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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Country Or Society
Number of Words: 453 / Number of Pages: 2
... to the peasants of Nottingham in an otherwise dreary time under
the tyrannical rule of Prince John. A childhood friend of Robin, Maid
Marion places her friendship with Robin Hood above loyalty to the crown.
She has numerous opportunities to betray Robin Hood, but she does not. She
sees the good he is doing for the land and the lone resistance he and his
band of Merry Men provide against the evil Sheriff. Had she been loyal to
her country, Robin Hood would have never been successful against the
Sheriff of Nottingham and the citizens of her kingdom would have had to
endure even greater injustices.
S ...
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Les Miserables-the Grand Spiri
Number of Words: 636 / Number of Pages: 3
... hatred and crime. Fortunately, the action of a kindly old bishop prevented him from wasting the rest of his life. Valjean switched to tread the path of life on a more morally upright road. He became mayor, protector of society.
When certain events occured in Montreuil, both of them took similar actions. Javert, thinking he had unfairly denounced the mayor, revealed his actions to the latter and fully anticipated being removed from his position as police inspector and assigned to a lowly job. Valjert is also plagued by his conscience. He could not let an innocent man take the blame for his sins. Lik ...
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Eugene Ionesco's "Rhinoceros": True Means Resides In Action Not Words
Number of Words: 753 / Number of Pages: 3
... a doctor. Jean
resists by saying, "You're not going to get the doctor because I don't want the
doctor. I can look after myself." (pp. 62) This refusal comes from his
arrogant view of himself as a "Master of [his] own thoughts," (pp. 61) and
"[Having] will-power!" (pp. 7) By seeing the doctor, Jean would have put
himself in the position of taking responsibility for his actions and seeing that
he wasn't always the "master of his own thoughts" and that his will-power was
actually quite weak. It would be admitting the meaninglessness in his futile
attempts to remain a human. He didn't want to see ...
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Don Quixote
Number of Words: 488 / Number of Pages: 2
... upon following his calling, but at the end of the first part of the book they make him return to his home by means of a sly stratagem. In the second part the hidalgo leaves for the third time and alternately gives indication of folly and of wisdom in a dazzling array of artistic inventions. But now even his enemies force him to abandon his endeavors. finally recognizes that romances of chivalry are mere lying inventions, but upon recovering the clarity of his mind, he loses his life. This idea is very realistic because of its modern day implications. It tells who becomes bored with his life and e ...
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Symbolism Found In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tale Of The Minister’s Black Veil
Number of Words: 532 / Number of Pages: 2
... his ideologies were opposite of the majority. The people, question his sanity and form hypothesis’s on his reason for wearing the veil. He becomes feared by the children, ostracized from his former society, and imprisoned in his own heart.
The veil symbolically serves multiple purposes. First and foremost, the veil serves to keep Hooper’s face from anyone, who considered him a role model, which, ironically is everyone. He felt that it was inappropriate to be a role model, when he himself had “sorrows dark enough to be typified by a black veil.” Behind the veil lies his hidden shame which he chose ...
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Rebecca By Daphne Du Maurier
Number of Words: 749 / Number of Pages: 3
... at breakfast, not like
this.'
Here Mrs. De Winter changes with this experience. Her ideas of love
which are based on works of fiction, are quashed when her romantic expectations
remain unfulfilled. Although her unblemished perception of love begins to
crumble in this instance, later it is rebuilt by the love that she and Maxim
share.
On the other hand, Maxim's experience with the narrator is somewhat
different. In the beginning of the novel, he seeks no romantic involvement but
seeks companionship. The experience of close communication with another human
being, after his self-imposed isolatio ...
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The Lord Of The Flies: A Picture Of Our Society Today
Number of Words: 1059 / Number of Pages: 4
... about survival and what choices we make to
survive.
The mini-society started off peaceful. The purpose was to set a
signal fire and live off fruit until help came. The conflict came when
the fire and hunting could not be committed to at the same time. As the
fire was a 24 hour task and hunting needed the whole party, the party
started to take sides. Ralph's fire would be the sensible thing to do to
get rescued however hunting would lift the standard of living for all the
boys and would also be a luxury, recreational event. The fire was hard
work and immediate results were none even though long-t ...
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Billy Budd: Perfect Character In Unjust Microcosm
Number of Words: 603 / Number of Pages: 3
... Great, and Billy to
create an image of a powerful figure. (THAAL, pg. 2513) Melville compares
Billy's physical appearance to that of Alexander the conqueror creating an
image of a superior being.
Billy is an "honest soul" and wants simple peace and quiet. (THAAL,
pg. 2514) The simple peace that he seeks may represent the romantic view of
a noble savage, who has goodness because he is untainted by the corruption
in society. Melville has interest in the noble savage and creates Billy
Budd to represent this idea. Billy seems naturally good with no sins in his
character. He lives a simple and serio ...
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Symbols In Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 659 / Number of Pages: 3
... one of the bigger symbols is the fire. Enforcing the rules is one thing, but the children would rather play than keep the fire going. Ralph gives the idea for the fire, but can they keep it going? " There's another thing. We can help them to find us. If a ship comes near the island they might not notice us. We must make a fire(#38)." Jack has a great idea to use Piggy's glasses to light the fire." Jack pointed suddenly. "His specs-use them as burning glasses (#40)!"
Jack has a obsession of hunting and it turns to the choir as well. They have the responsibility to keep the fire going, but they g ...
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Animal Farm And Russian Revolution Comparison: Highlights, Events, Characters, Themes
Number of Words: 954 / Number of Pages: 4
... Mensheviks favored establishment of a constitutional government because they believed Russia was not ready for revolution. In reality, neither party held a real majority, and many political figures became powerful and then were expelled. Leon Trotsky joined the Bolsheviks and supported plans that would be for the good of all Russian people. Joseph Stalin built consensus with the members of several factions. In the final stages Lenin and the Bolsheviks seized power and formed the communist government of the USSR (“Russian Revolution”).
Much like the Russian Revolution events, Animal Farm tends to f ...
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