Lord Of The Flies: Jack Merridew - Not Guilty
.... (p.177) In a situation like this, Ralph's spear could have
easily slipped down and cut me instead.
An individual is not controlled by another individual. As for
influencing the boys to kill Simon and Piggy, the boys were uncontrollable.
On the night that Simon died, we were having a feast while "a thing came
crawling out the forest. It came darkly, uncertainly." (p.152) The boys,
especially the littluns, were so terrified, they thought Simon was the
beast, so they attacked with the thought of kil .....
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Billy Bud: Contrast Between Good And Evil
.... and Billy Budd. Claggort's
death is very short and appropriate "to his navel grade." In contrast,
Billy's death occurs during the dawn where " Billy ascended; and ascending
took the full rose of the dawn." Claggort's death completely contrasts
with the pure death of Billy Budd. Billy's death is portrayed as good,
conquering, and symbolic, which directly foils that of Claggort's. Not
only using symbolism, Melville also uses characterization to contrast good
and evil.
Characterization is used .....
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Hesse's Siddhartha: Siddhartha's Character
.... son, Siddhartha could not contain himself. He was
restless and felt that he had learned all he had to learn amongst his
elders, and he was right. He chose to follow another path in life, a path
that would show him another part of how people in his world lived.
Siddhartha did not allow himself to stick to something that he could not
feel to be right, thus he could not stay and worship the gods his father
worshipped. He, as discontent people long for, set out to search for the
internal happiness that he .....
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The Medea: Women's Rights
.... she gives her reason for getting the women to sympathize
with her. "If I can find the means or devise any scheme to pay my husband
back for what he has done to me - Him and his father in law and the girl
who married him." (260-263) It may have seemed in the beginning of the
monologue that Medea was out to join forces with the other women in
complaint to the way they are treated, but Medea was out for revenge. That
was underling everything she said.
When one looks at the women's liberation movement t .....
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Old Man And The Sea: Themes Of Santiago Against Nature, Figures Of Christ
.... 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
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Ignorance And Racism In Heart Of Darkness
.... the racist remarks towards the
natives. Racism is portrayed in Conrad's book, but a reader must know that
back in the eighteen hundreds society didn't understand racism towards
"Blacks". Conrad's critics would have never called Conrad a racist, during
his time, but rather a great story teller who is kind hearted to "Blacks".
Conrad constantly referred to the natives, in his book, as black savages,
niggers, brutes, and "them", displaying what we see as racism toward the
African people. Conrad wrote .....
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A Tale Of Two Cities: Summary
.... was even alive. Together they go and live in London, England. There
her father recovers from the effects of being in prison for so long. She
and her father become very close to each other. Meanwhile, over in Paris
the tension is mounting. The Monseigneur, and the Monsieur the Marquis are
murdered by the French Resistance. Much secrecy occurs among the French
peasants. The Defarges are two of the main characters in the resistance.
Charles Darnay and Lucie Manette are eventually married and have a daughter. .....
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Symbolism Of The Scarlet Letter
.... elaborate embroidery and
fantastic flourshes of gold thread..."(50-1). Many people there to see her
when she reveals the “A” on her chest. Most of the town people are
astonished and startled on her beauty still shone. Even though the big red
letter on her chest stood for adultery.
As the novel progressed the meaning as the "A”" made a change for
the better in Hester's life. In chapters before of the novel the letter
"A" on Hester's bosom had negative meaning, but this time Hawthorne turns
the .....
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A Separate Peace: Gene Forrester
.... and neither did anyone else; he was, however present in every
moment of everyday…” However after many years Gene stabilized and was able
to realize that although these feelings of guilt might stay with him
forever, he must learn how to live them.
Although, Gene lived a hard life, he still had to go on with it.
Throughout a persons life they undergo many challenges and obstacles, which
they have to overcome. Though there are many ways to do this, I feel that
Gene did it both the wrong and right way. By go .....
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Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None: An Analysis
.... but hit on the head with a
lifesaver. This murder was committed while the men were searching the
island. Even though one single person had an alabi for their whereabouts
when he was killed. Dr. Armstrong did stray from his group. When the
General didn't show up for lunch, Mr. Rogers offered to go and fetch him.
Dr. Armstrong quickly voluntered instead. He came back to announce that he
was dead. On the morning when they found Mr. Rogers dead, everyone
overslept because he was not there to wak .....
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Critique Of Snow Falling On Cedars
.... friendship is shattered by their families' disagreement.
They both become fishermen. Along with the Kabuo/Carl tension and
subsequent trial is another relationship filled with stress: that of
Kabuo's wife Hatsue and her high school sweetheart, now local reporter
Ishmael Chambers. He cannot get over the loss of their relationship that
ended when Hatsue was sent to a relocation camp. All of these conflicts
are interwoven with the trial that rocks a small town. The charges against
Kabuo are eventually .....
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Wright's The Man Who Loved Underground: Summary
.... society. He decides
to hide when he notices a manhole cover on the ground. "The cover clanged
into place, muffling the sights and sounds of the upper world. . . the rite
of separation is complete; the opposition between "aboveground" and
"underground" is firmly established" (Bloom 147). Though at times in his
journey, Daniels does go aboveground, he never again crosses that border
until the very end of the story when he goes up for the final time. Here,
Fred Daniels has not only escaped from the polic .....
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Catcher In The Rye: Letter To The Editor - An Unfair Trial
.... and the jury, I realized that Tom never had a chance in the first
place. The odds were still against him even though the plaintiff was the
lowest form of human imaginable, who would have lost no matter what the
case was if she was up against another white person. She was Mayella
Ewell; disgusting. The point is, how would Tom might have been sentenced
if he was in another town like yours and mine, say (your state here)?
There's no doubt in my mind that he would have been found innocent right
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Kafka's Metamorphosis: Existentialism
.... and
does nothing. For this reason Gregor doesn't have a friend or a girlfriend
that he can find support in. He follows the same routine everyday of his
life and fails to look ahead into the future. By secluding himself like
this, Gregor's life becomes like the life of a cockroach. It is for this
reason that he transforms into this creature.
Gregor's life as a cockroach is no different than his life as a
human. Whenever Gregor tries to communicate with someone, the only thing
that comes out of his mout .....
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John Jake's Homeland: A Review
.... is born to wealth and privilege in America, is
juxtaposed with that of immigrant Paul. Jakes portrays Joe Jr. as spoiled
and with out focus, especially when compared to Paul's mature approach to
life and work.
Jades utilizes the character of Paul to introduce the reader to the
fledgling business of moving pictures. Paul is fascinated with this new
"art form;" which involves him in many adventures including war, a brush
with death, and marrying his first love.
This first novel of the Crown seri .....
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