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- 4861: Antigone Fatal Flaw And Downfa
- ... the consequences but yet still he wants to prove himself that his word is law even if the gods advised him that he would loose everything important to him. Creon is in a position of great power, influence and responsibility. The extent of his power is quite clear when he sentenced Antigone to death for disobeying his order. Antigone's reasons for burying her brother were simply the fact that she ... pain and loss could have all been avoided if he had done what Teiresias advised him to do, but instead he put his pride first. His words to Teiresias were "If your birds-if the great eagles of God himself should carry him stinking bit by bit to heaven, I would not yield. I am not afraid of pollution: No man can defile the gods" (45). In respond, Teiresias gave him ...
- 4862: Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
- ... you'd a done right and give Jim up; would you felt better than you do now? No, says I, I'd feel bad " (p.127). Only a few weeks with Jim and still feeling great ambivalence, Huck returns to the river to think. Twain tries here to tell the reader how strong the "mob" really is, and only when totally alone is Huck able to make the morally correct decision ... s character is his relationship with Jim. The friendship and assistance which he gives to Jim go completely against all that "sivilization" has taught him; at first this concept troubles Huck and causes him a great deal of pain, but over time, through his life experiences and shared times with Jim, Huck crosses the line upheld by the racist South and comes to know Jim as a human being. Huck is ...
- 4863: A Thing Of Beauty Is A Joy For
- ... is perhaps the most confusing in terms of subject, as this ode fluctuates between misery and joy, both of which are closely related. The first stanza bombards us with negatives to almost force hise his depression on us. The repetition of poisonous imagery: `wolf s bane`, `tight-rooted, for its poisonous wine`, `nightshade` emphasises his suicidal state of mind. This fear is increased through the punctuation, as the pauses heighten the ... main words emphasised were `Beauty`, `Pleasure`, `Melancholy`, `Joy`, four emotions which draw from each other. Keats shows indulgence in this poem, his message isn t clear as his other odes, for you either indulge in depression or in beauty, but the two are inseparable. Therefore is beauty a joy? Modesty again opens the first stanza as he presents his Goddess Psyche, with these `tuneless numbers`. He visualises a `Romantic` heaven, surrounded ...
- 4864: Animal Farm 2
- ... smart Mr. Jones is, Master, or made elementary remarks such as Mr. Jones feeds us. If he were gone, we should starve to death (814). All the animals at first thought Mr. Jones was a great guy, but what they did not know is that he would later get revenge on them and he would not be caught. You can tell that Orwell wants you to have feel for what the ... guy. This novel was very entertaining and interesting because all of the characters had different characteristics. Some of the characters in Animal Farm were sneaky, stupid, and powerful all of which helped make this a great story. Even though one of the commandments is that all animals are treated equal, the animals were treated based on their social status, which was not fair, in today s world you should treat everyone ...
- 4865: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... there was only one person left. All Quiet on the Western Front takes place in Germany where a group of young boys are first encouraged to join the military. Thinking that it would be a great adventure, they enlisted, not knowing the fate that lies before them. At first, the group is sent to training. They aren t in a serious mood, thinking that war conditions aren t as bad as they really are. When the boys are sent to the front, it is only then when they start to realize how war is not great. This is when the boys are cramped into the trenches. Some of the soldiers were shell-shocked because of the constant bombardment. When one of the boys was wounded, he was taken to a hospital ...
- 4866: Ambition Vs. Reasoning In Macb
- ... against the deed; then, as his host, Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself. Besides, this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against The deep damnation of his taking-off." (Shakespeare; I, vii, 12-16) We see Macbeth present an argument against killing his beloved king. We ... Editor). The Riverside Shakespeare. 1974. Houghton Miffin Company. Boston, Massatsus. 2. Scott, Mark W. (Editor). Shakespeare for Students. 1992. Gale Research Inc. Detroit, Michigan. 3. Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. 1990. Doubleday Book and Music Clubs, Inc. Great Britian
- 4867: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... religion that had been the foundation of his pre-enlistment days. This rejection comes about as a result of Baumer s realization that the pre-enlistment society simply does not understand the reality of the Great War. His new society, then, becomes the Company, his fellow trench soldiers, because that is a group which does understand the truth as Baumer has experienced it. Remarque demonstrates Baumer s disaffiliation from the traditional ... to the novel, Remarque maintains that "a generation of men ... were destroyed by the war" (Remarque, All Quiet Preface). Indeed, in All Quiet on the Western Front, the meaning of language itself is, to a great extent, destroyed. Early in the novel, Baumer notes how his elders had been facile with words prior to his enlistment. Specifically, teachers and parents had used words, passionately at times, to persuade him and other ...
- 4868: Cry The Beloved Country By Ala
- ... white men use the land for their own benefit, the tribal system of the African natives is broken down and replaced by poverty, homelessness, fear, and violence. A black priest, Stephen Kumalo, ventures to the great city of Johannesburg in search of his lost sister and son. His journey demonstrates the unhealthy lifestyle and mutinous atmosphere of the black people; yet he is the beholder of forgiveness, love, hope, and the ... to forgive each other for actions taken in the past. No one benefits from blind hatred; it only brings about fear. If no one stops the cycle of vengeance, South Africa may never be the great country for which it has such potential. Many problems need to be fixed, but, with enough love and kindness, there may be hope for the people of South Africa.
- 4869: Comparsion Between Hearst And
- ... in his political race for Governor. Kane also used his newspapers to help promote and encourage his second wife, Susan Alexander. Kane tried to use his papers to change Susan from a horrible to a great opera singer. He did this by manipulating the news and, therefore, trying to control what people read thought. Kane used his papers to attack companies in which he was the major stockholder. Charles Foster Kane ... to advance the career if his mistress, Marion Davies. Unlike Susan Alexander, Marion Davies was a talented singer and could have a successful career without Hearst. Hearst discovered that his newspaper were a source of great power and so use them to manipulate the news, people and countries. Hearst would also print false headlines about the Spanish brutality in the Cuban revolution, even though they're nothing of sort going on ...
- 4870: Candide - All Is Not For The B
- ... decides to build his own life around the principal of being productive. He decides that all he needs to be happy is a garden to cultivate so that he, too, can keep from the three great evils. Candide's garden symbolizes his surrender to the world and his acceptance of it. He eventually realizes that his former ambitions of finding and achieving a perfect state of happiness were fulfilled, though his successes were not as great as he had wished. Instead, he has found happiness in a simple way of life. He also learns that everything in life is not evil, which he perceived to be the case while undergoing misfortunes ...
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