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- 1761: Heart Of Darkness
- ... store for him, and that everyday he remained in the jungle, the more susceptible he was to the ever waiting diseases that lurked within the darkness. All these outside forces eventually lead back to the effect that Kurtz has and gains over Marlow as Marlow comes closer to and finally meets with Kurtz. Although he heard stories of a man that once had a vision where "Each station [along the river ...
- 1762: Harrison Bergeron
- ... the slaves were black, when slavery was abolished the freed black people had a very long, rough time before they started getting the least bit of respect. The sex of a person still today may effect how that person is thought about and treated. Women were always expected to sit at home, cook, clean, and raise the children, while men were thought to do the more physical work around the house ...
- 1763: Great Gatsby
- ... strength to subdue mere objects to the higher purposes of humanity" (Harnsberger 14), is what Lyndon B. Johnson had to say about materialism. He knew the value of money, and he realized the power and effect of money. Money can have many effects, however money cannot buy happiness. Many people don’t this fact, and many continue to try and actually buy things that make them happy. In F. Scott Fitzgerald ...
- 1764: Great Expectations
- ... what kind of people they like to spend time with. Dickens’s style of writing relates to his theme on infatuation by displaying emotional effects that deal with subtle touches that add more of an effect. Infatuation is therefore a tool to the overall growth and development of a human being. It leads one to discover his feelings, morals, and ultimately, love.
- 1765: Great Expectations
- ... had to go. And yet Pip, who childishly believes that achievement and status will be conferred upon him, without any effort on his part, cannot bring himself to get rid of her. Orlish puts into effect Pipˇ¦s fantasy of vengeance. ˇ§You done it; now you pays for it.ˇ¨ The guilt acknowledges the fantasy. No wonder that when Pip first hears of her death he assumes that he is in some ...
- 1766: Grapes Of Wrath
- ... Many people would say the Tom Joad is not a hero. I certainly disagree with them. I feel that Tom Joad is one of the greatest fictional hero’s of all time. I think the effect that the depression had on the abundance of jobs was staggering. There was no work to be found anywhere. The only reason that all of these people went out west to California was to find ...
- 1767: Getting Rid Of George
- ... and Harry deserved to have everyone find out about George’s death, they ended up getting caught in their lie. Last but not least, credibility of the action and the character sacrificed for the violent effect. George sacrificed his life by coming back for Laura and Harry and Laura sacrificed their freedom and reputation by keeping George’s death a secret. Evidently, melodrama was used to support Arthur’s gothic story ...
- 1768: Frederick Douglass
- ... children of women shall in all cases follow the condition of their mother." (2) This meant that these bastard children were to be slaves despite their paternal heritage because their mother was a slave. The effect was to shock and offend the morals of the conservative northern whites. People involved in adulteress and interracial relationships were scorned by northern society. By portraying these southerners as immoral and adulteress, Douglass wanted his ...
- 1769: Flea
- ... of the lines. Lines 39-41 deal with time: Rather at once our time devour, Than languish in his slow-chapped power. Let us roll all our strength and all These lines actually produce the effect of slowing time down. "Languish in his slow-chapped power" rolls off of the tongue and takes effort to say. When spoken out-loud, the line reads almost as if it were in slow motion ...
- 1770: Ernest Hemmingway
- ... to form. Both of the books also seemed to lack closure and resolution at the end. The endings left the reader to believe that none of the events that occurred during the story had any effect on the characters. In both books, the characters went on living as they always had. Even with all the similarities in the two novels, there was plenty of room left for differences. The setting was ...
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