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- 8651: A Summary of A Christmas Carol
- ... died and the family mourns his pasing. Bob just returned from the cemetery and comments about how beautiful it is. Next the ghost shows how the people of the town react to a man's death. No one seems to care about the loss of this wretched human being. Even some people steal his belongings out from under his dead body in his own bed. Scrooge does not realize they are ...
- 8652: Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!: An Innovative Narrative Technique
- ... even though he knew that it was true...knew but still did not believe, who was going deliberately to look upon and prove to himself that which, so Shreve and Quentin believed, would be like death for him to learn. (334-335) Shreve and Quentin virtually live in Charles and Henry's shoes. This is when Quentin say that he and Shreve are both Mr. Compson, or on the other hand ...
- 8653: "Billy Budd" by Herman Melville: Captain Vere
- ... Budd. Nobody can truly fault Captain Vere for his decision, for Billy had killed Claggart on ship. However, Captain Vere is still a tragic hero. His decision cost the man his sanity, and upon his death all he could say was Billy Budd...Billy Budd....Billy Budd.... His concept of order, discipline, and legality remained in place, and Captain Vere paid the price for that.
- 8654: 1984: Some Prophecies Have Come True
- ... all predictions that never became true. Orwell made the prediction that sex would be illegal in the year 1984. In the story Winston and Julia were caught having sex and Winston was tortured almost to death. A lot of criminals expressed in newspeak that a reason for them being convicted was for sex related charges. Today sex is legal (thank God) and although it might not be the most safe thing ...
- 8655: The Revolt of Mother: The Power of Decision
- ... this woman go against the standards and the norms of the time? Mrs. Penn simply decides to act towards the happiness a herself and her family. Sarah Penn decides she is sick of watching the death of dreams. This act empowers Mrs. Sarah Penn in the end. As Father enters the barns she makes it clear that the family intends to stay. " I ain't crazy. There ain't nothin' to ...
- 8656: Huckleberry Finn: A Good Role Model
- ... Sheperdsons. One day a fight breaks out over love between the Grangerford's daughter and the Sheperdson's son. Huck watches from a tree in terror as the two families fight each other to the death. He realizes from this awful experience how easily life can be taken away, and that people should try to come together and work out their problems before they get out of hand. Throughout The Adventures ...
- 8657: Bless Me, Ultima: The Cultural Distress of a Young Society
- ... Shirley condense their presentation of Bless Me, Ultima by simply mentioning the story line of the book: She (Ultima) is present from the boy's earliest experiences growing up, family conflict, school, religion, evil and death... Much good in this novel, beauty, magic, New Mexico landscape, legends... (Shirley and Shirley, 105). All of this is true, but there is more that they did not mention. The novel is full of inner ...
- 8658: To Kill A Mockingbird: Courage of Atticus Finch
- ... rabid dog. Atticus could miss the dog, and cause damage to a living, and or a non-living thing. Thirdly it is courageous of Atticus to be willing to charge Jem with Bob Ewell's death. He risked the loss of Jem in the process. He also risked the chance of Jem getting mad at Atticus, and never talking to him. Also It was courageous of Atticus to teach his children ...
- 8659: Lord of the Flies: Summary
- ... Sam'n Eric get tied up and are threatened to be hanged If they do not join Jack's lot. In the struggle, Piggy is pushed off a cliff and falls forty feet to his death after getting his smashed by a rock. Chapter 12- Ralph goes back to the shelters (or whats left of them) and eventually Jack's lot finds it necessary to hunt Ralph down and kill him ...
- 8660: The Chosen: Chaim Potok's Look Into Human Nature
- ... not been achieved before or after. The war also ended the Great Depression that caused so many people, son many problems. The atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki reaped considerable death and destruction, yet prevented far more. Even as far back as biblical times, the Isrealites became Egyption slaves, but this oppression forced them to break out and return to the "promise land." Charles Darwin theorized ...
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