To Kill A Mockingbird
.... that Harper Lee only wrote one book and won the Pulitzer Prize.
There are many themes and symbols in this book. Scouts father, Atticus, tells Scout and Jem, “I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit them, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (Lee 69). This passage is where she got the name for her book. During the 1950’s in the small county of Mayco .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird 2
.... nephew from Meridian, Mississippi, who spent summers in Maycomb.
In the summertime, Jem, Scout and Dill usually played within the boundaries of Mrs. Henry Dubose's house (two doors north) and the Radley place (three doors south). The Radley place fascinated the children, because it was a popular subject of gossip and superstition in Maycomb. Arthur Radley had gotten into trouble with the law when he was a boy. Instead of being sent to the state industrial school, his father took custody of him .....
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Tragedy Of Macbeth From Macbet
.... underneath the skin he is really evil. Macbeth talks of the king "Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, whose howl's his watch" (II,ii,60-61) like he is ever alert to what's going on around him, showing a little remorse, or some second thoughts about actually killing the king. Using the animal images is another way that Shakespeare develops characters and themes.
One other image pattern that was used but not with a great extent, was that of sleep. Used in the play in order to almost create a "guilty" .....
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Tripmaster Monkey
.... and the blank text was the right way to express that truth after all. Kingston is illustrating the frustration Wittman feels at having to put into words the truths that are obvious to him.
At another point in the book, Wittman recalls when the Monkey learns his position in Heaven (61). Monkey is ecstatic to have a place in Heaven, an important role to play, but once he realizes that his Appointment to Pi-ma-w_n really means ”shit shoveler for the Divine Horse Stables,” he quits Heave .....
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True Cristian Kindness- Mercha
.... of flesh which I demand of him / Is dearly bought, 'tis mine and I will have it" (IV.i.100-101). Shylock's use of strange language and images makes him appear uncivilized in contrast with the Christians' talk of gentleness and mercy.
Hipocracy can be seen in Portia’s speech, which tries to pressure Shylock to change his beliefs. Portia's speech on mercy brings in the aspect of power, painting a picture to tempt Shylock to believe he can share this power by being merciful, thus accepting Christ .....
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The Animal Farm
.... Revolution I do know that it formed the U.S.S.R. For this reason, I understand the position the author had on Communism and Orwell does express it by showing how the pigs only cared for themselves and not the other animals. It’s obvious that Orwell does not agree with the Communist view and who wouldn’t. I personally agree with Orwell because Communism is essentially bad and a government cannot expect to benefit from it.
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The Blood Theme In Macbeth
.... (5.3. 49-55). In this scene Shakespeare brings out in the open his link between blood and disease with the guilt. He asking the doctor to essentially remove the memory of Duncan’s murder from his wife’s mind. Things have gotten hopless and he realizes this. He is asking the doctor to perform miracles. Things can only get worse. And they do when Lady MacBeth guilt grows to the point where she takes her own life.
Shakespeare uses the images of blood and death to represent guil .....
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The Bogart By Susan Cooper
.... What they didn’t realize was that a Boggart was sleeping in the desk they took home. When the Boggart got up he realized he was no longer home in Scotland in his castle.
As the Boggart got comfortable he began his practical jokes in Toronto. He would take Mr. Volinks razor and hide it. The Boggart would hide the razor in such a place that Mrs. Volink would find it; making Mr. Volink believe that his wife had taken it. Jessup and Emily didn’t realize a Boggart was in the house until the Boggar .....
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The Catcher In The Rye
.... certainly nothing to rave about. In the first place, I hate actors. They never act like people. They just think they do. Some of the good ones do, in a very slight way, but not in a way that’s fun to watch. And if any actor’s good, you can always tell he knows he’s good, and that spoils it…If an actor acts it out, I hardly listen. I keep worrying about whether he’s going to do something phony every minute.” He finds the theater phony because instead of demonstrating rea .....
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The Crucible 2
.... characters of the town, they all seem to hide their feelings on the question. This is probably a hidden message being conveyed by Miller, that here in a theocracy, it wasn't alright to have misguided faith, for in their terms that was herecy. Finally, close to the play's conclusion Elizabeth Proctor faces the question and states, "I am not your judge John, I cannot be." (Miller, P132) Elizabeth believes God is his own messenger and we cannot act like Him, specifically being a judge. Clearly, there is .....
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The Crucible 3
.... inherited the same need to know good and evil, and place a clear-cut reason for every occurrence. Part of this need is human nature. Everyone has their own story for the different occurrences in their life, and in the world. Ironically, even The Crucible is simply a rehash of these historical events, and virtually all dialogue and events were made up or simply based on limited knowledge of the events that occurred during that time period. Each time something new is learned the story changes, and the peop .....
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The Day The World Ended
.... that story, Charles, will be compared showing similarities and differences of the relationships of women in his life.
In the story “Sons and Lovers” from the very beginning their was a connection between Paul and his mother. It was seen that a bond was formed between the two of them, but it wasn’t very strong in the beginning. The strong mother –son bond was between Paul’s older brother William and his mother. Paul appeared to be jealous of this, and it wasn’ .....
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The Glass Menagerie
.... people of her time.
Laura exhibits very negative thoughts and feelings about herself. Laura assumes that everyone notices her flaws and dislikes her because of them. Laura fears that she will grow up to be an old maid. She does not relate to other people well because of her shyness and unpopularity. Her only pleasures consist of being home with her family, her glass collection, and her father's records.
Laura's insecurities are manifested whenever she confronts an unfamiliar situation and that .....
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The Great Gatsby
.... estate, he finds Gatsby alone and shoots and kills him. After killing Gatsby, Wilson feels so terrible that he turns his pistol on himself and takes his own life. After the hustle and bustles dies down, Nick meets Daisy and Tom again. Tom seems very unconcerned and nonchalant about his deliberate and successful attempt on Gatsby’s life using Wilson as his tool.
This novel is filled with multiple themes but the predominate one focuses on the death of the American Dream. F. Scott Fitz .....
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The Great Gatsby 4
.... have not changed in spite of the tumult of the war. It is this insularity from a changed world no longer structured by traditional values that had sent young men to war, that inspires him to go east to New York, where he endeavors to learn about the bond market. Nick settles in West Egg as a young, impressionable man hoping to rise with the times. Speaking as the narrator, he establishes himself as a hardworking American with ‘advantages’ with a strong family history and a belief in .....
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