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- 1811: The Life of Edgar Allen Poe
- ... Clem whom Poe had bean living with. Virginia was only thirteen when Poe married Virginia. Shortly after Poe had married Virginia she contracted the deadly disease tuberculosis. Virginia then died ten years later. With the death of Poe’s wife Poe became very depressed. Poe then became addicted to many drugs, mainly opium and laudanum. It is also reported that he used morphine (Mankowitz 259,729). It is said that Poe ... from an imaginary Army. Poe then shaved of his mustache so that they would not recognize him (Mankowitz 232). Poe describes his illness in a letter on August 7, 1849, "I have suffered worse than death-net so much from cholera as from its long continued consequences in debility and compression of the brain" (Letters 365) Poe’s condition continued to grow worse. Poe was brought to the Washington Hospital of Baltimore on the night of October 6, 1849 after being found in the middle of the road (Moran 78). Poe then recited his final poem.Father I firmly do believe I know, for death who comes for mefrom the regions of blast afar where there is nothing to deceive hath left his iron gates ajar and rays of truth you cannot seeare flashing through eternity(Moran 24) Poe ...
- 1812: Dandelion Wine: Douglas
- ... him, so she makes it out to be someone else’s fault, as did Doug making it out to be John’s fault he had to leave. Tom, unlike Doug, still doesn’t really understand death and when his great-grandma is explaining it, it doesn’t make sense to him. He’s still a lot younger than Doug and won’t make this realization for a while down the road ... time to shake hands with all his friends and say goodbye and sail away, and he does, and it’s natural- it’s just his time.” Tom still is young and doesn’t quite understand death. When his great-grandma says she must say goodbye, he’s wondering who’s going to shingle the roof in the spring. He thinks that it’s almost like she’s just leaving, and not for good. He doesn’t understand how final death is. To a little boy, it’s another distant relative that he might not see that much. “And the sea moved her back down the shore.” She was gone. “There she is.” “It’s ...
- 1813: Aztec 2
- ... the chest of a sacrificial victim. People pricked themselves to add their blood to the sacrifice. All the people then re-lit their hearth fires from the new fire.The Aztec concept of life after death may be summed up. Determining factors for a man's life after death were determined by his social position and the events surrounding his death. The dead were distributed among a number of death realms, one of which, Mictlan, was intended for the majority of the people, Mictlan, situated in the north, belonged to the lower regions and was ...
- 1814: Ode To The West Wind
- ... Shelley deals with the theme of inspiration in much of his work. However it is particularly apparent in Ode to the West Wind where the wind is the source of his creativity. The cycles of death and rebirth are examined in an historical context with reference to The Bible. The word inspiration has several connotations that Shelley uses in this Ode . Inspiration is literally taking in breath and wind, breath, soul ... the leaves being blown by the wind like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing (l.3) depends on the Inferno in Paradiso for the image to have an effect on the reader. The various cycles of death and rebirth are examined with reference to the Maenads who were fabled to have destroyed Orpheus s body and spread it around the world. This is the underlying theme to the poem with Shelley alluding ... how that was essential for humanity to reach salvation. The onslaught of Autumn is the Destroyer in one sense but also the Preserver as it forms an intricate part of the cycle of life and death. Without the death of Jesus Christ the world would not have been saved and so for life to exist so too must death. Referred to as an unseen presence (l.2) the wind is ...
- 1815: Blind Idealism In Twain's "War Prayer" and Howell's "Editha"
- ... of expansionism, and to awaken the idealists' understanding as to the global consequences of their actions. While both stories attempt to challenge the idealistic glory of war and realistically unmask the unavoidable devastation, suffering and death, each author adopts a distinctive literary approach. In "War Prayer", Mark Twain appeals to the moral and religious conscience of the nation, urging the populace to look deeply into the devastation of war. Twain uses ... from her life, rationalizing his resistance as a character defect. Howells uses the character of Editha to critically expose the blind philosophy of idealism. Despite a personal experience of loss associated with war in the death of George and the resulting effect on his mother, Editha clings to her idealistic views of life. In a dramatic attempt to temper blind emotions and appeal to moral and spiritual character of the populace ... for all men. The inevitable realism of destruction, horror, and suffering that accompanies war is vividly portrayed through out the message. War is not all victory, reward and glory; it is also defeat, pain and death. Contrasting Twain's dramatic approach of introducing a spiritual stranger to his story, Howells consistently uses ordinary people to project his realist views. However, unlike the portrayed unified stance of the idealistic majority, Howells' ...
