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Voltaire's Candide: One Man's Search For True Happiness And Acceptance Of Life's Disappointments
Number of Words: 891 / Number of Pages: 4
... In the army he is subjected to
endless drills and humiliations and is almost beaten to death. Candide escapes
and, after being degraded by good Christians for being an anti-Christ, meets a
diseased beggar who turns out to be Dr. Pangloss. Dr. Pangloss informs him
that Bulgarian soldiers attacked the castle of Westfalia and killed Cunegonde -
more misery!
A charitable Anabaptist gives both Candide and Dr. Pangloss money and
assistance. Dr. Pangloss is cured of his disease, losing one of his eyes and
one of his ears. The Anabaptist takes them with him on a journey to Lisbon.
While aboard the shi ...
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The Black Cat - Symbolism
Number of Words: 897 / Number of Pages: 4
... ways one can prove this. Black cat one started out in the story as the narrator’s favorite pet and playmate named Pluto,which is the name of the God of the Underworld. And one night, after returning home much intoxicated the narrator’s love for the pet seem to fade away. That night in which the narrator is intoxicated, black cat one avoided him. This bothered the narrator to the
point where he would pick up the cat and frighten it. Afraid of his master, the cat slightly wounded the narrator on the hand with his teeth. Because of the cats reaction to his picking him up, the narrator pokes out on ...
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Imagery Is An Important Element In Writing
Number of Words: 422 / Number of Pages: 2
... either side
of your path.
The reader can clearly see the heat being pushed out of the way by an
opposing force. The reader can also imagine the turbulence created by this
force. The heat becomes thick, as if it is a solid object. William Carlos
Williams used simple language in his poetry. In "The Red Wheelbarrow,"
Williams uses lively colors such as "a red wheel barrow" and "beside the
white chickens". The contrasting colors that he uses seem real and
multidimensional. In his poem, "This Is Just to Say," Williams expresses
his sorrow for having eaten plums that were being saved ...
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Comparison Of "The Devil And Tom Walker" And "The Devil And Daniel Webster"
Number of Words: 544 / Number of Pages: 2
... Tom Walker” the story goes into
a lot of details about how his house is raggedy, ugly, and trashy looking.
No man traveling ever stops at their house. His wife hides things, is mean,
and a loud-mouth. The story describes how Tom walked through the murky
swamp and how he met “Old Scratch” unlike “The Devil and Daniel Webster”
when all the story talks about is how his plow broke, how angry he was, and
by being angry called the Devil. “The Devil and Tom Walker” has a much
stronger development and really tries to place the reader in the story.
The appearance of the Devil's are different as well. In “The ...
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Odysseus The Hero 2
Number of Words: 755 / Number of Pages: 3
... him. He “…wanted to shout out again…although [his] comrades…tried to coax [him] not to do it” (p.110). Odysseus, against his crew’s wishes, shouted, “…Cyclops! if ever a man asks you who put out your ugly eye, tell him your blinder was Odysseus!” (p.110). Another human weakness of Odysseus was that he had a bad temper. When Eurylochos refused to go back to Circe’s mansion, Odysseus “…thought for a moment that [he] would draw [his] sword and cut off his head…”(p.121). If his men did not stop him, Odysseus probably ...
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Brighton Rock
Number of Words: 900 / Number of Pages: 4
... that the descent people like Rose and Ida have because of his misguided life. Pinkie's evil desire is what causes him to do whatever it takes to get this life style. As shown by his uncontrolled killing of people such as Hale, and Spicer. Ida Arnold, a person who thinks of herself as an avenger as well as a rescuer for the people affected by Pinkie's evil now comes in to the story. Although Ida does not have complete faith in God; she has a good heart. This is why she feels the need to declare her semi-covert battle against Pinkie not only to avenge Hales' murder, but to rescue all the people wh ...
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A Crime In The Neigborhood
Number of Words: 1339 / Number of Pages: 5
... is the most visible crime in Marsha's neighborhood, it is by no means the only one, Marsha's father and aunt run off together and Marsha wrongly accusses Mr. Green for the death of Boyd Ellison.
Marsha's father had left before the summer Boyd Ellison was killed. The divorce had a tremendous impact on the whole family. Marsha's twin brother and sister spent the summer away on vacation and since Marsha had her ankle in a cast, she wasn't able to do things most kids did during the summer vacation like swimming. Marsha remembered "it was only after my father left and Boyd Ellison was killed that I started ...
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Oliver Twist
Number of Words: 1362 / Number of Pages: 5
... old gentleman as lives there wot'll give you lodging for nothink." (51). The "respectable old gentleman" is none other than Fagin, a crafty, old, shriveled scoundrel who enriches himself by teaching outcast boys how to steal. It's unsettling to witness the calculated manipulation of the trusting and impressionable Oliver into the world of petty crime. And, it isn't only Fagin who spreads evil among the cast-off waifs of London. There is someone viler, someone even Fagin fears; Bill Sikes, a brute and a murderer. He has his own criminal pursuits with the little hero in mind. Through many a "Twi ...
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Death Of A Salesman - Analysis Essay
Number of Words: 742 / Number of Pages: 3
... in time of odd emotions. In the beginning of the play, a state of confusion is felt. During Ben’s visit, a state of pride is felt. At the end, a state of loneliness is felt, leading the reader to think if there is an ironic relationship between the flute, representing Willy’s father, leaving early and Willy’s sad end.
The play has a sense of joy in it. Willy’s flashbacks always occur toward the same time where the Lomans were happy. Starting with Biff’s football days in high school. The music in those scenes would make anyone feel like they were on top of the world, just like Biff and Willy felt ...
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Antigone: Gender Conflict
Number of Words: 980 / Number of Pages: 4
... were conducted with these
words, “I give this women for the procreation of legitimate
children...I accept...And I give a certain amount as dowry...I am
content.” Clearly the purpose of the women was to bear children.
The role of the husband is vague and seems as though he doesn’t play
much of a role in the household. Contact with other men was not
allowed for the wives, yet for the husband it was common to pursue
adulterous relationships. An Athenian male stated “Hetairai we have
for our pleasure, mistresses for the refreshment of our bodies, but
wives to bear us legitimate children a ...
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