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- 12441: Metamorphosis: Metamorphosis Taking Place Involving Gregor and Its Effect on the Family
- ... her when Gregor was alive. Now to them Grete "... had blossomed into a good looking good-looking, shapely girl." (58) Also, they wish to marry her off. In addition they plan to move into a new, more manageable home in which they can find relief. As the seasons bring life and death changes in the world of nature, so to in this story, does the life and death of Gregor Samsa bring profound changes not only to him as an individual but also to the lives of the others around him ...
- 12442: Man's Evil Nature in Lord of the Flies
- ... abandoned on an uninhabited island without adults, even they are capable of murder. This is the scenario depicted in the British author, William Goldings novel, Lord of the Flies, written and published in 1954 during World War 2. Comparing the characters of Jack, Ralph, Piggy and Simon with Freud's theory of id, ego and superego, one can prove that man has an underlying evil nature. The characters are represented with ... evil nature, and also prove that if it can happen to them that it can happen to anyone. Young children are typically thought of as more pure and innocent that those more experienced in the world. If they are capable of such acts, it is sad to think what the rest of the world is capable of.
- 12443: "Love" in the novel Narcissus and Goldmund, by Herman Hesse
- ... perhaps not spoken them at all. Narcissus's thoughts, though carelessly spoken, do have the desired effect on Goldmund. Goldmund realizes that he does not belong in the cloister, and he ventures out into the world. It goes without saying that many of the relationships that Goldmund has with women from that point on, are devoid of any form of love entirely. He lusts for these women, and usually only desires ... equal. All these points become completely clear as Narcissus reflects upon their relationship. "Just as [Narcissus] had once, many years ago, intervened roughly, almost brutally, in Goldmund's youth and placed his life in a new sphere, so his friend had preoccupied him since his return, had shaken him, had forced him to doubt his self-examination. He was his equal; Narcissus had given back to him nothing that had not ...
- 12444: Jumanji
- ... Taylor & Jim Strain Based on a screen story by Greg Taylor & Jim Strain and Chris Van Allsburg Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg. Type of Story: Adventure The story is set in Brantford, New Hampshire, 1969. Main Theme: One day, twelve year old Alan Parrish was riding down the main street when he hears Prepare to die, Parrish!, he starts riding much faster, as Billy Jessup and four of ... sole. Alan put the shoe down on an idle conveyor belt. As Alan walked downstairs he saw men scurrying around the sole stamping machine, his father pulled out a shredded shoe, it was Carl's new creation. Who did this? asked Alan's father, Carl put up his hand, and took the blame. Alan picked up his bike and rode home, but just as he thought he was safe Billy came ... out with his friends, attacked Alan and took off, with his bike. He heard a drumming sound, Brummm-tum-tum! Brummm-tum- tum!. He followed it to his fathers construction site where they were building new offices. Finally he found where it was coming from. He dug out a big trunk and smashed open the padlock with a spade. Inside the trunk was a game called JUMANJI buried in sand. ...
- 12445: The Cherry Orchard
- ... tragedy by many of its latter producers. However, Chekhov labeled his play a farce, or more of a comedy. Although this play has a very tragic backdrop of Russia s casualty-ridden involvement in both World Wars and the Communist Revolution, the characters and their situations suggest a light-hearted tone, even though they struggle against the upcoming loss of the orchard. Apathy and passivity plague the characters and contribute often ... almost all of the producers that chose to interpret The Cherry Orchard did so as a tragedy. Clearly it is neither. It incorporates both. Works Cited Chekhov, Anton. The Cherry Orchard. Best Plays by Chekhov. New York: Young, 1956. 226-296. Corbin, John. Russian High Comedy. Galens 38-39. Fiero, John. Galens 33-37. Galens, David and Spampinato, Lynn. Drama For Students. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 21-39. Pritchett, V.S. Chekhov ...
- 12446: John Gardner's "Grendel": Good vs. Evil
- John Gardner's "Grendel": Good vs. Evil John Gardner's novel Grendel give the reader a new perspective on the classic "good vs. Evil" plot. From the start of the book the reader can tell that there is something very unique about the narrator. It is evident that the narrator is a ... frightened of anything that is different from what they are used to. When Grendel attempts to communicate they show their ignorance and simple-mindedness. Instead of taking the time to understand the anomaly in their world they panic and decide to destroy it. Without being able to view the story from Grendel's point of view the reader might assume that the humans had every right to attack. Another example of ...
- 12447: The Fountain Head: Individualism
- ... makes a person's character unique. In the Fountain Head, a character binds true to this belief and goes by the name of Howard Roark. This young architect who had his own viewpoint of the world and how he envisioned it, was condemned by the media and the public by doing so. Roark's lifestyle completely perpendiculates the mundane lifestyle that the average citizen lives. Roark conforms to only what he ... all the power he had with the public and through the newspaper, was not able to manipulate Howard into his way of thinking. The general public who read the Banner had been convinced that Toohey new what he was talking about on all subjects. His plan to manipulate the public and gather them as a whole was directly countered with every move that Howard made. One of these major moves was ...
- 12448: A Separate Peace: Contrasting Gene and Phineas and the Struggle for Power
- ... much. Phineas "might have rather enjoyed the punishment if it was done in some kind of novel and known way" (p.20). Even with negative actions, Phineas can enjoy a situation if it presents something new and different. It is this spontaneous and contradictory nature which Gene cannot understand and which ultimately contributes to his attempting to destroy Phineas. Gene Forrester, after being gone for fifteen years, returns to the Devon ... something mean or ugly. He responds to life with natural emotions and all things, except studying, come easily to him. He is not capable of such emotions as jealousy or envy. He lives in a world of happiness and joy and he communicates these qualities to the people whom he meets. Phineas was powerful in many ways: his strength, his spontaneity, and, most of all, his love.
- 12449: The Great Gatsby 3
- ... things they own. Unable to live his American dream in this consumer-based culture, he has a longing for things that he can not afford nor does he really need. He thinks he should buy new stockings for his wife and a new refrigerator although she is happy with what they have. In his striving to get a hold on his vision of the American dream, Willy honors his brother Ben. Ben stumbled across his wealth, but Willy ... Biff to find his place in society. Whether or not he will accomplish what society calls the "American dream" is not the point, Biff realizes his fathers ideals were false and decides to set a new path for himself. He now has freedom from his father's spurious ideals. Opportunity lies ahead and Biff has a chance to find his "true self," with a little inspiration from the American dream.
- 12450: The Huckleberry Finn Controver
- ... the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain should be taught in schools because this book is very well written and can teach many lessons. I think that the people in today s world, or maybe just the USA, try to be censor and shelter the children. I think that it is wrong to censor things, this book is supposedly wrong because it says the word nigger a lot ... s been shot in de back."(pg. 50) The book is better with violence because it becomes more interesting to the reader. It becomes more of a real life situation than just a fairy tale world where nothing goes wrong, because in real life things do go wrong and people do get shot and killed. It is hard to read these kinds of things with death that are gruesome but it ... book Huck learned that slaves are people to and that they also have feelings. Huck made what was to him the ultimate sacrifice, going to hell, for Jim. This book has every reason in the world to be taught in school and I can t find one good reason it shouldn t.
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