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- 15171: Hero Of Animal Farm
- ... went by it was decided that a windmill was needed for electricity. The animals were unsuccessful when the wind knock down the windmill. Despite what had happened, the determined animals had decided to make a new windmill. This windmill was to be annihilated be the humans that had attacked. Boxer had been injured during this battle. Nevertheless he had refused to rest. He would not give up until a new windmill would be built before his retirement. He then went on with his work. Working hard and struggling to get every single boulder shattered; it had finally happened, the inedible had come, he collapse on ...
- 15172: Amory Blaine's "Mirrors" in Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise
- ... spends his late high school and college years frolicking with his peers and debutantes. By constantly associating with others Amory creates an image of himself that he maintains until he becomes bored or finds a new personality to imitate. Amory does not know who he really is, what he truly feels, or what he thinks. He merely cultivates his personality du jour depending on how he believes he would like to ... can bring him out of his state of mental disarray. Because he installs the qualities of the women he loves in himself, when Amory loses a girlfriend he loses his personality and must find a new one. The answer to Amory's problem manifests itself in his third cousin, Clara, who, despite the death of her husband and serious financial difficulties, lives a fulfilling and rewarding life. Amory's affair with ...
- 15173: Love by Way of Chance
- ... physical appearances. Affection should be based on what's in the heart and possibly the brain. The way I see it falling in love by way of chance is the most beautiful feeling in the world. Love by choice, especially not yours, is a horrible way to live a life. It's hard for the one who didn't have the choice. If one has to pick their husband or wife ... status or their popularity, it should be a careful decision that will make one happy for the rest of their life. A good example that my classmates and I could relate to, is the Hasidic world. Daughters and sons are usually married off by their parents through a deal at the ages of twelve and thirteen. They grow up knowing whom they're going to marry for seven or eight years ...
- 15174: Uh-Oh: Some Observations From Both Sides of The Refrigerator Door
- ... the bathroom from time to time. I enjoyed reading this book so much the first time I had to read it again. The second time was even better than the first, because of all the new things I could understand. I love how nowhere on his book does it say “New York Times Bestseller” because every other book on the shelf has it, but the author chooses to be different. He knows he's a winner, and as long as the people know that, he doesn ...
- 15175: A Farewell to Arms: Style
- ... the wall to make it stop, nights in bed, drunk, when you knew that that was all there was, and the strange excitement of waking and not knowing who it was with you, and the world all unreal in the dark and so exciting that you must resume again unknowing and not caring in the night, sure that this was all and all and all and not caring. The rhythm, the repetition, have us reeling with Henry. Thus, Hemingway's prose is in fact an instrument finely tuned to reflect his characters and their world. As we read A Farewell to Arms, we must try to understand the thoughts and feelings Hemingway seeks to inspire in us by the way he uses language.
- 15176: Gossip In Grover’s Corners
- ... newspapers such as relationships and a birth of a baby. An example of a conversation about a relationship is when Joe Crowell, Jr. tells Dr. Gibbs about Miss Foster. “Anything serious going on in the world since Wednesday [Dr. Gibbs]. Yessir. My schoolteacher, Miss Foster, ‘s getting married to a fella over in Concord [Joe Crowell, Jr.] (Wilder, 828).” Gossip allows people to learn more about their community without having to ... is too much for the individual to handle. This essay included positive and negative effects of gossip that were seen in the play. Gossip has very good positive and very bad negative effects. In the world if someone is being talked about they are on a fine line that could either improve or deteriorate their reputation. This is why gossip plays a big role in “daily life” .
- 15177: Pygmalion: Higgins' Philosophy
- ... that Higgins has treated others better than Eliza. At the parties, for example, Higgins is a gentleman to the hosts and other guest, but still treats Eliza as his "experiment." Higgins could never see the "new" Eliza. Higgins only saw the dirty flower girl that had become his "experiment." Much like an author never sees a work as finished, Higgins could not view Eliza lady or duchess. Since Higgins knew where Eliza came from it was difficult for him to make her parts fit together as a masterpiece that he respected. Part of Higgins' problem in recognizing the "new" Eliza is his immaturity. He does not see her as what she is, he only sees her as what she was. This immaturity is representative of Higgins' childish tendencies that the reader can see throughout ...
- 15178: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Early Influences on Huck Finn
- ... him constraining and the life with them lonely. As a result, soon after he first moves in with them, he runs away. He soon comes back, but, even though he becomes somewhat comfortable with his new life as the months go by, Huck never really enjoys the life of manners, religion, and education that the Widow and her sister impose upon him. Huck believes he will find some freedom with Tom ... being fooled by Tom Sawyer and telling Huck's fortune. Huck finds Jim on Jackson's Island because the slave has run away--he has overheard a conversation that he will soon be sold to New Orleans. Soon after joining Jim on Jackson's Island, Huck begins to realize that Jim has more talents and intelligence than Huck has been aware of. Jim knows "all kinds of signs" about the future ...
- 15179: The Changing Role In Viola/Cesario In The Twelfth Night
- ... whereas, in her female identity she would not be. Thus, a customary role in society and to the outlooks of others is portrayed. Orsino sees Cesario, as a young squire just starting out in the world, much like himself as a young, spry lad, so he has a tendency to be more willing to unload onto her with his troubles and sorrows, seeking a companion with which to share and to ... believes he shares with a peer. So, she grows to love him. But, Orsino's motivation is actually not love for Viola, but rather he seems to be in love with love itself. His entire world is filled with love but he knows that there might be a turning point for him, like when he says: If music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it, that ...
- 15180: Absalom: Using The Three Narratives to Understand Sutpen
- ... gives a more informative portrayal of the character. As the reader learns more about Quentin, Mr. Compson, unlike Quentin, will not see the story as very important or even having anything to do with the world today. Mr. Compson could be similar Miss Rosa in that they both believe men have been subjected to some kind of preordained fate. Mr. Compson’s narration is pretty much based on the way Sutpen ... is a character, he must remove himself from the environment of the story, and look at it as a whole and not just from his prospective. He believes that some of the evils in this world also come from the incompetent people before him and how they failed to describe the difference from good and evil. By examining the different parts of his life, for example his rise and defeat, and ...
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