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The Great Gatsby: America Degenerates Into A Place Of Moral Destitution
Number of Words: 959 / Number of Pages: 4
... the American Dream cursed all who aspired to its promises while the
upper class enjoyed the luxuries that accompanied their status, exploiting
those below them as a means to reaffirm their superiority.
Consequently, James Gatz, under the influence of characters like
Dan Cody and Meyer Wolfshiem, underwent a self-transformation to become
Gatsby, a new man who was founded on his "Plutonic conception of himself."
As the embodiment of idealism and innocence, Gatsby strives to create order
and purpose yet he is faced with hostile surroundings and thus his attempts
to are futile. All Gatsby wants is ...
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Essay On The Stranger
Number of Words: 1746 / Number of Pages: 7
... times, the body lying on the ground. He is tried in court, during which he feels he is his own spectator. Meaursalt gets convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Before execution, he feels guilt for the first time because he would miss the simple things in life. However, he is never scared to die, because for him death comes eventually. Just before the execution, a chaplain tries to make him believe in God, but Meaursalt angrily defends his atheistic views.
Meaursalt is an uncommon character who prefers simplicity. Readers could find him too simple and even completely apathetic of life. ...
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Canterbury Tales-a Personal Pe
Number of Words: 689 / Number of Pages: 3
... The character of the Pardoner is truly one of the books most evil-hearted and despicable, for he is the person who can “sell” salvation. He takes total advantage of his position intimidating people into buying his pardons, indulgences, and holy relics. The Pardoner has no real concern for the sinners, he only wants his money, as shown on page 243, where he says “Out come the pence, and specially for myself, for my exclusive purpose is to win and not at all to castigate their sin. Once dead what matter how their souls may fare? They can go blackberrying for all I care.” The par ...
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The Themes In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Number of Words: 1161 / Number of Pages: 5
... lawyer's office" (Matuz 239). This
environment and her southern background proved to be the perfect
combination for writing a story about life in a quiet town in Alabama. The
only way to be a good writer is to write from experience, and since she
lived most of her life in the setting of the story, her writing proved to
be good. The timing for the release of To Kill a Mockingbird could not
have been more perfect. "In a time of the burgeoning civil rights
movement, her book was met with popular acclaim and was later adapted for
film" (Matuz 240). To Kill a Mockingbird to some extent is based on Le ...
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"The Miller's Tale" And "The Reve's Tale": Similarities
Number of Words: 1117 / Number of Pages: 5
... Miller's own doing, stay at his house. However, since
the two boys are "Headstrong…and eager for a joke" (110), Alan proceeds to
rape the Miller's daughter, while John sleeps with the Miller's wife. It is
apparent that these situations are very similar, in that the scholars are
having adulterous sexual intercourse with both the Carpenter's and the
Miller's wives. This similarity shows how the Miller and the Reeve are
preoccupied with sex and adultery which is a sign of their dishonesty.
The two tales also share common traits in the fields of immorality
and sexuality. For instance, "The Miller ...
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Life On Land Compared To Life
Number of Words: 750 / Number of Pages: 3
... in a house, and sleeping in a bed, pulled on me pretty tight, mostly, but before the cold weather I used to slide out and sleep in the woods, sometimes, and so that was a rest to me. I liked the old ways best, but I was getting so I liked the new ones, too, a little bit." (Clemens 1211) Then Huck's father kidnapped him and took Huck to live in a cabin with him. Huck thought that it was fun, but he started to get sick of being locked up for long periods of time. He began to get sick of his father getting drunk and beating him. He says, "But by-and-by pap got too handy with his hick'ry, and I ...
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The Theme Of Unity In Siddhartha
Number of Words: 375 / Number of Pages: 2
... track" and entangles himself in a "senseless cycle" of acquiring and squandering wealth.
In the final chapters, Siddhartha proves that achieving or over-coming obstacles do lead to better Unity. Prior to making a leap forward in reaching his goal, Siddhartha finds himself in despair. He speaks to Vasudeva, the ferryman. The ferryman smiles and says very little, allowing the River to speak for him. Siddhartha listens as the River reveals its first true, complete message.
"Om." Siddhartha hears.
His "wounds" heal, losing the attachment he had for his son. Siddhartha merges into Unity ; he attains his u ...
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Night
Number of Words: 657 / Number of Pages: 3
... ever became as weak as the Rabbi. He decides that he would never leave his father, even if staying with him would be the cause of his death. The German forces are so adept at breaking the spirits of the Jews that we can see the effects throughout Elie's novel. Elie's faith in God, above all other things, is strong at the onset of the novel, but grows weaker as it goes on. We see this when Elie's father politely asks the gypsy where the lavoratories are. Not only does the gypsy not grace his father with a response, but he also delivers a blow to his head that sent him to the floor. Elie watches th ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Prejudice Is Part Of Our Inherent Nature
Number of Words: 963 / Number of Pages: 4
... treat the underdogs of the town how the majority of people act towards
them. Clearly the people of Maycomb are narrow-minded, bigoted and hypocritical,
and Atticus Finch is not. Nothing can be done to make the prejudiced, perverse
people hear the truth. This dogmatic attitude does not occur exclusively
between the whites and the Negroes either. The community's unsubstantiated
stories about other citizens also demonstrate their heedless to the truth and
prejudiced natures.
Arthur Radley, otherwise labelled Boo, has for decades been maliciously
slandered, in the county. The people that have done so ...
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Realism Verses Romanticism In
Number of Words: 644 / Number of Pages: 3
... in the play, and at times can be quite irritating. Demetrius shows no love for her, yet she persists in chasing him. "And even for that do I love you the more. I am your spaniel; and, Demetrius, the more you beat me, I will fawn on you" (Act 2, Scene 1). These characters are a true definition of "love sick." All of them appear to be in love with love, more so than in love with each other. They all frantically run about, each changing partners so often that one is never really sure of who loves whom. Each consume themselves with what they consider to be real love to the point of losing touch complete ...
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