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- 2271: Lord Of The Flies Tracing The
- ... is quickly blotted out from the story. This may be an attempt by Golding to represent man s way of dealing with situations such as these - destroying the source of the trouble. The boy s death coincides with the littluns shouting: Snakes! Snakes! Look at the snakes! It can be said that the death of the boy, marks the beginning of the beast . Later, Jack, the leader of the hunters, admits that he often feels as though he is not hunting but - being hunted. This confirms his fear of ... the frenzy, he is killed. As the rain stops, the tied washes Simon s body out to sea as well. It is definite that there is more than one factor that led to Simon s death: firstly, the notion of the beast and secondly, the boys change from organised and ordered to uncivilised and almost primitive. Like, the boy with the mulberry birthmark Simon is destroyed, though this time it ...
- 2272: Catcher In The Rye 6
- ... unrealistic, thinking that he has a foolproof plan, even though the extent of his plans are to "take a room in a hotel.., and just take it easy till Wednesday." Holden's excessive thoughts on death are not typical of most adolescents. His near obsession with death might come from having experienced two deaths in his early life. He constantly dwells on Allie, his brother's, death. From Holden's thoughts, it is obvious that he loves and misses Allie. In order to hold on to his brother and to minimize the pain of his loss, Holden brings Allie's baseball ...
- 2273: Aldous Huxley
- ... a poet, and the granddaughter of Thomas Arnold, a famous educator and headmaster of Rugby school (Aldous Huxley-Biography). When Huxley was fourteen years old, his mother died of cancer. He said his mother’s death “gave him a sense of the transience of human happiness” and “he felt that heredity made each individual unique, and uniqueness of the individual was essential to freedom” (Aldous Huxley-Biography). From 1908 until 1913, Huxley studied at Eton College (Aldous (Leonard) Huxley). While at Eton, Huxley developed a condition of near blindness that plagued him until his death (Philosopher’s Corner Presents: Aldous Huxley). After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in English at Balliol College, Oxford, Huxley worked in the War Office in London and taught at Eton and Repton (Aldous (Leonard) Huxley ... t like to refer to them as drugs because he believed in “the importance of agents producing visionary experience in human evolution” (LSD-My Problem Child). Huxley continued his drug use and experiments until his death. While lying on his deathbed with terminal throat cancer, Huxley asked his wife to inject 100 mmg of LSD into him, sending him to a peaceful death (LSD-My Problem Child). Huxley died in ...
- 2274: Bless Me Ultima
- ... should grow up and become a priest.” In chapter one Antonio takes his first steps toward his loss of innocence, “The brown water would be stained with blood, forever and ever and ever.” Lupito’s death is the first time that he is faced with death, and begins his questioning of God. Antonio also attends school for the first year, briefly described and rather unimportant, he skips from first to second grade making his mother proud for his studies and helping ... of the waters surrounding the town and its influence, which also allows Antonio to question the influence of god within his life, and the new power behind the carp. The second time that Antonio experienced death occurs as Narcisco runs through the blizzard to warn Ultima of Tenerio’s relentless violent threats as his second daughter was dying. Antonio did not have time to run for a priest or Ultima ...
- 2275: How is Tension Built up in “The Monkeys Paw”
- ... the piano crashes, the man cries out and the paw moves when the wish is made. The paw is clearly an omen, a bad omen. For instance, the wish of the original owner was for death. This clearly points out that the other two wishes may have caused unhappiness. Also Sergeant Morris says; “I warn you of the consequences.” Clearly here, however innocent the wish, Morris knows that it will end ... could £200 hurt you?” says Mrs White ironically, she will find out! There are two real climaxes in the story – one is how they get the two hundred pounds (and the fact that Herbert’s death is a shocking mutilated death) and the second climax is the tension associated with the knocking on the door. Herbert the son is himself the focus in what he says and in what happens to him of some tragic ...
