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- 3541: Wuthering Heights: Negativity in Domesticity
- ... in the novel seems to focus most on the notion of a woman marrying out of duty, rather than love. The dutiful act of marriage was a norm within the domestic realm, but the negative effect it had on Bronte’s characters proves that this act was more detrimental to the characters than it was positive. Catherine Earnshaw dutifully married Edgar Linton because he was a suitable husband but this act ...
- 3542: Haliburton Created Sam Slick To Voice His Own Positions
- ... the character of Sam Slick changes as Haliburton’s stance changes. The first volume is the most humorous and reflects the author’s conviction that his creation will influence his readers and have a tangible effect. As the years pass and Haliburton becomes more jaded and realizes that his political ideals are hopeless, the stories lose some of their characteristic humour and a certain partisan quality emerges. The continuing value of ...
- 3543: Jane Eyre: The Preserverance of the Personality
- ... be the eyes of the blind Rochester: "He saw nature - he saw books through me; and never did I weary of gazing for his behalf [only the Reader does], and of putting into words, the effect of the field, tree, town, river, cloud, sunbeam - of the landscape before us; of the weather round us" . In Jane Eyre's connections with other people a constant alteration can be detected. The positions are ...
- 3544: Symbolism In Lord of the Flies: What the Objects Really Mean
- ... a deep message through objects in the story. The pig’s head on a stick, the masks, and the conch are all important symbols in the novel that have both a significant meaning and an effect on the actions of the characters. The pig’s head on a stick was a symbol of all that was evil and unreasonable on the island. It was, in a sense, the devil but without ...
- 3545: “Masque of the Red Death”vs.“Fall of the House of Usher”: A Glimpse Into The Life of Poe
- ... igniting the remnants of powder. Yet these mocking clues are not all. The miasma enshrouding the house provides yet another, for marsh gas was then thought to have hallucinatory effects, and Poe elsewhere mentions this effect” (Buranelli 94). There are also many references to evil in the book. Poe also seems to believe in the possibility of returning to life after death when Madeline returns to life after dying. In "The ...
- 3546: Catch-22 & One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Black Humor; A Satirical View of the Institution
- ... and the contrast that his outgoing and humorous personality has against the cold, machine like qualities of the “combine,“ helps his fellow patients realize that Ratched’s authority is not always right. These characters greatly effect the individuals around them. Much like Christ figures, Yossarian and McMurphy sacrifice themselves and their futures for the enlightenment of others. Yossarian flees his base in Pianosa, and commits himself to the life of a ...
- 3547: Camus's The Stranger: The Sun
- ... him. An implication that the sun was the one who committed the crime, instead of himself. These examples prove that the way Camus uses the sun throughout the novel gives it a personality, and an effect on the way Meursault does and sees things. In this novel, there are many ways that Camus describes the sun to a point when the reader might think of it as another character. In self ...
- 3548: The Black Box: Symbolic Of Death And Faded Traditions
- ... storm of immoral and unethical actions is further propelled by the momentum that came from the townspeople’s extreme degree of self interest. The terrible tradition was carried out once again. Instead of considering the effect that the tradition had on their fellow man they were grateful that the black box had blessed them with their own lives. As far as they were concerned the sky was blue and the sun ...
- 3549: “All Quiet on the Western Front”: Effects of War
- ... six months ago [Berger] would not have cared, he would have been reasonable.” Paul feels as if he has nothing left to live for. This is significant because it shows that war has a lasting effect on a man’s life. This also shows great Insight because when Paul was killed, “his face ha an expression of calm, as though almost glad the end had come.” Those who may have survived ...
- 3550: Barrio Boy and The House on Mango Street: A Character's Goals
- ... Barrio Boy" by Ernesto Galorza and The House on Mango Street by Saundra Cisneros give support to the critical lens. Their characters, Ernesto and Esperanza have very different lives, but they both have goals which effect their thoughts and their lives. Ernesto's life aids in the reinforcement of the critical lens. His goal was to fit in with his new school and neighborhood. He had self- confidence that allowed him ...
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