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Huckleberry Finn - Satirical Plot
Number of Words: 876 / Number of Pages: 4
... to accept the black race. Answering Aunt Sally's question about whether or not anyone is hurt Huck answers, "no mum, just killed a nigger."(Twain 213) This is the one and only acceptable way to talk about black people in the "white" society. In addition to this, not only is the black people treated differently from the white, they are also considered to be one's property. "He is the only property I have," (Twain 122) Huck is perforced to say in order to save Jim. This is the only way to get through without the essence of suspicions. Though Huck shows racism in public as society teaches him, deep ...
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The Joy Luck Club
Number of Words: 5044 / Number of Pages: 19
... of the immigrant family--and of the novel itself--within apparent conflicts or ambiguities. Tan's use of Confucianism may reveal her hypothesis of how a women's version of that patriarchal ethico-moral-ritual tradition might be passed down from mother to daughter and carried to America. Just as in the Confucian ritual system, very little of the mother-tradition in the text is told explicitly from mother to daughter: ritual actions are supposed to be observed, absorbed, read, and understood in order to be transformed, preserved and handed down in turn.
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From a Taoist perspective, the fact that T ...
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The Beginnings Of A National Literary Tradition
Number of Words: 3840 / Number of Pages: 14
... of
Confederation' is a misnomer since not one of these poets/authors was more
than ten years old when the Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867. However,
all of these writers were aware of the lack of a distinctive Canadian
literary tradition and they made efforts to create one for their successors.
While each of these men had their own distinctive writing style they all
sought to contribute and create a ‘national' literature. According to
R.E.Rashley in Poetry in Canada: The First Three Steps " there is no
Canadian poetry before [The Confederation Poets] time"(98). These men were
the first in a ...
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The Shipbuilder
Number of Words: 567 / Number of Pages: 3
... to him. Jukka then tells Jaanus that there are no Fins living in Canada even though Jukka himself is Finnish. Jukka is now a Canadian. His heritage meant nothing to him. Jaanus would never let that happen to himself. He was born Finnish he would die Finnish.
One scene that really shows Jaanus’ idea of the importance of names to your heritage, is when Jaanus goes to court. The Judge asks him how he will plead to all of his charges, and calls him Johhny Crook, not Jaanus Karkulainen. To plied his case, all that Jaanus replies is “I am Jaanus Karkulainen.” He wouldn’t give up his ...
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Romeo And Juliet - Chain Of Hu
Number of Words: 539 / Number of Pages: 2
... die, if what thou speak’st speak not of remedy” (Act 4, sc i, ll 66-67) is her attitude towards her situation. She then accepts the friar’s solution and decides to take the poison. “Give me, give me! Oh tell me not of fear” (Act 4, sc 1, ll 121) are her words spoken to the friar. Her actions here are to be brave and to rush into the plan. Her actions are more important than the friars in this scene because she has all the control. The friars actions are mostly suggestions and thoughts while her actions are the ones that are physical and are actually put into use.
This scene isn’t the only scene that d ...
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And Then There Were None 2
Number of Words: 897 / Number of Pages: 4
... in the box and it was locked. The judge then gave the key of the chest to Philip Lombard and the key of the cupboard to Blore." (pg 141) The final way that the guests protected themselves was to keep close together as much as possible. "By all means. But in doing so let us be careful to keep together, if we separate, the murderer gets his chance." (pg 142) " I think, my dear young lady, we would all prefer to come and watch you make it." (pg 146)
The next thing that happened to the guests was the way they started to act around each other. One of the first act was to become testy and aggressive wit ...
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Lancelot And Odysseus
Number of Words: 1516 / Number of Pages: 6
... opposing time periods, their heroic and "larger than life"
personalities share some quite distinguishing characteristics. I say that their
time periods were somewhat opposing because the views of the culture regarding
the afterlife and any supernatural occurrence represent the conflict present
between monotheism and polytheism. One mutual characteristic of Lancelot and
Odysseus is their physical prowess present when they do battle against anyone
opposing their divine quest. Odysseus tends to take a more militaristic and
pitiless attitude toward this combat as shown during his battle with the s ...
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Comparative Essay - A Bird In
Number of Words: 830 / Number of Pages: 4
... experienced the death of a loved one, namely, her father. However, this is not Rachel's only exposure to death. Every day she sees the 'Grim Reaper' hovering over her ailing mother. Almost every waking moment she fears her mother's weak heart will fail and she will die. Rachel also suffers the death of a dream. She believes she is pregnant and when she finds out she is not, Rachel grieves the loss of what might have been - motherhood. However, Rachel finds solace in her fate - she becomes a mother to her mother. Like Vanessa, she too moves away from her home-town and starts a new life.
One tool that ...
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Dover Beach By Matthew Arnold
Number of Words: 785 / Number of Pages: 3
... France. The title itself however does not give you any emotional insight into the poem . I feel the poet did this as to not alert the reader to what is going to transcend upon them further in the poem.
The poems opening stanza is to begin with very soft and tranquil , 'The sea is calm tonight'. The words the poet uses are pleasing , ' Gleams , sweet , glimmering'. The mood for the poem is being set. The reader is filled with visions of peace and a sense of being content ' sweet is the night air !' .However the mood of the poem dramatically changes. The poet begins to use ...
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Othello, Analysis Of Iago
Number of Words: 923 / Number of Pages: 4
... quick on his feet and is able to improvise whenever
something unexpected occurs. When Cassio takes hold of Desdemona's hand
before the arrival of the Moor Othello, Iago says, "With as little a web as this will I
ensnare as great a fly as Cassio." [Act II, Scene I, Line 163] His cunning and
craftiness make him a truly dastardly villain indeed.
Being as smart as he is, Iago is quick to recognize the advantages of trust and uses it
as a tool to forward his purposes. Throughout th ...
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