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- 2781: An Analysis Of The Cask Of Ama
- ... some of his non- existent amontillado. At this point, the reader knows the conflict will be one of man against man. It is an external struggle because Fortunato and Montresor are in a life and death fight. However, the conflict is largely internal, because Montresor has a fierce hatred that Fortunato is unaware of. The narrative hook seems to occur when Fortunato follows Montresor into the vault. Even if the reader ... us know indeed, Montresor was never punished for this crime. Fifty years has passed and he is an old man telling the story on his deathbed. The true horror is that Fortunato died a terrible death, utterly alone, and his killer was never brought to justice. Perhaps the theme in the story is the least important feature. After all, it is about a senseless crime, and what sense can be made ... the reader how nicely he fits into the family tree. His legacy from his family motto No one attacks me with impunity and a coat of arms that depicts a serpent whose last wish before death is to poison the foot that crushed it. Does the fruit of ever fall far from the tree? Montresor is as evil as his forebears were. He shows no remorse about what he has ...
- 2782: So Long A Letter and A Raisin In The Sun: Love and Wealth
- ... in the Sun, the Younger family is faced with financial difficulties, but in the end the most important thing is love. The Younger’s, a black family from Chicago receives money from Walter Younger’s death and his wife wants to buy a house in an all white neighborhood. The Younger family consist of Lena, the mother Walter Lee and Beneatha her children, Walter Lee’s wife, Ruth, and their son ... his cousin, to her home so that they can get married. Since she does not want Aissatou to stain her noble descent. The appearance of having wealth is very important to Aunty Nabou. After the death of Modou, Ramatoulaye was proposed to become Daouda’s second wife. He stated that he would take care of her, her family and her bills. She declined him, because she did not want to do ... discriminated against and the only way to get by was to have pride in who they were. Leena loves her children Walter Lee and Beneatha and would do anything for them. After her husband’s death, she received a large sum of money. She could have spent it on herself, but loved her children so much she wanted to use it on them. With the money, she bought a house ...
- 2783: A Separate Peace 6
- ... as envy for people or jealousy. Gene, on the other hand, is jealous of Finny s abilities. To appease his jealousy, Gene pushes Finny out of the tree, which eventually winds up in Finny s death. Difference has led to hate, once more, and pain, both emotionally and physically has again resulted, first mentally and emotionally, then finally physically; however, this time it is no longer just pain, but death that has resulted. The differences of Gene and Finny are vast, and their combination has lead Finny s death, because they could not work out their problems with each other. If not only Gene, but also all of humankind would work out his or her differences, so many saved lives can result, and ...
- 2784: The Medea
- ... her has angered her not only because she must leave, but also because the safety of her children were not considered. Now Medea is considering killing her own children to hurt Jason. Medea thinks of death as a weapon against her enemies. She has totally transformed since the beginning of the play, she would have never thought of taking the life of her own children until her husband hurt her. Jason ... she begged for her children's safety. This was the deciding factor for Medea; she will kill her children. "Medea out of anger towards Jason kills her own children" (101). Jason found out about the death of his children. When he confronted Medea, her only response to him was that she did it "to make you feel pain" (107). She has no remorse, only satisfaction that she has caused Jason great sorrow. She used death to get what she thought was justice. She has a very demented concept of life due to the way Jason treated her. The outcome of Medea's betrayal from Jason has transformed her; she ...
- 2785: Ernest Hemingway
- ... he creates in his books, are often glorified physical attraction13. Agnes' actions and lack of emotional commitment most likely defined his sense of values and insecurities. Ernest Hemingway also had a preoccupation with violence and death. While in Italy during the war, Ernest was exposed to the most ruthless kind of death and violence. He had first hand contact with both at a munitions factory bombing in Milan and on the Piave River14. The wound Ernest Hemingway received in Italy played roles in quite a few of ... he creates is a world at war both literally and figuratively.19 In truth there is a conflict but the violence and hostility is made up in his mind. In World War I Hemingway saw death and violence first hand and it stayed with him throughout his life, plaguing him. The only way to release that horror was through writing. Conclusion Ernest Hemingway's emotion and character is a wonder. ...
