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- 7181: To Kill a Mockingbird
- ... the various elements of life in Maycomb. It is one of the reasons that make To Kill a Mockingbird such an exceptional piece of literature. Just by itself, the employment of irony and sarcasm is great, but not that great. When combined with a wonderful and meaningful storyline, the use of symbols, and the various other concepts throughout the book, they combine to leave impressive ingredients in a magnificent recipe. Those are the reasons that ...
- 7182: A Comparison of Huckleberry Finn and On The Road
- ... Twain 238), just as Sal is Kerouac alias, when Kerouac was in his drifter, "beat generation" phase. Huck is more interests in Jim's world, where slaves possess nothing other than their life, but have great feelings for their family and friends. Huck would rather live outside of society, and what it or his elders dictate that he should be doing. Control of his own time, and the ability to make ... forward to each new "crazy venture beneath the skies" (Kerouac 156). He described his first glimpse of the Mississippi River like this: we swung around a circular drive in yellow foglight and suddenly saw the great black body below a bridge…a washed clod in a rainy night, a soft plopping from drooping Missouri banks, a dissolving, a riding of the tide down the eternal waterbed, a contribution to brown foams ...
- 7183: The Scarlet Letter: Description, Narration, and Symbolism
- ... beauty, which is ironic because he has already labeled her a “creature”. Hawthorne uses description and symbolism to show how Hester Prynne feels about her daughter. “But she named the infant “Pearl”, as being of great price, -her mother’s only treasure” (62). Hester feels proud to have her daughter because she’s “her mother’s only treasure”. Pearl’s name symbolizes great importance and how valuable she is to Hester. Hawthorne uses narration to show Pearl’s attitude to others in her society and description to describe her character. “Pearl, who was a dauntless child, after frowning ...
- 7184: Demian
- ... spit and knelt"on him, and led him to commit "the most horrible crimes." These recurring dreams enforce the control Kromer has over Emil. They also express the fear Emil has towards Kromer and the great amount of control over he has over him. These dreams are used to display the loss of control and direction over Emil's life. As the novel progresses so does Emil. He has moved out ... mind up to these feelings and beliefs he begins to learn more about himself. Emil has recurring dreams of this woman who he painted in his portrait. She is a beautiful goddess who holds a great amount of control over Emil. When Emil is introduced to Demian's mother he learns that she is the dream woman. Emil learns that he holds a strong sexual desire for this woman. Fra Eva ...
- 7185: Young Goodman Brown: The Woods
- ... the same state of mind. The woods, in my story are creepy in appearance as most woods are, but are very safe and calming . My woods are overcome with nature at it’s best and great scenery. As one passes through my woods, they will notice a large pond where one can sit and watch as animals come from all over to hunt, fish, bath, drink, etc. There was one time ... a bear and her cubs playing in the water; as long as I stayed still and quite they left me alone and I was able to sit and enjoy the views. My woods are a great place to escape all the everyday hassles of life and relax to help clear my mind. These woods have no pressures, no stress and are just enjoyable. Brown’s woods has a clearing in the ...
- 7186: Review of Machiavelli's The Prince
- ... The Prince is an instruction manual for princes and kings. After he wrote The Prince many believed that not following this guide would lead to a king or prince's downfall. King George III of Great Britain did not follow Machiavelli's manual and thus caused the breakdown of his empire. The Prince, is one of the first examinations of politics and science from a purely scientific and rational perspective. Machiavelli ... countries and befriend countries that are his enemies. War is not necessary in order to gain domain. If you are allies, then your people are welcome to other countries. And we should not emulate the great battle leaders of the past, we would then be following the example set by Hitler, Stalin, and Rommel. There is a bit of irony compared between modern day and the renaissance. In chapter XVII, Machiavelli ...
- 7187: Objectivism in The Founterhead
- ... the leader of the united people below him, much like Fidel Castro. His real motive was to “kill the individual. [To] kill a man’s soul” (639). He looked into history and saw that all great leaders fell because they could not whip all the people below them into submission. Toohey however used collectivism to reach into the souls of the people and control them like puppets. In this way he ... a value for a value. Capitalism is a system based on the recognition of individual rights, in which the only function of the government is to protect individual rights. Howard Roark supported capitalism by becoming great friends with the largest capitalist of the era, which was Gail Wynand. Through Wynand he was able to show another quality of objectivism by designing the Wynand Building. Aesthetics is the last principle of objectivism ...
- 7188: Lord of the Flies: The Personification of Evil
- ... into hunting; what starts as teasing turns into killing. Piggy, the smartest but ironically most disrespected boy, is an example of the boys’ savage deterioration. Piggy has the brains and the reasoning to be a great leader, but Ralph, the taller, thinner boy becomes chief, “’Let’s have a vote’…’Him with the shell’…’Ralph! Ralph!’” (22). This event demonstrates how many positions in society are not based on intelligence or ... and the beast. The beast is the most interesting character because he is so many different characters. First, some hanging vines, scaring the small children, then an actual beast, then he’s a parachuter, a great ape, and ultimately the boys themselves—the savage beasts they’ve become. The many identities of the beast show man’s tendency to pass on responsibility for himself, no matter how far fetched or ridiculous ...
- 7189: Herodotus' The History
- ... seen naked is shameful to both the Greeks and the barbarians. “For among the Lydians and indeed among the generality of the barbarians, for even a man to be seen naked is an occasion of great shame (The History of Herodotus, Grene, Book 1, chapters 10, p. 37). Herodotus describes the religion of the barbarians as grotesque especially in their use of eunuchs, the practice of circumcision, and their strange gods ... angling for personal advantage is not confined to one side (The History of Herodotus, Grene, Book 8, chapters 60-70, p. 576-581). Thus, in Herodotus’ The History, the development of civilization moves toward a great confrontation between Persia and Greece, which are presented as the centers, respectively, of Eastern and Western culture. The clash of cultures is predominant from beginning to end: that the peoples of Europe are different from ...
- 7190: Gatsby's Pursuit of the American Dream
- Gatsby's Pursuit of the American Dream The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. The attempt to capture the American Dream is central to many novels. This dream is different for different people, but in The Great Gatsby, for Jay, the dream is that through wealth and power, one can acquire happiness. To get this happiness Jay must reach into the past and relive an old dream and in order to do ...
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