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- 19141: Walter Mitty's Pathetic Life
- ... hotel. Overall Mitty has no self confidence about himself or the way other people look at him. He lets his wife order him around. It is because of these things that he makes up a world were he can be the superhero.
- 19142: Creative Writing: Love at First Sight
- Creative Writing: Love at First Sight Like a tired puppy, Helen strolled through the store watching for the exit. She had been shopping for a new Christmas outfit for almost five hours now, and had no luck at all. She only had two more weeks before Christmas to shop and the tension was beginning to build. The stores were very warm ...
- 19143: Great Expectations: Pip
- ... Pip if he may shake his hand, as if it is some great honor. Before the news, he hardly treated Pip any differently than any other common boy. Pip also looks to the way his new acquaintances are treated, most notably Mr. Jaggers. He is treated with a great deal of respect by everyone, and even invokes fear in some. Pip had never seen this level of respect for someone that ...
- 19144: The Subtle Humor of Pride and Prejudice
- ... the climax of the novel, when the relationship is developed. Another great example of her ironic wit can be found in the first chapter of the novel, when Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Bennet discuss the new tenant of Netherfield Park, Mr. Bingley. Every sentence of that conversation can come back to the opening line of the novel: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a ...
- 19145: Great Expectations: Injustices and Poor Conditions Committed On Women and Children
- ... I have felt numerous times before. In one instance, my friends and I were at a party playing with a water balloon launcher shooting balloons down the street. My neighbors had just put in a new set of porch windows that were quite expensive. With a slight aiming misalignment we broke a window and had to confess to my neighbor and give her our apologies. Pip, however, had the guilt weighed ...
- 19146: A Comparison of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Anthem"
- ... his ideas are rejected he is strong enough to realize that it is he, the individual that is right, and not society, he then runs away into the wilderness in hopes of starting his own new society. The main character in The Handmaid's Tale is less of a pro-active person she knows that her society is flawed, and she tells the reader that she does not like her life ...
- 19147: Hemingway's "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" and His Life
- ... seems to me that it wasn't until Hemingway developed an interest in bull fighting that the idea for "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" may have come around. Bull fighting seemed to trigger a whole new interest in Spain. The short story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" was set in a small cafe in Madrid, Spain. There is an old deaf man who sits alone on a patio, sipping brandy. Together ...
- 19148: Great Expectations: God's Law vs. Human Law
- ... hand" at great personal sacrifice are a constant reminder to Pip of his fault for ever being born. The narrator recounts his sisters response to Mrs. Hubble's observation that young Pip has been a "world of trouble" and we see that Pip is made to feel guilty even for things completely beyond his control as a young and innocent child: "Trouble?" echoed my sister; "trouble?" And then entered on a ...
- 19149: A Tale Of Two Cities: Dr. Alexandre Manette
- ... and father to Lucie Manette. Dr.Manette is the most important character in the book. Throughout the book he is the stories backbone. Few subplots ignore Manette. Dr. Manette loves his daughter. She is the world to him, without her he would still be a crazed old man. Dr. Manette's love for his daughter is clear throughout the story he expresses his thought verbally. When his daughter Lucie is married ...
- 19150: Uncle Tom's Cabin
- ... can carry him through. Despite his own suffering he brings hope to others, always trusting and believing in his own eternal life granted to him by Jesus Christ. Suffused throughout is brilliant commentary on the world Stowe is depicting. The author creates vivid, complete images of all the characters' opinions, appearances, and backgrounds. Because of this, we quickly feel either compassion or hate for all the players in this story. In ...
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