- 2786: The Queer Use Of Women In Borg
- ... has fulfilled his desire to coincide with Bandeira, to connect with him indirectly through the body of the red-headed woman and although he does not know it yet, he must now die. Otálora's death is required, not simply because he was too ambitious and too greedy and tried to take command of things that he had no right to control, but because he has dared to place himself in ... a gunshot and consequently destroys the rival that had appropriated Bandeira's phallic power.[16] The story, "La intrusa," offers quite a different outcome from that of "El muerto." In this story, rather than the death of a man who dares to usurp male sexual power from another man by means of a communal woman, in "La instrusa" it is the communal woman who must die in order to cement the ... story, the tragic murder of Juliana Burgos[20] poses serious difficulties in the interpretation of the meaning of the relationship between the brothers and to the communal woman that brings them together. For me, the death of Juliana at the hands of the Nilsen brothers is not a Christ-like sacrifice "to atone for their `sin' of love," as McMurray would have it (144), nor is it a sacrifice of ...
- 2787: Eliot Ness
- ... that he whittled it more still, until only nine names remained on his list. 1. Marty Lahart: an Irish sports and fitness enthusiast 2. Sam Seager: a tough but unobtrusive looking man who was a death row guard 3. Barney Cloonan: a giant muscular Irishman 4. Lyle Chapman: brilliant problem solver, ex Colgate University football player 5. Tom Friel: a former state trooper from Pennsylvania 6. Joe Leeson: arguably the greatest ... Capone adapted his defenses, Ness adapted his attacks as well. Wire tapping was their most useful ally and helped them meet success time after time. At first Capone thought against assassinating Ness, seeing as the death of a prominent federal agent would only worsen his troubles. However Capone truly believed that every man had his price and tried to bribe Ness with two thousand dollars a week. At the time Eliot ... every time it surfaced, The Mad Butcher. In 1934 The Butcher s first victim was found. Deemed the lady of the lake a young woman s body was discovered, after an autopsy the cause of death was found to be decapitation. The body was also quartered; all cutting was done with a heavy blade with obvious skill, indicating a butcher, hunter or possibly a surgeon to be the culprit. Every ...
- 2788: The Lady Of Shalott -
- ... This paper will try to analyze the growth of consciousness of the Lady of Shalott. Ranging from her state of mind in total isolation, her childhood , to her changing adolescence and eventually reaching adulthood and death, all in a sort of quick-motion. It will further deal with the development of tension throughout the poem. By making a distinction between tension through formal aspects, such as rhyme scheme, and tension through ... the poem, she is now willing to sacrifice her life for love. (Platizky 28) The intensity and tension of the previous part is gone. Stanzas three to five (of part IV) pathetically describe the coming death of the Lady of Shalott. It is almost as if she accepts and anticipates her death just sitting still her boat singing her last song, (143). She dies before reaching The first house by the water-side, (151). When Lancelot sees her lying dead in her boat there is a ...
- 2789: Things Fall Apart: Roles, Responsibilities, and Treatment of Women
- ... pieces because he has added a boy to their number? Okonkwo, you have become a woman indeed." He feels that he has become a woman because he is feeling remorse and sorrow over Ikemefuna's death. In Umuofia men are expected to be strong, emotionless, and eager to kill. Later in the novel, during the funeral for Ezeudu many man, including Okonkwo, take part in the rituals, such as aiming your ... Ibo did not take the killing of people within one's clan very lightly. If one purposely killed another clan member, that person was exiled from the clan and never allowed to return. If the death was an accident, as it was in this case, then one was still banned but allowed to return in seven years because it was considered a female crime. Killing a clansman was "a crime of two kinds, male and female Okonkwo had committed the female because it had been inadvertent." The Ibo, expected women to make mistakes, therefore an inadvertent death was called a female crime. Chinua Achebe gave the women in his novel, Things Fall Apart, roles similar to those of women, throughout the world at that time but most importantly similar to women ...
- 2790: George Orwell Wrote 1984 As A Political Statement Against Totalitarianism
- ... World War II. The government in this novel gives no freedoms to its citizens. They live in fear because they are afraid of having bad thoughts about the government of Oceania, a crime punishable by death. This is the gem in Orwell's collection of novels against totalitarianism. This paper will show how George Orwell wrote 1984 as a political statement against totalitarianism. 1984 is about life in a world where ... point where he rebels against the government in small ways. Winston's first act of rebellion is buying and writing in a diary. This act is known as a thought crime and is punishable by death. A thought crime is any bad thought against the government of Oceania. Winston commits many thought crimes and becomes paranoid about being caught, which he knows is inevitable (Greenblast 113). He becomes paranoid because he ... community groups. Winston is obsessed with the past, a time before Oceania was under strict dictatorship. He goes into an antique shop and buys a shell covered in glass which is another crime punishable by death. He sees the same woman following him. Many thoughts race through his mind: "I wanted to rape you and then murder you afterwards. Two weeks ago I thought seriously of smashing your head in ...
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