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The Joy Luck Club 3
Number of Words: 426 / Number of Pages: 2
... felt that since she had failed as a mother to her first babies she had failed as a person. When she made June take piano lessons June thought that she was trying to make her become a child prodigy like Waverly, but her mother did this because she knew it would benefit June for the rest of her life.
Because of the death of her mother, June was forced to take the place of her mother in more than just filling her place at the Mah Jong table. The mother daughter tradition was broken because the lost babies were found after the death of their mother. June's trip to China can be seen as the completi ...
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A Clean, Well Lighted Place - In Despair About Nothing
Number of Words: 1386 / Number of Pages: 6
... in it and never felt it but he knew it all was nada y pues nada y pues nada y pues nada" (202). As existentialists, men are forced to make all decisions in their lives for themselves, with nothing to believe in except for the positive result of their choices. Existentialists are plagued with dread over their potential confrontation with nothingness, an anxiety that comes with the impossibility of finding ultimate justification for the choices they must make. In contrast, men of religious faith have little fear of nothingness because they believe that there is a reason behind decisions the ...
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Revenge 2
Number of Words: 404 / Number of Pages: 2
... a character in The Chamber, accusations of Elizabeth Proctor being a witch. John Proctor and Abigail Williams once had an affair. John was lonely and in need of human comfort, comfort his wife was unable to give in her dying state. However when she regained her health, John left Abigail and went back to his wife. Abigail was furious at his decision; she would love to get back at the hurt he caused. Abigail found her opening once the witch trials transpired. She knew that to John Proctor, losing his wife meant losing his life. Abigail saw this as the way to get him back, so she screa ...
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Character Sketch For Shiloh
Number of Words: 730 / Number of Pages: 3
... years. Mason first presents her as a strong character by explaining
how she works out and would like to become stronger. She may become stronger
physically, but nothing can overcome the emptiness which she feels. Norma Jean tries to
help her husband get a job, and she gives him a variety of ideas for this. She does not
enjoy being around him because their relationship makes her feel uncomfortable. Mason
presents Norma Jean and Leroy as having many differences. The two do not know how
to discuss their problems, therefore Norma Jean conceals all of the emptiness she feels
inside her. No ...
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Like Water For Chocolate Movie
Number of Words: 1341 / Number of Pages: 5
... a man having Negro blood in his veins. The terrible news brings on a heart attack killing him instantly. In the book, this information is not given until the middle chapters. As the novel continues, another character is introduced, Gertrudis. Gertrudis, the older sister of Tita, is the first to rebel against her mother’s wishes. Wanting to escape the securities of home, Gertrudis is overwhelmed by her lustful passions. A soldier, not too far away, Juan, inhales the aroma of her desire and heads her way. “The aroma from Gertrudis’ body guided him…The woman desperately needed a man to quench the ...
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The Merchant Of Venice Essay
Number of Words: 582 / Number of Pages: 3
... is much poorer than Shylock. His reply to Bassanio was, “You have the grace of / God, sir, and he [Shylock] hath enough.” (2.2.139-40)
Lorenzo insults Shylock behind his back when he tells Jessica (Shylock’s daughter) that if Shylock ever makes it to heaven, it is only because Jessica converted to Christianity. Lorenzo said, “If e’er the Jew her father come to heaven, / It will be for his gentle daughter’s sake…” (2.4.36-7) When Lorenzo says this, he is implying that Shylock’s faith and his Jewish heritage is not strong enough to get him in ...
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The Mountain And The Valley
Number of Words: 434 / Number of Pages: 2
... the rug, and has to have David trace them on for her. "David had marked them for her. Her eyes could no longer trace the outlines of scrolls and flowers"(9). Throughout the novel we are taken to Ellen constantly working on the rug.
In the Prologue, Ellen is the artist and David is her apprentice. He does not realize that he too can be an artist, that there are other forms of art. He is looked at as an odd child because he is so smart, but he is not odd, he just wants more out of life. He does not realize his calling in life until the end of the novel, when he decides he wants to be a writer ...
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Animal Farm Essay
Number of Words: 522 / Number of Pages: 2
... had helped some, but had limited success on others.
Napoleon soon shared his view on education and took the puppies
into his home and started teaching them. In time the leaders of
animal farm started to have mixed feelings. Snowball said the
animals only had to work three days a week, but Napoleon said it
would only result in the animals starving to death. Napoleon then
had the dogs kill off Snowball. Napoleon had eliminated Sunday
morning meetings. The committee of pigs were now the leaders
and there were no more debates. Napoleon soon started
brainwashing the lower class of animals ...
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Hamlet And Laertes Share Commo
Number of Words: 571 / Number of Pages: 3
... the person spying on his conversation with his mother is Claudius. After Hamlet kills Polonius the Queen says "Oh me, what hast thou done?" (3,4,24). Hamlet responds "Nay, I know not. Is it the King?" (3,4,25) Sudden anger prompts both Hamlet and Laertes to act spontaneously, giving little thought to the consequences of their actions. Hamlet and Laertes share a different, but deep love and concern for Ophelia. Before his departure for France Laertes gives Ophelia advice pertaining to her relationship with Hamlet. Laertes tells Ophelia of Hamlet's supposedly true intentions and advises her to be wary of ...
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Number of Words: 779 / Number of Pages: 3
... started questioning Blanche. She insisted that she had nothing to hide from him and let him go through all historical papers from Belle Reve, the plantation. While living with Stella and Stanley, Blanche had met a man named Mitch, who she started dating. She liked him a lot but she hid many things from him. Firstly, she hid secrets of her first lover, her husband Allan Grey. Every time she thought of him, she thought of how he killed himself and she heard the polka which played in the background. She did not want to speak of this to Mitch. After Allan's death, Blanche used to go to the Tarantula ...
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