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- 3851: Book Review: For Whom The Bell Tolls
- ... exactly how to handle himself in the situation. The book, so far, is believed to be set in Spain as everyone speaks in Spanish and is set around the time of World War II ('carbine': gun used about that time). The main character of the book is a man named Robert Jordan. He is the soldier or 'partizan' (Russian word for guerrilla) who is sent to take out a bridge during ...
- 3852: Beyond The Horizon and Diff'rent by Eugene O'Neill
- ... Rob and Andy unknowingly allowed Ruth to lead them down a path, they were not meant to travel. Emma is the same as Rob and Andrew in this respect, because she let Caleb's actions control her ability to follow her dream. Rob is a dreamer. His only wish is to go `beyond the horizon' and discover the mystery of life. Andy, however, is Rob's opposite. Andrew is practical and ...
- 3853: As I Lay Dying: Character's Words And Insight To Underlying Meanings
- ... possess Darl's polished quality of speaking, she demonstrates its power as well as he does. Cash, like Darl, uses language as a means of gaining authority. He begins the novel as not having any control because Darl possessed the role of narrator. His first narration is in the form of a list. The second and third are not even complete thoughts because nobody takes him seriously. He has no power ...
- 3854: Animal Farm By George Orwell
- ... hunger. Soon Old Major does die, but his words still echo in the hearts of all the animals. With the leadership of the pigs, the smartest animals, they repel against the human and gain complete control of the farm. This would symbolize the Russian Revolution. Another parallel represented in the book is Farmer Jones. His character is similar to the politician Czar Nicholas who treated his people similar to how Farmer ...
- 3855: A Clockwork Orange
- ... the case with the character Alex, a juvenile delinquent introduced into prisonization then conditioned by governmental moral standards. This lack of personal moral choice imposed upon Alex creates conflicting situations in which he has no control over. This is apparent when trying to readjust into society. As conflicts arise within the spectrum of criminal justice the main focus is revolved around the corrections aspect of reforming the criminal element. Within the ...
- 3856: George Orwell's 1984
- ... is that after a few months or years of rehabilitation, Winston is taught to obey Big Brother and love him even though his mind tells him otherwise and he also has to learn how to control his mind to suit whatever Big Brother says is true or not such as 2+2 being 5 and not 4, and he knew it was 5 because Big Brother said so and there was ...
- 3857: War of the Worlds
- ... regardless of how many years he has been in the country. It almost never succeed for foreigners to get totally accepted as members of the Danish Tribe. A Dane, should referably have a Danish "look", control the Danish language and have been in the country for many years before people see him as a real Dane, Sir James says.
- 3858: Wyrd
- ... theme, discussed mainly in the book's feminist undertones, is one that is heavily discursive of the rules of society. Religious dogma, meaningl ess legal writings, unwritten rules placing different people in situations beyond their control, and the concept of elitism -- our class system, are all discussed, if briefly, in the texts. Non conformity was all but preached: it clearly stated that the rules of society, the laws we make for ...
- 3859: Winston Smith's Downfall
- ... all activities were aimed towards the good of the Party. Political and intellectual freedom were completely non-existent. With no laws separating right from wrong, the whole population lived in fear, which resulted in easy control by the government. People who broke the law by committing thoughtcrime were dealt with by the Thought Police and were either vaporized or sent for rehabilitation at the dreaded Ministry of Love. The only kind ...
- 3860: To Kill a Mockingbird: Summary
- ... up onto the Radley porch and spy on Boo. Jem goes first, but just as he reaches the window, Nathan Radley catches site of them and scares them off with a blast from a shot gun. Jem realizes that Boo is not a monster after all, but has been playing along with them. Scout does not figure this out until the winter, on the night that the house of their neighbor ...
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