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Lord Of The Flies 4
Number of Words: 1580 / Number of Pages: 6
... and abandon their duties in caring for the fire. In the end Jack and his hunters leave Ralph and start their own tribe on the rocky side of the island.
Ralph is a tall, blond and is one of the oldest boys on the island. In the beginning of the story he is pictured as the leader of the boys when he blows the conch shell to call the first assembly. During the course of the story he tries to maintain the structure of their civilization and is continually forced to compete with Jack for approval from the boys.
Piggy is a fat, asthmatic boy with bad vision. Throughout the story his weaknesses are pre ...
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Bless Me Ultima: The Growing Up Of A Young Boy
Number of Words: 689 / Number of Pages: 3
... he or Ultima could both be exterminated.
During the run, Tony thought of the future, which he hardly thought of before
this event. Almost every child Tony's age was preoccupied with activities, such
as playing and horsing around, and certainly not thinking what the future could
pertain. This proves Tony understood the aknowledgement of reality, unlike most
of his peers. When Florence, his freind, questions God, it made Tony gain
skeptisicm. Before, Tony's parents, especially his mother, forced the religion
of Christianity upon him. Tony believed it, since his parents did and he
thought they were ...
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Character Analysis Of Metamorphosis
Number of Words: 1982 / Number of Pages: 8
... meals, casual acquaintances that are always new and never become intimate friends." (296) He often dreams of the day when he is able to quit and rid himself of this tiring job. Even though he greatly dislikes his job, he continues to work for them because this job pays well and he believes that his family is in debt. Is Gregor's boss really his father' creditor? Perhaps at one time, his boss was but now Gregor is lead to believe so because his father wants him to provide for the whole family.
All of a sudden, Gregor discovers that he had turned into an insect and his world is not the same anymo ...
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Beloved: The Degradation Of Slaves
Number of Words: 869 / Number of Pages: 4
... tree.” In this instance, Sethe is describing
the tree-like shape of the scars on her back. Like many slaves, Sethe is
whipped, only so badly that the scars form this shape; forever branding on
her tender back the agony she suffers along with many others. In addition,
Paul D. states, “ I had a bit in my mouth.” As a slave, Paul D. is
forced to wear a type of degrading mouth harness called a “bit” which
disables him from swallowing, let alone speaking. This not only belittles
slaves but it prevents Paul D. from coming to the aid of Halle during his
time of need. These displays of physical abu ...
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King Authur And The Knights Of The Round Table
Number of Words: 502 / Number of Pages: 2
... castle. Sir Gawain manages to keep his word for two of the days,
but on the third day, he keeps the lady's scarf. The reason he does this
is obviously for its protective properties. This seems like a good idea,
but this violates his promise to give everything he gets back to the lord
of the manor. It also violates his faith in God's ability to save him from
being decapitated. Sir Gawain isn't as good at following the code of honor
in this story as in the other stories.
The final example I will point out is when he faces the Green
Knight. He is confident that the Green Knight can't kill ...
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Call Of The Wild
Number of Words: 606 / Number of Pages: 3
... training, Buck was a sled dog, traveling with the team of huskys and mix breeds from Dyea Beach, to the town of Dawson. After several trips with Perrault and Francois, Buck was traded to a know nothing, gold seeking family. they knew nothing, or hardly nothing, about managing a sled team. There trip began with a very bad start. The family had loaded up their wagon with too much unneded baggage, and it was top heavy. as the dogs began to pull away and pull around a curve, the baggage tipped over along with the sled and thus the unnecessary baggage was discarded, and the trip was barely completed becaus ...
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Cold Mountain: The Civil War
Number of Words: 1364 / Number of Pages: 5
... lives in the Civil War. The main character, Inman, walks away from a hospital for Confederate wounded at the start of the book and is constantly on the move, meeting odd and dangerous characters, even a Circe. Beginning with Inman’s decision to leave the hospital where he has been recovering from a near fatal neck wound which turns him into a deserter, or an “outlier”. As a fugitive, Inman must take back roads and obscure footpaths, always hiding from the murderous Home Guards. Inman is sickened by the wanton waste of young lives on the battle field and torn between the traditional conflict of valo ...
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To Kill A Mockingbord: Atticus Finch
Number of Words: 658 / Number of Pages: 3
... another man said. Get aside from the
door, Mr. Finch.
You can turn around and go home again, Walter, Atticus said
pleasantly.(153-154).
Atticus stayed and protected a black man when an angry mob came for
him. The towns people could not believe he would do such a thing. Atticus
does not care what the towns people thinks right he does what he thinks is
right.
Atticus is an excellent parent. He raised his children not to be
disrespectful and not to be prejudice. He has enstilled in his children
the morals which guide him. He has taught them not to fight, do not jud ...
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On The Road - The Role Of Wome
Number of Words: 545 / Number of Pages: 2
... I got mad and realized I was pleading with a dumb little Mexican wench and I told her so” (p. 80) This quote makes clear Sal’s intentions with this woman, and also the fact that he is somewhat racist. Then when Sal gets a job working in the fields with Terry, it’s as if he views it all as a camping trip, or even an experiment, to possibly further himself spiritually.
“There was a bed, a stove, and a cracked mirror hanging from a pole. It was delightful" (p. 96) Notice the way Sal makes light of their circumstances. He does not appear to even consider Terry’s poor situati ...
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The Horse Whisperer Healing Of
Number of Words: 799 / Number of Pages: 3
... not really being there. At the hospital she wants to make sure that her daughter gets the best treatment and she "wants to get to know all of the nurses names"(Evans). The helplessness that a parent feels when they can't save their child from pain is like no other feeling. When Annie sees her daughter's leg amputated, it drives her ambition to help her to be whole again. Grace and Pilgrim both become withdrawn and angry and Annie feels that if she "gets the help for the horse she will also be helping Grace"(Ebert). While searching on the Internet Annie finds Tom Booker who is considered to be a ...
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