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- 3511: Literary Approach Paper on The Death of a Salesman
- ... moral character was the biggest flaw and it leaked into his children, like teaching his children success and popularity over effort and integrity. Also, he lived his life a lie. He thought he was someone big and special, and was not. He angered the audience, not because he thought he was someone successful, but because he knew he was not successful. Living like a coward, he was always afraid to face ...
- 3512: Man's Journey into Self in the Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now
- ... isolated from his culture, he had become corrupted by violent native culture, and allowed his evil side to control him. Marlow realizes that only very near the time of death, does a person grasp the big picture. He describes Kurtz's last moments "as though a veil had been rent". Kurtz's last "supreme moment of complete knowledge," showed him how horrible the human soul really can be. Marlow can only ...
- 3513: The Jungle: Character Analysis
- ... 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 to a pulp a second time. Connor’s political connections cause Jurgis to lose ...
- 3514: Epic Heros In Beowulf and Roland
- ... defeat partially of their own doing. they are heroes nevertheless—men above the common, above the average, whose drive for glory whether heavenly or earthly, raises them beyond the ordinary and the average. They are big persons who are semi-divine, larger than human, who fascinate us by their valor, courage, and even bravura. The heroes of both Beowulf and Roland perish and become exalted. What exalts Beowulf is his acceptance ...
- 3515: Fahrenheit 451: Predictions
- ... could quite possibly be a way for Mildred to try to escape her unhappiness and reality, rather than dealing with her husband she would rather give her attention to her “relatives.” Television is a very big part of U.S. culture but not quite in the way that Bradbury portrayed it to be. Furthermore, a very significant prediction was the “firemen” as they were called. These firemen only started fires instead ...
- 3516: The Pearl by Steinbeck
- ... he tries to sell the pearl. The pearl buyers were very conniving characters when they all tried to buy the pearl for much less than it is worth so they could sell it for a big profit. Kino now realized that this pearl was becoming a problem but he didn't care. His motives revovled around greed which was shown throughout the story. Kino encounters many other obstacles in his journey ...
- 3517: Snow Falling on Cedars
- ... the novel, this further illustrates the biased nature of the trial. The author has not mentioned any kind of prejudice felt towards the Germans except for Kabuo's comment on board the Susan Marie. "you big Nazi bastard" this further illustrates the settings chosen by Guterson where the central prejudice could be examined further. This settings of weather, race, culture, place and time give a foundation to the novel, they allow ...
- 3518: Gun Control Violence In Schools Critique
- ... slack laws and enforcement that we use. The violence is pointed towards the gun sellers and the shows that are put on about guns. The should spend a little less time trying to make a big case out of it and point the finger and the parents that are not raising their children correct. It is said that there is a widespread of gun possession by teens. In addition, it is ...
- 3519: Alice in Wonderland: Summary
- ... gone through but it was locked. She had forgotten the key that was on the table. Alice starts to cry and a box with a cake in it appears. She eats the cake and becomes big again. Now when she is a giant, and cant fit through the door she starts to cry again. Now the room is filled with a sea of tears. The bottle is found floating by her ...
- 3520: An Interview With Jane Austin
- ... ridiculous! You can see why I chose not to marry. Host: Interesting. I had no idea you chose to write P&P from observing other marriages of those around you. They must have been a big influence on you. How about you Emily? Wuthering Heights is somewhat different and more complicated. Tell us, how did you come up with the idea? Emily Bronte: Yes, a lot of factors had to be ...
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