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- 6791: Old Man And The Sea
- ... fish and dolphin of which he would like to have salt on. This part of the story tells of a cold and harsh sea, that is, one that has value and mystery as well as death and danger. It has commercial value as well as the population of life in it. It is dark and treacherous though, and every day there is a challenge. A similar story tells about a tidal ...
- 6792: The Hanmaids Tale
- ... the child was claimed by the wives as theirs. The handmaid was not more than a means to an end result. Violation of the norms was not tolerated. The punishment in the most cases was death, which also served as an example to the handmaids. Thus conformity with the rules was a necessity to stay alive, something she questioned if it was worth or not. In the end, Kate is accused ...
- 6793: Jack The Ripper
- ... Jane Kelly, murdered Friday, November 9, 1888. How the Ripper operated was by approaching the women he would stand facing his victim. When the victim lifted her skirt he would strangle her until unconsciencness or death. Then the Ripper would lay the victim on the ground and cut the left side of the throat avoiding blood being spurted on him, when he would stand on the right side. After that he ...
- 6794: How To Kill A Mocking Bird
- ... is in representation of Tom Robinson on a smaller level. Tom Robinson is a reflection of the society as a whole. The fact that no one realized the unfair treatment of Tom Robinson made his death that much more tragic. Symbolism is, indeed, used extensively by Harper Lee in her classic, To Kill A Mockingbird. The symbolism reveals the prejudice and narrow-mindedness of the common people in Maycomb County. They ...
- 6795: The Catcher In The Rye Essay B
- ... absurdly exaggerated portrayals of reality and subsequently because his brother takes part in these perversions of realism, he is a "phony." The way that Holden interacts with his sister, Phoebe, and the way Allie's death still affects Holden are two direct examples of the effects sibling relationships create. The relationships people share with siblings are often the longest lasting they will ever have (Crispell, 1992). This idea, multiplied with the ...
- 6796: Lord Of The Flies
- ... free from mistakes and flaws in the psychodynamic of the island, but progressing. The true downward turn in the island/person then comes as Ralph loses control of Jack's hunters and Piggy's subsequent death. Golding's reasons for pursuing this course of action in the collective sociology of the island is debatable. While it may be a mere exciting plot device, it is also very possible within the context ...
- 6797: Farwell To Arms
- ... very much apparent. Ernest Hemingway has always been one who is big on the symbolism of night as being bad. To the main character in Hemingway's novels, nights have always been a sign of death, or something negative to happen. Another one of the symbolisms in A Farewell to Arms is when Henry tries to escape from the Italian army by jumping off one of the ships the army was ...
- 6798: The Lottery
- ... the first paragraph. From the author’s extravagant detailing of the town, one would expect this “lottery” to be a chance for one lucky family to win some money. Instead, the winner’s “prize” is death-by stoning. The portrayal of the residents at the end of the story is quite disturbing-- they go about killing the “winner” ritualistically, trying to “finish quickly.” They show no empathy at all-- they’re ...
- 6799: George Orwell - 1984
- ... to stop by so tha he can lend him an advance copy of the Newspeak dictionary. Winstonthinks this is a conspiracy against the party and is excited but, thinks it will end in touture and death. Winston dreams of his mother again and the hunger and awful conditions there were before the disappearence. He feals bad for asking for rationed food and stealing his sisters choclate. When he came back they ...
- 6800: A Stranger Is Watching
- ... of the characters up,so you care about what happens to them and feel like you're going through what they are going through.For instance,the author tells us of Steve's wife's death.We find out that Steve's son, Neil was never the same after this tragedy.When a new women,Sharon comes into Steve's life,Neil rejects her.Neil thinks that if Sharon and his ...
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