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- 12261: Don Quixote And Le Morte D Art
- ... of King Arthur for evermore; and always to do ladies, damosels, and gentlewomen succour, upon pain of death. Also, that no man take no battles in a wrongful quarrel for no law, nor for no world's goods. Unto this were all the knights sworn of the Table Round, both old and young The knights, Don Quixote s morality and ability to resist temptation can never be questioned. He is the noble, chaste hero that Malory s knights fail to be. The problem is though, his world no longer needs a knight-errant, to roam the world on horseback, in a suit of armor [righting] every manner of wrong, placing himself in situations of the greatest peril . (The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha, p.2) It had been doing ...
- 12262: Huckleberry Finn 5
- ... Tom winds up having to work all day Saturday because he took off from school, and didn't get home until late at night. But Tom doesn't worry over his troubles, he often develops new interests to tide him over periods when he's being punished and life is difficult. As a punishment, Tom has to whitewash the fence, a chore he finds very distasteful. By pretending the chore is ... of the way. The only thing he can do is learn by experience, and he does. Generally Huck is involved in real life struggles and events, and Tom is living in a type of fantasy world basing his actions on the romantic novels that he had read as well as the ridiculous things that he had learned throughout both novels. Another contrast that played a major role in both novels and ...
- 12263: Its A Jungle Out There
- ... himself very outspoken when it came to Socialism. The story takes place in Chicago with a group of immigrants. They have come to the United States only to discover that it is a cruel, harsh world, and the land of shattered dreams. The group first goes through many difficult trials and tribulations. The first big problem faced by the group is a marriage, which costs a great deal of money. The ... the meat packing plant breaks his arm and is not received back once he heals. He learns at this that the owners do not care for their workers and will take you if you are new, but as soon as something happens they throw you out. It is at this point that the character talks to a Socialist ad he inspires him to begin traveling to the meetings. He returns to ...
- 12264: Huck Finn 2
- ... that Twain uses to expose the hypocrisy, racism, greed and injustice of society develops along with the adventures that Huck and Jim have. The ugly reflection of society we see should make us question the world we live in, and only the journey down the river provides us with that chance. Throughout the book, we see the hypocrisy of society. The first character we come across with that trait is Miss ... being able to think for yourself, runningright next to the constraints made upon you by society.Somewhere deep within the story Twain is making a powerfulstatement, a wish for all humanity, that we can be brave enough tobreak with what others assume is correct and just, and makedecisions for ourselves and the ability to stand on our own and dosomething about it. We are that mob that stood outside ColonelSherburn's ...
- 12265: Huck Finn
- ... of narrating the adventures of boys, with a primeval and Robin Hood freshness, he has broadened his canvas and given us a picture of a people, of a geographical region, of a life that is new in the world. The scene of his romance is the Mississippi river. Mr. Clemens has written of this river before specifically, but he has not before presented it to the imagination so distinctly nor so powerfully. Huck Finn ...
- 12266: Honest Iago
- ... actions, Iago is able to manipulate others to do things in a way that benefits him; all the while he is pushing Othello, Desdemona, Roderigo, Emilia, and Cassio to their tragic end. According to Websters New International Dictionary, Second Edition, malignity is partially defined as "disposition to do evil." "Motiveless" is implied in the definition of malignity. That one has a "disposition to do evil" is to say evil is in ... I hold it very stuff o the conscience to do no contrived murder. I lack iniquity sometimes to do me service." [Act I, Scene II, Line 2] How does Iago see others? He sees the world and other people as animalistic and ruled by their basest desires. Perhaps Iago knows this because he knows himself so well. Iago warns Brabanzio that "even now an old black ram is tupping your white ...
- 12267: History Of The Detective Novel
- ... and powers of deduction. These characteristics have helped make Holmes not only the greatest detective of all time, but also the most famous, real or fictional. This greatest of sleuths was first introduced to the world in A Study in Scarlet (1887) which appeared in the 1887 Beeton s Christmas Annual; the story begins with Holmes meeting Dr. Watson, who is destined to become his life-long friend and partner. Soon ... house clue puzzle school, where the outcome of the book rested more on the intelligence and thought processes of the hero, which was usually an amateur. Agatha Christie was responsible for creating many of the world's best-selling mystery books. One of her most famous detectives was a diminutive, meticulous Belgian named Hercule Poirot. Poirot is famous for using his "little grey cells" to tackle his cases. His first English ... the 1930 s, especially Black Mask. Although his cynical detective/narrator changed names many times over the years before finally becoming Philip Marlowe, he remains the one hero in Chandler's dark and traitorous literary world. After Chandler's death, his stories were collected and published under the title Killer in the Rain (1964). Before the book was released, all of the narrators names were changed to Phillip Marlowe. In ...
- 12268: Hills Like White Elephants
- ... little air in" and it was perfectly simple. The man's discussion was simply to say for himself that he would not have any responsibility for her. He felt very distant from her and the world. He reassured her that things would be like they were "in old times." His point of view was that it was good to get past the "trouble" he and the girl caused. The girl in ... it takes to please the man. She is nervous but is in denial; she tries to reassure herself. She feels the man s distance from her and tries to draw him back in to her world. The setting was very important in "Hills like White Elephants" and contained a lot of symbolism. One of the first comments the girl made was that the hills were "lovely", and "looked like white elephants ... the couple had to overcome in their relationship. Hemingway often mentioned the bead curtain between the couple and the workers in the bar. This was the separation between the couple and the rest of the world. The woman who worked on the bar would enter in once and a while, but always in a fleeting moment and never stayed for long. Later in the story, the girl again mentioned the ...
- 12269: Hemingways For Whom The Bell T
- ... Hearted River." In high school, Ernest edited the school newspaper, excelled in football and boxing, and ran away from home twice. Upon his graduation, seventeen year old Hemingway headed to Kansas City to enlist in World War I, in outright defiance of his parents objections. However the army rejected Hemingway, despite his repeated efforts, due to permanent eye damage incurred from his years of boxing. Yielding finally to the army's ... two Italian Decorations. After a long period of painful recuperation in Milan, Ernest Hemingway joined the Italian infantry to fight again. These vivid experiences provided the base for Hemingway's lifelong fascination with war. Surviving World War I, he later covered the Greek-Turkish War in 1920, World War II and the Spanish Civil War in 1937, the setting for For Whom the Bell Tolls. In 1928, Hemingway's father committed suicide. He did not reflect on this event in his writing ...
- 12270: Heart Of Darkness 5
- ... itself, exemplifies Conrad's sentiments while on a trek through Africa's jungles, and depicts the darkness that emanates. As demonstrated in the opening sentence, the story captures the reader by enticing them into a world unknown and maintains a level of excitement and inquiry throughout. Thus any reader curious about the early colonization of Africa will be enthralled and thoroughly educated. Conrad gives readers a story of personal experience, in ... At times he goes into severe detail, in situations in which he is taken aback. This includes the travels through the marsh and swamp lands, the treatment of the natives, and the appearance of the new environment. When defining his surroundings he often uses transitions that revert back to the title of the work, allowing him to keep a theme of fear, death, and most significantly darkness. The setting is notably ...
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