk", "tramp", and "creature". He is very different from the usual Englishman and is treated as such. He is segregated and is forced to work for Mr. Swaffer. However, one person sees through the differences. Amy, perhaps because of her stupidity or an ability to feel for Yanko, does not see a wild foreigner that screams at night and dances strangely. She saw only the similarities, the oneness of two human beings, and not the separateness. This is the basis of compassion, as ...
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Satires In Huckleberry Finn
Number of Words: 862 / Number of Pages: 4
... to accept the black race. Answering Aunt Sally's question about whether or not anyone is hurt Huck answers, "no mum, just killed a nigger."(Twain 213) This is the one and only acceptable way to talk about black people in the "white" society. In addition to this, not only is the black people treated differently from the white, they are also considered to be one's property. "He is the only property I have," (Twain 122) Huck is perforced to say in order to save Jim. This is the only way to get through without the essence of suspicions. Though Huck shows racism in public as society teaches him, deep i ...
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Terrors Of The Night
Number of Words: 331 / Number of Pages: 2
... the research of the people who have experienced nightmares, it has been learned that most people continue to have nightmares from childhood to the present. According to scientist, these experiences are caused by illness of the above. Especially, these people who have experienced nightmare are influenced very easily. From the data, 70% of the people who have nightmares had to go psychotherapy and 15% went to mental hospital. Actually, nightmares are difficult to treat because they come from stress or so on. However, there are some ways to treat nightmare. For example, "face and conquer" approaches, in ...
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A Streetcar Named Desire - Com
Number of Words: 767 / Number of Pages: 3
... and friends very well. From this and many other incidents throughout the play we see what a tolerant and adaptable person Stella is.
Stan and Stella's relationship is far from ideal. Stan is a violent man. On occasions he hits Stella, but comes after her to satisfy his sexual needs. This is not to say that Stella is unhappy in her marriage to Stan. She has adapted to the way of life in "Elysian Fields" where it's accepted that women have arguments with their husbands and as a result are hit by them. Eunice and Steve have a similar relationship it is normal. Despite their violent relationship Stella re ...
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Conflict In "The Child By Tiger"
Number of Words: 524 / Number of Pages: 2
... conflict with the
society in general is characterized by his indiscriminate choice of victims.
These victims range from a police officer to an innocent black man looking out
his window, to several citizens who try to put an end to his madness. This
conflict is stopped when the mob catches up to him, and he surrenders in
soldier-like fashion. The hint of the conflict lingers, however, when the mob
leader brags about killing “a big one.”
The third and most interesting and complex type of conflict in this
story is the intrapersonal conflict within Dick. He shows two very distinct
sides which seem to int ...
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