- 1816: Australia's Future
- ... pain, my spouse consulted a doctor who recommended a small back operation. A proposal that enraged my wife who does not believe there is such a thing as a SMALL back operation. Spinal surgery risks death, paralysis, permanent posture disfigurement and crippling pain. The disease was trivial compared to the proposed drastic cure, so my wife rejected the suggestion. A sensible stance, but the opposite to that being embraced by the ... and is obviously crazy. No society can be multicultured, different cultures have different values which make them incompatible; society either allows the state to execute criminals, or it does not; adulterers may be stoned to death or not; marriage either gives husbands free rein to treat their wives as they please, or it does not; the state may allow or proscribe abortion. Only one choice can be selected, and this must ... Ecologists and Anti-Smokers. These humourless self-appointed guardians of truth are the same mob that shouted Liberty, Fraternity and Equality as they raped, murdered and looted. The same criminals who sent millions to their death in Russian prison camps in the name of communism. The same lunatics who created the killing fields in Cambodia and the same murderers who created the death camps during the last world war. Using ...
- 1817: Wuthering Heights Summary
- ... not only Hindley s father, but also that of his younger sister Catherine. Thereafter, in part due to his jealous behavior, Hindley is sent away to school. Years later due to old Mr. Earnshaw s death, a married Hindley returns, now the master of Wuthering Heights. Intent on revenge, Hindley treats Heathcliff as a servant and frequently attempts to break Heathcliff and Catherine s unique bond. Before Hindley can do more ... is disrupted once again though with the reappearance of Heathcliff, who has stayed in London for several years, improving his manners and education. Now living with his sworn enemy, Hindley, a pronounced drunkard since the death of his wife and birth of his son, Hareton, Heathcliff enacts the first step in his plans of revenge by eloping with Isabella, Edgar s sister. Upon Heathcliff and Isabella s return to Wuthering Heights ... around him. Isabella, who now realizes her dire mistake, is unable to cope with Heathcliff any longer and escapes to London, where she gives birth to a sickly baby named Linton. Years later with the death of Hindley and Isabella, Wuthering Heights and Linton both become the possessions of Heathcliff. Aware of Heathcliff s fiendish, vengeful nature, Edgar Linton is careful of his daughter s acquaintances and whereabouts; he, however, ...
- 1818: "A Rose for Emily": A Review
- ... Review In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, we see how past events effect the main character Miss Emily, especially her mental state. She seems to live in a sort of fantasy world where death has no real meaning. Miss Emily refuses to accept or even recognize, the death of her father or that of Colonel Satoris. She does not want to acknowledge the fact that the world around her was changing therefore Miss Emily surrounds herself with death. What Faulkner tries to state in this story is that you should not let death overpower your life. A person should try and let go of their beloved ones after they have passed away. ...
- 1819: Jack London Stories, The Red O
- ... the cannibal-infested Island of current day Guadalcanal. Initially Bassett, against his instincts, follows a distant sound that emanates deep within the Island. After headhunters kill his assistant, Bassett himself, teetering on the edge of death, stumbles into a mountain field and falls unconscious, with only hopes of dieing. He is saved by a foraging native that brings him to the capital village London s character Bassett, freely agreed to a death beheading instead of nervous meddling and contemplating the afterlife. When I die I ll let you have my head to cure, if first, you take me to look upon the Red One (Jack London 977 ... the Red One and lived. (Jack London 986) This foreshadows Bassett s encroaching end. When Bassett s life comes to a close he realizes what he is looking upon is a forgotten memory after his death. He realized that like a peal from some bell of the gods reaching earthward from across space (Jack London 982) this knowledge of his death approaching, despite his almost fully paralyzed body he gazed ...
- 1820: William Fualkner - A Rose For
- ... Emily. Unfortunately, Emily turned out an old maid because of her father. By the age of 30, the whole town felt sorry for Emily because they knew that she would not be getting married. The death of Emily s father displayed a different side of Emily. Since there were rumors of insanity in her family, Emily s denial of her father death portrayed just that. Soon after, Emily came back to reality and grieved her fathers death. No one seemed to see much of Emily after the death of her father. The only person they would see was her butler. To everyone s surprise, Emily did meet a man a few ...
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