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The Tories
Number of Words: 349 / Number of Pages: 2
... states that the man was stripped naked, tar and feathers put all over his body, then he was tied up and carted around the town while the public inflicted punishment for only half an hour, not like the five hours that Hulton describes. He doesn’t describe what this punishment is but I’m sure it wasn’t as bad as the near-death experience that Ann Hulton described in her letter. These two letters show how two people who support different causes can describe an event in a way that sort of supports how they feel about what is happening, whether it’s totally true or not.
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Pygmalion
Number of Words: 384 / Number of Pages: 2
... asked him what she might take if she wanted leave. She said that she did not want to be accused of stealing.
But Henry Higgins was very sarcastic, making Eliza appear calculating as she wanted to make sure of what she could take along with her. He was just trying to make her feel bad too.
In Act V, Higgins tried to shake Eliza's composure with the phrase "You will jolly well see whether she has an idea that I Haven't put into her mouth." This is an insult to Eliza as Higgins is accusing her of being unintelligent. He also implies that she is incapable of doing anything on her own. He is also remind ...
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The Purpose Of Minor Character
Number of Words: 628 / Number of Pages: 3
... on it. Where is it?"(86). Ben questions the success of Willy's sales job and states that in order to be prosperous, one must physically touch it. Ben represents the success of the Dream and functions in order to make Willy doubt the actions of hard work.
Charley is Willy's closest friend and he displays the failure of Willy Loman's ideals. He is a very realistic character who attempts to convince Willy that his goals are all wrong. An example of his attempts is "The only thing you got in this world is what you can sell"(97). Willy believes that in order to be a success, one must be well liked; therefor ...
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Criticism Of Shame
Number of Words: 720 / Number of Pages: 3
... declaration of freedom, an assertion that Shame can be whatever he wants it to be coy and teasing an ironic and brutal all at once. . .[Rushdie’s work] is responsive to the world rather than removed from it, and it is because of this responsiveness that the mode in which he work represents the continued life of the novel. . . and one wants something better to describe it that the term ‘magical realism’— is an assertion of individual freedom in a world where freedom is strangle. . . "(360, Editor) Christopher Lehmann-Haupt boldly asserts, "If Mr. Rushdie had followed [the logic ...
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Heart Of Darkness 12
Number of Words: 626 / Number of Pages: 3
... about Kurtz. I don’t know, but if you ask me the manager wishes that the wax actually was Kurtz. I think that the oil painting that was done by Kurtz shows that he was completely aware of what was going on and what he was getting himself into. I also noticed that grass was mentioned a lot in the story. I remember from my class at Behrend that the professor mentioned that Conrad liked to include a lot of references to Biblical scripture in his works. I can’t remember what it was supposed to mean, but I think that the grass has something to do with the Bible.
Well, even though this ...
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Fate: Would Homer And Virgil Be The Same Without It?
Number of Words: 1061 / Number of Pages: 4
... and Homer's belief in laws that cannot be changed
(Strong 62).
The second element of Fate deals with the unalterable predestined
occurrence of certain events. One example of such an event is the fall of Troy.
According to Homer, the destruction of Troy was foretold in Hekuba's dream that
her son, Paris, would be the cause. This prophecy was confirmed by a seer.
Although Hekuba tried to avert the disaster by attempting to have Paris killed,
fate overcame and Troy was destroyed as a result of Paris' judgment concerning
the golden apple of discord (Strong 15-16). Virgil also writes about a simi ...
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Hedda Gabler
Number of Words: 1498 / Number of Pages: 6
... slippers look!…I missed them dreadfully. Now you should see them, Hedda." Hedda - "No thanks, it really doesn't interest me'. In another gender role reversal, Hedda displays a financial awareness, which her husband, Jorgen does not posses. Although Brack corresponds with Tesman about his honeymoon travels, he corresponds with Hedda concerning the financial matters. This is a role that is usually reserved for men.
Hedda does not only display traits, which are definitively masculine, or feminine, she also objects to and often defies the conventions established for her gender by society. She rejects re ...
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The Great Gatsby
Number of Words: 575 / Number of Pages: 3
... Daisy and Gatsby’s
relationship was purely based on beauty and not friendship. The placement of the above
quote was essential because it allows us to experience early in the novel how Gatsby had a
relationship with Daisy. This first example of flashback by Fitzgerald proves to be
effective and its placement essential because of the way it is used in the play.
A second example of flashback that Fitzgerald uses is on page 104. Here, Nick
explains to the reader how “James Gatsby” got his name Jay Gatsby. He chose the name
Jay because James sounded to plain and it would not impress someone of Daisy’s ...
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Motifs In A Prayer For Owen Me
Number of Words: 368 / Number of Pages: 2
... the armadillo never recovered from the declawing, it had mended John and Owen’s friendship and helped ease some of the pain of that situation.
The statue of Mary Magdalene sat in front of a concrete arch. “She was like a goalie protecting her goal,” John had noted. Owen had sawn off her arms when he was expelled from Gravesend Academy. This might also symbolize Owen’s helplessness, not being able to change what had happened. When the statue is returned John notes that she is unable to protect her goal. Almost helpless to stop what will happen without her protection. Ag ...
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