A Farewell To Arms
.... had been a part of Henry's life from the beginning. Henry stood up
nights because the night is a representation of evil and death to him. If
he is not asleep, he can avoid having to deal with it. Henry also is
accompanied by Catherine during nights at the Ospidale Maggoire. To Henry
there "was almost no difference in the night except that is was an even
better time" with Catherine. Catherine, who is already a code hero, has
values which transcend onto Henry at the Hospital. During the day, Henry .....
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A Review Of The Old Man And The Sea
.... trouble ahead. The fish is too big to be placed
in his small boat, so he has to strap it to the side. Meanwhile, the blood
from the harpoon shot leaks out into the sea and attracts sharks. While
the old man is returning home from his expedition, he has to fight off the
sharks from eating his prize. But it doesn't take to long for the sharks
to take lots of big chunks out of the fish. He ends up killing all the
sharks and he gets home safely, and exhausted.
Ernest Hemingway is an author of the past .....
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Old Man And The Sea: Themes
.... of life in it. It is dark and treacherous though,
and every day there is a challenge. A similar story tells about a tidal
pool with life called `Cannery Road'.
This part of the story has to deal with figures of Christ. It
mainly deals with Santiago as being a figure of Christ and other
characters as props, that is, characters which carry out the form of
biblical themes. On the day before he leaves when he wakes up, Manolin,
his helper, comes to his aid with food and drink. Also a point that might
b .....
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: An Analysis
.... Billy threatened to tell his mother. Billy begged Nurse Ratched
not to tell her but when his requests were refused Billy slashed his neck
with a broken bottle and killed himself. Billy's life was destroyed
because of Nurse Ratched's need to control others.
Another place that we see the dark world is when we examine the
relationship between Nurse Ratched and R.P. McMurphy. McMurphy is a happy
and rebellious man. He is not used to being controlled, so when he gets
into the institution he refuses to be .....
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: Symbols
.... to demonstrate just how hypocritical society can be.
As aforementioned, Kesey utilizes many symbols that represent
elements in the real world. The very fact that the story takes place in a
mental asylum is in itself a commentary on society. In the asylum, it
becomes highly evident that a great deal of oppression takes place.
Although a considerable amount of abuse is in the physical form, most of it
manifests itself in subtle psychological torture. The abuse that
specifically takes place is the suppre .....
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Pride And Prejudice
.... flaw)
I believe that it was not to be the object of Jane Austen's sharper
criticism.
Jane Austen has depicted pride in her minor (functional) characters
as a means of demonstrating it's importance as a theme of this novel. Lady
Catherine is one of the main offenders, her airs, arrogance and pride are
fuelled by other characters like Mr Collins who is put there to satire
proud people and their followers. Another important character to note is
Mr Darcy. He is an extremely important character in t .....
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On The Island: A Review
.... parents.
Doris has recognized that she is no longer very necessary in John's life
and has accepted this with quiet resignation. She still looks for signs of
affection however, but they seem few and far in between. She has virtually
no relationship with Annette whom she sees as a representative of the new,
efficient generation. While Doris does not fear progress, she fails to see
the use for many of the modern products.
Annette on the other hand has adopted a somewhat colder attitude towards
John's m .....
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Hound Of The Baskervilles
.... sister, but as you will find out later, they were more intimate
than that.
At about this time, a convict escaped who was referred to as "The
Notting Hill Criminal", his real name though was Selden Barrymore.
One night while Watson and Sir Henry were in the Hall, they observed Mr.
Barrymore (the Butler) sending signals through the window using a candle.
Through questioning he divulged that he was really doing a favour for his
wife for the escaped criminal was his brother in-law. Baffled by this .....
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Willa Cather's "O Pioneers"
.... arrived to a place
uninhabited, but with much fortune and hard work ahead of them. 3 In 1890,
Willa attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she gained the
knowledge and creativity to write such beautiful work. In her first works,
Willa's animosity towards Nebraska was relevant in her work. 4 After she
went east in 1896 and became editor of McClure's Magazine and gained
success, her feeling toward Nebraska changed, which was evident in "The
Bohemian Girl," in 1912. 5
When she published O .....
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Overview Of "Catcher In The Rye" And "Death Of A Salesman"
.... and he kept lying. He tried and tried to be the best salesman, to
die, and have the death of a salesman, but in the end, it all backfired on
him, everything was the opposite of what he strived for. He started going
crazy, and then he lost it. He started to have his own conversations with
people that were not with him; people that were in his mind. He had a
imaginary girlfriend and many other friends that he would talk to. He put
most of his time into the people in his head, that he forgot ab .....
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Parkland By Victor Kelleher
.... smart, even for a human, and is stubborn and not prepared to
hold the truth even when threatened. Physically he is very fit and is great
at climbing walls.This comes in handy when he is trying to find out
information with out being caught.
Half way through the book the keepers do to him what is known as ‘
deprogramming', which gives him a stroke and his skills are reduced due to
the left side of him being limp. Boxer goes through a lot of pain to save
his friends and never grizzles or wants anything i .....
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Themes In Larsen's Passing
.... While it is true that
Clare is passing, Irene is passing as well. As a Negro, Clare must "pass"
to gain security in a white world, but by the same token Irene, a lesbian,
must "pass" to gain security in a heterosexual society.
Until Clare arrives on the scene Irene is a "secure" woman. She
busies herself with social activities and the raising of her two boys (148).
However, something is very wrong. While en route to the printing shop,
Irene begins to voice her concerns about "queer ideas" (sex joke .....
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The Metamorphosis: Patriarchy
.... charge of the family's affairs again," hence showing that before he
turned into a bug, he was the dominant person in the family. He is the only
person in the family who actually goes out to earn money. His father has
already retired, while his mother and sister, following the standards of
that time, do not go out and work. Gregor is the only one who goes out as
a traveling salesman, and is responsible for earning money for the whole
family. His father stays at home and only "lies wearily buried in
bed"( .....
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Gillian By Laurel Oke Logan
.... and leaving her family behind, she just didn't know if she
could go through with it.
A few days after debating about going she called the lady and got more
information about it and she decided she would give it a try. Gillian was
to leave in about five days so her mother and she went to go buy the right
clothes to wear in Canada and some other things she would need. The day
finally came for Gillian to leave. As Gillian, her family and friends went
to her gate at the airport Gillian began to fee .....
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Peacefully Ever After
.... her, Nanny feels that it is both her right and obligation
to impose her dreams and her ideas of what is important in life on Janie.
The conflict between Janie's sacred view of marriage and Nanny's wish for
her to marry for stability and position is a good illustration of just how
deep the respect and trust runs. Janie has a very romantic notion of what
marriage should be. "She saw a dust-bearing bee sink into the sanctum of a
bloom; the thousand sister-calyxes arch to meet the loveembrace . . . so
t .....
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