- 2276: Home Burial
- ... a narrative poem that speaks of life’s tragedies. Frost’s writings style is very straightforward and direct. In "Home Burial the setting appears to be the background of a tragedy that centers around the death of a child. It is important for the reader to recognize that "Home Burial" was written in the early 1900 hundreds. This gives the reader a better insight to understanding the husband’s reaction to the death of the child. During this time period Society dictated that men did not show their true feelings. Therefore, men tended to have dealt with conflicts by working hard and being domineering. "Home Burial" demonstrates how one tragedy can cause another to occur. The unnamed couple in this poem has lost a baby to death. The mother grieves openly, and it could be said that she has never recovered from this loss; bereaved parents never forget, but most people in this position gradually work out a way of dealing ...
- 2277: The Works of Poet Carl Sandburg and His Effect on American Poetry
- ... writers who admired them and their works. Many critics feel that there are more differences than similarities in the works of Whitman and Sandburg. Mainly their divergences lie in the poet's attitude toward's death. Whitman welcomes death, while Sandburg has a passion for life. To Sandburg- death is life's end, not it's fulfillment. Death is central to Whitman's work, while Sandburg's vision of life does not include tragedy.(clc 15 469) Sandburg is, like Whitman, called the ...
- 2278: Rasputin
- ... daughters and husband. It would be difficult to imagine a less likely assassin than Prince Felix Youssoupov. Rich, handsome and decadent, he had lived a life of unequalled privilege and luxury. In 1908, on the death of his only brother he became sole heir to the great family fortune, said to be even larger than that of the Romanovs themselves. In 1914, he reached the apex of his charmed life when ... expressed desire to save Russia; but had he also acted for personal reasons, he scarcely would have revealed this to men who had agreed to participate for patriotic motives. Rasputin is as famous for his death as he is for his life. One evening at a meeting of Russian officials, it was decided that Rasputin was putting the entire nation in danger. Three men, Prince Feliks Yusupov (husband of the Czar ... responsible for the inevitable downfall of the Romanovs. The Romanovs themselves are responsible for their own demise. Rasputin had the dubious honour of being a legend in his own lifetime. In the decades since his death, he has only become more infamous. He is called "The Mad Monk," but Rasputin was never a monk. He was simply an Orthodox believer in search of salvation. Dozens of authors have described Rasputin ...
- 2279: Joan of Arc Was A Saint
- ... young girl, who at seventeen led the French army to a victorious battle at Orléans, ultimately causing the French to win the Hundred Years War? Why was she canonized and pronounced a saint after her death? Her life and death have been the subject of controversy and debate ever since they occurred (Matterer 1). There are those who believe that this girl, Joan of Arc, was a witch, a harlot, a crazy girl who heard ... is someone well worth knowing. When such a person gladly and unflinchingly obeys the will of God, you have a saint. Which is what Joan is. It is not her voices, her battles, or her death which have given her that most high and splendid title; not subtlety of mind, theological learning, or savage austerities, but simply an eagerness to do all things and abandon all things for the love ...
- 2280: Antigone 3
- ... Creon. Third, Antigone is a wonderful example of a martyr. Her legacy will live on, and inspire many other rebels to stand up for their beliefs. Antigone dared to defy the King s threat of death to bury her brother, and shows true family pride. The people take pity on Antigone, and feel that she should be let alone. On page 145, Haemon, Creon's son and Antigone's betrothed, states how the people of Thebes feel. On every side I hear voices of pity for this poor girl doomed to the cruelest death for an honorable action-burying a brother who was killed in battle has she not rather earned a crown of gold? This quote proves that the town supports Antigone, and is inspired by her bravery ... brave and honorable girl. Finally, Antigone chooses to sacrifice herself to give her brother respect. By giving him a burial, she is setting his soul at rest so it may continue into the realm of Death peacefully. Yet, she is digging her grave with her own teeth. By burying Polynices, Antigone practically hands her life over to Creon, to use as he wishes, because the punishment for defying his orders ...
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