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- 11631: Odyssey, Learning About Himsel
- ... the Odyssey, written by Homer, Odysseus learned a lot about himself and what he had to do to become a better overall human. The adventures he goes on, I think, opens his eyes to a world in which he thought he was invincible. With the Odyssey, Odysseus learned a big lesson in humility. The greatest example of this is in the last five books or so within the story. He has ... the rest of the journey ahead of him in order to get his kingdom back. The main thing that he learned from being in Hades was how irresponsible he was. Every time he landed somewhere new, he lost men. Six being the lowest number and a couple hundred being the most. He was now alone and again in need of assistance. Now he had learned what it had taken him so ...
- 11632: One Hundred Years Of Solitude
- ... no true choice in the ultimate course his life will take. The male characters' personal development is overshadowed by the identity of their ancestors. Clotho, it appears, has recycled some of her spinning thread. The new male generations, superficially, are perceived to be woven of like design. Kikuji Mitani and the male Buendia's face communities that remember their ancestors. As a result, their unique communities inadvertently compare the actions of ... he learns of Fumiko's suicide and finds himself left only with the despised Chikako. The quest for the most meaningful life had been swiftly cut for these males despite their ardent objections. The modern world may not believe in the Grecian Fates, but that doesn't destroy the value of their underlying theme. The Fates were an attempt by men to explain the unexplainable, the coincidences in the odd. In ...
- 11633: Night Out On The Ritz
- ... how the Americans used to live in the 20’s, since they have almost no money in the 30’s. It also represents the old Charlie Wales and it serves as a reminder to the new Charlie Wales about his past. “We were sort of royalty, almost infallible, with a sort of magic around us”(89). The old Charlie Wales lived during the economic boom of the 20’s, or other ... door at four A.M. I was enough of a good sport to give you a drink.”(100). So at the end it’s the bar were he drank, throw away his money and meet new people and it’s those friends he made there that caused him to lose Hanoria, for what it seems to be for good. So yes, the most important setting in the story is the bar ... on the Ritz: The Function of the Bar in “Babylon Revisited” Work sited Fitzgerald, F.Scott, “Babylon Revisited.” 1931. Rpt. The International Story: An Anthology with Guidelines for Reading and Writing About Fiction. Ruth Spack.New York: St.Martin’s, 1994. 86-102
- 11634: Night, By Elie Wiesel
- ... so light in weight that he hung struggling for nearly an hour before he died. Elie states, “This day I ceased to plead….My eyes were open and I was alone-terribly alone in a world without God and without man….I ceased to be anything but ashes, yet I felt myself to be more powerful than the Almighty, to whom my life had been tied to for so long.”(65 ... book as a living testament, being one of the few survivors of the Holocaust. He felt it was his duty to justify how so many of his people could be allowed to die while the world remained silent. He and his people did not create the Holocaust, but rather the Holocaust created them. As a survivor, Elie has no choice but to tell all who will listen what the silenced victims would tell if they could speak for themselves today. Having lost his entire family to the aftermath of the Holocaust, one can only hope that the world can learn from the Jewish people's suffering and prevent history from repeating itself.
- 11635: Neorealism In The Bicycle Thie
- ... employment "office" as the "women" argue about the shortage of water. Although the director's pessimism drives the plot, it is ultimately the clash with human optimism which gives this film affective power. Antonio's new job can bring his family new hopes and happiness, which are drastically destroyed when his bicycle is stolen. The banal circumstances are brought to life when it is realized that a modest bicycle is such an important element in determining the ... his innocence. Being able to work is an optimistic endeavor which Bruno wholeheartedly engages in. The tragedy is not Antonio's previous two years of unemployment- it is that he has no future in his new job, due to the theft of his bike. Antonio must face this tragedy with no public support other than his friend Baiocco. Baiocco's willingness to help with his friends and his optimistic response ...
- 11636: No Sugar
- ... not afraid to speak his mind with obscenities to anyone. Gran, Jimmy's mother, is the link to the aboriginal past. This becomes evident when she tells the matron about delivering her grandchildren into the world on pg. (60). Gran also like her son is not intimidated by the white authority and will stand up for herself and people at any given time. Through the use of the character's names ... be taken from the Australia day celebrations where Billy and Bluey are provided uniforms to wear. However, in an attempt to show how whites still marginalise them from society Davis has described the uniforms as "New but absurdly ill-fitted uniforms". This is incorporated to indicate that even though the White authorities are insistent on Aborigines becoming apart of their society their place or position in a white society will always ...
- 11637: Frankenstein
- ... from the natural earth. When Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus, she left little doubt that the creator of the monster, Victor Frankenstein, by making a living creature from inaminate parts was a new Prometheus. But her metaphor extends beyond the immediately obvious. In Hesiod’s myth, Prometheus had an inflated sense of self importance and was determined to be adored by men. Because men had no control over ... icy wilds. On his deathbed, Victor asks them, “Did you not call this a glorious expedition? “..... “You were hereafter to be hailed as the benefactor of your species; your names adored, as belonging to the brave men who encountered death and honour, and the benefit of mankind”(214). Despite Victor’s rousing speech, the crew resolve to return to the safety and warmth of ‘Mother England’, no longer able to call ...
- 11638: Frankenstein Vs. Dr. Jekyll
- In a world where a drug, a chemical or a piece of a technology has become the primary refuge for those who seek to rid their lives of imperfection, two scientists sought out to broaden their minds and ... breathing life form. Jekyll, on the other hand, created a synthetic potion that would alter the physical and mental state with the "good side" or the "bad side." Frankenstein, shocked by the horror of his new "creation," runs away from it, causing his monster to let loose. Jekyll becomes obsessed with "other" self that he cannot control the metamorphosis process, and continues to take in the potion, until there is no ...
- 11639: Jurassic Park Book Report
- JURASSIC PARK Crichton, Michael Publisher: Ballantine Books City Where Published: New York Date of latest copy: 1990 Edition: First Ballantine Books Edition: December 1991. 399 Pages, Paperback I. A Brief Summary of the Plot. A billionaire has created a technique to clone dinosaurs. From the left ... Malcom is the Mathematician that uses "Chaos Theory" to predict disastrous results. he only wears black and gray. He is presumably dead in Jurassic Park the book, but "miraculously" is in the sequel, The Lost World. Finally there is Dennis Nedry. He was the computer genius who's greed and ambition bring chaos to Jurassic Park. There are many other characters that played a big part in the book, but I ...
- 11640: J Alfred Prufrock
- ... to see the way to move on. He thinks perhaps he should “spit out the butt-ends of my days and ways”(60) but realizes he wouldn’t know how to resume life in the new world “And how should I presume?”(61). 2. Prufrock goes back to his own way of thought and begins to remember the women in the parlor and his mind begins to wonder to more physical elements ...
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