Great Expectations Why Does Pi
.... Satis House is a place where society is anything but polite. This is exemplified by Estella’s blatant lack of regard for Pip’s feelings; she points out to him for the first time his faults such as his “coarse hands…. thick boots” and the fact that he is nothing but “a common labouring boy”. This not only points out Pip’s own faults but also leads to his awareness of Joe’s.
Estella is the main incident in Pip’s life that ultimately leads .....
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Great Expectations. The Charac
.... night of sin. In the novel, Estella appears as a light, it is Pip's orientation and he always has her in his mind.
If we look at the sky we can see different kinds of stars. One of them is a star which moves and shines in an intermittent way. That's Estella's movement in the novel. Joe, who is always in the countryside, and Mr Jaggers, who is always in London, are characters who appear in series of chapters. In constrast to this, Estella appears in that intermittent way. And also the way in which Estell .....
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Great Gatsby 3
.... with which to withstand and pass judgment on an amoral world, such as the one he had observed the previous summer. He says, rather pompously, that as a consequence of such an upbringing, he is "inclined to reserve all judgments" about other people, but then goes on to say that such "tolerance . . . has a limit".
This is the first sign that we can trust this narrator to give us an even-handed insight to the story that is about to unfold. But, as we later learn, he neither reserves all judgments nor .....
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Great Gatsby 4
.... in the west had to work for a living. Tom Buchanan saw them as socially inferior to himself. He believed that he is better than everyone else is. Gatsby was not born rich so he had live in West Egg. He was looked down upon by Tom. This is why Tom saw Gatsby as no threat to him and Daisy.
The valley of ashes symbolized the desolation of life. This area is where all the business failures ended up. The valley of ashes was located at the crossroads of Long Island and New York City. It represented .....
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Great Gatsby 5
.... of lawn and garden. It was Gatsby’s mansion.” Throughout the novel Fitzgerald uses this type of description to put the reader into the story and give them a realistic sense of the time period.
Not only do the words themselves paint pictures, but also the structure and form used is a delight. “…Every line of hard and intelligent effort” (Mencken 148). The incredible part about this is that Fitzgerald does not do it too elaborately where the reader will get lost, but “wr .....
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Great Gatsby Color Symbolism
.... a distant connection just as a new and an old car have the same connection. They may look different, but deep down, the two can be seen as the same item. Fitzgerald describes the Valley of Ashes as
"...a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys...and ash-gray men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud...."(23)
It is also noted that, "occasionally a line of gray cars crawls along... .....
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Great Gatsby Failure Of The Am
.... figure linked to scandals as the 1913 World Series and the numerous drugs stores/ bootlegging shop, which afforded him the mansion of West Egg. The main character of this story, Jay Gatsby whose rags to riches history brings with him much scrutiny that revealed the truth behind his rise to success. His sudden move to West Egg where no one knew him caused much suspicion amongst his well to do neighbors. The contradiction in the lies that he told made East Eggers further their suspicion; along with the .....
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Gullivers Travels
.... spite of his predicament, Gulliver is at first impressed by the intelligence and organizational abilities of the Lilliputians.
In this section, Swift introduces us to the essential conflict of Book I: the naive, ordinary, but compassionate "Everyman" at the mercy of an army of people with "small minds". Because they are technologically adept, Gulliver does not yet see how small-minded the Lilliputians are.
In Chapter II, the Emperor of Lilliput arrives to take a look at the "giant", and Gulli .....
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Gullivers Travels 2
.... the sea. They also failed to figure out what his clothes were. The Sorrel Nag who first discovered Gulliver undressed could only explain the sight by saying he was not the same thing when he slept as he appeared to be at other times. Gulliver could only show his master what his clothes were by undressing before him. The truth had to be revealed even to a Houyhnhnm. The moral of the encounter with the Yahoos and the Houyhnhnms is that Reason alone might be enough for men if they would only use it proper .....
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Gullivers Travels Movie Versus
.... has been gone for eight consecutive years and had been searching for his way home the entire time. He merely falls into unfortunate circumstances that prevent this return. In the book, however, it is less clear that Gulliver desires to be home at all. He very rarely speaks of his family and seems to have little emotion at being reunited with them after each journey or when he leaves them again. The movie's alternate portrayal of Gulliver seems incongruent with the added scene. Instead, this extra sce .....
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Grapes Of Wrath 3
.... would be forced to do so under a united cause. Tom's awakening came slowly as he struggled to understand the toils of needing, not only to care for his family but organize the migrant workers into a force where they can achieve fair rights. During the final chapters of the novel Tom recognizes the importance of Jim Casy's work to unify the people bringing about a final awakening of his conscience.
Through out history man has made many jouneys, far and wide. Moses's great march through the Red Sea and C .....
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Great Expectations 2
.... may have meant a lot to Pip, it did
not mean anything to Estella as she was just playing with Pip's emotions.
The character of Magwitch represents the symbols of isolation and the tragic
hero. In this case, he was physically isolated from society because he was a
convict and was looked upon with disgust. When Magwitch confesses and apologizes
to Joe for stealing the food, Joe replies "poor miserable fellow creatur." [43].
Magwitch also illustrates the symbol of the tragic hero. Throughout most .....
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Great Expectations- Morals
.... to bring him a file and some whittles or else Pip's liver would be ripped out by the convict's friend. This made Pip steal from Mrs. Joe and lie to his family. This shows that morally, his fears are taking over, making it impossible for him to move ahead in the future and mature.
When Pip receives money, he begins to indulge himself. This is to make up for the past, when he lived in fear. Pip's desires for self-satisfaction leaves him eventually with a broken heart, no money, and distance from his .....
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Great Gatsby Party Comparison
.... "...men and girls came and went like moths among the whispering and the champagne and the stars."(p. 43) At Myrtle's party as well, "People disappeared, reappeared, made plans to go somewhere, and then lost each other, searched for each other, found each other a few feet away."(p. 41)
Both parties are also full of gossiping and lies. Myrtle talks about her husband behind his back saying he's not "...fit to lick my shoe."(p. 39) Catherine whispers to Nick throughout the night about how neither Tom n .....
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Hamlet 2
.... he’s going to his mother’s closet;
Behind the arras I’ll convey myself,
To hear the process; I’ll warrant she’ll tax him home
I’ll call upon you erie you go to bed,
And tell you what I know.
He could have chosen not to follow king’s wishes and thus to avoid his own death. Also, while being the king’s advisor Polonius’ duty is to obey king’s desires and it’s his stupidity and devotion to the task that eventually kill him in Act .....
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