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- 6251: Frankenstein
- ... monster. He knew that his dream of living with them "happily ever after" would not happen and with the encounter still fresh in his mind along with his first encounter of humans, he "declared everlasting war against the species, and more than all, him who had formed [the creature] and sent [him] forth to this insupportable misery." The wicked being's source of hatred toward humans originates from his first experiences ...
- 6252: Socrates
- ... like disciples. They respected and followed in the philosophies of their teacher. Socrates’ most famous pupil, Plato, went on to become a great philosopher like his mentor. Socrates lived through and fought in the Peloponnesian War. After Athens’ defeat, the democracy was replaced by a tyranny. This did not bother Socrates much because his belief in government was a rather simple and apathetic one. He thought that no matter what kind ...
- 6253: For Whom The Bell Tolls
- ... this is just a fictional story and that things like this don’t really happen in ordinary life, but the unfortunate reality is that these things happen all the time, especially while peoples are at war. To snuff this horrendous use of violence is much easier, but, sadly, is far from a realistic notion. Why is there all this violence going on? Sometimes one thinks that had the hero in this ...
- 6254: Flowers For Algernon
- ... he thought were his friends only used him for free laughs, Charlie feels so humiliated. A man unequipped with the armor most people use to protect themselves, should not suddenly be thrown naked into the war. If hurt is unknown, it should never be taught. "What did I do to make them hate me so?" Though Charlie never had true friends, was he not still happy with them? Was it truly ...
- 6255: Fahrenheit 451 - Symbolism
- ... 46). Montag was now seeing fire as a nourishing, life giving flame. The title of the third part of the book, "Burning Bright", shows that even while the city is still burning brightly from the war’s destruction, the spirit of all the exile men is also burning brightly. This signifies a future of hope and optimism. Throughout Fahrenheit 451 Montag goes through a transformation from book burner to book preserver ...
- 6256: Everything That Rises Must Converge
- ... the bus. O’Conner uses a good example on page 208, " He stared at her, making his eyes the eyes of a stranger. He felt his tension suddenly lift as if he had openly declared war on her." The reader feels the anger building in Julian’s mother beginning on page 209. It reads, "Her eyes retained their battered look. Her face seemed to be unnaturally red, as if her blood ...
- 6257: Epic Of Gilgamesh
- ... many years, prejudice, especially in the form of racism, has sparked many hate crimes and wars. Over generations, people have devised strategies to combat these injustices in the most effective way possible, whether it be civil or violent ways of protest. August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, " The Piano", is set in the early 1930s at a time when racism was spreading like wild fire. The play takes a close ...
- 6258: Elli
- ... was by no means as crucial as other factors namely luck, perseverance and courage. This book teaches readers many aspects of the harsh daily life and the terrible tormenture, which Jews during the second world war had to endure. No matter what your point of view is concerning this essay's topic, this book is without a doubt an extremely well written novel and really enlightens readers in a very strong ...
- 6259: Elduc In 2000
- ... lingered for weeks. Eli arrived in the South and the new chief had not recalled talking to him about the job. Aggravated, Eli told him "I will go to another city and fight their drug war if you don’t want me." The chief welcomed Eli because the city had an immense drug problem. Suddenly, the alarm sounded in the station! There was an emergency; a riot had broken out in ...
- 6260: Dubliners
- Freedom versus Entrapment James Joyce's Dubliners was written in 1914 right at the onset of World War I breaking out in Europe. It is a journey through the stages of life itself: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, public life and finally death. Each one of the stories in the novel fall into one of ...
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