The Scarlet Letter - Intoleran
.... she is given her punishment of being forever branded with her sin by wearing the letter "A" on her chest, as a constant reminder to herself and the town of her sin. She is thrown out of the town and is no longer a community member. She suffered these ordeals and punishments because she was a mystery to them, she was different from them all. These perfect puritans threw her out of their lives because she was not mainstream, and she dared to do something they were forced to deny themselves.
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The Scarlet Letter - Dimmesdal
.... Another way in which Dimmesdale showed that he was a cowardice person is by not confronting Chillingworth. Chillingworth was plotting revenge on Dimmesdale for an extremely long time. In fact, Chillingworth’s life was devoted to getting revenge on Dimmesdale. Being told by Hester, Dimmesdale still did not confront Chillingworth. Throughout the book, Dimmesdale was an extreme coward.
Dimmesdale’s actions in this story where not courageous, but strong. For roughly seven years, this man had to live w .....
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The Scarlet Letter - Individua
.... morality but lost an individual. The community is nothing more than a collection of individuals. Although they do not see this point now perhaps they will in time. Since everyone within the community was subject to scrutiny, when someone was caught being bad, everyone could be glad it was not he or she. This closed mindedness could only see hatred for Hester Prynne and the need to identify her with the letter "A". This way everyone would look at her rather than one another.
Not only is Hester banished .....
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The Remains Of The Day - Digni
.... yet you can maintain the same level of thinking and can attempt to deal with the situation. Or, you are forced to respond to a matter, and there is the possibility of your letting it get out of hand, but you control yourself and respond instead while focused and maintaining a civilised manner. That is dignity.
As is evident throughout the novel, it is a quality inherent in all people. The author’s intention and a below the surface view become clear: during his car journey. Mr Stevens becomes acutely .....
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The Plague By Albert Camus
.... very relevant through the ongoing plot. Death, sickness, and the plague epresented the story's parallelism. Albert Camus made parallelism the main literary term for this novel, given away by the title, "The Plague."
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The Power Of One By Ernest Hem
.... Frequently in the book the black are referred to kaffirs and other derogatory terms. Through the years, because of wars and other disagreements the Boers have come to hate the British, and vice versa and the Blacks in southern Africa have always been hated ever since the white Europeans arrived.
This hatred started between the British and the Boers when the British first came to Africa during the slave trade. The Boers from Europe, had migrated to Africa for freedom, freedom of religion and of the pre .....
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The Picture Of Dorain Gray
.... "all influence is immoral" (Wilde 18), he nonetheless drastically changes Dorian Gray. As Dorian acts on the beliefs of Lord Henry, the portrait's beauty becomes corrupted. "Lord Henry presents Dorian with the tenants of his New Hedonism, whose basis is self-development leading to the perfect realization of one's nature" (Eriksen 97). If Lord Henry's aesthetic ideas have validity ,Dorian Gray's portrait should not become ugly, but rather more beautiful. Since the picture becomes loathsome, it is evide .....
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The Pearl - Greed
.... Coyito's life without knowing he'd done so,for if he had administered aid to Coyito when they were first atthe doctors door, Kino would have no reason to seek his fortunein the ocean, and would not be led down the road to hardships.One might think that a doctor, one who has the image of beingpassive, and caring should not stoop to such a level. When one is down on their luck, chances are they will turnto superstition in hope to acquire what it is that they wouldwant to achieve. A good example of this w .....
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The Pearl
.... have seen would have been a mirror image of her reality. Juana's husband was caught in a twisted realm of mirrors, and they were all shattering one by one. In the night he heard a "sound so soft that it might have been simply a thought..." and quickly attacked the trespasser. This is where the problems for Juana and her family began. The fear that had mounted in Kino's body had taken control over his actions. Soon even Juana who had always had faith in her husband, had doubted him greatly. "It will de .....
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The Parable Of The Doorkeeper
.... later, it reminds one of the Inspector. He attempts to act as K’s friend, and gives him no solace, by saying that he knows nothing. The Inspector says, that he knows nothing about the man’s charge, and is probably the only one who’s on his “side”. The doorkeeper never says this to the man, but the man finds the doorkeeper his only friend. The attitude that the doorkeeper displays that he might seem small, but the guys after him get bigger and worse, reminds one of how the washer woman talks about the jud .....
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The Outsider By Albert Camus V
.... his life actually is.
"Why do you refuse to see me?" This question was asked by the priest and was meant for Meursault. Normally, if a person is convicted to death, he will see a priest before the sentence is executed. Meursault did not do that. He profusely refused to see the priest and why should he? He "did not believe in god." Meursault did not care, as he did not care if his mother died, or if someone proposed marriage to him. This of course went totally against the rules and ethics of society, w .....
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The Outsiders By SE Hinton
.... in the book, “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, were not very heroic—they were just humans—it was easy to believe that this is the way they should be. The characters in the plot give the reader a feeling this can be a true story. The author has created the personality of the characters through the descriptions of Ponyboy—the narrator—and through their actions. Following are some examples of these methods of getting familiar with a character. Here is an example for a description of Ponyboy: “Steve Ra .....
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The Outsiders
.... in the book, “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, were not very heroic—they were just humans—it was easy to believe that this is the way they should be. The characters in the plot give the reader a feeling this can be a true story. The author has created the personality of the characters through the descriptions of Ponyboy—the narrator—and through their actions. Following are some examples of these methods of getting familiar with a character. Here is an example for a description of Ponyboy: “Steve Ra .....
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The Outsiders - Human Nature
.... the Socs, Johnny dies in the hospital. When Dally finds out he goes out and robs a grocery store. When the cops pull up he pulls out an empty gun so the cops shoot him.
The theme of this novel is that all people are set back at times and they all want the same basic things. This theme is expressed in the novel several times. Disappointments are shown when Bob dies and the Socs grieve for him, when Ponyboy¹s parents die and they are upset, and when Johnny dies and it disturbs the Greasers. It is shown t .....
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The Outcasts Of Poker Flat - J
.... swift kick in the stomach. That to me shows the utmost courage in the world.
Another one of John’s traits is that he is overwhelmingly modest. Mr. Oakhurst’s modesty is proven numerous times in this short story by Brett Harte. One of those times is when John puts the death card on the tree, he doesn’t boast about dying while trying to save a life. He simply states that he ran out of luck on a certain day. Another time in which John displayed modesty is when he never boasts of winning all that money duri .....
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