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- 11961: A Tale Of Two Cities
- ... leave the law to take care of itself." (68). The fact is, that the blackened hearts of the aristocracy saw capital punishment as a convenience, rather than justice. The guillotine "cleared off (as to this world) the trouble of each particular case, and left nothing else with it to be looked after" (62). This negative light that the ruthless use of capital punishment casts upon the rulers of France is exactly ... prisoners is fair. Capital punishment is also used as a social commentary by showing how people cling to the popular attitudes and beliefs of the day. People are quick to adopt the guillotine as their new savior. Dickens articulates the common attitude towards this when he writes, "[the guillotine] was the sign of the regeneration of the human race. It superseded the cross" (271). These "followers of the guillotine" are ruthless ...
- 11962: Antigone
- ... hersilf. Creon begged to be free of this guilt by demanding his own death. he finally admitted to being a “rash, indiscriminate fool!”. Antigone possesses the qualities everyone admires. She is defiant, strong-willed, rebellious, brave, loyal, and stubborn. Creon matches these strong qualities with cruelty, authoritativeness, one-sidedness and stubbornness. Stubbornness became their downfall. Antigone believed that the laws of the gods were of greater importance than the rules of ... and their loved one’s death. I found this play very interesting. Even though this was produced centuries ago, we could still easily relate with the themes it depicted. It encourages people of the modern world to stand for what they believe in. it teaches us to be more open-minded. We learn that there are no set rules. We do not always have to do what we are told. We ...
- 11963: A Typical Novel Hero (Charlie
- ... efforts on the court. Finally, Salter had achieved his goal through hard work and dedication of getting himself back into shape. Charlie feels happier about himself, and best of all, other people are noticing his new look . Every where he now goes, he will receive a comment on how he has lost so much weight. At church on Sunday a lady asks Mrs. Salter how old her husband is, and than ... some novel hero lies under their valor in battle. Salter shows his heroics through wisdom and poise, which in turn helps him get great leads in a case and eventually solve them.. In the “real world”, solving a murder case may be the same as slaying a monstrous dragon. Salter demonstrates his valor by defeating evil and restoring order to society Firstly, in Wright’s novel, A Question of Murder, Salter ...
- 11964: Comparison Between The Red Roo
- ... my own choosing’ He is in that house to go into ‘The Red Room’ to prove that the ‘Spiritual terrors’ of the house are nothing that cannot be proven by science. He is obviously very brave and determined but inexperienced as pointed out by the old couple that say, ‘Eight and twenty years you have lived and never seen, the likes of this house.’ This seems to be a more direct ... House’ simply mentioned a ghost, but are ghosts real? Or not. Susan Hill’s story is relating to people who believe that anything can happen, that are totally irrational, and they are lost in a world lacking faith and need some proper guidance. All this is my personal response to the stories, and I prefer ‘The Red Room’ because it was a complete story because it explains why the things happened ...
- 11965: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... volunteer. “Quickly I jump back into the dug-out and find him with a small scratch lying in a corner pretending to be wounded. His face looks sullen. He is in a panic; he is new to it too. But it makes me mad that the young recruits should be out there and he here” (page 131). The soldiers are the ones who see the real war while the public sees ... sitting on their “boxes” and chatting, to the realization of a friend inside an enemy, these soldiers have been able to see the realities of war and have shared it with the rest of the world. People can now see how horrid it is to be in a war and now they try at all costs to prevent war. War is bad, that’s all there is to it. Not much ...
- 11966: Analyis Of Shakespears Juliet
- ... Juliet, we see Juliet's innocence in the way she responds to her first true love. Their poetic words are simple yet sincere, sweet words spoken in total honesty from the depths of their souls. New to love, Juliet found it difficult to express her feelings to Romeo. Had he no overheard her private thoughts in Capulet's orchard, Juliet most likely would not have been able to say those things ... refined and polished into a mature adult. That dear imperfection is something we all can relate to. The audience connects with that and for them, she isn't just a fictitious role in an imaginary world. Shakespeare's mastery comes from not only the beautiful poetry or prose, but from his ability to reach out and the touch the audience with characters like Juliet.
- 11967: Adults Of The Bell Jar
- ... teach her. She admired her mom s history of speaking German and desired to learn it as well: My mother spoke German during her childhood in America and was stoned for it during the First World War by the children at school (30). At one point Esther even briefly decides to learn shorthand. This need to be like her mother while at the same time hating her is enough to disturb ... came along Esther could only see the archetypes. She felt like she had to choose whom she was going to resemble, the poet, the editor, the wife or the mother. Doctor Nolan, however, represents something new all together, something she never even knew existed - a complete woman. A woman who doesn t sacrifice part of herself in order to fulfill a need. She is a professional. She is loving, nurturing and ...
- 11968: Death Be Not Proud
- ... cheerfully greet those around you. Johnny's inner struggle and turmoil was something that no one knows nor will ever know. Throughout his many medical treatments and moments of pain, Johnny was always strong and brave. He always smiled and hung in there fighting. Even with his final unconcious breath, there was still animation in him, he was still determined to live. Thankfully he died with a smile on his lips, without pain, with dignity, and with courage and strength to face the next world he would enter. Johnny's gallant fight for life, against the most hopeless odds, should convey a message to anyone who has ever been ill. Through a child's hope, determination and courage when about ...
- 11969: A Separate Peace
- ... It seemed clear that wars were not made by generations and their special stupidities, but wars were made instead by something ignorant in the human heart.” The background of “A separate Peace” is the Second World War and the focus of book is a group of sixteen-year-old boys who are moving towards a war. The extract comes from the end of the book where Due to what Gene had ... me.” This quote shows the honesty that Finny possesses and that Gene lacks. Gene refuses to admit that he isn’t tall while Finny openly admits it. Gene refuses to admit that he isn’t brave or that his motives for injuring Finny where entirely false. Gene cannot face what he is and this leads to tragedy. Because Gene is dishonest he imagines that everyone else is as well. Gene imagines ...
- 11970: As You Like It
- ... seek my Uncle in the Forest of Arden.” Characters in this play do not resign to their fate , in fact strives to come out of it. In the end, these characters emerge from the Golden world, a different creature. The first glimpse of romantic love was the encounter between Rosalind and Orlando in the courts. There is a element of fantasy in their love at frist sight. Yet it is through ... pertain to the shaping of a better being.Many in the audience would share Orlando’s view that is “how bitter a thing that is, to look into happiness through another man’s eyes.” The world may have been better off with more Corins. Love prattles are aplenty, the love test between Orlando and Rosalind operating incognito as Ganimed, Silvius and Phebe and Phebe’s foolish mistake of falling for Ganimed ... the warrior-hero. He laid himself open to the love games of Rosalind and swore that he was “that unfortunate he” who had been wounded by “love’s invisible arrows”. In fact, in the golden world of Arden, Orlando mellowed down .There was only a small incident which was not fully illustrated by Shakespeare, which is the encounter with the lioness and Orlando’s bravery for saving his brother.It ...
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