Analysis Of The Canterbury Tales
.... few men in that period had enough time to learn and ride horses. All
of these extravagancies are against the oath the Monk took for the Church.
The Monk was also lazy and disliked working. Monks, in general,
are hard working and are willing to help the less fortunate. The Monk also
ignored the monastic rules set up by St. Benedict.
The Rule of good St. Benet or St. Maur
As old and strict he tended to ignore;
P 120, lines 177-178
This shows that the Monk is interested in the pleasures of life, a .....
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The Catcher In The Rye: Holden's View Of The World
.... and holiday splendor, yet, much to Holden's despair "seldom
yields any occasions of peace, charity or even genuine merriment. "Holden
is surrounded by what he views as drunks, perverts, morons and screwballs.
These convictions which Holden holds waver very momentarily during only one
particular scene in the book. The scene is that with Mr. Antolini. After Mr.
Antolini patted Holden on the head while he was sleeping, Holden jumped up
and ran out thinking that Mr. Antolini was a pervert as well. This is the .....
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Lord Of The Flies: Characteristics Of Children
.... in effectively portraying the interests and attitudes of
young children in this novel.
When children are given the opportunity, they would rather envelop
themselves in pleasure and play than in the stresses of work. The boys
show enmity towards building the shelters, even though this work is
important, to engage in trivial activities. Af ter one of the shelters
collapses while only Simon and Ralph are building it, Ralph clamours, "All
day I've been working with Simon. No one else. They're off ba .....
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Symbolism In Hopkin's "The Windhover"
.... together in Hopkins. He
describes the windhover in detail as an individual. In the second part of
the poem, the symbol of the windhover gives way to the figure of Christ.
Yet Christ is not symbolized through traditional symbols, but in clay and
coal. In this Christ is shown to be a component of a physical or material
world.
The flame from the windhover indicates self-sacrifice under stress.
It is interesting that Hopkins puts AND in capitals and the resulting flame
is described as a billion time .....
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Kafka's The Trial: Guilt
.... not important to Kafka's intention to show his
idea that "the innocent and the guilty [are] both executed without
distinction in the end."
In Kafka's beliefs, the courts treat all men as if they were guilty.
Joseph K is a prime example of this treatment. He is never told about his
crime, nor of how the trial is going. He merely waits until he is summoned,
and if he is not, he is still forced to live his life according to the
courts. This is what Kafka believes happens to all individuals; they are
co .....
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Review Of: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings By Maya Angelou
.... characters, because it makes me
think about how my life would be if I were crippled like he was.
At this point the only ideas that intrigue me, are being crippled
like Uncle Willie and what Uncle Willie would have to do if the Klan was
coming. The reason why what Uncle Willie would have to do if the Klan was
coming intrigues me, is because it makes me think about what I would be
feeling if I were in his position. I would be very scared and nervous if I
would have to get into a bin and were covered with .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Class Stucture Of Maycomb County
.... the blue collar , white
workers, primarily farmers who struggled to make ends meet. The
Cunninghams, Dolphus Raymond, and the mysterious Radley family represented
this group. The third class of Ma ycomb County were the " white trash".
The Ewells, who lived at the dump, and relied on welfare for survival, were
members of this group. It is important to note that the difference between
the second and third class was not a financial one. Both w ere "poor". The
difference, however, was in the way they inte .....
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Of Mice And Men: George And Lennie
.... even when Lennie accidentally kills Curley's wife while petting her
hair. George knows that if he let Lennie live, Lennie would suffer for the
rest of his life. George made a very shocking but wise decision. By
killing Lennie while Lennie is thinking about his favorite place, a place
of his own and filled with furry rabbits. This way Lennie will be happy
when he dies, and George would not be hurting him. George is smart and
loving at the same time. He just can't live to see his friend to suffer
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To Kill A Mockingbird
.... for defending Tom, and his
children's friends make fun of them at school since their father is
defending Tom. Atticus tries his best to be a fair lawyer like he always
was, and knows that Tom didn't commit the rape. The trial comes around,
and Mayella Ewell is very confident she will win the case because if her
standing in society as a respectable woman who would never lie over her
honor. When it comes time for Atticus to question Mayella, he proves that
indeed Tom couldn't have committed the rape. Ma .....
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Mark Harris' Criticism Of Doctorow's Book
.... claims that Doctorow's complete abandonment of punctuation
and the formal sentance in this book are reminiscent of Thomas Pynchon, but
it seems as if he is trying desperately, (and badly) to search for his own
style, a way to test his own limits as an author. While the language and
flow of the book is hard to grasp in the beginning, it soon becomes
somewhat more clear to the reader and seems to move the pace of the book
along faster than it did before. But although the book seems to move .....
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Edgar Allen Poe And Nathaniel Hawthorne: Romantic Style Of Writing
.... then served two years as
an enlisted man in the army . Poe also attended West Point Military
Academy for a short time, after his Army stint.
Poe grew very fond of writing and published his first book of
poetry in 1827 at the age of sixteen. Poe is considered one of the first
nineteenth century writers to establish aesthetic principles regarding
short fiction stories as a high art, and one of the forefathers in the
Romantic Movement. Poe stressed the idea of a well developed imagination
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"A Raisin In The Sun": An Analysis
.... his family.
By doing well in business Walter thinks that he can buy his family
happiness. Walter has dreams. Dreams he most likely got from his father.
Dreams of better life for his family and himself. A dream of financial
security and comfortable living. Ruth, on the other hand is stable and down
to earth. She doesn't make rash choices to accommodate a dream. She will
just make do with what she has. Mama is a loving person, she is wise but
lives in the past. She is happy to have her family with and be sa .....
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Real Ghosts - What Are Ghosts
.... in his own bed.
In an old mansion in england a photographer actually snaps a picture of a
shadowy figure on a staircase. It is the "brown lady" of raynham hall.
Each of these people claims that he really saw a ghost. In this book
the author (daniel cohen) investigates many strange stories. Sometimes he
uncovers a hoax, but other stories leave puzzling questions...
Do spirits really haunt old houses?
Can a human be transported back into the past?
Are ghosts real?
Return from the dead? .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Conflict Between Society And The
.... been killed, we see how
civilization is more concerned over finding Huck's dead body than rescuing
his live one from Pap. This is a society that is more concerned about a
dead body than it is in the welfare of living people.
The theme becomes even more evident once Huck and Jim set out, down
the Mississippi. Huck enjoys his adventures on the raft. He prefers the
freedom of the wilderness to the restrictions of society. Also, Huck's
acceptance of Jim is a total defiance of society. Ironically, Huck .....
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The Great Gatsby: Is Nick Genuine?
.... just invited
themselves. This is the time when Nick's character is showing some
development of genuineness.
Another time that Nick shows his development into a more genuine
person is when he helps rekindle the love between Jay Gatsby and Daisy. He
does this by setting up a surprise meeting at his house. Gatsby knew of
this because he had asked him to do it. At this time in the novel is when
Nick says "I'm going to call Daisy tomorrow and invite her over here to
tea." (Gatsby, p.82) This shows tha .....
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