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- 6031: Heroic Qualities In the Hobbit
- ... to have luck on your side when you really need it. Because sometimes it's going to come down to pure chance and luck of the draw. One who is consistently unlucky will not have great success at being hero. One example of Bilbo's luck is in chapter 2 when him and the dwarves are about to be roasted Gandalf shows up to save them all. Now given that that ... a heroic situation is in chapter 9. Bilbo is very lucky when he is able to first escape the elves. He is again lucky when he is able to explore the elven palace at such great length. Yet another example of his luck is when extremely potent wine comes in barrels,and ends up putting the chief guard asleep who is in sole possession of the keys which can unlock all ...
- 6032: An Analysis of The Glass Menagerie
- ... a play that is very important to modern literature. Tennessee Williams describes four separate characters, their dreams, and the harsh realities they faced in the modern world. His setting is in St. Louis during the Depression-Era. The story is about a loving family that is constantly in conflict. To convey his central theme, Williams uses symbols. He also expresses his theme through the characters' incapability of living in the present ... can not handle Laura's world. He eventually stumbles and breaks the glass unicorn. Neither of them are comfortable. In The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams wrote about the struggles of an American family during the Depression-Era. He presented the problems of being constrained to monotonous work and how one's dreams may not always come true. He also stressed that not everyone is comfortable with living in the present day ...
- 6033: Character Analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale in "The Scarlet Letter"
- ... the character portrayed as the most weak and unnoble. Despite this portrayal Dimmesdale was a stronger character than given credit for. His unbelievable amount of control in his way of handling his burdens displays his great sense of strength and intellect. We first see Dimmesdale portrayed as a nervous and sensitive individual. Despite his outer appearance, inside Dimmesdale is a very stable, strong person. Chapter Three states that he showed, ÿnervous sensibility and a vast power of self restraint.ÿ While this seems to give Dimmesdale great strength, it is also his largest flaw. His body refuses to do what his heart says is right. Dimmesdale instructs Hester to reveal the truth, but when she refuses he doesnÿt have the willpower to ...
- 6034: A Tale of Two Cities: Assorted Themes
- ... that you do not really want to give up. The greatest sacrifice in the book is Carton's death. He sacrifices his life for his love for Lucie Manette. Sydney Carton met his death with great dignity. In fulfilling his old promise to Lucie, Carton attains peace; those watching see "The peacefullest man's face ever beheld"(366) at the guillotine. Charles Darnay gives up his estate in France, for the ... Pross, fought off Madame Defarge for the reason that she loved Lucie, and did not want anything to happen to her. The true love was the feelings of Sydney for Lucie. This love was so great he sacrificed his own life for her. He showed more love for her than for himself. Hate is also plays a big part in the book. Madame Defarge had so much hate she went to ...
- 6035: Oliver Twist: Summary
- ... the boy's story is full of "twists" and turns. Dickens uses his skills at creating character to make Oliver particularly appealing. Mr. Bumble - The parish beadle; a rat man and a choleric with a great idea of his oratorical powers and his importance. He has a decided propensity for bullying. He derived no inconsiderable pressure from the exercise of petty cruelty and consequently was a coward. Halfway through the book ... full name is Betsy. She is required to identify Nancy's corpse. Fang - A police magistrate and represents the worst abuses of judicial power. A lean long-backed, stiff-necked, middle-sized man, with no great quantity of hair. Mrs. Bedwin - She is Brownlow's housekeeper. She cares for Oliver and provides his first real mothering, when Brownlow rescues him from Fang. Mr. Grimwig - He is Brownlow's friend. He has ...
- 6036: A Character Sketch of Joe Gargery
- ... s indentures. It is not that Joe couldn't use the money, after all he is losing Pip's help in the forge and his wife is bedridden. Joe proves to be a man of great perseverance. He manages to run a smithy, be married to a wife with a temper that makes a rabid dog seem tame, and be a father and friend to Pip. To have the responsibility of any one of these would be enough to put a great deal of stress on any individual, much less all three. I think that Dickens might have used Joe in connection with Biddy to represent the opposite of Miss Havisham and Estella. Whatever the case, I ...
- 6037: Essay on Romanticism in Frankenstein
- ... in which they are in. The Romantic Period had a tremendous influence on Marry Shelly's writing of the novel, Frankenstein. The Industrial Revolution in England during the late 1700's was a time of great change. The populace was moving into cities, and people were disillusioned by the destruction of nature and the living conditions in the cities. In response to this disillusionment, people started to envision the world differently ... experience life, not study it. They seeked extreme emotions, whether they were good or bad. Marry Shelly used all of these philosophies of the Romantic Period in writing, Frankenstien. Victor Fankenstien is a man with great ambition, he is obsessed and self-centered. His life is the mirror of a Greed Tragedy. In his case, the flaw is his excessive pride. This flaw causes Victor to rush into something, for which ...
- 6038: Mark Harris' Criticism of Doctorow's Book
- Mark Harris' Criticism of Doctorow's Book In his criticism, Mark Harris describes a regret; a sorrow, almost, for this once-great author who has written a book he feels is almost pitiful in it's lack of clarity and style. He says the book “is a failed work of a serious man.” In his view, Doctorow ... L. Doctorow and his quest to the train-car in the woods!,” a show no Discovery Channel executive would ever want to air. He spends at least 2 pages describing this train car full of great luxury and wealth, just because Joe saw it passing the night before, and wanted to get a glimpse inside. In a large example of doctorow's abandoment of punctuation in a failed attempt at a ...
- 6039: Catcher in the Rye: Summary
- ... Hayes - Malisa Malono 8. Mr. Antolini - John Travolta These actors have been chosen to make "The Catcher in The Rye" come true. I think that all of these actors act very well and each have great talents. Actors like this can make this book come alive. I think this is a great book so I would try to make the movie as detailed as the book. I wouldn't want to change anything from the book. This book will be seen in all parts of the world ...
- 6040: Comparison of London's White Fang and The Call of the Wild
- ... the Scottish half-breed. Buck was stolen from his home in California during the gold-rush in the Klondike. Dogs were a necessity and considering the size of Buck he had the makings of a great sled-dog. Buck, being thrown into a totally different environment, encounters such problems such as, how to stay warm by burrowing into the snow to sleep, how to survive the lack of daily meals, and ... mother wolf and her cub(White Fang) wander into an Indian camp where White Fang was taken and raised by Mit-sah and Grey Beaver. White Fang was learning to be domesticated and became a great pet for the Indians. Grey Beaver, who was addicted to alcohol, then traded White Fang to an evil man named Beauty Smith. Smith would use White fang to win money by entering him in fights ...
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