Young Goodman Brown's Apocalypse
.... "kills" his naive
outlook on life and changes him until his death. He has a mission to go
into the forest and meet the devil. A mission that he begins out of
curiosity and a "deep need to see if the teachings of his childhood, his
religion, and his culture, have armed him sufficiently to look the devil in
the face and return unscathed" (Hodara 1). The symbol of the forest, late
at night, can be interpreted as the untamed regions of Brown's heart where
the devil roams freely as he roams in the fore .....
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1984: Control Is Power
.... getting into until the have entered. Many times
after a while they realize the gangs beliefs and do not obey by them. The
party controlled Oceania people's life in such ways as a gang sometimes
does. “Our control over matter is absolute (pg. 218).” The plot shows
many aspects of the nazi party also. Hitler brain-washed many people into
believing that there was a master race and all others had to follow under
certain rules or be punished. The only thing that could stop Hitler was a
more dominant part .....
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Lord Of The Flies: Creative Story
.... fair share. Each of the 9 adults is in
charge of the welfare of 4 little scouts. The purpose of this is so that
the little ones become more effective at the work on the island and that
they're safe with an older person watching."
By dealing with current circumstances such as hunger and shelter, as
well as looking at the long term of taking precautions to be rescued, I
feel we have taken full advantage of the situation and dealt with it in the
most logical situation.
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The Yellow Wallpaper: Journey Into Insanity
.... slight hysterical tendency -- what is one to do?" (Gilman
193). These two men -- both doctors -- seem completely unable to admit
that there might be more to her condition than than just stress and a
slight nervous condition. Even when a summer in the country and weeks of
bed-rest don't help, her husband refuses to accept that she may have a real
problem.
Throughout the story there are examples of the dominant - submissive
relationship. She is virtually imprisoned in her bedroom, supposedly to
allo .....
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Tolkiens's Lord Of The Rings
.... land but it may also add a bit of
humor. This humor can also express the merriness of the people that have
been written about. The language, in English is not exactly incorrect but
it is odd, strange, and different, which matches the theme and plot.
Tolkien, like mostly every other author has one main, specific goal
during the exposition of the story, which is to capture the reader's
attention. In the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings," Tolkien presents
events of happiness, mystery, tales of power .....
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Lord Of The Flies: The Setting
.... their own
type of government on the island and will give responsibilities to each of
the characters. The type of government will shape their behaviors and the
respect from the others. Their rules of civilization change the way people
feel about each other. For example, Jack does not like Ralph because Ralph
is the leader of the group and makes the decisions, but Jack doesn't like
the way Ralph leads them.
Another reason Golding put the setting on an island is that the
environment is differen .....
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Humor In Wonderland
.... before seen a
rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, .
.."(Carroll 7-8). Even the mouse becomes humorous as he recites
"historical facts about the Anglo-Saxons..." "...which are the driest
things he knows, to restore Alice and the other creatures after their
involuntary swim in the Pool of Tears"(Avery 325). After the Caucus-race
in which everyone wins, the Dodo solemnly performs a humorous ceremony for
Alice saying "We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble"(Carrol .....
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Lord Of The Flies: Ralph Creating A Society Based On Survival
.... `Listen Ralph. Never mind what's sense. That's gone-'
`Never mind about the Chief-'
`-you got to go for your own good.'
`The Chief and Roger-'
`-yes, Roger-'
`They hate you, Ralph. They're going to do you.'
`They're going to hunt you to-morrow.'"(1)
Here, the reader is basically told on what the two groups have to offer.
Ralph's group is based on being rescued, while Jack's group is pro-hunting
and other games in the wilderness.
From the start, Ralph tries to keep the fire .....
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The Great Gatsby: Depravation Of The American Dream
.... has changed the new world
(the east) from a “fresh, green breast” to a grotesque waste land where
only the morally irresponsible can hope to survive. Gatsby' s destruction
shows that those who try to maintain an idealism based on purely
materialistic values are doomed by their self delusion, and George Wilson's
unfortunate career illustrates the fate of the common man in the waste land.
There are a few minor characters in The Great Gatsby whose main
significance is symbolic. In particular Dan C .....
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Foreshadowing And Flashback; Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A Great Writer
.... utilizes foreshadowing to the best of its ability to help
organize the novel. "Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously
at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with
trembling fingers and set it back in place. 'I'm sorry about the clock,' he
said. 'It's an old clock,' I told him idiotically." (Fitzgerald, pg. 92)
This quote is the first use of foreshadowing which is in chapter five. It
pertains to all of the trouble Gatsby causes as he tries to win Daisy .....
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Lord Of The Flies : Summary Of Conclusion
.... group of hunters who seem adamant
on damage and violence and drifting away from the real world.
Jack is the kind of character who is defined as a psychotic person who
was refrained from his true genetic personality and yearning for violence
because of the standards to which he was born. He was a rich and went to a
private school where he could not be himself. The school was very strict
and therefore not allowing any of the boys to do things that they had
always wanted. So then, when faced wit .....
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Odysseus: Summary
.... manager told him that
in Cuba they are only allowed two hours of running water a day, and the
two hours didn't start until later that afternoon (Ward 41). Odysseus'
mouth was so arid he needed water immediately. He left the hotel and
started strolling down the streets of Havana, when he decided to rob a
store to get water. Odysseus entered the next store he approached, grabbed
a bottle of water and ran out. Seconds later an alarm went off. Hearing
sirens he ran as fast as cheetah onto a side street whe .....
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Comparison Of Macbeth And Jack (of Lord Of The Flies)
.... For Macbeth, he hesitated six times before killing
Duncan. But when he planned to kill Banquo and Macduff's family, he didn't
hesitated and killed them without regret. Lastly, they were both
superstitious. Jack was superstitious, he worshipped the Lord of the Flies
and held a ritual dance around the camp fire after sacrificing the pig. For
Macbeth, he believed in the fortune telling of the three witches. (Quote:
All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis. All hail Macbeth, hail to
thee, Thane .....
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Similarities And Differences Between The Odyssey And Oedipus The King
.... man and he's constantly battling
Suitors from destroying and wasting his father's wealth while looking to
marry Penelope, Odysseus' wife. In Oedipus the King, a wild plague has been
killing a big population of the city-state of Thebes . This was a big
conflict that the people in Thebes turned to King Oedipus to solve. He
helped the city before by solving the riddle of the Sphinx and they needed
help from him once more. During this plague, blight on the crops was
present, children stillborn, women dyi .....
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John Dos Passos' Manhattan Transfer
.... by white men and found getting jobs very hard.
As well people became firebugs and often burned down buildings in which the
immigrants lived. The majority of Americans resented the immigrants because
they represented lost jobs. the only people who did like the influx of
immigrants were the rich because they represented a large pool of labour
that cost next to nothing.
America was very much separated from the rest of the world. The Monroe
Doctrine of 1823 was still a big part of life in the United .....
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