The Great Gatsby: Unfaithfulness And Greed
.... it seems as though each of
them is trying to make the other more jealous.
Honesty and Love, two words know only by the faithful, George Wilson.
George certainly had his flaws, but he loved his wife dearly and couldn't live
without her. "He was his wife's man and not his own." When he became aware of
Tom and Myrtle's affair, he was "really sick, pale as his own pale hair and
shaking all over." He locks her up in fear that she will run away with Tom
forever. He stated that, "She's going to move .....
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The Grapes Of Wrath: Description Al Joad And The Setting
.... I would say Al has become very strong
throughout the novel. He starts out pretty depend on the "glory" of his brother,
but he takes his responsibilities seriously. I see Al as being a crucial
character later in the novel. He is the kind of person that needs motivation
from the start, but once he gets going, he won't stop.
Setting Description
Oklahoma could best be described as one large dustbowl. All rain has
ceased to fall. The dry wind wisps through the air and gathers dirt. If you
listen cl .....
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A Tale Of Two Cities: Sydney Carton
.... he was dressed, and remained very calm and relaxed,
maybe even carefree, most of the time he was in court. This also gives Sydney
Carton an immature appearance in the novel.
At the beginning of the story and a large part of the novel, Sydney
Carton is shown to be a very arrogant, frustrated man with a drinking problem.
Several times in the novel he indulged in his drinking to the point of becoming
drunk or close to it. Many times that he is seen, he is drinking wine or has a
flask of liquor in .....
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The Metamorphosis: The Last Four Pages
.... lost all consideration
for the future,"(17). By taking the initiative and writing to their employers,
Gregor's family proves that they no longer depend on Gregor.
The scene at the kitchen table proves revealing once again when Mr.
Samsa announces that he will fire the cleaning lady (17). By doing so, Mr.
Samsa demonstrates that he has changed and can take responsibility. Grete
(Gregor's sister) and Mrs. Samsa also show that they have changed by not
contesting Mr. Samsa's decision to fire the cle .....
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Character Analysis Of Arthur Dimmesdale In "The Scarlet Letter"
.... himself
and his followers by keeping his secret hidden, so his is a concealed sin. Here
Hawthorne shows us just how strong Dimmesdale actually is, by allowing him to
hide his sin and bear the weight of it, he creates an extremely interesting and
tremendously strong character.
The scaffold is the place that Dimmesdale shows the amount of pain and
self-loathing he is truly capable of concealing. He realizes that he is as much
at fault for Hester˙s torment as any common villager, if not even more so.
Seve .....
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"The Yellow Wallpaper": The Main Character And Cry For Freedom
.... my mind-) perhaps
that is one reason I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am
sick!"(507) The men are under the impression that what they say goes and
therefore the woman has no choice but to follow. "He knows there is no reason
to suffer and that satisfies him."(508) This quote illustrates that the men are
in control. If they strongly believe nothing is wrong, then nothing must be
wrong. It is a feeling of self satisfaction the men feel when they are superior
to the woman.
The m .....
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Chaucer's "The House Of Fame": The Cultural Nature Of Fame
.... momentary existence. Every creator with their respective work/s
naturally crave and desire "fame"; they want their subjects to remain fresh in
the minds of their audience. Chaucer, while neither totally praising the written
nor the oral, reveals how essentially the written word is far more likely to
become eternal as opposed to the oral. The relative "fame" of any work is
dependent on many factors. Many traditional and classical ideas result in the
formation of the English canon, yet as Chaucer indicates, .....
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Juanita Platero's "Chee's Daughter": Character's Environment Reveals A Great Deal About Personality
.... to show this is how Chee
thought that if he "Take care of the land and it will take care of you."(81)
Chee cared and respected the land and in turn the land gave him food for which
he would to barter back Little One from Old Man Fat. Chee treats the land as an
equal. "he felt so strongly that just now this was something between himself
and the land."(82) Chee treats the land as an equal, respects it and it
respects him by giving him the food he needs. Where he lives is pure and real,
like the earth.
The .....
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Christianity In Dostoyevsky's Crime And Punishment: An Overview
.... re-learnt
Christianity in prison.” (A Boyce Gibson 19.) There, out of his element and
surrounded by hardened criminals, he had plenty of time to contemplate life and
read The New Testament (the only book he was allowed). However, it was not until
his compulsory army service that Dostoyevsky's faith began to blossom. In the
army, Dostoyevsky met a fellow officer and devout Christian named Baron von
Vrangel, who befriended the still young Dostoevesky and helped him re-discover
the Christian faith (Frank .....
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Classic Tales Of Tom Sawyer
.... truths the story's themes express.
The most vivid memories of this story come from the striking
descriptions of the physical aspects of the story. Mark Twain immediately
brings the story to life with his introduction of the characters and their
surroundings. From here, the familiarity of the characters and setting
continues to grow. The depictions of the characters, both in mannerisms and
dialogue, are so picturesque that Tom's superstitions and fantasies soon cause
no great surprises, Aunt Polly' .....
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The Theme Of Coming Of Age In Literature
.... are only aware of the coming of age theme through
literature and other forms of entertainment, there is also a very realistic part
to this event in a person's life which is often ignored. The coming of age is
an event which is often celebrated in many different cultures, through rituals
or ceremonies. The rituals, also known as passage rites, mark the passing of a
person from one stage of life to the next: birth, infancy, childhood, adulthood,
old age, and death. The coming of age is celebrated along .....
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Common Human Experiences In To Kill A Mockingbird
.... free.
Boo Radley was also the victim of prejudice. The people of Maycomb county
did not understand Boo, he was not seen outside of his house and people did not
know what to think. They made up their own ideas of what he was like and made
him out to be some sort of monster. They pre-judged him because he was
different than they were. Scout later met Boo and discovered that there
judgements of him were false.
The second common human experience is courage. Atticus displays two different
types of .....
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Animal Farm: Communism Through The Eyes Of George Orwell
.... Communism in northern Great Britain
when it started in Russia). George Orwelląs writing was affected greatly by his
personal beliefs about Socialism, Communism, Fascism, and Totalitarianism, and
by the revolts, wars, and revolutions going on in Europe and Russia at the time
of his writings.
George Orwell was a Socialist2 himself, and he despised Russian
Communism3, and what it stood for. Orwell shows this hatred towards Communist
Russia in a letter he wrote to Victor Gollancz saying, "For quite .....
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Compare And Contrast On Characters Rayona And Pearl
.... trouble because of the fact that her mom
committed adultery and the kids laugh at her. Both of the children were also
social outcasts in their community. The community was different from them
didn't accept them. Rayona and Pearl were also similar in another way. Through
the tough times of their mothers they stood by their side and endured the same
hardships.
Rayona and Pearl also have many differences. Rayona was of American
Indian and Black decent while Pearl was of American decent. While Pearl had .....
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Comparing "The Adventures Of Huck Finn" And "The Catcher In The Rye"
.... fall into
the same order, examples of these are symbolic death and motifs. The Cosmogonic
Cycle is an interesting way to interpret literature because is Universal or
correlates with any time period and any situation.
The Call to Adventure is the first of the Cosmogonic Cycle. It is the
actual "call to adventure" that one receives to begin the cycle. There are many
ways that this is found in literature including going by desire, by chance, by
abduction, and by being lured by an outside for .....
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