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Scarlet Letter
Number of Words: 432 / Number of Pages: 2
... becomes a stronger character.
The fact that revenge destroys both the victim and the seeker is another theme presented in the . Dimmesdale is the victim of Chillingworth’s revenge upon Hester and whoever her lover happened to be. Dimmesdale, beside his self-inflicted harm was also not helped by the fact Chillingworth enjoyed watching him waste away. However, Chillingworth is also subject to this destiny as evidence by his change in the novel. Chillingworth was considered wise and aged in the beginning of the novel, although, later he is seen as being dusky and evil.
Lastly Nathaniel Hawthor ...
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The Value Of Literature
Number of Words: 584 / Number of Pages: 3
... on how the king and duke dupe the villagers into believing that they are the dead man's brothers, and Huck says, "I never see anything so disgusting."(Twain 163) Even though the king and duke commit an awful act on the villagers he still feels sorry for them when they get tarred. Huck comments, "Human beings can be awful cruel to one another."(Twain 225)
In William Faulkner's Barn Burning it told of a man named Abner Snopes who burned barns when upset or mad. This was his way of getting back at them. "Barn Burning" has two very evident struggles. Abner oppresses his family just as the upper c ...
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New England: A Matter Of Perspective
Number of Words: 678 / Number of Pages: 3
... Smith declares the land free, so anyone could come to the New World
and accumulate great wealth. John Smith envisioned a land where all men would
live in peace and harmony, a vision that would not be fulfilled in New England
or any of the New World.
William Bradford's history of the Pilgrims, in Of Plymouth Plantation,
sheds a uniquely different light on life in colonial New England. Bradford's
account depicts many hardships that had to be overcome by the Pilgrims, before
their ideal land began to take shape. Bradford describes arriving in New
England in the late fall as fatal for many of the Pi ...
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The Hollow Of The Three Hills
Number of Words: 915 / Number of Pages: 4
... had run from everything that was important to her because
the most important, was dying. Hawthorne was not too clear
in stating what exactly the problem was but it seemed that
her daughter had fallen ill.
Throughout the story Hawthorne masks this fact well and
uses foreshadowing nicely. In one part where the main
character is looking in on her parents by means of the
witches powers and Hawthorne describes her parents as
speaking "...of a daughter, a wanderer they knew not where,
bearing dishonor along with her, and leaving shame and
affliction to bring their gray heads to the grave. T ...
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The Natural 3
Number of Words: 510 / Number of Pages: 2
... of the team Roy eventually rises to prominence with, the New York Knights may be called Pop Fisher. He may warn Roy, momentarily changing role models, that he should not begin a relationship with the most beautiful woman in the baseball world, because she is bad luck. Max Mercy, the sports columnist whom we first meet as guardian to the Whammer, seems to represent the morally equivocal elements of Merlin. Shaping events through his cartoons and his commentary, claiming to be acting for the good of baseball in a way inscrutable to others, but also lining his own pockets.
These Arthurian references sta ...
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A Room With A View
Number of Words: 509 / Number of Pages: 2
... suggest the snobbish nature of both Lucy and Charlotte. In fact, matters of convention encompass Lucy’s life until George Emerson’s "caddish," yet never the less passionate, display of affection in the bed of violets throws her into an internal struggle of transformation. George’s powerful advice, "Courage and love (p.66)," uttered just before he kisses Lucy, gives her the strength to begin her strength to overcome convention in favor of passion, and lights the fire of her transformation.
Next, Foster brilliantly introduces the character of Cecil Vyse, a "medieval ...
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The Twentieth Century Belonged To Canada
Number of Words: 536 / Number of Pages: 2
... built health care and education systems which are accessible to all our citizens, regardless of their personal circumstances. We make a sincere effort to support those less fortunate in our society. Our writers and artists distinguish themselves around the world. It is no accident we have been chosen by the United Nations as not only the most literate country on earth, but also the best place in which to live. How many other nations can claim as much over the last hundred years?
We are certainly not perfect. We are not as just or tolerant as we would like to be, but we hold ourselves to high standar ...
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Rocking Horse Winner 2
Number of Words: 1099 / Number of Pages: 4
... by his mother and a mother who is only interested in herself and the social class she lives in.
Paul's secrets add conflict in the story because the secrets separate him and his mother and eventually lead him to his death. Paul rides a wooden rocking horse that his parents gave to him as a gift. While riding a voice will sometimes magically whisper the next week's winner in the upcoming horse races. Without his mother knowing, Paul will ask the young gardener, Bassett, to place bets on horse races behind her back. Then he gives his mother all the money that he earns hoping it will solve her probl ...
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As I Lay Dying
Number of Words: 660 / Number of Pages: 3
... week, and
all of the bridges to Jefferson are washed out, he is still
determined to get to Jefferson.
Is Anse sincere in wanting to fulfill his promise to Addie,
or is he driven by another motive? Anse plays "to
perfection the role of the grief-stricken widower"
(Bleikasten 84) while secretly thinking only of getting
another wife and false teeth in Jefferson. When it becomes
necessary to drive the wagon across the river, he proves
himself to be undeniably lazy as he makes Cash, Jewel,
and Darl drive the wagon across while he walks over the
bridge, a spectator.
Anse is also ...
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J.D. Salinger
Number of Words: 2227 / Number of Pages: 9
... actor at a 1930 summer camp in Harrison, Maine. Our subject later belonged to the Valley Forge Military Academy Glee Club, and Mask and Spur (a dramatic organization).
In 1934 Salinger enrolled in Valley Forge Military Academy. There his IQ was tested at 115 points, an above average score for his age. Salinger scored well in his classes, averaging a B in his studies. Our author found a place for himself as a literary editor for the academy yearbook his senior year. "While it cannot how much was contributed anonymously to this book, Salinger signed a three-stanza poetic tribute that has sin ...
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