Importance Of Restraint In Lord Of The Flies And Heart Of Darkness
.... had many satisfying meals. After all, they
outnumbered the whites thirty to five, but they still had necessary
restraint to refrain from savagely feasting on some of the easily
accessible seamen. Towards the end of the novel, Marlow becomes becomes
very close to losing his sanity, but also has the necessary restraint to
maintain it. He confuses the beat of a drum (the call to man's primative
side) with his own heartbeat, but is still able to restrain from slipping
over the edge as Kurt did. Ralph i .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Human Beings Are Evil?
.... would think that they are better than Hester, and
because of that they would not sin, or they will too, will be punished.
When Hester was standing on the scaffold, she was being judged by everybody,
and since humans are evil, than their response towards her were not be
positive, but evil. A group of women were talking with each other, and
deciding on a punishment for Hester: "'What do we talk of marks and brands,
whether on the bodice of her gown, or flesh of her forehead,'" (p. 49).
To which another re .....
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Jackaroo: Gwyn Versus Tad
.... the Inn, changed to form the
mold of the responsible son of that time period. Though taking opposite
approaches, the changes of Gwyn and Tad were very significant to their
growth as characters and ultimately, to their place in the world.
Gwyn started out in the novel as the hard-working, responsible
daughter who contributed her all to the family and their needs. Gwyn
worked a full day doing chores and helping out around the Inn. She did
everything that was asked of her. She could be seen as the mode .....
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Lord Of The Flies; Jack Is A Devil
.... Jack is a devil because of the savage ways he acts like the red
hair, painted faces, the savage pig hunts, the rituals, sacrifices, and the
terrorist acts. Jack is evil because of him being always murderous. He is
always wanting to hunt things and not care what happens to the animal.
Once he gets incharge of his own group he paints his face and his red hair
make him look like the devil. He uses threating comments to get other
people join his group. And he goes on savage acts like going and beat .....
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London's "To Build A Fire": Use Of Devices To Convey His Message
.... not deep. He wet himself halfway up the
knees before he floundered out to the firm crust". Then the man builds a
fire beneath a tree and snow falls over it putting it out. London creates
these natural events in the plot to prove they are not the cause of the
man's death.
Using characterization, London is able to display on account of who
is alive at the end how one benefits from being social. The old-timer at
Sulfur Creek is alive because he is experienced and wise enough to benefit
from others' expe .....
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Book Report On Jack London's "Call Of The Wild"
.... all the actions that real dogs would do.
Realism is also a major part of the novel. It is in no way padded
with goodness to leave the reader with a warm sensation in his heart. At
times, the way in which beatings of the dogs are described makes the
reader want to close the book. Throughout the book, Buck is severely
abused by humans. Upon being taken from his home to learn to be a sled
dog, Buck is beaten senseless for no reason other that to learn to respect
and fear the man in the red shirt. From th .....
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An Analysis On "Araby"
.... narrator make us wonder if the
priest led a life of vanity. His early obsession with Mangan's sister now
seems in vain. “I had never spoken to her ... and yet her name was like a
summons to my foolish blood. (4)” He feels ashamed and ridiculed by his
earlier inability to communicate with Mangan's sister. He sees how
distracted he was by his anticipation of the bazaar. He recalls that he “
had hardly any patience with the serious work of life. (12)” The narrator
is embarrassed by the time he had wa .....
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Jane Eyre: Jane's Love For Rochester
.... "...it was not easy to give an impromptu answer to a
question about appearances; that tastes mostly differ; and that beauty is
of little consequence..." After answering no to Rochester's question of
whether or not he was handsome, she goes on to tell him that appearances
mean little or nothing. Jane understands that to have a true and loving
relationship with someone, that both must have not looks, but a similarity
in thought, and a like for the other's personality. Relationship's such as
this are ones of .....
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Jane Eyre, The Feminist Tract"
.... which she handles problems or confrontations in
her relationships, and to follow her example in their own lives. Just as
we see Jane as a model of a woman successful in asserting her self-worth,
we are also given a warning about the possible outcome of failure to
realize self-worth in Bertha Rochester. This facet will also be discussed
briefly. Bronte uses the motivation of personal experiences to create the
life of Jane Eyre in which we see the quest for social betterment through
her relationships.
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Jane Eyre: The Maturing Of Jane
.... love, forget hatred and live
her life in happiness. Helen states: "Life appears too short to be spent
in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs." These words shows that Helen
is more mature and experienced than Jane. Jane observes: "Miss Temple is
full of goodness…" Miss Temple was another great influence in Jane's life,
she treated Jane as if she were her own daughter. We realize now that Jane
was no longer alone. She had friends to love her and guide her to the next
step in life. Jane had not on .....
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Jane Eyre: Analysis Of Bronte's Work
.... sent
controversy through the literary community. For not only was it written
by a woman but marked the first use of realistic characters. Jane's
complexity lied in her being neither holy good nor evil. She was poor and
plain in a time when society considered "an ugly woman a blot on the face
of creation." It challenged Victorian class structure in a strictly
hierachal society. A relationship between a lowly governess and a wealthy
nobleman was simply unheard of. Bronte drew criticism for her atta .....
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Jay Gatsby: The Dissolution Of A Dream
.... house according to the measure of response it
drew from her well-loved eyes." Everything in Gatsby's house is the zenith
of his dreams, and when Daisy enters Gatsby's house the material things
seem to lose their life. Daisy represents a dreamlike, heavenly presence
which all that he has is devoted to. Yes, we should consider Jay Gatsby
as tragic figure because of belief that he can restore the past and live
happily, but his distorted faith is so intense that he blindly unaware of
realism that his dream .....
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The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby Is A Pathetic Character
.... she had in her
marriage to Tom Buchanan for Jay Gatsby. At that time, divorce was very
uncommon, and it was very unlikely that any woman would leave her husband
for any reason at all.
Everything that Gatsby ever did in his whole life was based upon
his pursuit of the dream. He moved to New York and bought his very
expensive mansion because of Daisy. Jordan Baker said, "Gatsby bought that
house so that Daisy would be just across the bay."(Fitzgerald 83) He held
many expensive parties in the hope tha .....
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Les Miserables: Jean Proves That He Is Trustworthy
.... house. He brings them money, and because of him, they have the
fortunate opportunity to stay under a roof.
In another incident Jean Valjean, receives a exclusive letter from
Marius, a young man that is in love with Cossete. The letter is addressed
to Cossete, and even though Jean Valjean regrets the possibility of Cossete
leaving him, he turns the letter over to her. Jan Valjean proves that he
does not have a mind of a criminal and could be trustworthy.
Jean Valjean shows that he does not care .....
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The Adventures Of Huck Finn: Jim Is A Hero
.... father's face once he sees and
understands the position in wehich he is placed. Later, Huck wishes to
speak to Jim about the dead man, but Jim will not allow it since he does
not want to reveal the truth about Pap to Huck. This is a second and more
direct approach that is used in the story in order to show this same point.
Jim is also basically a good person. Although he is ignorant, he
knows that it is a good thing for him to show Huck that he has worth so
that Huck can think of him as an equal. Th .....
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