Tom Clancy: Believable Plots
.... facts such as defection in The
Hunt for Red October (THRO), Clancy is able to advance his plot. Defections
for political reasons happened quite often during the Cold War. There were
many defections in history starting back in World War II when famous people
like Albert Einstein defected to the use because the Germans discriminated
again him being Jewish (pg. 124-5, Vol. 9 Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia).
The more recent occurance of defection to the US of a high ranking deputy
chief of staff del Pi¤o D¡az h .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Evil And Mistriss Hibbins
.... having
hardly got a wink of sleep after her night ride."
The people in town are scared to even be near Mistriss Hibbins. At
the last scaffold scene, "The crowd gave way before her, and seemed to fear
the touch of her garment, as if it carried the plague among its gorgeous
folds." Here, it says that the townspeople were so scared, that they
thought her evil was contagious.
Mistriss Hibbins also effects the way some of the characters think
in the novel. In one part of the novel, Mistriss Hibbins tells P .....
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Running Wild: Essay About The Novel Hiroshima
.... was about to put
away some clothes. While these innocents civilians were carrying out there
lives, yet unknown to them, a plane called the Enola Gay silently passed
unnoticed overhead and quietly dropped the worlds deadliest bomb that
changed history forever. All they saw was split second, tremendous flash of
light which gave them just enough time to turn there heads and then chaos
rang out like church bells on a Sunday morning.
When the bomb detonated all hell broke loose. Miss. Sasaki was
knocked unc .....
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Crime And Punishment: Characterization
.... foreshadow the crime that
Raskolnikov is contemplating. Dostoevsky unveils Raskolnikov's cruel side
during this dream, if it is to be interpreted in this way.
On the same token, Raskolnikov's compassionate side could be
represented by the little boy. The child, watching the beating, realizes
the absurdity of it. He even rushes to Mikolka, ready to punish him for
killing the mare. This illustrates Rodion's internal struggle while
contemplating the murder of Alyona. His humane side, the child, tel .....
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The Crucible And The Scarlet Letter: Proctor And Dimmesdale's Sacrifices
.... signed the
papers, he would have blackened the names of the people who are innocent.
He believed that he shouldn't have to blacken the names of the accused
people in order to keep his life. Through this sacrifice, he has balanced
all the sins he has made. Therefore, he has redeemed himself and kept his
soul.
Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale sacrificed his reputation in order to gain
inner peace. Dimmesdale has been tortured by himself as well as
Chillingworth. Chillingworth felt the need to torture t .....
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Twain's" A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court" Satire
.... he pleases. His knowledge of nineteenth century technology makes
Hank Morgan a "human standing next to apes"(Robinson 190). This section
of the story is filled with Twain's commentary on the absurdness of the
ideals of Chivalry. When Camelot is looked at from the standpoint of
twentieth century practicality, it looks so absurd that it is
funny(Robinson 184). An excellent example of this can be found in the
banquet which the Knights of the Round Table attend and at which Hank is
sentenced. .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Forms Of Punishment
.... It makes no difference, to most people, how someone sees them.
We are at a time where the only thought that matters is yours. This book
has confirmed my feelings toward this type of punishment. I knew that it
was unorthodox in today's society and I still beleive it.
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The Scarlet Letter: Chapter By Chapter Review And Analysis
.... Her punishment is quote “as effectual an agent, in the promotion of good
citizenship as ever was the guillotine among the terrorists of France,”
(Page 52, pink highlight). Instead of using the pillory, which would lock
a person's head and hands together where they could not move and be forced
to not be able to show their humiliation. “No outrage more flagrant to
forbid the culprit to hide his face from shame,” is in Hawthorne's
commentary on page 53.
Hawthorne's commentary appears twice on this page (a .....
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The Scarlet Letter: The Puritans Are Wrong In Thinking That Pearl Is Wicked
.... Hester notices that Pearl has no physical
defects, but Pearl's character has an unexplainable aspect of oddity and
unpredictability. When she plays near Hester's cottage, Pearl "[smites]
down [and] uproot[s] most unmercifully [the] ugliest weeds"(87) which she
pretends are the Puritan children. Hester believes that Pearl is so
emotional and temperamental because the passion which Hester and
Dimmesdale experienced during their sinful act somehow transferred into
Pearl's soul. However, Pearl's antipa .....
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Huck Finn: Twain's Cynic Point Of View
.... change in owners
that could only be for the worse. As they escape separately and rejoin by
chance at an island along the river, they find themselves drawn to get as
far as possible from their home. Their journey down the river sets the
stage for most of Mark Twain's comments about man and society. It is when
they stop off at various towns along the river that various human character
flaws always seem to come out.
Examples of this would include the happenings after the bringing on of
the Duke and Kin .....
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The Scarlet Letter: A Review
.... isn't one person that turns a
story into a classic; the same should be said of literature. Rosenblat
said the same idea better than I: "Keeping the live process of the
literary experience before us, I shall attempt to look more deeply into the
nature of the literary experience, and to explore implications for problems
of literary theory. . ." I think that Rosenblat would agree with me that
it might not be literature in my own sense, but on the larger scale,
literature it is.
II. At the beginning of t .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Background
.... those found in
ordinary life" and also is strong, brave, noble, risky and powerful.
Another characteristic he includes is the writing of mysterious events such
as the adultery of Hester, the birth of Pearl and the return of her husband
Roger Chllingworth.
The uses of the "theory of Romance" by Hawthorn follows an order.
The order is initiated by Hawthorn looking for to write on a serious topic.
The topic is the adultery of Hester, Pearls birth, the revenge by
Chillingworth and the hypocrisy of D .....
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An Analysis Of The Effects Of Spiritual Visitations On Scrooge
.... mess of loneliness
and misery. He knew if he didn't do something soon his testimony to life
would be much like the things his nephew said about him in the game played
at the party.
Then there was the Cratchit's who seemed to be more grateful
towards Scrooge, a man who gave them barely enough money to buy food and
shelter, then they really should have been. At first when Scrooge sees Bob
stand to toast him he's almost filled with pride or at least an enlarged
ego, but when Mrs. Cratchit says in a .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Secrets. We Have Them, We Hide Them, But Can We Live With Them?
.... still
trying to find out the name of her lover, comments, ". . . but Hester, the
man lives who has wronged us both! Who is he?" When he says this, he is
hinting that he is going to do something to Dimmesdale. This is why Hester
makes Chillingworth promise not to kill her lover if he finds out his
identity. Chillingworth deserves to know who slept with his wife,
although Hester should not have had to tell him. I think that Dimmesdale
should have admitted that he was Pearl's father. Today, if a priest .....
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Great Expectations Vs. Oliver Twist
.... For example, while suffering from starvation and
malnutrition for a long period of time, Oliver was chosen by the other boys
at the orphanage to request more gruel at dinner one night. After making
this simple request, "the master (at the orphanage) aimed a blow at
Oliver's head with the ladle; pinioned him in his arms; and shrieked aloud
for the beadle."3
The whole beginning of Oliver Twist's story was created from memories
which related to Charles Dickens' childhood in a blacking factory ( which .....
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