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- 5531: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolken
- ... a hero, honored by men and elves and even given a share of the treasure. But he's had enough of adventure and sets off for home with Gandalf. Once there, he finds that his house and furnishings are being auctioned off, since everyone believed him dead. Finally, everything is straightened out and he is able to settle down again into his old, comfortable life. Although from then on, he is ...
- 5532: "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy", by Douglas Noel Adams
- ... the alien breeds are not perfect at all, many aspects of their actions represent a similar action which is often taken by humans: The destruction of earth without an announcement, is an equivalent of the house- destruction of Ford Perfect, one of the story's heroes, with out announcing him, both are explained by the governments as actions for the welfare of the population at the cost of suffer for a ...
- 5533: The Hidden Life of Dogs: Book Review
- ... really wants and that is to be with others, and to love their owner. It was explained how a dog defended a bird and mouse in a cage from another excited dog in the same house. Likely explanations for this could be because the older dog felt that the peace was not being maintained or perhaps he knew that the mouse and bird were his master's belongings and he should ...
- 5534: The Great Gatsby: The Question of Nick Carraway's Integrity
- ... is already taking him. It is Jordan, then, who makes Nick feel comfortable at Gatsby's party, as we sense what Nick senses: they're becoming a romantic couple. As they drive home a summer house-party, Nick notes her dishonesty but forgives it, attributing it to her understandable need to get by in a man's world. She praises his lack of carelessness, tells him directly "I like you"--and ...
- 5535: The Good Earth: Wang Lung - A Man of Determination and Loyalty
- ... With such an attitude he is determined to regain his wealth after the drought. On the way home from down south, Wang Lung used the gold he had taken from the man in the Great House to buy things for the land. He bought seeds to plant and a new beast to plow the fields. Wang Lung figures this will give him what he needs to work again in the fields ...
- 5536: The Count of Monte Cristo: Revenge
- ... in the Count's revenge toward Caderousse. When the Count escaped from jail he remembered what a love for money Caderousse had. Therefore he brought Caderousse a diamond. When an appraiser came to Caderousse's house, he paid for the diamond and then stayed for the night. In middle of the night Caderousse killed the appraiser and took both the diamond and the money paid for it. He was caught and ...
- 5537: The Changes in the Narrator's View of Sonny
- ... was because his mother had wanted him to, not because he cared about Sonny. As soon as taking care of Sonny stopped working with his schedule, he sent him to his mother-in-law's house. During the story, however, a long separation brought the narrator into his second stage of thinking, and changed his views of Sonny. The narrator recognized that Sonny wasn't just a kid any more. Sonny ...
- 5538: The Jungle: The Appeal of Socialism
- ... lack of jobs. Those who were lucky enough to find employment wound up in factories, steel mills, or in the meat packing industry. Jurgis Rudkus was one fo these dissapointed immigrants. A sweeper in slaughter house, he experienced the horrendous conditions which laborers encountered Along with these nightmarish working conditions, they worked for nominal wages, inflexible and long hours, in an atmosphere where worker safety had no persuasion. Early on, there ...
- 5539: The Metamorphosis: Shape and Form
- ... discovered, they realized that he was no longer of any use to the family, and he was unappreciated in every way. He didn't have his job and no longer had anything to offer. "The house soon started to fall apart; the household was reduced more and more "(p. 113). Gregor was now a problem for he had no function in the family. They locked him up, imprisoning him by not ...
- 5540: Religion in Jane Eyre
- ... the same meals that we do, and wear clothes at our mama's expense"(12). She receives no love or approval from her family. The only form of love that she does have is the doll she clings to at night when she sleeps. Mrs. Reed is a conventional woman who believes that her class standing sets her to be superior, and therefore better than a member of her own family ...
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