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Symbolism- The Chrysanthemums
Number of Words: 447 / Number of Pages: 2
... the clay pot and the valley Elisa. It is almost as if Elisa was to leave the valley, like the Chrysanthemums, she would be dumped out on the "road of life"
The chrysanthemums are the most powerful symbol in the story. Not only do the flowers represent motherhood for Elisa, they also represent her womanhood. Elisa isn't described as being a very feminine woman. Steinbeck instead uses the word "strong" to describe her. All of her surroundings such as the house and the valley are also described as being very stark. The only colorful thing in the story are the flowers. It is obvious that the symbolism of ...
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Escaping The Fog Of Pride And Prejudice
Number of Words: 1054 / Number of Pages: 4
... ball, Darcy is very reserved. He refuses to dance
with Elizabeth when Bingley asks him to, saying that Elizabeth is not
handsome enough to tempt him. Elizabeth's pride is hurt and she
characterizes Darcy as disagreeable and proud. When Elizabeth first meets
Wikham, she is blinded by her prejudice of Darcy as she accepts everything
harmful Wikham has to say of Darcy. The plot of the rest of the book
revolves around Elizabeth discovering the true nature of both Darcy and
Wikham. At the Netherfield ball, it seems this will never happen. From
the beginning of the night, when Elizabeth discovers W ...
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Life In A Medieval Village
Number of Words: 1284 / Number of Pages: 5
... rarely was he in residence. A resident lord was usually a petty knight. The old feudal theory of lordship as a link in the legal chain of authority running from serf to monarch had lost much of it's substance. However, as far as the village was concerned such legal complications hardly mattered, anymore than whether the lord was great or small. A village with two or more lords was comfortable. Whatever the technicalities, the lord was the main consumer of the village, meaning he was in control of the profits. The 13th century manor, of which the village was a part, was not a political or military ent ...
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Power Shifts In Intergovernmental Relations: A Result Of Fiscal Federalism
Number of Words: 831 / Number of Pages: 4
... and precedents of the New Deal centralized power in the
national government. To remedy the devastation of the Great Depression, it
assumed a more direct and prevalent role in the lives of the people. Congress
passed the 1935 Social Security Act, providing retired persons pensions and
benefits for the unemployed and disabled. In addition to Social Security, the
government also established the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in 1933
which provided states with money for the needy. The Aid to Families with
Dependent Children (AFDC) program was state-administered and federally fun ...
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Edna Pontellier Wants To Swim-
Number of Words: 869 / Number of Pages: 4
... love, and freedom; her spirit has become nonexistent. What she discovers are things she could not ignore. The first changes occurred when she began sleeping when she pleased and spent time doing want she wanted, mostly painting or swimming. She also began to break away from her husband’s oppression. He would attempt to control her by telling her what to do, as he had always done, except that now she just sort of ignored him. The truth was that her marriage had dehumanized her and she was no longer an individual. He believed she was mentally ill. She had awakened, and could not return to her prev ...
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Candide - All Is Not For The B
Number of Words: 1118 / Number of Pages: 5
... of misfortunes, among them being tortured during army training, yet he continues to believe that there is a "cause and effect" for everything. Candide is reunited with Cunegonde, and regains a life of prosperity, but soon all is taken away, including his beloved Cunegonde. He travels on, and years later he finds her again, but she is now fat and ugly. His wealth is all gone and so is his love for the Baron's daughter. Throughout Candide, we see how accepting situations and not trying to change or overcome obstacles can be damaging. Life is full of struggles, but it would be nonproductive if people ...
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The Awakening And The Scarlet Letter: Struggles Of The Heroines
Number of Words: 1172 / Number of Pages: 5
... women are the possessions of their husbands, and the male is in complete control over the family. Chopin hints at the idea of women as a possession in the first chapter. After coming in from the beach, Léonce Pontellier remarks to his wife, Edna, that she looks extremely sunburned in a way that "one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered from some damage" (Chopin 7). His comment has a perturbed feeling almost; he seems to be more concerned that his wife is imperfect, rather than for her discomfort from the sunburn. Because the man is considered the head of the household, ...
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The Great Gatsby Book Report
Number of Words: 472 / Number of Pages: 2
... regards Gatsby because of his determination of getting anything he wants. Hence, love is not shown very profoundly by Daisy towards Gatsby. She has already married Tom and has a daughter by him. She married him during the time Gatsby joins the military, with a thought of him not coming back. Before Gatsby joins the military, Daisy and him made a promise to one another that when Gatsby returns, they will get married. She does not keep her vow to Gatsby, which only shows that she is not taking it seriously. Even though she is not happy with her marriage with Tom, she is satisfied with her life because ...
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Art As An Insight Into Jane Eyre's Life
Number of Words: 1259 / Number of Pages: 5
... reading of Bewick's “History of British Birds,” and her punishment for
striking Master John, the stay in the red room of Gateshead. In the
opening scene, Jane is found perusing a copy of Bewick's “History of
British Birds,” concentrating on the descriptions of the certain landscapes
in which some of the birds live. Her words paint a mental picture, one
that represents her childhood,
“Of these death-white realms I formed an idea of my own: shadowy, like all
the half-comprehended notions that float dim through children's brains, but
strangely impressive. The words…gave significance to the rock st ...
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The Role Of Nick Carraway As Narrator In The Great Gatsby
Number of Words: 784 / Number of Pages: 3
... person/group of
people within the mind of the reader. Such a function is undertaken by Nick
who is endowed with a keen sense of observation which he uses to reveal the
nature of each character. Through Nick, the reader is able to sense the
shallow emotional depth Tom Buchanan is capable of experiencing and his
apparent harshness of attitude towards others. The brutality of Tom
towards his mistress, Myrtle Wilson, as described by Nick (page 37, line 5
- below) is highly demonstrative of this fact. In comparison, we see
Gatsby, on the other hand as generally being a physically an emotionally
reserv ...
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