Frankenstein: What Makes It A Gothic Novel?
.... the mood. The “dreary night
of November” (Shelly 42) where the monster is given life, remains in the memory.
And that is what is felt throughout the novel-the dreariness of it all along
with the desolate isolation. Yet there were still glimpses of happiness in
Shelly's “vivid pictures of the grand scenes among Frankenstein- the
thunderstorm of the Alps, the valleys of Servox and Chamounix, the glacier and
the precipitous sides of Montanvert, and the smoke of rushing avalanches, the
tremendous dome .....
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Franny And Zooey: Childhood
.... at fault of the results
of their childhood. A child is easily susceptible to having the rest of his or
her life ruined, such as being emotionally scarred.
I believe this happened in Franny and Zooey's case as children. They came from
a relatively large family, consisting of two parents and seven siblings. The
Glass children had a radio talk show called the "Wise Child" when they were
younger. Such pressures put upon the children resulted in which Zooey calls "The
Wise Child complexes". He believes that .....
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David Copperfield: A Novel Of Hypocrisy, Sexual Degradation, Selfish Exploitation, And Fraud
.... call it a 'Novel of
personal memory' but we have to keep in mind the full original title: 'The
Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of David Copperfield,
the Younger, of Bluderstone Rookery. (Which he never meant to published on any
account.) This complete title strongly suggests that this is one man's story
written for himself. It was also supposed to 'never have been published on any
account.' Later in chap 42 this condition is repeated: 'this manuscript is
intended for no eyes but .....
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"Billy Budd" By Herman Melville: Captain Vere
.... royal of the king's that is being transported from one
place to another.
As Melville points out, “He had seen much service, been in various
engagements, always acquitting himself as an office mindful of the welfare
of his men, but never tolerating an infraction of discipline; thoroughly
versed in the science of his profession, and intrepid to the verge of
temerity, though never injudiciously so.” In fact, his downfall is
directly caused by his never tolerating an infraction of discipline.
Captain Vere .....
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12 Angry Men: Influence Of Surroundings
.... you bet I'd pull the switch."(17) This shows how
emotionally unstable Three is. He is a grown man living in a civilized
community and would like to see a boy who he does not even know die by his
own hands Eight does not think highly of Three for what he says about
killing the boy and shouts "your a sadist."(17) which is the absolute
truth about Three.
The emotional make-up of a juror can change his desicision on wther
or not to let a man live or die. When someone is asked judge someone else,
shoud not y .....
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12 Angry Men: Boy Is Innocent
.... an old man with poor hearing hear this? . This old man
is not a believable witness to the murder of this man. You can't believe
what he said. The train was just too loud for him to possibly hear the
yells of the boy.
After leaving his house, the boy went to see a movie to get away
from all of this. He was under total stress. I am sure he did not care to
look at the title of the movie. He probably just wanted in to get away.
This way his mind was focused on other things other than his father. .....
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David Copperfield: The Many Differences Between James Steerforth And Tommy Traddles
.... legs like
German sausages, or roly-poly puddings," (143).
Besides being different in appearance, Charles Dickens contrasts these two
characters through their personalities. From the beginning, James Steerforth
leads people to believe that he is a good person. There are many instances in
which he shows off his true colors. The first sign of his deceitful manner
occurs when David allows Steerforth to keep his money. Steerforth uses this
money to buy food for many of the students. Steerforth displays .....
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Summary Of 1984
.... Ministry of Truth.
Winston hid his hate of the Party very well from the telescreens.
He hated the party but he knew there was nothing he could do. He had heard
of an anti-Party organization called the Brotherhood, but there was no way
of knowing if it really existed. He didn¹t know if anyone felt the same way
he did, but he was sure there must be.
The Party was reconstructing society as a whole, and no one seemed
to notice. it was done so systematically and effectively, it was hard to
believe the world .....
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1984: Summary
.... as a criminal, I believe that he is a victim of a system that is
criminal. All through this book Winston's convictions lead us to believe
that he is ethical and the Party is unjust but it is left up to the readers
discretion to decide whether he is the criminal or just a victim of a
totalitarian society. The first instance of Winstons "criminal" nature was
when he bought an illegal journal, quill and bottle of ink to record his
thoughts. Although he had so called "criminal" thoughts before, the .....
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The Ironies Of 1984
.... brother is one whom is older and wiser and helps the
"littler siblings" -- this not the case with 1984's Big Brother. The Big
Brother in this novel completely watches over every move a person makes
keeping them controlled with fear.
The next type of irony is Situation irony, which is when a character or a
sequence of events appears to be headed one way, but it ends up as the
opposite of what was thought. One example of this is Winston's general
health. From the beginning of the book, it is shown how horr .....
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1984: Some Prophecies Have Come True
.... product by advertisements on the televisions or by
subliminal messages. Winston was brainwashed into conforming to the normal
society by loving Big Brother. The brainwashing in the book might be a
little exaggerated but it is still the same concept.
Yet another example is how people are tagged with numbers. People
today are identified by a social security number same as in 1984. Many of
Orwells predictions became true but many didn't.
Despite the truths, there were many untruths prevale .....
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Comparison Of 1984 And Animal Farm
.... Winston that if the Party tells the
people that 2+2=5, then it does. He also instructs Winston that if the
Party informs its members that 2+2=3 or 4 or all at the same time, then it
is so. Although this true reality is available to Inner Party members,
they too do not have the freedom of thought or individuality... they are
only just aware of its existence. Only the outside reader is able to think
and understand the true nature of the reality established by the Party.
In Animal Farm, Orwe .....
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Stephen Crane's "The Open Book": Determinism, Objectivity, And Pessimism
.... five oceans.
Occasionally a great spread of water, like white flames, swarmed into her.”
(pg.145) There is also a sense that man is totally not important to the
natural forces controlling his fate. “When it occurs to man that nature
does not regard him as important, and that she feels she would not maim the
universe by disposing of him, he at first wishes to throw bricks at the
temple, and he hates deeply that there are no bricks and no temples.”
(pg156) The one character who perishes, the oiler, is of cou .....
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Abbey, And His Fear Of Progress
.... their
cars. They are in a hurry because they are trying to see as many parks as
possible in their short vacation time. They have to deal with things such
as: car troubles, traffic, hotel rooms, other visitors pushing them onward,
their bored children, and the long trip home in a flood of cars. Many of
them take tons of pictures, possibly so that they can actually enjoy the
park without all of the hassles (Abbey 58). Without leaving their cars
they will never actually experience the beauty and won .....
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A Tale Of Two Cities: Dr. Alexandre Manette
.... After the wedding
Dr.Manette says “Take her, Charles. She is yours.”2 He does so with a quite
sadness.
A huge portion of the story revolves about Dr.Manette's past suffering in
the Bastille. The Doctors Bastille time is pure hell. Ever after being freed he
still mumbles crazy things such as “It is a lady's shoe. It is a young lady's
walking-shoe. It is in the present mode. I have had a pattern in my hand.”3
Outbursts such as that show that he is not nor may he ever heal his scars.
Though the book .....
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