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- 5141: Isaac Asimov
- ... much science fiction today. Works Cited Allen, David L. “Isaac Asimov.” Science Fiction Writers. Ed. Richard Bleiler. New York: Macmillan Publishing USA, 1999. Bloom, Harold, ed. Twentieth-Century American Literature. Vol. 1. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1985. Brummond, Michael. “Religion in Asimov’s Writings.” 11 May 1999: pg. 3. On- line. Internet. 21 May 2000. Available WWW.Angelfire.com/wi/mikebru/alps.html. Magill, Frank N. ed. Critical Survey Of ...
- 5142: Dynamic Characters In A Tale O
- ... and hides this from his family and everyone else. When Mr. Lorry finds out about this, he is very disappointed and says, “My mind misgives me much, that you have used the respectable and great house of Tellson’s as a blind, and that you have had an unlawful occupation of an infamous description” (286). At the end of the story, Jerry Cruncher makes two vows to Miss Pross. One of ...
- 5143: The Pearl
- ... knows the physician is Spanish and considers himself above treating poor Indians. This does not satisfy Juana, who announces that if the doctor will not come to the village, then they will go to his house. But the doctor refuses to treat Coyotito because Kino is too poor. Later that day, while Kino and Juana are fishing in the Gulf, Kino finds an enormous pearl and cries out in joy. He ...
- 5144: To Kill A MockingTo Kill A Moc
- ... own personal business. He has the right to live differently than others if he feels that is the way he wants to live. Another person that lives differently is Boo Radley. Boo stayed inside his house for a number of years without ever coming out to interact with others. He didn't want attention that would come from the rumors that were said about him. Stories were made up about him ...
- 5145: Great Gatsby
- ... the crime. The manner in which these characters found love was also very upsetting. Gatsby spent countless years obtaining his fortune for one purpose only, to win back Daisy Buchanan. The quote, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay," demonstrates just how desperate Gatsby was to buy anything to impress his longtime love of Daisy. Affairs were commonplace in the book and in the time ...
- 5146: My Antonia
- ... had somehow got abroad through the snow-blocked country” (88). And that spring, neighbors helped build a new home for the family and helped get the farm working. “The Shimerdas were in their new log house by then. The neighbors had helped them build it in March” (95). Mr. Shimerda’s suicide ultimately was a determining factor with getting the help he needed for his family’s survival. This could have ...
- 5147: Symbolism
- ... of the Flies is also a symbol of Satan or the Devil. When Simon talked to the Lord of the Flies “he learned what the real evil was, which is in people’s hearts.” (Chelsea House, pg. 22). The Lord of the Flies is a symbol of the things we make up to be the cause for evil, when those things aren’t the real reason. The fire is a symbol ...
- 5148: A Classic Hero
- ... faced danger and loneliness as well as temptation. Ray plowed down his corn field, his only source of income, to build the baseball field and placed himself and his family in danger of losing his house and land. This also placed his relationship with his beloved wife and daughter in jeopardy. Loneliness seemed to follow Ray wherever he traveled. He continuously felt that no one, including himself, knew what he was ...
- 5149: The Death Of Ivan Ilych
- ... certain schedule, "Ivan Ilych spent his mornings at the law court and came home for dinner, and at first he was generally in good humor, though he occasionally became irritable just on account of his house...He got up at nine, drank his coffee, read the paper, and then put on his undress uniform and went to the law courts." (Arp, 530-531) No one however, would know whether or not ...
- 5150: The Hidden Story In Green And
- ... in the novel, symbolizes different choices the character, Gatsby, can make during his life. The green element in this novel is taken from the green light at the end of the dock near Daisy’s house. The color itself represents serenity, as in everything is perfect. This warns Gatsby that he should not pursue his dream for getting Daisy back, because his chance has passed and everything is as it should ...
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