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- 5711: Marco Polo
- ... years old, had been only six or younger when his father left home:thus; Marco was reared primarily by his mother and the extended Polo family-and the streets of Venice. After his mother's death, Marco had probably begun to think of himself as something of a orphan(Rugoff 6). Then his father and uncle suddenly reappeared, as if from the dead, after nine years of traveling in far-off ... friends. According to Macro, because the khan held them in such high regard, he would not let them return home, but as the khan aged the Polos began to fear what would happen after his death(Hull 18). Finally an opportunity to leave presented itself when trusted emissaries were needed to accompany a Mongol princess on a wedding voyage by sea to Persia, where she was promised to the local khan ...
- 5712: Sula
- ... selves as one proves difficult and Morrison allows them to pursue different paths. But the two women's separate journeys and individual searches for their own selves leads to nothing but despair and Sula's death. Nel's realization that they were only truly individuals when they were joined as one allows them to merge once again. Morrison portrays Sula and Nel as binary opposites at the beginning of the novel ... bond which no married couple can ever achieve in this novel - one that creates one person out of two individual selves. The loss of this bond leaves each woman completely fragmented and leads to SulaÕs death. NelÕs recognizes this fact at the end of the novel: "All the time, all the time, I thought I was missing Jude." And the loss pressed down on her chest and came up into her ...
- 5713: Stephen King
- ... character, Gordie Lachance, is a boy growing up on his own through the memory of his dead older brother. Growing up, Gordie, an avid story teller, dreamed of becoming a writer. Before his brothers accidental death, all his parents would ever care about was his brother. Since his death, Gordie’s parents have presumably shut themselves away from Gordie. This, to a certain degree is true of King. Because of his father leaving when Stephen was two, and his mother taking on around the ...
- 5714: Spelling And Differently - Analysis
- ... Ford 210 212). Georgia feels great pleasure over acting like this to Maya, because she finally feels in control of the relationship. She never talks to Maya again and doesn't find out about her death until months after the funeral. Munro brings realization to her short stories and she clearly shows that each character has personal values and beliefs and they each view things differently. The ability to deal with these problems vary distinctly in each character. The irony of the story "Differently" is not the loss of Georgia's husband, lover, or the death of her once best friend. Georgia reflects back to the evenings in the book store, the light in the street, the reflection in the window. These were the things she missed most in her life ...
- 5715: Sonnet 18
- ... the earth. Shakespeare then goes on to speak about how exquisite she is. She is different from everyone because she will always have what she has now unlike others that will lose it. Even if death looms before her he has to right or reason to "brag." She will not pale in his shadow. Shakespeare capitalizes Death and personifies him and gives us an image of a grim reaper type character. In Shakespeare’s ending couplet, he states that no matter what, as long as people are still living and literate, they ...
- 5716: Smerdyakov
- ... out perfectly. His culinary artistry imbues his personality. Smerdyakov conjures up a recipe for delicious fish soup as well as a recipe for sweet revenge on his "family." Smerdyakov's entire existence from womb to death is on the exterior of the lives around him. He is born outside of the birth order accepted by society. This is symbolically demonstrated by the fact that his birth took place outside. The servants ... Zisoma's "mysterious visitor," Smerdyakov commits his crimes out of passion. He does not wait for the jury to consider his case. Like the "mysterious visitor," he has convicted himself of murder and sentences himself death. Smerdyakov's vicious crime and brutal punishment complete a full life of violence starting at his conception. His passionately violent nature erupts implosively beneath a mask of implacable calm.
- 5717: Sir Gawain And The Green Knight: The Role Of Women
- ... linked with subversiveness. Lady Bertilak is clearly seen in the Biblical role of the temptress, the Eve who led Adam astray--in Gawain, she represents the traditional female archetypes of courtly love, disobedience, lust and death. Eve's antithesis is the Virgin Mary, who is the only women who achieves motherhood while maintaining her chastity; she represents spiritual love, obedience, chastity, and life That Gawain is Mary's Knight is made ... solace in the meaning of Christmas, Gawain and the Lady "found such solace and satisfaction seated together, in the discrete confidences of their courtly dalliance" (1011-12). When Gawain was alone in the forest, fearing death, he could only think of one thing, that Mary should lead him to a place to say mass on Christmas. Now, instead, the Lady has drawn him away from Mary and made him forget the ...
- 5718: Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
- ... to have made him a duke before this could happen. He seemed a brilliant leader, and could have been." (II, 677) Gawain knows all of this that on his travel he would be put to death, he still went on this final crusade, to his death with utmost bravery. Sir Gawain also shows his honor often. In accepting the Green Knight’s challenge he shows his honor to the whole court. Now, set on his crusade Gawain was to prove his ...
- 5719: Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
- ... looks upon the Virgin Mary as the representative of spiritual love, obedience, chastity, and life (Warner 9). In contrast, Morgan le Fay and Bertilak’s wife appear to be representing courtly love, disobedience, lust and death. This conflict between courtly love and spiritual love demonstrates the drastically weakened religious values behind chivalry. An interesting parallel to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is the story of original sin in the Garden ... But unlike to look upon, those ladies were, for if the one was fresh, the other was faded" (Adams, 222). This comparison is a reminder of the moral statement associating women with sex, sin and death. Decay of the flesh is sometimes a perceived as spiritual decay, as with Eve who was cursed to have children and grow old as punishment for her sins. The moral decline of Gawain can be ...
- 5720: Alzheimer’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s disease is a slowly progressive, degenerative disorder of the brain that eventually results in abnormal brain function and death. The disease was first described in 1907 by a German physician, Dr. Alois Alzheimer(1864-1915). In the neurological autopsy on the brain of a 56-year-old woman Auguste D., of Frankfurt, who died ... hour care and often become bedridden and inactive(Lewis, 49). Because of this, they are at increased risk for ant infection, especially pneumonia, and consequently are far more likely to die. These changes, leading to death, may last for three of more years(Campbell). The genetic mechanisms of familial Alzheimer’s remain largely unexplained, but a few genetic mutations have been identified that greatly increase risk in some families. Research has ...
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