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- 13541: Antigone Essay
- ... in the book she is stubborn and self-righteous. Antigone then goes out at night and buries Polyneices. That makes Creon very mad, so he unburies Poylneices and posts guard around the body. The next day a whirlwind kicks up around the guards and Antigone starts to bury Polyneices again. Unfortunately the whirlwind died before Antigone could finish burying him, so she is captured and brought to Creon. Antigone boldly admits ...
- 13542: 1984: Summary
- ... s fascist Germany ). To keep it's economy going Oceania had to be in a constant state of war thus the Party's creation of Goldstein. This character broadcasted "criminal" thoughts for two minutes each day and enraged the citizens to the point that they gladly went to war. The Partys goal was achieved. This calculated deception lead to senseless suffering and death of numerous Party citizens and Proles. At the ...
- 13543: The Revolt of Mother: The Power of Decision
- ... the cycle and received some results. The results raised some new problems—a decision of where to bring her for l unch. I will take this kind of decision over a week or wondering any day.
- 13544: Huckleberry Finn: A Good Role Model
- ... being hit. He swims to shore and meets a family named the Grangerfords. Huck stays with the Grangerfords and gets to know them. The Grangerfords have been feuding with another family named the Sheperdsons. One day a fight breaks out over love between the Grangerford's daughter and the Sheperdson's son. Huck watches from a tree in terror as the two families fight each other to the death. He realizes ...
- 13545: Antigone Vs. Billy Budd
- ... his ship. An execution would be a good way to stop a possible mutiny. Finally, his sense of duty brings him to influence the court to reluctantly execute Billy. Billy is promptly executed the next day. Later, during a battle, Vere is wounded and after several days dies murmuring "Billy Budd, Billy Budd." (3, 76) There are many similarities in these two plots. The actions that each character makes can be ...
- 13546: An Autobiographical Portrayal
- ... and strong personality, she had numerous flaws that were impossible to hide. She was often rude, selfish, sexually promiscuous, and lacked restraint. As well, Zelda s family history of mental illness and suicide would one day claim her. Fitzgerald was well aware of of Zelda s character flaws, but found them 3 to be provocative and exciting, for she was, to Scott s delight, an inspiring example of the postwar modern ...
- 13547: A Rose For Emily
- ... was never taught how to let go, she only learned from her father that she should be selfish, and hold onto whatever she wanted for herself, and that is what she had done, until the day of her death.
- 13548: Lord of the Flies: Summary
- ... a foot away from anything. He is later killed in the book. He falls fourty feet onto solid rock and his head splits open. Ralph: Ralph is chief of the group on the very first day. He was voted above Jack and his small band of kids. Ralph is one of the oldest. He first meets Piggy and was the original founder of the Conch Horn. Ralph comes up with many ...
- 13549: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... Life is short. (P 139) Views of death and becoming more comfortable with their destiny in the war became more apparent throughout the novel. Paul loses faith in the war in each and every passing day. Throughout the novel it was evident that the war scarred the soldiers permanently mentally. Everyone was scared to go to war when it started. Young recruits were first sent because the veterans knew they were ...
- 13550: Kahlil Gibran
- ... Death he says, "You would know the secret of death. But how should you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life? The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of lightÿ." (From the chapter "Death") From the above examples it is clear that the author of the book is trying to get a message across. All the subjects discussed in ...
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