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- 3241: Heart Of Darkness And Apocalyp
- ... showed that Mr. Kurtz lacked restraint in the gratification of his various lusts (Conrad, 220)." Conrad also tells us "his
nerves went wrong, and caused him to preside at certain midnight dances ending with unspeakable rights, which
were offered up to him (Conrad, 208)," meaning that Kurtz went insane and allowed himself to be worshipped as a god. It appears that while Kurtz had been isolated from his culture, he had ...
- 3242: In Our Time By Ernest Hemingwa
- ... time and have had to reread several times. "The Three-Day Blow" offered an interesting irony to the title "In Our Time", but maybe it is just my jaded view of the television. Nick and Bill sit and discuss intelligently on various topics like books and baseball, but I fear this sophisticated discourse is becoming rare in "our" time of cable television which has done much to dry up serious dialogue ...
- 3243: Native Son By Richard Wright
- ... not adversely affect his skill and he diligently works to protect his client from injustice. The moment Bigger accepts Max's offer to represent him, Max protects his client's interests and insists upon his rights. Max constantly demonstrates his intelligence, in his pursuit of justice and a fair trial for his client Bigger Thomas. The members of the Dalton family represent the naivety of whites to the realities of social ...
- 3244: The Adventures Of Huckleberry
- ... the Senate as the Gilded Age reached its peak. On the local front, mob bosses controlled the cities, like Tammany Hall in New York. Graft and corruption were at an all time high while black rights sunk to a new low. Even after experiencing freedom during the Civil War, their hopes of immediate equality died with the death of Lincoln. Groups like the KKK drove blacks down to a new economic ...
- 3245: The Adventures Of Huckleberry
- ... of Huckleberry Finn would not have any of the antagonism and intercourse that makes the recital interesting. The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations is licensed from Columbia University Press. Copyright © 1993 by Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
- 3246: The Scarlet Letter - Intoleran
- ... is honest about her values and choices. Her lesson is: while she may not have conformed to the mold of society, she knows she is a better person because of that. She can admit her rights and wrongs to herself and society, while everyone else lives in fear and keeps their own sins hiding in their hearts. Throughout the novel it is mentioned the letter becomes more elegant and glamorous. This ...
- 3247: The Sun Also Rises - Response
- ... until it was brought up in class, maybe because it wasn't a point for me in In Our Time, but He doesn't often enough credit quotations with, ",he said," or, ",said Brett," or, ",Bill replied." In SAR it stood and called attention to itself. I wasn't particularly bothered by His not telling me who said what, but it was very...pointed. I first noticed around the hundredth page ...
- 3248: The Yellow Wallpaper By Charlo
- Charlotte Perkins Gilmans story, The Yellow Wallpaper, explores the restricted societal roles of both Jane and John. Gilman, a strong supporter of womens rights, focuses on her account with depression through this story (Hill 150). Traditionally, the man must take care of the woman both financially and emotionally while the womans role remains at home. Society tends to ...
- 3249: To Kill A Mockingbird - Plot S
- ... the jury box". Atticus are saying that people in the jury box are judging the case with resentment. d. "It's all adding up, and one of these days we are going to pay the bill for it". Atticus are trying to say that all these things we are doing to the black peoples one day black people might just do the same thing to us. 3. Briefly show the difference ...
- 3250: With Malice Toward None By Ste
- ... had thrown his hat in the ring and he ran on the Republican platform of: 1) opposition to the extension of slavery 2) opposition to "nativist" demands that naturalization laws be changed to limit the rights of immigrants 3) support of federally sponsored internal improvements, a protective tariff, a railroad to the Far West, and free land for Western settlers. This stand was obviously very attractive to Northern and Western voters ...
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