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- 4801: Themes Of Death And Desire In
- ... is the acts and events before Blanche's arrival that precipitate her downfall within the play, these take us to Belle Reve, the ancestral mansion outside Laurel, Mississippi, which was once the centre of a great plantation in the antebellum days. As Boxill pointed out though the "the indulgence of decadent habits, on the part of the men in the family, in succeeding generations had so reduced the estate, that nothing ... the 17 year-old boy- she'd gotten mixed up with!" caused her to lose her job teaching. As Stanley found, her promiscuity was well known in her local area, and this has caused her great deal of damage. In attempting to analyse why Blanche is attracted to adolescent boys Roxanna Stewart notes, "It seemed obvious to me that their innocence and purity are cleansing to her." This would appear to ...
- 4802: The Rime Of The Christo-marine
- ... floating by,/As green as emerald," [ln53] because such a sight is extremely dangerous to a ship. Of course, Coleridge was possibly trying to be more accuracy than allusion, as polar ice does reflect a great deal of green. Red, as was stated above, is the color of death blood. "All in a hot and copper sky,/The bloody Sun, at noon," [ln 111] is the signal to the sailors that ... times. Coleridge, certainly an exceptional writer, would not have been dissatisfied, it seems, to have been a man of the cloth. From Rime of the Ancient Mariner alone, he makes an impression of how a great deal of the world mimics Christian belief. Although not intended to be factual, nor construed as such, Rime is a well developed, character-based morality play.
- 4803: The Influence That Hsi Yu Chi
- Have you seen Alakazam? It's a direct adaption of Hsi Yu Chi. Of course, it's been simplified a great deal since it is directed toward young children, but it shows how much Hsi Yu Chi influences today's media. And what about Dragonball? Have you seen that? The character Son Goku could be a ... the arrival to Tathagata's monastery in India, the obtaining of Buddhist Scriptures and the promoting of the pilgrims. When one takes a first glance at the book, it seems to be a text of great depth and philosophical meaning. The fact that very little profundity is found in the book is what I think drives scholars to make their observations. The book is very straight forward and littered with short ...
- 4804: The Different Shades Of Love
- ... to enjoy their companionship." The money was now his life, and when someone took the money, a dark cloud covered his hope for happiness. To fill the hole left empty by the money, he found great joy and love in raising his new daughter Eppie. He knew that "the gold had turned into the child." He loved her so much and did anything it took to raise her normally. His love ... long." Silas know thought there was meaning to his life and that money was not everything. Silas's love for Eppie made up for everything bad that happened to him in the past. Silas showed great development of love in this book. His love grew from love of a lady to the superficial love on money, and in the end the most important love was in the joy of Eppie. The ...
- 4805: The Bluest Eye 3
- ... not without contempt. Cholly Breedlove is Pecola's drunken father. He has never known a loving family; his father deserted him and his mother who then left him to die in a garbage can. His great aunt saves him and raises him until her death, which occurred when Cholly was only thirteen or fourteen years old. Cholly himself deserts his family, not physically but he is always in a drunken state ... human condition is true in some ways. It's sad that we rely on others to see what we should see in ourselves. The people who have gotten away from that trend have made a great improvement in their lives. There are many movies and t.v. shows that have this point of view because it is sadly a fact of life. The one movie that stands out in my mind ...
- 4806: The Bluest Eye 2
- ... not without contempt. Cholly Breedlove is Pecola's drunken father. He has never known a loving family; his father deserted him and his mother who then left him to die in a garbage can. His great aunt saves him and raises him until her death, which occurred when Cholly was only thirteen or fourteen years old. Cholly himself deserts his family, not physically but he is always in a drunken state ... human condition is true in some ways. It's sad that we rely on others to see what we should see in ourselves. The people who have gotten away from that trend have made a great improvement in their lives. There are many movies and t.v. shows that have this point of view because it is sadly a fact of life. The one movie that stands out in my mind ...
- 4807: The Role Of Women In The Odyss
- ... loom, out for weaving in the hall and she said to us: Young men, my suitors, how my is dead, let me finish my weaving before I marry So every day she wove on the great loom, but every night by torchlight she unwove it, and so for three year s she deceived the Akhaians. Despite the fact that Penelope s home was being invaded by these suitors, they were stealing ... off to fight in the Trojan War. There were no female members of Odysseus or Telemachus crew, nor do any women participate in the battle against the suitors. The character traits that make a man great; strength, courage, and leadership are lacking in female characters of The Odyssey. Throughout The Odyssey women were given a double-standard. They were expected to act a certain way and exhibit certain traits while men ...
- 4808: Things Fall Apart
- ... Darkness. This novel includes all of the characteristics of a traditional adventure novel, such as excitement, as well as, an unexpected attack. Chinua Achebe stated, Conrad, on the other hand, is undoubtedly one of the great stylists of modern fiction and a good story-teller into the bargain (Achebe 252). Yet, despite Conrad s talent for telling stories, many critics, such as Achebe, Singh, and Sarvan have ultimately labeled him a ... natives, his opinions changed when he met the station s bookkeeper. For instance, Moreover, I respected the fellow. Yes, I respected his collars, his vast cuffs, [and] his brushed hair. His appearance was certainly a great demoralization of the land he kept up his appearance (Conrad 21). Marlow s acceptance of the book keeper gives the reader a feeling as if he, or Conrad, felt that it was the native s ...
- 4809: The World Of Odysseus
- ... time period. The major events take place in the Mediterranean Basin centered upon Greece, her surrounding islands, and Asia Minor. This time period of mythological hysteria and heroic role models is explained and assessed in great detail by the author. As a well-known historian, the author provides the reader with a strong sense of reliance, as the author persistently deals out information and expresses his historically-backed opinion throughout the ... beliefs as told through The Odyssey and Iliad. The most interesting aspect of The World of Odysseus, is the smoothly flowing relationship between the mythological stories and the historical facts. The author rarely explains the great stories of the gods and heroes of Ancient Greece without identifying it's historical impact, relating it to actual events, or explaining how it describes the values and morals of the men living in Greece ...
- 4810: The Prince
- ... Against His Successors, the answer to the question lies in the different style in which the state was governed. The Kingdom of Darius was ruled in an autocratic style common to Asia during Alexander the Great's time unlike the feudal system common to Europe. This autocratic style was present in the Kingdom of Turkey during Machiavelli's time, where in Turkey the prince is the master of everyone and everything ... better than mercenaries or auxiliary troops, but native troops are incomparable. Machiavelli blames the foreign domination of Italy on the use of mercenaries that were hired to stop Charles VIII in 1494. War is the great equalizer, it can allow a prince to maintain his princedom, and can raise an average man to a seat of power. A prince should study the history of war, imitate the actions of victors, and ...
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