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- 12091: Book Report For The Odyssey
- ... son, Telemachus, and they secretly removed all the other nobles' weapons from the hall. Penelope at this time had no idea that Odysseus had returned home. She was too busy deciding who should be her new husband. Penelope knew if Odysseus were dead then it would be wise for her to accept a new husband. Her new husband had to be the best, so she made up a task for the men. Penelope said she would marry the man who could string the bow Odysseus left behind and shoot an arrow ...
- 12092: The Black Cat
- A Glimpse Into the World of "The Black Cat" Those who have read any of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories know that most of them are full of suspense and mystery and that they efflict a feeling of horror ... maddened by the actions of the cat, he cuts out its eye and later kills the cat by hanging it. After his house burns down and he has lost all he owned he finds a new cat resembling all to well the first. One day while working with his wife in the cellar he is nearly tripped down the stairs by the cat, he then picks up an axe and tries ...
- 12093: The Birthmark
- ... office and we will discuss lyposuction. And while we are at it, we should discuss removing that…thing. It just doesn’t become you. As one can see, it seems quite easy in today’s world to redo nature’s intent. Yes, the field of medical science has greatly advanced within the confines of the past two hundred years or so. Skills and procedures that have been learned during this time can be used in such powerful ways. Anyone can become practically anybody else they choose—just a clip here, slice there, take fat cells from here and add them to there, and voila…a new person. However, Mother Nature as been around for quite a bit longer, and she knows what she is doing—leave her alone! Messing with nature’s intent is dangerous and I wouldn’t go there ...
- 12094: The Bicycle Thief
- ... 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 ...
- 12095: The Bell Jar
- ... her father's death contributed to career problems: she had no idea of what to do with her life, she `thought that if my father hadn't died he would have taught me....` Before visiting New York and getting thrown into the real world Esther had been very successful academically: `I had already taken a course in botany and done very well. I never answered one test question wrong all year.` Because of her perfectionist attitude, Esther was surprised ...
- 12096: 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 ...
- 12097: The Bean Trees
- ... completely unexpected child. The baby girl is given to her outside a bar, by a desperate Indian woman. Taylor moves on to Tucson, Arizona, with Turtle, as she calls the little girl. There she makes new friends, finds work, and settles down to a new life. However, since Turtle is not her legally adopted daughter, Taylor finds herself at risk of losing her to the state authorities in Arizona. She must formalize her relationship with her new-found daughter. She chooses to do what it takes to adopt Turtle. She has to find a way to contact Turtle's relatives in order to get their signatures to adoption papers. She decides ...
- 12098: Breakfast Of Champions- Kurt V
- ... give snakes fangs filled with venom to kill , what kind of creator was this? Trout finally does run into one of his only fans who states that [he] is free from the restrictions of the world due to reading Trout s work. He is extremely proud of this revelation. Due to this situation Trout begins to form answers to his many questions. Finally Trout does come to some conclusions for himself ... the gun being the prime example. Trout does not want to take part in that corruption. He wishes to remain young and see things in there purity. Trout realizes that what he sees in the world affects him tremendously. The pessimist that overwhelmed him in later life will control him forever if he does not fight against it. He needs to free himself from the restrictions of the world. Trout is a pessimistic man going on with life the way it is, but when faced with questions about himself and why people do what they do, it forces him to take a minute, ...
- 12099: The Awakening
- ... Reisz is influential by giving Edna insight on what is needed to be an artist to make sure she is committed. Another concept which Stone comments on is Edna's enjoyment of solitude in her new house of art which was paid for with inheritance and the selling of her pictures which is a symbol of her independence. At this point in the novel Stone remarks that Enda had defined herself ... wife, and society will not accept her newfound self. Then the question of whether or not Edna's death is positive arises and Stone states that "Nevertheless End Portlier succeeds in giving birth to a new self even though the fact that she can not live on earth as this new self is tragic." This novel is very interesting in the way it enfolds. All throughout the novel you have a women looking for self-deliverance which is being achieved through artistry. Then she finally ...
- 12100: The Araby
- ... help others understand the background of the story and to interpret how the young boy felt throughout this stage of his life. WORK CITED Atherton, J.S. "Araby." James Joyce's Dubliners. Ed. Clive Hart. New Yotrk: Viking, 1969. Deer, Harriet, and Irving Deer. "Characeter Through Tone in 'Araby.'" Toward Theme in Shrot Fiction. Ed. David K. Himber. Boston: Holbrook, 1973. Joyce, James. "Araby." The McGraw-Hill Introduction to Literature. Ed.Gilbert H. Muller and John A. Williams. New York: Mc-Graw-Hill, 1995. 2:105-08. Litz, A. Walton. "Dubliners." James Joyce. Ed. Sylvia E. Bowman. New York: Twayne, 1966. Stone, Harry. "James Joyce." Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Paula Kepos. Detroit: Gale, 1965. 35:169-77.
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