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Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre An
Number of Words: 3397 / Number of Pages: 13
... be inaccurate. ‘Bertha Mason is mad; and she came from a mad family; idiots and maniacs through three generations. Her mother, the Creole, was both a madwoman and a drunkard!’ She is further described as having a ‘discoloured face’, ‘a savage face’ with ‘fearful blackened
inflation’ of the features, ‘the lips were swelled and dark’; described as a demon, witch, vampire, beast and hyena1. But nowhere in the novel does Bronte allow ‘the madwoman in the attic’ to have a
voice, to explain what may have caused her madness. Rhys says: ...
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Allegory Of The Cave Analysis
Number of Words: 804 / Number of Pages: 3
... light, it is this sudden freedom that starts the gradual process of enlightenment. This sudden freedom opens the “mind’s eye”. The prisoner “will be able to see the sun, and not mere reflections of him in the water, but he will see him in his own proper place, and not in another; and he will contemplate him as he is” (279). He then begins to understand that there is a reality higher than that which was previously believed.
There is a concrete difference between the two eyes discussed by Plato. The “bodily eye” lives in the distorted world of sense perceptions; the imperfect world which people ex ...
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Jungle Book 2
Number of Words: 1304 / Number of Pages: 5
... a story or movie the Suspense is the feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events. In the story A Separate Peace the Suspense is when Gene shakes the tree limb & Finny falls & shatters the bone in his leg.
Part 2: Elements of plot
1.) Exposition- In a story or movie the exposition is the background information, which sets the scene for the conflict. In the story A Separate Peace the exposition is the following: At the beginning of the story Gene has been out of school for fifteen years & has decided to come back & visit. While visiting he saw the tree that Finny & he ...
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All Quiet On The Western Front
Number of Words: 319 / Number of Pages: 2
... reach the zone where the front begins they are transformed into "instant inhuman animals"(56). Remarque is saying that the zone is like a magical line; once they cross it there not the same person as they were on the other side of the line. He says‚ "We have become wild beasts. We do not fight‚ we defend ourselves against annihilation"(103). Here Remarque states that the German soldiers are only defending what they have‚ not attempting to take what they don’t. Paul says that they become something like men again after they get the food we need(106). Remarque is implying that the drive for food changes ...
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A Story About College
Number of Words: 1143 / Number of Pages: 5
... home, and Mom creates meals with that in mind. A new food group sprang to life upon entering a residence hall: Mountain Dew, Doritos, Ben & Jerry's, Ho-Ho! 's, Oreos, the list could go on and on.
Privacy is always available at home; there is somewhere to read, write, listen to music, or to just rest. Dorm life is a harsh reality to college, and the only time the room is empty is on a Thursday night. At home a bedroom is somewhere to keep all personal belongings; there is a particular space for everything to fit. Space efficiency becomes a survival tactic in college. When at home there is no worry of so ...
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Themes Of The Color Purple By
Number of Words: 1021 / Number of Pages: 4
... found her own freedom and peace of mind through Shug Avery and other influential women was a fiercely independent woman from the start. She made her own decisions, spoke her mind, and let no one, especially any man, take advantage of her. In a crucial moment for Celie, Shug stood up and made a decision, she said "That's it. Pack your stuff. You coming back to Tennessee with me." She acts on her own terms and does what she feels, no questions asked. Another example of this theme was the way Sofia, Celie's daughter-in-law, carried herself. She wasn't hesitant in the least bit to fight, phys ...
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Berkeley's Theory Of Immaterialism
Number of Words: 2566 / Number of Pages: 10
... basic framework for the materialist position. The main figure who believed that material substance did not exist is George Berkeley. In truth, it is the immaterialist position that seems the most logical when placed under close scrutiny.
The initial groundwork for Berkeley's position is the truism that the materialist is a skeptic. In the writing of his three dialogues, Berkeley develops two characters: Hylas (the materialist) and Philonous (Berkeley himself). Philonous draws upon one central supposition of the materialist to formulate his argument of skepticism against him; this idea is tha ...
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Writing Styles Of Herman Melville And Edgar Allen Poe
Number of Words: 1816 / Number of Pages: 7
... and energy of the story.
Both Poe's single-effect theory and Melville's exceptional
character development in the short stories, "The Cask of Amontillado," and
"Bartelby the Scrivener," written by Poe and Melville respectively. This
paper will not only compare the plot and structure of these two stories,
but will also argue that these authors use distinct styles in approaching
their stories to achieve essentially the same affect on the reader of a
well developed character study of two quirky main characters.
Poe writes the story, "The Cask of Amontillado," from the
perspective of Montresor, who vows ...
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Aunt Rosanas Rocker-hispanic-a
Number of Words: 1775 / Number of Pages: 7
... play, but it can be seen and
understood through the events that take place and through
the way the characters act.
Castro, who is one of the main characters of the story
is married to Zoraida. Zoraida’s husband, Castro, is the
head of the family and is the one who is working and
supporting the family. “He had even considered sleeping on
the living room couch, but he would not be driven out of his
own bed. He was still a man after all, a macho, master of
his home, someone to be reckoned with, not be pushed out.”
(Aunt Rosana’s Rocker pg. 81) Castro is a mascu ...
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Slaves Of The White God
Number of Words: 613 / Number of Pages: 3
... of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and European presence in the New World.
During the 16th century, the Spaniards became the first of the colonial masters to introduce African slaves into the New World. From its origin in Hispaniola, African slavery spread throughout the rest of Latin America including Cuba, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. By the 16th and 17th centuries, Mexico and Peru had become the largest importers of slaves in Latin America. However, that dubious distinction is not indicative of a massive volume of slaves, since large-scale plantation labor was still in developm ...
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