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- 3911: Dante
- ... foreshadowing of what his future would be like if he did not change his lifestyle. He also speaks of being "sleepy" when he stayed of the path of goodness. This implies laziness and lack of control. He no longer consciously strove for righteousness and morality. He is lost in his dark slumber. After his journey, he comes out of hell and is able to see his life for what it is ...
- 3912: Of Mice and Men: Crooks
- ... He "had his bunk in the harness room." His room is full of "a number of personal possessions" that had accumulated over time. Crook's room is his own private place where he is in control but he hates being alone. The true loneliness comes out when Lennie comes into Crook's room. Crooks explains to Lennie that "guys don't come into a colored man's room very much." This ...
- 3913: Emily Dickinson
- ... Because I could not stop for Death- He kindly stopped for me- The Carriage held but just Ourselves- And Immortality. Life according to Emily is brief and the people living out their lives have little control. In this short life That only lasts an hour, How much, how little, Is within our power! However non-religious she may appear and however insignificant she believes life to be she does however show ...
- 3914: Ernest Hemmingway
- ... when he was a small boy, as if he were a female baby doll and she dressed him accordingly. This arrangement was alright until Ernest got to the age when he wanted to be a "gun-toting Pawnee Bill". He began, at that time, to pull away from his mother, and never forgave her for his humiliation. The town of Oak Park, where Ernest grew up, was very old fashioned and ...
- 3915: The Canterbury Tales: Tools of the Trade
- ... used to teach a lesson. The use of irony is very important to the moral of the story. It shows us that Death is impossible to escape. It may also add that we have no control over our lives that everything that happens is set. This particular tale is very symbolic. Symbolism is the representation of one thing for another. The path that the old man send the three men down ...
- 3916: To Kill A Mockingbird: The Unfairness of Life
- ... good in life, and unfortunately Tom Robinson would die thing that. When the Maycomb Police were taking him to jail, Robinson made an attempt of escaping. During the ruckus, one of the officers shot his gun as a warning shot, and accidentally shot and killed Tom. "They shot him, he was running away and they shot him..." (235) A tragic end too a not so wonderful life. Tom died with not ...
- 3917: Babbitt: Conformity
- ... conformist nature. Babbitt can dimly see the flaws in his life but feels powerless to change his fate and become a better man. Babbitt feels the pressure of conformist society and begins to witness the control it has over his life. The true awakening of Babbitt to the nature of conformist society springs from his friendship with Paul Riesling. Paul is Babbitt's only true friend and is the extreme example ...
- 3918: Morrison's Beloved: The Psychological Suffrage of Former Slaves
- ... illustrated by her statement " This novel deserves to be read as much for what it cannot say as for what it can" (25- 26). Rosellen Brown stated " The rhythm of black speech in Morrison's control is complex and versatile, and with it she makes third person narrative sound as intimate as a back porch conversation, and confidences in the first person sound like a dream
" (420-21). Brown believed that ...
- 3919: Summary of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
- ... s problems. Every member of the party was told about the "Socialist revolution", when the entire planet would become Socialist. Not once does the book mention the possibility of failure. It even claimed Socialists would control the country by 1912. The Socialists despised the concept of competition. They considered the commercial world to be the essence of corruptio. The goal of the Socialist party in The Jungle was to end the ...
- 3920: The Catcher in The Rye: Chapter by Chapter Summary
- ... t true. Chapter 14 ---------- After girl has left, Holden sits down in a chair and thinks about his dead brother Allie. He still remember the day he took Allie with him to shoot his BB gun. He always thinks about this when he's depressed. Holden gets undressed and goes to bed. He felt like doing a prayer for a while and thinks of the time he was at Whooton, where ...
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