Catcher In The Rye: Corruption Of Holden
.... with corruption just shows how he has a large problem
determining illusion from reality. He doesn't understand that to grow does
not mean to become corrupt but to become wiser through experience. These
experiences are what frighten Holden because this boy of sixteen has
already been involved in many of the pleasures and problems that come from
these experiences. Holden's "catcher in the rye" analogy shows how he wants
to save the children from this corruption but he never will. Holden wants
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The Puritan Society In N. Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"
.... for people to be saved. One cannot definitely know who will be saved,
although pious and faithful people are of course more likely to. The
experience of conversion, in which the soul is touched by the Holy Spirit,
so that the believer's heart is turned from sinfulness to holiness, is
another indication that one is of the elect. Faithfulness and piety, rather
than good deeds are what saves people. If someone has sinned, public
confession is believed to take some of the burden of this sin off him.
T .....
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The Realization Of Passion In Jane Eyre
.... spirit , but it is the forces of nature that
prove to be stronger than human will.
The life path of a Victorian woman was somewhat limited in it's
direction and expression of individuality. Jane Eyre strongly adheres to
the Victorian morality which was dominated by the Anglican party of the
Church of England in which passion and emotion were kept concealed. Jane's
instinct for asserting herself was stifled at an early age and could only
be expressed through defiance. The defiant declaration of i .....
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The Great Gatsby: The American Dream
.... motivation and
self-discipline were present. This quote talks about Gatsby's daily agenda
and how in the earlier days he upheld the pure American Dream "No wasting
time at Shafters, No more smoking or chewing, Read one improving book or
magazine per week, Save $3.00 per week, Be better to parents" (page 181-
182). Nick says "I became aware of the old island here that flowered once
for Dutch sailors' eyes-a fresh green breast of the new world"(page 189).
This quote shows the pristine goals of where the .....
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Book Report On "The Red Badge Of Courage"
.... have grown. They had learned more
about themselves then they ever believed possible. The young soldier
becomes a man with plenty of courage by the end of this book.
Stephen Crane brings the reader into his book, first with his power
of describing details so eloquently, and second by telling us very little
of the young soldiers' life, leaving him a mystery. Crane may have even
been generalizing all the young soldiers into one. Although he does tell
the reader his name, Henry Flemming, he usually ref .....
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Enduring, Endearing Nonsense Of Fairy Tales
.... girls
was Alice Liddell, who insisted that he write the story down for her, and
who served as the model for the heroine.
Dodgson eventually sought to publish the first book on the advice of
friends who had read and loved the little handwritten manuscript he had
given to Alice Liddell. He expanded the story considerably and engaged the
services of John Tenniel, one of the best known artists in England, to
provide illustrations. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel
Through The Looking Glas .....
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Loves Music, Loves To Dance: Summary
.... otherwise known as Charles North. She starts to get very nervous
because he is acting extremely strange, so she decides to walk around a
little at his “writing cabin”. Darcy goes to sit back down on the couch
and steps on something almost completely covered by the fringe on the rug.
Ignoring it, she sits down and begins shaking uncontrollably. While
shaking so badly, Darcy accidentally spilt some sherry on the rug. As she
dabbed the wine up with a napkin, she noticed Erin's ring. She thought, “
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Heart Of Darkness: Themes In Garden Of Evil And Heart Of Darkness
.... self. Marlowe is searching deep within
himself to comprehend what he is seeing with Mr.Kurtz and within himself he
has to conquor the evil that could take him over. It is a Quest for Marlowe
to search for his self being.
Independent Novel Study-Style
1. Irony-Occurs when a set of circumstances turn out very differently from
what was expected..
Foreshadowing-Gives the reader a hint to what will happen later in the
story.
Flashback-When they look bac at what they have done before. .....
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The Scarlet Letter: The Scaffold
.... off
[her] breast” if she were to “speak out his name”(64). Had she relented
and revealed his name she might never have had to endure the humiliation of
the scarlet letter. But she refused, and so her path was set.
The second time at the scaffold was a turning point for Hester.
She, Pearl, and Dimmsdale are together for the first time, “...the three
formed an electric chain” as if they were always meant to be together if
something, or someone, had not gotten in their way (140). But it is here
that Hes .....
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The Scarlet Letter: An Analysis Of Symbolism
.... Roger Chillingworth sees the A as a journey
for retaliation. Other then adultery, the A can also stand for "Angel" and
"Able". Angel, for it appears in the sky after Governor Winthrop's death.
Able, for Hester has won the respect of the Puritans even if she has sinned
terribly.
Hawthorne uses the prison building to describe crime and punishment in
contrast with the tombstone at the end of the novel. This statement
suggests the crime and punishment will eventually lead to the death of the
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The Scarlet Letter: Sin
.... by an anger at his ownsin, but
by the sin of others. He used deception andmanipulation to make the life of
another miserable. He wasnot flung from society's view as if he were a
dirty secretlike Hester was; he was embraced by it. However, his sin
didtake it's toll. He was disfigured horribly and became atwisted man,
scarred by sin. He also was robbed of thepleasure of destroying Dimmesdale
which was his reason forliving. He died shortly after Dimmesdale.
Hester Prynne, however, was the complete o .....
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Summary Of The Scarlet Pimpernel
.... his deep love. But they soon
grew apart after Lady Blakeney confessed to her husband how she had
accidentally been involved in sending a noble family to the guillotine.
Feeling shocked and disappointed towards his wife, Sir Percy's adoration of
her was not shown anymore. However he continued on with his life of which
a part was left untold to his wife whom he could not trust. He never let
her know of the secretive life he led as the celebrated Scarlet Pimpernel.
Later on, Lady Blakeney was black .....
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Review Of The Scarlet Letter
.... where she was forced into a loveless marriage and hence
she would be the "good guy," or girl, as the case may be. Also the
townspeople, the magistrates, and Chillingworth, Hester's true husband, can
be seen in both lights. Either they can be perceived as just upholding the
law -she committed a crime, they enforce the law. On the other hand are
they going to extreme measures such as wanting to take Pearl, Hester's
daughter, away just because Hester has deviated from the norm, all to
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The Scarlet Letter: Hester's Alienation
.... to live plainly and simply. She "strove to cast ["passionate and
desperate joy"] from her." She loves to sew, as women such as herself
"derive a pleasure…from the delicate toil of the needle," but she feels she
does not deserve the gratification. Though sewing could be "soothing, the
passion of her life …Like all other joys, she rejected it as a
sin." Hester no longer feels worthy to wear the finery she is capable of
sewing for herself. All of the "gorgeously beautiful" things she has "a
taste for" a .....
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The Scarlet Ibis: Summary
.... by the thunderstorm,
trying to catch up to his brother who is running faster than he is yelling
out "Don't leave me brother, don't leave me!" When his brother realizes
that he stopped running, he turns around and finds Doodle under a tree with
blood in his mouth. His heart gave out from running too hard, and his
brother held him as he died.
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