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- 8751: Scarlet Letter: Who Should Punish A Sinner? Religion, Society, or Individuals
- ... strongly enforced the idea that Hester would wear the Scarlet Letter, so she did. It constantly forced the tought of the sin she had commited and would haunt her for good. "I have thought have death," said she, - "have wished for it, - would even have prayed for it, were it fit that such as I should pray for anything." Society was an influence on the scarlet letter. People of the town ...
- 8752: Literary Paper of The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck
- ... them to accept their fate and to battle for the survival of the family unit. James N. Vaughan, in "The Commonweal" says, "The story of the disastrous move to the west is a story of death, desertion and hunger. It is the story of ....of whose existence has been destroyed for reasons of which they had but the dimmest understanding." In conclusion, as the Joads continued their struggle for survival, they ...
- 8753: Summary of The Heart of Darkness
- ... for the future and of the woman he had planned to marry, his Intended. One night, while the boat is stopped for repairs, Kurtz begins to feel that he is going to die. Close to death, Kurtz goes through a hideous transformation, as if a veil had been rent. Kurtz dies after uttering his final words, The horror! The horror! The pilgrims bury Kurtz. Marlow himself becomes very ill and, still ...
- 8754: Old Man and the Sea: Themes of Santiago Against Nature, Figures of Christ and Relationships Between Characters
- ... 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 ...
- 8755: Sir Launcelot
- ... unintentionally killed the brothers of Sir Gawain, Sirs Gaheris and Gareth. Gawain swore revenge on him, thereby inciting a war between King Arthur's knights and his former knights who chose to defend Launcelot. One death led to another until virtually the whole kingdom had been destroyed. In a succession of events, almost all involving Sir Gawain, Sir Launcelot, King Arthur and even Queen Gwynevere died before their time. Launcelot's ...
- 8756: King Authur and the Knights of the Round Table
- ... testing him, he repented his past acts and wore the green scarf for the rest of his days as a result of this. The story represents the slow lingering demise of chivalry rather than the death of it.
- 8757: Animal Farm: The Effect of Propaganda
- ... decide the fate of the windmill, the animals seemed to be siding with Snowball. That is when Napoleon implemented his wicked plot to rule Animal Farm. Napoleon exiled Snowball from the farm by means of death and then spread propaganda about how he was a traitor from the beginning and how he has been working with Mr. Jones the past (exiled) owner of Animal Farm. Napoleon did this to guarantee his ...
- 8758: John Jake's Homeland: A Review
- ... utilizes the character of Paul to introduce the reader to the fledgling business of moving pictures. Paul is fascinated with this new "art form;" which involves him in many adventures including war, a brush with death, and marrying his first love. This first novel of the Crown series does a creditable job in setting the stage for future adventures of Paul Crown and his budding new family. REFERENCE Jakes, John. Homeland ...
- 8759: Zeinert's The Salem Witchcraft Trials: Summary
- ... You are a liar. I am no more a witch than you are a wizard, and if you take away my life, God will give you blood to drink." One other strange incident was the death of Giles Corey.He would not plead, therefore,without a plea, they continued to pile rocks on him until his ribs broke and his lungs were crushed. Since there was no trial his land could ...
- 8760: Images from The Dhammapada
- ... is a frequently used metaphor in The Dhammapada. Another example of this occurs on page 14, number 4 in the section titled "Flowers". "Just as a raging flood sweeps away a sleeping village, So does death claim a man of distracted mind, As he continually seeks more and more Of life's fleeting pleasures." Once again the image of water was used, but in a much different context. Here The Dhammapada ...
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