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- 1971: "Love" in the novel Narcissus and Goldmund, by Herman Hesse
- ... an arrow." Had there existed true love between the pair, Narcissus would have carefully weighed his injurious words, or perhaps not spoken them at all. Narcissus's thoughts, though carelessly spoken, do have the desired effect on Goldmund. Goldmund realizes that he does not belong in the cloister, and he ventures out into the world. It goes without saying that many of the relationships that Goldmund has with women from that ...
- 1972: How the Main Characters in "Crime and Punishment" and "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" Cope to With Their Sufferings
- ... moral right to shed blood - this opinion I find you support, even defend with fanaticism. Moral license or authority to kill is, to my mind, even more terrible than official legal authority to the same effect." When Razumikhin says this to Raskolnikov, it is realised how strongly Raskolnikov believes in his idea of superiority. Raskolnikov's imprisonment is created by his own guilt and this causes one of the sufferings that ...
- 1973: The Fountain Head: Individualism
- ... out the years. Many examples of this type of movement are shown by the actions taken by Roark during his career as an architect. All of the actions taken by Roark had a deep profound effect on one key player in the novel, Toohey. Toohey with all the power he had with the public and through the newspaper, was not able to manipulate Howard into his way of thinking. The general ...
- 1974: A Tale of Two Cities: Faults of Social Structure
- ... of Two Cities Dickens finds fault with the social structure of the society. A few of these social problems are the difference between the classes, the lunacy of the revolution, and the judicial system in effect as this time. The first of the faults in the social structure of the society is the difference between the classes. It is not just the difference between the poor and rich but also between ...
- 1975: The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism in the Forest
- ... door that the forest holds. The forest is an open door to love and freedom for both Hester and Dimmesdale. It is a place where the letter on their bodies can no longer have an effect on them if they choose. A world ruled by nature and governed by natural law as opposed to the artificial strict community with its man made puritan laws. Its as if the forest represents a ...
- 1976: Great Expectations: Symbolism
- ... help from Magwitch the convict, Pip's dreams come true. After attaining his fortune and his expectations, Pip is miserable. "As I had grown accustomed to my expectations, I had intensibly begun to notice their effect upon myself and those around me." [305]. He noticed the negative effects as he was in debt because of his lavish spending and he also realized how much he neglected Joe and Biddy, his two ...
- 1977: Great Expectations: God's Law vs. Human Law
- ... them throughout most of the story. At one point the narrator takes a moment to reflect on his guilty conscience: As I had grown accustomed to my expectations, I had insensibly begun to notice their effect upon myself and those around me. Their influence on my own character, I disguised from my recognition as much as possible, but I knew very well that it was not all good. I lived in ...
- 1978: Analysis of Williams' "The Red Wheelbarrow"
- ... into an imaginative and emotional discourse. The ability to write old matter in new words. The entire art is the organization of words in a new way so that it will have a different emotional effect on the reader. Poets are constantly looking for new ways to express themselves. This is especially true of modern poetry. The contemporary poet is experimenting with language. William Carlos Williams' "The Red Wheelbarrow" is a ...
- 1979: A Review of Huxley's Brave New World
- ... them nicer or gentler or dumber. Dopaminergic power-drugs tend to increase willpower, wakefulness and action. "Serenics", by contrast, have been researched by the military and the pharmaceutical industry. They may indeed exert a quiescent effect - ideally on the enemy. But they could also be used by one's own troops to induce fearlessness. A second and less warlike corrective to the dumb-and-docile stereotype is provided by so-called ...
- 1980: An Analysis of "This Boy's Life"
- ... a healing tool for him to finally let go of the pain he felt as a child. The absence of a strong father figure in the lives of Jack, Taylor, and Silver had a critical effect on their emotional health. Taylor's father never returned home from Korea, Silver's father left his mother and remarried, and Jack's father lived in Connecticut. A boy learns a lot from just being ...
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