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- 7741: The Pearl 3
- ... symbol of the poor but happy man who is destroyed when he becomes obsessed with his wantings of the material world. The pearl that was supposed to bring him happiness and contentment brings him only death and destruction. At the end of the, both Kino's dream and his son are dead.
- 7742: The Old Man And The Sea
- ... up--he must wait until he loses strength. Will Santiago pursue the fish or give up? A wonderful book of morality, focusing on a few of Hemingway's universal themes--courage in the face of death, compassion for others, and respect for nature. I loved the Biblical references that were in the book--the cuts in the old man's left hand, the blood running down his face. The Old Man ...
- 7743: The Odyssey By Homer
- ... hear of this they are obligated to go and kill Odysseus for what he has done. So as his punishment he must flee to his fathers estate and he must live with the fear of death at all times. In The Odyssey, the guest-host relationship is very important to safety and well being of the people. Then believe that if one of the two, either the guest or the host ...
- 7744: The Symbolic Use Of Hunger In
- ... eat dinner that fateful night yet would leave the world with a longing that was never fulfilled. Walking naked by the sea was a delicious (1100) feeling for her. This newfound freedom, attainable only through death, was luring her into the soothing ocean where she would be released from all her earthy duties. Life in the Iron Mills describes the stagnant existence of a lowly worker, Hugh Wolfe. Not only was ...
- 7745: The Sound Of A Memory
- ... Rudman has been slowly increasing the pace of the poem, one cannot help but to feel that a resolution is to come. There must be a climax. That climax, is Rudman's close encounter with death. Rudman tells about the time that he "took// a horseshoe curve at 50 and approached// an even sharper one- the slender cycle shaking apart- ;// and [he] wondered what to do, like Porthos// going back to ...
- 7746: The Sly Side Of Portia
- ... she taunts Bassanio about the ring that she had given him earlier because it is missing. Portias' shrewd and dishonest ways show how looks can be deceiving. Portia is left without a suitor at the death of her father. However, he has designed a means of judgement by leaving three caskets from which a suitor must choose: gold, silver, and lead. The correct casket contains a picture of Portia. If the ...
- 7747: The Scarlet Letter 3
- ... for long periods of time. Dimmesdale, of Nathaniel Hawthorne s The Scarlet Letter, also suffered to a great extent. In fact, he suffered more than Hester, even though his sin was not revealed until his death. Dimmesdale tortured himself with all night vigils, carved an A onto his chest, and he severely whipped himself. He tortured himself not because the Puritan s had punished him, but because he felt an undying ...
- 7748: The Scarlet Letter -x
- ... actually receives. Instead of only being made to stand on the scaffold and wear the scarlet letter on her chest, they suggest that she have it branded on her forehead or even be put to death. Perhaps the most important influence on the story is the author's interest in the dark side. Unlike the transcendentalists of the era, Hawthorne "confronted reality, rather than evading it. Likewise, The Scarlet Letter deals ...
- 7749: The Sanity Of Hamlet
- ... actions. His cold act of Polonius' murder is out of rage and furious temper. He is sorry for it has no great compassion towards Polonius, for he already has enough grief over his father's death. Hamlet, a tragic hero, meets his tragic end not because he was sane or insane. He ends tragically because of his own tragic flaw, procrastination and grief. Whether he sane or had lost control of ...
- 7750: The Tradgedy Of Julius Caesar
- ... 15). That showed another weakness of Caesar's, however Caesar believed that it was Calpurnia's imperfection for not being able to have a child. Shakespeare had given Caesar many faults which led to his death. Most of Caesar's arrogant thoughts were only stepping stones which led to the success of the conspiracy. The most critical of these thoughts and beliefs was Caesar's thinking that he was invincible. If ...
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