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- 12461: A Comparison of Hamlet and McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
- ... the Cuckoo's Nest, a first novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962, is a contemporary tragedy describing the downfall of a rigidly administered ward in a mental institution led by the rebellion of a new admission. The work I have chosen to compare this novel to is the classic play by William Shakespeare, Hamlet. There is an intimate relationship between these to works beyond that they are both tragedies; the ... interrogation with wit: "'And what do you think about that, Mr.McMurphy?' 'Doctor' -he stands up to his full height, wrinkles his forehead, and holds out both arms, open and honest to all the wide world- do I look like a sane man?'" Our two protagonists take a cunning approach to dodging such questioning, and in the process they also induce the pity of others ("O, help him sweet heavens!"). The ...
- 12462: White Lilacs
- ... to him being tared and feathered. His family had to find a place for him to hide so nothing else would happen to him. - The citizens of the black community (Freedom) had to find a new place to go to school because the white people had burned the colored school down. This happened because of the fact that no people were moving out of Freedom. - Rose Lee's parents had a ... anger, confusion, despair, hopelessness, sorrow, joy and being belittled. The theme of WHITE LILACS is that ³you should not take things for granted things could get worse soon². Or it can be a cold cruel world out there especially if you are black. PLOT SUMMARY In the beginning of the book WHITE LILACS you meet Roes lee Jefferson. - Rose Lee has to go work for Mrs. Bell because other sister being ...
- 12463: Symbolism in Hopkin's "The Windhover"
- ... the tinge of coals in full heat, instead of using blue in order to indicate Marys color and the color of the sky, he used it only in context of a observation on the physical world. He may see th presence of Mary in a piece of coal. This untraditional symbol indicates that dedication to God is also possible by means of natural perceptions which are, as it were, the first ... windhover gives way to the figure of Christ. Yet Christ is not symbolized through traditional symbols, but in clay and coal. In this Christ is shown to be a component of a physical or material world. The flame from the windhover indicates self-sacrifice under stress. It is interesting that Hopkins puts AND in capitals and the resulting flame is described as a billion times lovelier than the windhovers image. Maybe ... that the spendor of self-sacrifice should be greater than the windhovers ability to stand still in the air. At the end of the poem Hopkins said "no wonder of it" because everything in the world has the mark of sacrifice on it.
- 12464: Foreshadowing and Flashback; Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A Great Writer
- ... to get people to come to Gatsby's funeral. During this flashbac k Nick finally meets Gatsby's father, Mr. Gatz, who came to his son's funeral. "Next morning I sent the butler to New York with a letter to Wolfshiem which asked for information and urged him to come out on the next train. [for Gatsby's funeral]...When the butler brought back Wolfshiem's answer I began to ... t he American dream. These two elements of the novel were weaved into a great book that was read and adored by millions of readers and school students. Works Cited: Eble, Kenneth. F. Scott Fitzgerald. New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc. 1963 Magill, Frank N. "Fitzgerald, F. Scott." Critical Survey of Long Fiction. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1983. 953-967. Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Simon & Schuster. 1925.
- 12465: The Pearl: Selfishness and Greed
- ... doctor refuses to treat Coyotito because they don't have any money. The doctor makes the statement to his servant, "Has he any money? No, they never have any money. I, I alone in the world am supposed to work for nothing- and I am tired of it." The doctor is refusing to spend a few seconds of his time to look at the baby's wound, which he knows could ... leave immediately. By now, the pearl has caused the death of one person, turned everyone in town against Kino, and caused his family a lot of pain. All because of others jealousy toward Kino's new found wealth. In the end, Kino and Juana finally decide to get rid of the pearl. They took it to the edge of the sea and Kino threw the pearl with all his strength. This ...
- 12466: Dante's "The Hermaphroditic Joyce"
- ... re mains, however where are all of the other real women in dead white male literature? Bibliography 1) Bloom, Harold. Modern Critical Interpretations: James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. New York:Chelsea House Publishers, 1988. 2) Coates, Jennifer. Women, Men and Language. New York:Longman, 1993. 3) Labov, William. Variation in Language in Reed, C.E.O The Learning of Language. National Council of Teachers of English, New York, 1971. Dante's voice in Portrait.
- 12467: The Fountainhead
- ... interpretations and the implications of several of the quotes within The Fountainhead accurately depict the essence of objectivism and encourages the opposition of conventional standards through the embodiment of the uncompromising innovator "standing against the world." Society dictates that there will be those that follow and those that will lead the followers. Peter Keating is one that adheres to conformity; a man of little independent thought, a follower. Howard Roark, on ... believe that Keating could have so little self-assurance and such a lack of resolve regarding the decisions he chooses to make. In this regard, Howard Roark is greater than Peter Keating. Often times in world affairs, smaller nations adhere to a state of Finlandization; they buckle under the pressures of a larger nation because they lack the strength to strive for independent thought. Howard Roark, is a man who refuses ... about themself, than they are an egotist. Yet, to some degree, isn't everyone an egotist? If man does not care about himself, his feelings, or his possessions, and has just given up on the world, than what is that man? He is most likely be a Howard Roark. So, when Toohey advises his niece Katie to stop wanting anything, he is saying that to live a life of conceit ...
- 12468: Janette Turner Hospital: 4 Vivid Female Characters In Her Two Novels
- ... professor husband, David, or move to Montreal to stay with her former lover Jeremy. Uncertain as usual, all Juliet wants is to " maintain the balancing act." She could never summon up the courage to face new circumstances. Her mind is never firm enough to challenge the present state. So she makes her choice in the order of morality. She stays with her husband and leaves for India with him. It is ... to get this kind of impression that Yashoda might be the exceptional certain woman because it seems that she fights for her ideas; however, if she has the courage to challenge realities, she should be brave enough to face the results. On the contrary, Yashoda begs for rescue. One can only say she acts as if she was a spoiled kid. The four women all have something in common. The problem ...
- 12469: The Chrysalids: The importance of telepathy
- ... not only affects the plot of the story but also the main characters in the novel. The most obvious thing is that David, Rosalind and Petra are saved. They have a chance to learn, experience new things they never saw or heard before. Mike and Rachel stays behind but hopes to come to the big city were things are different. Some characters died in the final chapter when the helicopter makes ... characters or the surroundings in a story. In this novel these three points were influenced by mental telepathy. This type of story could be an example how people were in the past (in the really world). It is an idea what could really happen if a nuclear war would become a reality.
- 12470: A Separate Peace: The Internal Constant
- ... Although outside they are different than anyone else, inside there is commonplace. In the book A Separate Peace, I believe that one of the main characters, Gene, resembles me as he grows up into this world. In A Separate Peace, Gene had a great friendship with a boy named Finny, whose friendship resembled that of my friendship with my best friend, Mason. Whenever I would go anywhere with Mason, I would ... wounded and wound up in a cast. He eventually died after he had seen what society really was. This situation is a lot like Mason's situation. Mason moved out of our neighborhood and his new next door neighbor introduced him to drugs, killing that free spirit which made him alive. Society had taken the best of both Mason and Finy, but like Gene, I still had that inspiration which could ...
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