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- 12491: The Metamorphosis: Society Split into Different Sections
- ... taker for them. This is symbolic of what society thinks of the average working man. They use you, abuse you, throw you away, and then ask for seconds; "It was like a confirmation of their new dreams, and excellent intentions that at the end of their long journey their daughter sprang to her feet and stretched her young body"(P892 Ph1). I believe that the overall moral to the story is how society should give much more credit to people who keep the world running, and that life should not be all about work, silence, and punishment. I also think it is about society's moralities, and how they have reduced to such a despicable level, I think Kafka ...
- 12492: To Kill A Mockingbird 3
- ... Jem is near his teens. His mother died when he was young, so he misses her and tells his younger sister about her. His only friend is Scout until they meet Dill. He is very brave and moody. They read novels and play in the tree house. Scout and Jem "found our father satisfactory: he played with us, read with us, and treated us with courteous detachment". They called their father ... myths they heard about Boo Radley. He never comes out of the house, so they have never seen him or really know what he is like. After the first summer Scout starts her school. The new teacher does not like that Scout knows how to read and write, and tells her to tell her father not to teach her anymore. Atticus teaches Scout a simple trick how to get better along ...
- 12493: The Grapes of Wrath: No One Man, But One Common Soul
- ... groups of marine creatures functioning as one organism (Smith 411). Unanism is a group theory wherein the collective emotions of two people, of two small rural communities, of cities, of countries, and of the whole world transcend and are superior to individual ones (441). Or, in other words, in relation to the soul, the entire soul is greater than the sum of its parts. This is shown in the novel where ... fulfill a larger picture would destroy their credibility as particular and real people (92). Again, the theory of a collective soul is strongly pointed at by the alternating chapters. The collective soul is not a new idea, but it does clash with the ideas that America was founded on. Steinbeck started to write the Grapes of Wrath with the idea of changing the philosophy in place in California, but it expanded ...
- 12494: The Scarlet Letter: A Review
- ... motivated books: boredom. With few exceptions such as Childhood's End, Demian, and some various pieces from Kafka and Whitman, school-chosen books have not impressed me. This might be a negative to start each new book off with, but I can't help myself. The story of Hester was an intriguing one. A woman trapped in a love triangle with a clergyman, a (supposedly dead) husband, and her daughter seems ... but, just from seeing commercials for the movie, I typecasted Demi Moore as Hester; no matter what I tried, I could come up with no other picture. More detail would have been helpful to create new characters. As for setting, the detail was lacking there as well. In my recollection, there was only on scene (inside the Governor's house) that was described well enough that I got a clear picture ... are little more than grammatical tricks, they are the tricks that turn the icing on the cake into the artwork on the cake. He surpasses topping it and turns it into something beautiful, twisting, turning, new nuances appearing each moment. (Now if I could only interpret it.) Hawthorne's use of flashbacks and allusions to his own story is absolutely outstanding. In many occasions Hawthorne made subtle references to other ...
- 12495: My Antonia: A Review
- ... What is the purpose of having the story told by Jim Burden thirty years later? From that perspective he can present with great clarity and tenderness the highlights of his memories. A man of the world, he is reinvestigating his values. Jim Burden sets down everything the name of Antonia brings back to him. Antonia represents to him the most fundamental, traditional way to lead one's life, including the virtues ... land." His parents are both recently dead, and he's starting life over again. The huge, impersonal land makes him feel that he has left all that's familiar. The boundless setting gives him a new perspective on his own identity. "Between that earth and that sky I felt erased, blotted out." He adopts the attitude that life will take its own identity. "Between that earth and that sky I felt ...
- 12496: What Is The True Image (the Ch
- ... wants the best for us and He does so by giving us different talents that can be used in positive ways. My clients' telepathic abilities can be used in many positive ways to make our world a better place and more advanced. For example, they can transport messages halfway across the world within 2 minutes, rather than taking days, weeks or maybe even months. By doing so they save us a great deal of time and money. All of you probably knew that from before but were ... powers? Why not work with them and allow them to improve our society? With their harmless powers, we can step up to the next level and be one of the most advanced countries in the world. I ask that you give my clients a chance to experience and use their harmless powers with God's help. If you have sinned or done something wrong, who do you think should judge ...
- 12497: Hatchet
- ... live in nature with no rations or food. He must survive with nothing but the hatchet his mother gave him before he left. Brian knows that he must learn how to live in this strange new environment quickly. He has to make many painful changes and ends up a completely new person with a new outlook on life. Hatchet is written in an interesting way. The author, Gary Paulsen has written Hatchet in two styles. First person and 3rd person. He will often start a paragraph with one word. ...
- 12498: Book Report on Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov"
- ... that man is too "savage and vicious" an animal to have conceived of an idea "so sacred" as the idea of God. Yet Ivan cannot find proof of God's mercy and love in a world of suffering and depravity; he cannot accept a God that allows cruel people to exist and innocent people to suffer. Ivan also believes that God placed an intolerable burden of freedom on man; God expects ... weakness. Ivan believes that man can only be happy if his freedom to choose between heaven and earth, between good and evil, is taken away; he argues that man should renounce God and that the world should be run by a totalitarian government that take's away man's freedom and forces him to be obedient. He feels that men will "submit . . . gladly and cheerfully . . . because it will save them from ... life without God can only lead to destruction. Dostoevsky develops the theme largely through the description of Ivan's struggle between acceptance and renunciation of God; Ivan is, in fact, a representation of the Western world, which has dealt with the same struggle for centuries. Ivan believes that man's suffering and unhappiness are caused by the freedom that God gave him to choose between material objects and heavenly rewards. ...
- 12499: Gulliver's Travels and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: Similarities
- ... he did help people. Munchausen's companions were very unrealistic in the way of their abilities. Berthold was able to run great distances in small amounts of time; Albrecht was the strongest man in the world; Adolfus could see great distances, and had very good aim; and Gustvus had very good hearing and powerful lungs. With the help of his magical friends, Munchausen stopped the war. This was related to Gulliver ... ways very much like Gulliver in the sense that they both had adventures that were exaggerated. Bibliography Gilliam, Terry. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Columbia Pictures, 1989. Swift, Jonathan. Gilliver's Travels. Oxford University Press: New York. 1998.
- 12500: Who Am I This Time
- ... own ways, wanders of life. They seem to keep moving aimlessly through their days. It's the same boring routine every day; there is no excitement in their lives. They seem to avoid doing anything new because they are complacent in their narrow views of reality. They only feel comfortable with each other. Harry roams in and out of acting rolls and Helene wanders from city to city. They are never ... society and not be noticed as strange. According to Vonnegut Helene felt she was "always a stranger" (882). Harry Nash and Helene Shaw are two simple people who are not well adjusted to the outside world. They can only get along with each other alone. They stay away from the prying eyes of society because they would rather not be noticed at all. These two social outcasts do not need praise ...
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