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- 11981: An Explication Of Love Poem
- ... of spilt bourbon float. 20 Be with me, darling, early and late. Smash glasses -- I will study wry music for your sake. For should your hands drop white and empty All the toys of the world would break. Romantic love can be defined as a deep devotion or affection for something or someone and is often shared between two people. When a love is mutual, lovers find themselves compelled to communicate ... The drunk clambering on his undulant floor" (lines 5 and 8) find solace and stability in her manner. As the speaker says, "For should your hands drop white and empty/All the toys of the world would break" (lines 23-24). In other words, the same hands that are dangerous at the beginning of the poem ultimately act to disguise an extraordinarily gentle soul beneath the clumsy surface. The phrase "toys of the world" is a metaphor for the fragility of people's minds and hearts; if the beloved were absent, all who know her and depend on her kind heart would surely be as lost and broken- ...
- 11982: A Scientific Comparison Betwee
- Science Fiction, succinctly defined, is a literary genre generally characterized in form as a world of exaggerated drama which argues a social commentary using current scientific knowledge as its evidence. From the emergence in the 18th century of modern Science Fiction to the 'birth of the book' in the 19th ... removing the sarcastic undertones of his satire. The use of alienation allows his points to be fully expressed without offending the reader. For instance, Voltaire strongly objects to the metaphysical and theological views of the world; our soul is neither spiritual nor immortal, rather, our essence is based in our thoughts. He suggests that we must consciously create a division between our faith and our powers of reason because it is ... reflective of her view on science and its benefits or lack thereof, the miserable life that both are doomed to live suggests that she believes science is going to have a negative effect on the world. From the perspective of the Oedipus Complex , the relationship between both Frankenstein and his creation is strongly reflective of the relationship Oedipus has in his family. Frankenstein, being the father figure, is endlessly pursued ...
- 11983: Animal Farm - George Orwell
- ... farm in England. The story begins in a barn, where a boar on the farm named Old Major has gathered the other animals to tell them of a dream he had, a dream of a world in which humans do not rule over other animals. Old Major encourages the animals of the farm to revolt against Mr. Jones, the owner of the farm. Not long after, he dies, but the animals ... returns to them and they drive Frederick and his men off of the farm. Boxer, however, is injured, and because he is so powerful, the animals are unable to get any work done on the new windmill without him. Soon, however, he heals, and work begins. Unfortunately, the work gets the better of Boxer, and he collapses. Napoleon decides that a human veterinarian would do a better job of curing Boxer ...
- 11984: Animal Farm
- ... the goat and Benjamin the donkey and the rest all came just to hear what the old pig had to say about the strange dream he had the previous night. He dreamt about an ideal world. He talked to them about life, about their situation in life and the problems in life. Their only problem was Man. Man used them for his own purposes: his own needs. That, to them, seemed ... in his ideas. Squealer is an equivocator: he could convince the animals of anything he or Napoleon desires. Moses represents the clergy. Molly is materialistic: she is more interested in material things than in the new life that Animalism has provided. Boxer is a hard working and honest animal he represents the working class and the mouzlik society.
- 11985: A Description Of Winter
- ... the viewers’ interest, and one can be comforted by it for an hour or more. This kind of weather is pure beauty, where it surrounds the private trees, bushes and gardens. It’s a whole new world; a get away. Then, amidst the laughing and story telling, a period of quiet ensues. The quietness of the snow falling, covering, hiding, has won once again.
- 11986: APrice Above Rubies
- ... because we ask for it.” The Rabbi pushes in and says “ we bring suffering upon ourselves when we sin against God.” Almost hysterical, Sonia asks him why her relatives and the Jews in the second world war suffered, when they didn’t deserve it. The only way the Rabbi can answer is to say, “ Don’t question Mrs. Horowitz.” She defiantly replies “ I’m going to question whatever I want.” Sonia ... The ruby, her soul, had been united with the ring, her body, and now it was complete. She had finally found what she was looking for. The ring came from Ramon, who represents the outside world, what she was so desperately trying to get to, to find herself, and the ruby came from Mendel, who represents what she was trying to escape, but it had to come from Mendel because that ... come to terms with her religion. Mendel is freeing Sonia to be herself, he no longer owns her, Mendel representing the Jewish community. Sonia knew that she had to take a step into the outside world- no matter what the cost. Although along the way, she found the key to who she was, her identity, she paid a price so high it nearly ruined her. She let false substitutes replace ...
- 11987: Analysis Of 1984
- ... named Eric Blair published the novel 1984. Under the pseudonym, George Orwell, this author became one of the most respected and notable political writers for his time. 1984 was Orwell’s prophetic vision of the world to come. This creation of “Negative Utopia” was thoroughly convincing through Orwell’s use of setting and characterization. The theme conveyed by Orwell is that no matter how strong an individual a communist society would ... the Thought Police. During the course of the novel, Winston’s views change. “Cliffs Notes” states that he was annoyed by the limits placed on his individuality and then was made to conform to the world the Party created. “Cliffs Notes” also suggests that Winston was not just a character in the story, but an idea. Winston is an anachronism. “His mind and personality are not at first defined by the ... Big Brother and that no one could take that away from him, but in the end he gave in. In 1984, Orwell used setting and characterization to drive his plot and discuss his theme. The world that they lived in was a desolate, metropolis, run by the slaves of the Inner Party. Most were unaware of the fact that the party that they served ruled their lives and thoughts, but ...
- 11988: Antigones Theme
- ... Creon, "Has she not rather earned a crown of gold?- Such is the secret talk of the town." This proves that Creon was exercising complete domination of political power, which is strictly forbidden in the new ideals. Also, not allowing Antigone perform her religious ceremony of burying her brother is interfering with religious affairs. This denies Antigone freedom of religion, hence, contempt for this ideal. Today in age, you can do ... will need the teachers to go to work and teach kids how to do their job. And that's some more pollution. So as you can see, just to do something good like freeing the world of the posing pollution problem can cause more bad then good. Something from my own life, that I have experienced that I'm doing more bad than good (when I'm trying to accomplish something ...
- 11989: As I Lay Dying
- ... gone mad, and at the very end, in a stroke of harsh comedy, the father suddenly remarries" (138). With money he has begrudged, stolen, and talked his way out of paying, he finally buys some new teeth and a new wife for the price of a graphophone. What defies explanation is why Anse is so cold-hearted and indifferent to his children? What has changed him from the hard working twenty-two year old man ... Cited Bleikasten, Andre. Faulkner's As I Lay Dying. Bloomington/London: Indiana University Press, 1973. Howe, Irving. William Faulkner: A Critical Study. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1975. William, Faulkner. As I Lay Dying. New York: Random House, 1985.
- 11990: Away
- ... will be seen for generations of family. The forests surround the family everywhere they go. Mary abandons her family to live in the forests of Upper Canada. Eileen travels through the forest to find her new life. Esther lives in Loughbreeze beach among the forested area. The forests hold the memories of the family. The Canadian Shield is bordered with trees that symbolize the end of growth and the end of life. In order for the survival of the family it is necessary for them to move through the forest to find new lives. Nature symbolizes the connection of the three women and how each are individually connected to the land The women each have relationships with men that connect the women to one another. Mary falls in ... of one family as being women of extremes. These women are bound together through generations of being away. Someone who is away is there in body, but not in mind, they know only of their new state of mind. The women are connected to each other genetically and spiritually. They connect through their distinct landscapes and where they have lived. They are all connected to the water and the forest ...
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