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- 1961: Madame Bovary: The Origin of Emma And Nora
- ... Dolls House. Critics today still argue whether or not Noras decision to leave Torvald was selfish and inconsiderate of her children and husband, or whether it was justified by her circumstance. But controversy was no big deal to Henrik Ibsen. He was quite involved in the political movements of his time. So the characteristics of Nora and Emma were deeply rooted in the societies which produced their respective authors. Hopefully, it ...
- 1962: Summary of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
- ... he meets Jack Duane, an experienced criminal. After being freed from jail, Jurgis and Duane team up in a luxurious, but risky life of crime. Jurgis learns about the connections between criminals, police, politics, and big business. He becomes a member of this complex network and moves into politics. He runs into Connor again, and beats him up again. Connor's political connections cause Jurgis to lose all his aquired profits ...
- 1963: The Influence of Realism in Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich
- ... law enter. Ivan sits and watches as they ignore the pain he is enduring to argue about something as petty as opera glasses. This seemed true to life because people cannot address a situation as big as death, so they talk around it. Ivan is dumbfounded by their apathy in the presence of his impending death. They then said, if they were going, it was time they left. At this point ...
- 1964: Pride and Prejudice and The Edible Woman: Negative Effects of the Society's Influence
- ... self-supportive and outgoing. However, she now attempts to change herself to fit society's pre-set role of women. When Peter asks her a simple question, she replies with I'd rather leave the big decisions up to you (87). Thanks to society, not only does Marian become engaged when it is not what she wants, but she also reverts to pre-set feminine roles that are the exact opposite ...
- 1965: Parkland By Victor Kelleher
- ... Boxer does. Instead Ralph understands people by his very attuned instincts. These instincts can detect a Deadly Leopog' from a distance and he knows when danger is just around the corner. Physically he is very big and strong, and will go to any lengths to protect Cassie and Boxer from any harm. LEON: Leon is a teen-age boy who is captured by the keepers and is kept against his will ...
- 1966: A Review of Lord of the Flies
- ... Jack and the hunters re-enact the killing, one of the boys pretending to be the pig. Again the fear of the beast is mentioned, and the littlest boys cry about their nightmares while the big ones fight about the existence of the beast. Simon says that perhaps the beast is "only us," but the others laugh him down. They all get scared when the twins, Sam and Eric, see something ...
- 1967: Jumanji
- ... a drumming sound, Brummm-tum-tum! Brummm-tum- tum!. He followed it to his fathers construction site where they were building new offices. Finally he found where it was coming from. He dug out a big trunk and smashed open the padlock with a spade. Inside the trunk was a game called JUMANJI buried in sand. When Alan returned home his parents were getting ready to go to a presentation. Alan ...
- 1968: Huck Finn Is A Very Troubled Young Boy
- ... to the shore. He runs into a family called the Grangerfords. Huck is so clever he lies to them and says his name is George Jaxon. The family believes them and Huck makes up this big story about who he is and where he's from and its so good that it fools all of the family. He even asks Buck to see if he can spell His name, he does ...
- 1969: Catcher in the Rye: Holden and Reznor
- ... are full of innocence. However, not all of them were happy thoughts. As Reznor dictates, "Full of broken thoughts, I cannot repair," he knows that he has made many mistakes, some small and some terribly big, and through his regrets he becomes a sufferer. Holden regrets that his brother died, because there is nothing he can do to undo the past. He regrets flunking out of school. He also regrets that ...
- 1970: Heroic Qualities In the Hobbit
- ... story The Hobbit Bilbo ends up being the hero in many situations. At first you would not consider him a hero by any of today's typical standards for one. For example he's not big, strong , handsome,or good with any particular weapon. But in the hobbit bilbo does not need any of those particular standards. He is considered a hero under different standards. He is lucky, brave (this aspect ...
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