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Miss Brill: A Pathetic Character
Number of Words: 378 / Number of Pages: 2
... usual “honey cake” and puts away her precious fur. As she does so she thinks she hears something crying. Her life is so inauthentic, made up of second hand gossip, and second hand furs, that she’s incapable of recognizing the true origin of her tears, which of course, is her grief and humiliation. She has never before seen herself as “odd, silent, and… just come from a dark little room or even-even a cupboard!” Her world is essentially lived in a shell and almost in seclusion. It is more natural for her to believe the crying comes from the fox’s glass eyes than from her own desolate eyes. Like al ...
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Report On The Prince By Machia
Number of Words: 1211 / Number of Pages: 5
... Fortune controls
half of human’s actions, and man’s will control the other half. Virtue
is the best defense for fortune, and virtue must be used in order to
keep fortune in check. The prince must take advantage of situations
based solely on if it is best for the state. He should choose his
decisions based on contemporary and historical examples. A prince
cannot consider whether his acts are moral or immoral, and he instead
must act in an unbiased manner for the state. Also, it does not matter
how the state achieves its goals, as long as these goals are achieved.
Finally, regardless of t ...
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The Canterbury Tales: Wife Of Bath
Number of Words: 862 / Number of Pages: 4
... that ilke man that now hath thee/Is nat thyn housbonde'” (P16).
Despite this quote from the holy writ, the Wife states that ther are no
other arguments “Eek wel I woot he [Jesus] saide that myn housbonde/Sholde
lete fader and moder and take me,/But of no nombre mencion made he [Jesus]-
-/Of bigamye or of octagamye” (P30). She maintains her position and
dismisses the one contention in the Bible by stating in relation to the
above quote “Wat that he mente therby [she] can nat sayn,/But that I axe
why the fifthe man/Was noon housbonde to the Samaritan?/How manye mighte
she han in mariage?/Yit herde I nev ...
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The Secret Sharer By Joseph Co
Number of Words: 672 / Number of Pages: 3
... (941). The captain is so self-conscious and insecure about his actions that he reacts almost painfully to the crew’s judgement of his orders. He also states that he perceives himself to be a stranger amongst the others. Among his insecurities, the captain also sees himself as a stranger to himself and not fit to run his ship. The captain thinks, “But what I felt most was my being a stranger to the ship; and if all the truth must be told, I was somewhat of a stranger to myself. The youngest man on board (barring the second mate), and untried as yet by a position of the fullest responsi ...
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Comparsion Between Hearst And
Number of Words: 1221 / Number of Pages: 5
... place…
Kane's house in Citizen Kane fits this description well it had meadows, springs, streams, and statues of all sorts of animals, whether chase or game. Hearst house in California's Santa Lucia Mountains also fits Samuel Purhas description of Xanadu. Hearst house is known as La Cuesta Encantada or The Enchanted Hill. The Enchanted Hill has 165 room's 127 acres of gardens, terraces, pools and walkways. The rooms are furnished with impressive collection of Spanish and Italian antiques.
The way both men got into the newspaper business is rather similar. In the movie, Kane's father figure, Thatcher i ...
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Ethan Frome: Themes
Number of Words: 668 / Number of Pages: 3
... Ethan yearns to be with her but cannot because of his obligation to Zenna. Every waking moment he dreams of being with her. He even goes as far as lying to his wife to be alone with Mattie. Zenna is not very fond of Mattie, especially of her house cleaning skills. He does this when he tells his wife that he has to get money from Mr. Hale as an excuse not to give her a ride to the flats when she has to go to Bettsbridge for a doctor. Even though Ethan knows he is married, he still tries to woo Mattie. All of his fallen hopes and dreams, and failures just contribute to the theme of the story, whic ...
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Summary Of The Great Gatsby
Number of Words: 297 / Number of Pages: 2
... with nothing but praise for the novel.
Fitzgerald's use of creative writing "tricks," his description of American myths, and his parallel between Gatsby and the American identity produce a novel of perfection. His twisting and interesting plot also adds to my enjoyment as a reader. The focus of this novel being based on love of money, he also adds mystery and deception however that adds just the right "spice" to the novel. This novel begins with the generous, distinguished Jay Gatsby, who, surprisingly, comes into his wealth illegally. Fitzgerald uses an interesting icon to represent the rich, upp ...
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One Hundred Years Of Solitude
Number of Words: 561 / Number of Pages: 3
... them to retreat.
The family seems to remain very involved within itself. Much of this is Spanish culture. In Spanish-speaking countries, it is not uncommon to find many generations of the same family living in one house. The Buendia house always has various relatives within it. Yet, this is not the only explanation. The incest of the family is a theme throughout the novel, and is a significant factor in the solitude of this family. If a family rarely turns to others to branch out, it eventually becomes completely turned in upon itself: isolated and detached.
Occasionally, the family poison ...
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The Crucible
Number of Words: 916 / Number of Pages: 4
... John Proctor, the rationalist, shows that when people like Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor who are the saintliest of people are accused of being witches, something must be wrong. Mary Warren has a difficult decision to make. She has realized that her whole way of life has been based on injustice. However, how can she extricate herself from Abigail and her friends, not to mention her new feelings of confidence. Mary decides to speak out against Abigail and the others for their false accusations and said that she " tried to kill me numerous times"(57). Yet as she does this heroic act of overcoming ...
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The Hobbit
Number of Words: 1444 / Number of Pages: 6
... him a
hero. What the people didn't know it was Bilbo who discovered the weak
spot in the dragon's iron scales.
BEORN: An enemy of orcs, he becomes friends with Bilbo and
Gandalf. He has th e ability to change forms from human to bear. It
is he who determines the outco me of the battle of five Armies.
STORY SUMMARY
The book begins with Bilbo Baggins enjoying a pipe after
breakfast. Th is is one of his favorite pleasures and he feels quite
content in doing so. He is middle-aged, and resides in a clean warm
burrow in t ...
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