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Dubliners
Number of Words: 2161 / Number of Pages: 8
... and it can be cosidered as Joyce's 1st masterpiece. Themes Though,at first glance,the stories seem simply to be realistic,objective descriptions of everyday life,they are psychologically eventful.The psychological action often takes the form of an EPIPHANY in which a commonplace action or object brings a character an unexpected revelation truth and a deep understanding of life. The chief theme whcih holds the 15 stories together is the failure to find a way out from PARALYSIS,both physical and moral,linked to religion,politics and culture.Dublin is the heart of this paralysis and all citizens ar ...
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The Martian Chronicles (isolat
Number of Words: 201 / Number of Pages: 1
... himself from the real issue by making fun and laughing, because he cannot deal with his feeling of loneliness and isolation. And third, he is trying to put the Martian in a lower standing and trying to put himself on a pedestal. Thus, the interaction between the Martians and Humans, proves that Humans feel insignificant compared to the apparently more superior race.
In the novel The Martian Chronicles, author Ray Bradbury uses setting and characterization to show the reader that a human will try to ignore their feelings of isolation and insignificance which can be caused by science advancing so ...
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Huckleberry Finn 7
Number of Words: 684 / Number of Pages: 3
... night and by himself. Widow Douglas was constantly trying to control him. After he and Pap leave, he feels that he is free from his constrictions, but he has been under stricter rule before. After he ran away, he felt he was finally free from the chains of society, but he had to constantly hid and stay in certain places to avoid getting caught. The only place he is truly free is on the raft. “We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft” said Huck Finn. T ...
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Diary Of Anne Frank
Number of Words: 454 / Number of Pages: 2
... four members of the Frank family, Otto Frank, Edith Frank, Margot and Anne. Three from the Van Pels family, Herman and Auguste Van Pels and their son Peter, and an elderly named Pfeffer. The four people acted as helpers for the Frank family and the people living in the Secret Annex. They brought them food, supplies and news.
Anne and the seven people, who shared the Secret Annex, were sent to Westerbork camp. A few weeks later, they were later sent to other camps. When they were leaving from Auschwitz, Otto Frank was separated from his family. Otto Frank was in the camp infirmary and was left ...
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Lord Of The Flies
Number of Words: 359 / Number of Pages: 2
... present for all humans, and are waiting for the right chance to be released.
Furthermore, looking at how Jack had changed it clearly states that evil is present in all. As an example, Jack had changed totally from what used to be a regular boy, into total savagery. If without landing in this topical island, I believe he would not have changed, or at least not as extreme. Therefore, with this in mind, you can see how evil is waiting for the chance to be released by one.
As for conclusion, evil is certainly present for everyone. The fact how the conch loses its power, the breaking up between t ...
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A Tale Of Two Cities - Suspens
Number of Words: 630 / Number of Pages: 3
... of a second to turn the page and read further.
Dickens tries to create mystery by having his characters as broad as possible so that readers can make up their own opinions and possibilities. Almost all of Dickens’s characters are basically good or basically evil. We are supposed to care about the “good” characters but they’re so boring that their “goodness” loses it’s charm. For example, Lucie and Charles. Lucie is describes as being basically perfect in every way. She’s young, wholesome, and beautiful, of course. There’s no such thing as a good woman that
wasn’t beautiful in fiction. Charle ...
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Catcher In The Rye - Boys Will Be Boys
Number of Words: 2238 / Number of Pages: 9
... has practically lived his entire life in dorms at prestigious schools, and has learned quite well how to be on his own. "This tendency of teenagers took place even in ancient history, where the freshly developed teen opts to leave the cave and hunt for his own food" (Kegel 54). Every teenager tries, in his or her own way, to be independent. Instead of admitting to one's parents of a wrongful deed, the teen tries covering up the mistake or avoiding it in hopes that they won't get in any Bailey 2 trouble. They feel that they have enough intelligence to think through a problem without going to their pare ...
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Hamlet(lit Devices)
Number of Words: 823 / Number of Pages: 3
... a weak supposal of our worth, or thinking by our late dear brother’s death our state to be disjoint and out of frame, colleagued with this dream of his advantage, he hath not failed to pester us with message importing the surrender of those lands lost by his father, with all bands of law, to our most valiant brother.”(ActI sc.2 lines 17-25) This leads to an atmosphere of suspense and fear of an unknown future. The
appearance of the ghost of the late King Hamlet is another example of historical reference for it is used to start building up to an oncoming “conflictuous” development of the plot.
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In The Skin Of The Lion
Number of Words: 1039 / Number of Pages: 4
... In the Garden of the Blind, Patrick observes the blind woman's remaining eye "darting", "moving with delight", "and alighting", all easily visualized. Later in the story, Carvaggio watches a woman in the boathouse. "In this light, and with all the small panes of glass around here, she was inside a diamond, mothlike on the edge of burning kerosene, caught in the center of all the facets" (198).
Moths are part of the insect imagery in the book. These insects formed part of Patrick social network as they served as a form of communication for him. His father being a man "withdrawn from the world" raised P ...
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Human Nature Vs. Mother Nature
Number of Words: 610 / Number of Pages: 3
... intent is dangerous and I wouldn’t go there.
Aylmer Chillingworth, a scientist in Hawthorne’s short story, “The Birthmark,” has married a young woman, a certain Georgianna, despite the fact she possesses a birthmark upon the center of her left facial cheek. Aylmer feels that he has ignored this “ugly marking” long enough and decides he can “make her better.” “ ‘Geogianna,’said he, ‘has it never occurred to you that the mark upon your cheek might be removed?’” Of course, Mrs. Chillingworth has grown up fro ...
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