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- 7461: Granite - 2
- ... Her eyes showed she was inattentive to it while she kneeled, slowly outlining the word "Joey" with her left pinky. She d always regretted the fact that she never felt any real depression from his death, but how could she? She wasn t even a twinkle in her parents eye when it happened. She drew in a long breath, now feeling the remorse of her parents and other brother felt every ...
- 7462: Good News From Outer Space By
- ... a miracle, would destroy the world . (p.314) The consequence of following false prophets and messiahs, in the end, both in Kessel s work and in our society, is pure chaotic eruption and worse still, death. George Eberhart, who also plays a significant role in the book, is a reporter for the biggest tabloid in the world. He works for an agency whose motto seems to be something like "It doesn ...
- 7463: Georgians Transformation
- ... nadir of her [Georgiana s] self-degradation and worship for her husband shielded her eyes from any logical deductions. Finally Gorgiana consumes the fatal concoction that grips her in its mortal claws. Aylmer prior her death confirms the concoction that Gorgiana mistakes as the elixir of life , to be poisonous (Hawthorne 17). Georgiana shows more concern by Aylmer s possession of the concoction than her consuming it while saying, Why do ...
- 7464: Gatsbys Pursuit Of The America
- ... get what they want. Later, as we see in the Plaza Hotel, Jay still believes that Daisy loves him. He is convinced of this as is shown when he takes the blame for Myrtle's death. "Was Daisy driving?" "Yes...but of course I'll say I was. (151) He also watches and protects Daisy as she returns home. "How long are you going to wait?" "All night if necessary." (152 ...
- 7465: Frankenstein - Morality
- ... of wickedness; but they confirm me in determination of not creating you a companion in vice."( pg. 163) Frankenstein will not sacrifice his morallity because of persuation from a monster. Although beholding the threat of death and misery Frankenstein held his ground and did not sacrifice his moral. When and if Frankenstein creates another monster he can not feel as if he has done the morally right thing. From creating the ...
- 7466: Heart Of Darkness - Cruelty
- ... die and were then thrown to starving dogs or devoured by cannibal tribes." (Meyers 100.) Conrad's "Diary" substantiated the accuracy of the conditions described in Heart of Darkness: the chain gangs, the grove of death, the payment in brass rods, the cannibalism and the human skulls on the fence posts. Conrad did not exaggerate or invent the horrors that provided the political and humanitarian basis for his attack on colonialism ...
- 7467: Heart Of Darkness - Ignorance
- ... exploitation, are described as 'shapes,' 'shadows,' and 'bundles of acute angles,' so as to show the dehumanizing effect of colonialist rule on the ruled" (269-270). Another similar incident of "double speak" appeared on the death of Marlow's helmsman. Marlow respected the helmsman, yet when the native's blood poured into Marlow's shoes, "To tell you the truth, I was morbidity anxious to change my shoes and socks" (Conrad ...
- 7468: Lord Of The Flies - Book Revie
- ... of the fire-watchers) glasses so that they may have a means of making a cooking fire. One of the more vicious hunters roles a boulder off of a cliff, crushing Piggy, and causing the death of yet another rational being. The story concludes with the hunters hunting Ralph (the head and last of the fire-watchers). After lighting half of the island on fire in an attempt to smoke Ralph ...
- 7469: Lord Of The Flies - Comparison
- ... the "Beast." The boys are steadily turning devilish and savage like but they don't realize the consequences of their actions. One particular event which plays a significant role in the novel is Simon's death. Simon's annihilation implies that the boys have tipped the boundaries of civilization to such an extent that they can no longer recognize each other and they are killing viciously, like savages. In the novel ...
- 7470: Lord Of The Flies By William G
- ... 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 ...
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