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The Hound Of The Baskervilles
Number of Words: 956 / Number of Pages: 4
... Sir Charles resided at Baskerville Hall for a comparatively short period, his amiability of character and extreme generosity had won the affection and respect of all who had been brought into contact with him." (Doyle 19) The noble Baskerville family is very likely a reflection of what Doyle thought, or knew, about his own family. Another thing that is evident in the book is Arthur Conan Doyle's chivalrous side. The characters of Sir Henry Baskerville and Sir Charles Baskerville continually show that they are honorable men. By providing for his neighbors and friends, Sir Charles showed that he was wi ...
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The Use Of Irony In The Stone
Number of Words: 469 / Number of Pages: 2
... for a short period of time when the animals had all the power.
When Napoleon took charge, he gradually gained power and after a while the
farm was soon under the rule of a capitalist. This change in government
ultimately led to the downfall of the farm. This a good example of irony,
because capitalism was the thing the animals were trying to get away from,
and in the end it led to their downfall. At another point in the story, when
Boxer is being taken to the “hospital”, he is really being taken to a slaughter
house. The animals think that Boxer’s life is going to be sav ...
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The Crucible, John Proctor Vs.
Number of Words: 602 / Number of Pages: 3
... still he let Abigale minipulate him and when he should have been caring for his wife he was looking for love outside of the household insted of helping his love get well and he spotted his mistake to late and he dealt with the problem the wrong way, he tried to make it go away and get back to life as if it didn’t happen but he could’nt because it was already to late for that approach. I really applaude Elizabeth for forgiving a man who, while she was sick he was permisqous with her maid Abigale. So I think in this case John should have known the right choice before he had any relation ...
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Out Of This Furnace
Number of Words: 1356 / Number of Pages: 5
... leave his plight behind in his native country and restart his life in America is the reason that also drove the Chinese to the United States, earlier the Irish and later the Mexicans (Discussion, 10/11/99). All of these immigrants have had to take some time to assimilate and to be accepted by the "Americans" ethnically, socially, and politically. Kracha is the first of his immediate family to come to the United States. Despite his dreams to leave poverty behind, Kracha, foolishly spends his money on alcohol, landing in New York without much money. He only has the hope of walking west until he finds ...
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The Lady Of Shalott
Number of Words: 1026 / Number of Pages: 4
... worlds. Lady of Shalott simply is far away from any sadness or ugliness of the world. A third function of the mirror and it could be argued, the most important function to fulfill the curse placed upon the Lady by making the world to tempting to be secluded from. To once again reiterate, the functions of the mirror contributed directly to every of other aspect of the poem.
To begin, the first function 's mirror infers is evidently to show the world to the Lady. This first function is a very literal function because it produced exactly what a mirror is supposed to do. A mirror generally refl ...
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The Stress On Money In The Met
Number of Words: 733 / Number of Pages: 3
... him in his room. What use do they have for him now; he no longer makes any money. His parents refuse to look at him or even to try to communicate with him. Instead of giving Gregor the respect he deserves out of love for their son, his parents give him respect because he gives them money. Now that he doesn’t earn money, they lose all respect.
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Although in the beginning Gregor receives respect, the daughter, Grete, receives none. Grete doesn’t make any money, so the parents’ attention is focused on Gregor. However, when Gregor loses his job and no longer makes any mo ...
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Los Vendidos
Number of Words: 422 / Number of Pages: 2
... yourself by disrespecting your heritage. I believe thee way he sold-out was by disrespecting his heritage. the Mexican- American is still trying to decide weather he is going to live Mexican or American. When the Mexican-American says, "The only thing I don't like is how come I always got to play the goddamn Mexican-American"(Page-384). You are unsure by this statement weather he is selling-out his Mexican or his American lifestyle. You know he wants to perfect because of his attitude toward playing the part of the Mexican-American.
The Mexican American doesn't know where he wants to go in life I gue ...
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Catcher In The Rye- Use Of Lan
Number of Words: 1467 / Number of Pages: 6
... like "… how my parents were occupied and all before they had me" or "…they’re nice and all." But many times there is no significance at all to the expressions as in "…was in the Revolutionary War and all," "It was December and all" and "…no gloves or anything." (Salinger 5-7)
Holden has many expressions which appear consistently throughout the novel. Some places, the expressions only serve to make Holden more realistic, other places Holden is trying to reinforce his values. Holden repeatedly comments on his hatred toward phonies. That is one thing that Holden hates more than almost anything. That ...
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When Legends Die By Hal Borlan
Number of Words: 395 / Number of Pages: 2
... as Tom. When he was living with the white man he was getting used to the white peoples ways.
Mary Redmond who was another of Tom's influences played a big role in encouraging Toms decisions.She was his guardian angel looking over him wile he was staying in the hospital.She was the only person that was in the hospital who truly cared for him.He knew she meant well but he was scared to ask her for help because he had been let down so many times in the times before.She changed his thinking on what he was going to do when he go out of the hospital. At first he wanted to go back to riding but decided to ...
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Another Voice In Frankenstein
Number of Words: 1033 / Number of Pages: 4
... commenting on social aspects of her time or the feminist movement that her mother helped create, rather, she was simply expressing her feelings as a teenager, as so many of us need to do. These feelings of isolation, separation, and being misunderstood, all of which are not uncommon to many teens, are in fact the same as those experienced by the monster in Frankenstein. In this way, the monster most likely is a representation of Mary Shelley.
Almost all of us can relate to a time in our lives when we were young, and misunderstood by our parents. Almost all of us have had an experience where we ...
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