Brave New World: Beliefs Of Sex And Drug Use
.... sex and drugs in Brave New World is more of an outrageous and wild belief compared to what people today are accustomed to. Sex is considered to be more of an activity in the same regards as sports. It is also encouraged by the government to engaged in with many different people and not to often with the same person. Society as a whole looks down on the people that have sex with only one partner. Drugs are also a socially accepted activity that is government controlled. The government issues a certain .....
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Symbolism In The Great Gatsby
.... with Daisy.
The green light can both symbolize envy and money; however, the most reasonable meaning would have to be one of future hope, especially in Gatsby’s case. The use of a green light at the end of a landing stage to signal a romantic reunion, is similar to the green light at the end of Daisy's dock, which becomes a key image in The Great Gatsby. The initial appearance of the green light occurs when Nick sees Gatsby for the first time, standing in front of his mansion. The light becomes the .....
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The Lesson By Toni Cade Bambara
.... the stage with little lessons built into her outings.
Miss Moore obtains the parents approval to take the children on an excursion. The group includes Sylvia, Sugar, Mercedes, Fat Butt, Flyboy, Junebug, Q.T., and Rosie Giraffe. A mixed bag, but all share the same poor life. They are treated to a taxi ride instead of the usual subway downtown and the group is exposed to Fifth Avenue and the richness of the people in that part of the city. At the expensive toy store, their minds are stretched beyond be .....
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A Priest’s Death: An Examination Of Uncanny Elements In James Joyce’s "The Sisters"
.... this world" (9). While the narrator awaited the Reverend’s death, news of the event startled him:
I knew that I was under observation, so I continued eating as if the news had not interested me…I felt that his [Cotter’s] little black beady eyes were examining me, but I would not satisfy him by looking up from my plate (10).
Seemingly unwilling to accept the news on face value, he goes to see the for himself the following day. After seeing the death notice on the door, the narrator is "persuaded that he .....
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An Interpretation Of Franz Kafka’s Parable “The Trees.”
.... the entire parable feels as though it is the opinion of the narrator. This fact poses a discrediting, of sort, to the validity of the parable. It may not hold true for each individual that is reading the parable, yet it seems to be reflective of the experiences of the narrator and no one else.
These interpretations, though complicated and seemingly apparent, do not portray the atmosphere of the parable as adequately as I felt after I read it over and over again. Perhaps in the Parable’s simplicity I coul .....
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Is Huckleberry Finn A Racist Book?
.... he was not racist. He also discusses the friendly and loyal relationship between Huck and Jim. Their friendship was not acceptable in the days when this story took place. A white person could have been prosecuted if caught trying to escape with slaves. Mainly what they are trying to put across here is that how could Mark Twain be a racist when all of his characters (with the exception of a few) are kind and loving towards their slaves?
“Because of his upbringing, the boy starts out believing that s .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Social Injustices
.... we live in, and only the journey down the river provides us with that chance.
Throughout the book we see the hypocrisy of society. The first character we come across with that trait is Miss Watson. Miss Watson constantly corrects Huck for his unacceptable behavior, but Huck doesn’t understand why, "That is just the way with some people. They get down on a thing when they don’t know nothing about it" (2). Later when Miss Watson tries to teach Huck about Heaven, he decides against trying to go there, ".. .....
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Billy Budd: Good Versus Evil
.... Melville states with a allusion to the bible that because of his lack of worldly knowledge he has not yet taken a bite out of the “ questionable apple of knowledge”. Here he compares Budd to Adam and Eve before they were coaxed by the serpent to take a bite of the apple of knowledge. It is in this way that Melville gives the reader the implication that Billy Budd is being used to represent goodness of the nature of man.
To represent the evil in the theme “ good versus evil”, Melville introduces the read .....
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Static And Dynamic Characters In THe Diary Of Anne Frank
.... hiding places left.
Mr. Van Daan is a portly, heavily man. If there was one word to decribe him it would be selfish or greedy. He's greedy when it comes to food which is scarce. There aren't much these days because of the war. Whatever Miep brings for them is not enough. Mr. Van Daan goes by the name, "Putti" by his wife, tries to steal food at night, because of his hunger, but leaves less for everyone else. He realizes, when he gets caught by Mrs. Frank, that what he did was wrong.
Mrs.Van Daan is .....
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The Importance Of Learning Your Heritage
.... have no opportunity to get to know their heritage and their long lost family members. Jandale however, had almost waited her entire life to connect with her heritage and her family. She was willing to visit China and meet with her two half-sisters only out of respect for her mother's wishes. Jandale should have been delighted to have the opportunity to visit China and get to know her roots and her family. The theme to this story was effectively treated in that the reader could see the reunion of the sis .....
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As I Lie Dying
.... into the coffin lid (so his mother can breathe), and inadvertently drills into her face. By the time the coffin and the wagon's wheel are repaired, three days have passed, but finally, the family can set off on their journey to bury Addie. Years earlier, shortly after Darl was born, Addie had asked her husband to bury her in Jefferson, where her "people" were from, when she died. So to keep the promise he made to Addie, Anse sets off with his children toward Jefferson. All of the Bundrens except for .....
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Candide: Problems With Everyday Surroundings
.... in his brain.” That is just one of the many predicaments in which our main character becomes involved in. Another such incident occurs in chapter fifteen when Candide is faced with his true love’s brother. In this scene the brother is outraged that Candide has expressed his love toward his sister due to his unworthiness, and this is the outcome: “…at the same time he stuck him across the face with the flat of his sword, Candide instantly drew his own sword and plunged it to the hilt in the Jesuit baron .....
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Sandra Street: Home
.... of the good things in Sandra Street. Steve then goes on a walk with his teacher and realizes the significance of his home. Steve recognizes the finer aspects of his neighborhood and sees beautiful features that he had never notices before. By the end of the story, it did not matter what others said about his neighborhood because he was proud of living on Sandra Street.
In the story "Sánchez" written by Richard Dokey, home is seen as a emotional place where people are happy. The story is about a man .....
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A Rumor Of War
.... Le Du and Le Dung, I don’t think that he knew that were not Viet Cong. During war, innocent people are killed all the time in trying to win the fight. I do not understand how action is only taken on selective occasions. I am sure that many innocent women and children are killed when bombs are dropped unexpectedly, I do not see how this is any different. The sole aim of this war was to kill Viet Cong. I think that it would be very difficult to distinguish between the Viet Cong and civilians, especia .....
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The Count Of Monte Cristo
.... He escapes when the Abbe dies, and finds a hidden treasure that the Abbe had told him about. With his newfound riches, Dantes buys the title of “The Count of Monte Cristo” and resurfaces in society, namely the French aristocracy. He rewards those who were good to him in the past and schemes and plots slow and painful punishments for those who wronged him. Through exacting his revenge, there are underlying subplots of young lovers, innocents, and people seeking redemption who the Count helps.
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