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- 1941: Louis Tanner of Destroying Angel and Rick Deckard of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep: Importance to the Thematic Development of "moral men in immortal worlds" and Body Mind Invasion
- ... your natural limbs were actually grown back. Rattan would have rather died than have prosthetic limbs. The only person that could have transported him to knew New Hong Kong was Tanner. It was a domino effect after that. Both parties got what they where looking. Rattan went to New Hong Kong and Tanner got the name of the chain killer. Louis Tanner developed the themes of "moral men in immoral worlds ...
- 1942: Heart of Darkness: Ignorance and Racism
- ... B. Singh, author of The Colonialistic Bias of Heart of Darkness said "The African natives, victims of Belgian exploitation, are described as 'shapes,' 'shadows,' and 'bundles of acute angles,' so as to show the dehumanizing effect of colonialist rule on the ruled" (269-270). Another similar incident of "double speak" appeared on the death of Marlow's helmsman. Marlow respected the helmsman, yet when the native's blood poured into Marlow ...
- 1943: Heart of Darkness: Cruelty
- ... did not care for ivory; they cared about the exploration into the "darkest Africa." A painting of a blindfolded woman carrying a lighted torch was discussed in the book. The background was dark, and the effect of the torch light on her face was sinister. The oil painting represents the blind and stupid ivory company, fraudulently letting people believe that besides the ivory they were taking out of the jungle, they ...
- 1944: To Kill A Mockingbird: Childhood Experience
- ... want to go in a-swimming, Tom? (Mark Twain, 13) Afterwards, Aunt Polly tried to punish him for skipping school by ordering him to wash a long, huge fence. However, this did not have any effect on Tom. He continued to do what he thought was right -- skips classes. He did not seem to care why his aunt Polly punished him. This is, once again, another example to show how innocent ...
- 1945: Stephen Leasock's "Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich": Satire
- ... embarrassing. Stephen Leacock's Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich is a nonthreatening, humorous, and revealing satire of the moral faults of upper class society. The satire acts as a moral instrument to expose the effect money can have on religion, government, and anything within its touch. Writing about such topics is hard to do without offending people. Leacock's technique combines money with humour, and accompanies his moral message with ...
- 1946: Black Rain: Reader Response
- ... think about what is going to happen to the way that they live. This novel shows the power and curiosity of the human spirit. It does accomplish what it set out to do, show the effect on the losing side of war.
- 1947: Lord of the Flies: Symbolism of The Conch
- ... which is declining is the safer and the more fun of the two. Here's an excerpt on pg 92 that shows that Ralph is losing control of Jack and the Conch is loosing its effect on the other kids. " 'Blow the Conch Ralph' Piggy was so close that Ralph could see the glint of his one glass 'There's the fire can't they see?' ' You got to be tough ...
- 1948: The House of Seven Gables: Symbolism
- ... house, however, is not the only symbol Hawthorne uses in his novel. He also uses the portrait of Colonel Pyncheon to symbolize the evil that still watches over the house. The portrait has an unsettling effect on many of the house's inhabitants, and it is even compared to the likeness of Judge Pyncheon. It is possibly this likeness and the evil feel Clifford has for the picture that leads him ...
- 1949: George Orwell's Animal Farm: Ignorance of Animals and Pigs Controlling Farm
- ... that animal farm was operated. The pigs acted as leaders, the other animals were followers. Especially when a new rule that involved more work was ratified. Then the pigs simply acted as overseers, and, in effect, slavedrivers of the working animals, blatantly avoiding anything physically taxing. This is demonstrated in a quote from page 35, The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others. Of course, the ignorant ...
- 1950: The Necklace: A Closer Look at Character
- ... has a husband named Losiel. He is much the opposite of his wife. He is completely content with his lifestyle. He seems to be a very passive person, who doesn't let status or riches effect him. Of course, if he had the chance to be rich he would, but he doesn't dwell on the fact that he is part of the middle class. He seems ot be a hard ...
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