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- 5941: Loneliness
- ... dumps about Henry around this time. We had always been together before" (Erdrich 150). He also explains, " . . . he was such a loner and I didn't know how to take it" (Erdrich 150). The Vietnam War's effect on Henry was the cause of Lyman's loneliness. Henry was not the same person that he was before he left. Lyman began to miss the times when they would sit and talk ...
- 5942: Lord Of The Flies
- ... kids have left behind the idea of order and civilization and instead have become the beast themselves. Towards the end of the story, the dislike that Jack has among Piggy is what creates the definite war between Ralph and him. This is also what creates a major turning point in the story. Piggy and Ralph go to see Jack at his fort in order to claim back his glasses. Roger then ...
- 5943: Fenses
- ... him through the good times and the bad. Another character who has helped reveal complexities about Troy is Gabe, Troy s brother. Gabe has a metal plate in his head; caused by his time in War World II. The government in return gave Gabe monthly checks. The only way Troy was able to pay for his house was through the governments money. That s the only way I got a roof ...
- 5944: Fanny Emerges Victorious Simpl
- ... of the windows endeavouring to find shelter under the branches and lingering leaves of an oak just beyond their premises, was forced, though not without some modest reluctance on her part, to come in. A civil servant she had withstood; but when Dr. Grant himself went out with an umbrella, there was nothing to be done but be very much ashamed, and to get into the house as fast as possible ...
- 5945: Lord Of The Flies- Civilizatio
- ... it maintained total control, one wouldn't get in a fight without something terrible happening to him/her as a punishment. The world would have total peace. But then, how could we have peace without war? We just wouldn't know what it is. So, civilization cant maintain maximum control over us. Civilization does maintain control, but only to an extent. It can only partly control you. One does what ...
- 5946: Fahrenheit 451 Symbolism
- ... However, the quest for happiness ultimately leads to the downfall. All communication to the disturbing outside world was cut off as to protect the citizens from having to worry. The people were oblivious to the war raging outside, and the bomb that eventually killed them. The society lived in blind happiness. Paralleling this society is The Hound. When it attacks its victim, it injects lethal doses of morphine, causing the person ...
- 5947: Lord Of The Flies - Character
- ... The dead parachutist, also known as the beast, is used to foreshadow the death of Simon, a small although intellectual boy. The parachutist shows the idea of one man slaughtering another as he dies in war. As Simon, returns to the other boys to inform them of his encounter with the parachutist (the beast), he is mistaken for the beast and is brutally attacked. The effects of lighting, rain as well ...
- 5948: Lord Of The Flies Passage Anal
- ... provide the reader with a believable story and memorable characters. He develops the characters through vivid details, distinct diction, simple syntax, and congested figurative language. Golding uses detail to show Ralphs change from a civil leader to a mindless savage. When Ralph sits and pokes holes in the sand, he is surprised to see blood. He examines his nail and is interested, not concerned, about the blood. He originally was ...
- 5949: Escape Theme In The Glass Mena
- ... to be her escape, which she just can't take. Often in the play the music from the Paradise Dance Hall is the background music for the scenes. The Glass Menagerie playing quite frequently. With war ever present in the background, such as the fact that Amanda is in the Daughters of the Revolution, the dance hall is the last chance for paradise. Mr. Wingfield, the absent father of Tom and ...
- 5950: Lord Of The Flies
- ... ambitions began at the young age of seven. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Oxford University in 1935. His novels explore characters and situations. In Lord of the Flies, it is a time of war. A group of English schoolboys are on a plane, when they are attacked and they have to evacuate their aircraft. They find themselves on a remote island, somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, without any adult ...
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