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- 3951: An Analysis of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- ... regards and admires both families, "They [the Shepherdsons] were as high-toned and well born and rich and grand as the tribe of Grangerfords." (103) We the reader see the "grand" Grangerfords and Shepherdsons going gun-toting to Sunday mass, praising peace and harmony. This scene clearly shows the hypocrisy with which Twain feels we are all immersed in. The King and the Duke scene is in the book for two ...
- 3952: The Great Gatsby: Doubleness
- ... Banner." And Edward Fitzgerald, Scott's father, was a handsome, charming man, but one who seemed more interested in the family name than in hard work. The McQuillan and the Fitzgerald in Scott vied for control throughout his childhood. He was a precocious child, full of energy and imagination, but he liked to take short cuts, substituting flights of fantasy for hard work. On his seventh birthday in 1903 he told ...
- 3953: The Children in "Sons and Lovers" by D. H. Lawerence and "What Maisie Knew" by Henry James
- ... of unconditional love. For instance, when Maisie's parents abandon her, she seems to get angry, however, she also seems to be happy. Also Paul seems to get angry at his mother for having such control over him, and, at the same time he feels a deep passionate love for her. James and Lawrence, in my opinion, are trying to get the readers drawn into the book and their own conscious ...
- 3954: Sphere: Summary
- ... Many personality conflict arise. At one point communication is almost permanently lost with the surface world. An idea the spacecraft is from the future is shortly lived. Once the Sphere is opened, total anarchy takes control of the scientists lives. A monstrous squid, 15 times the size of a normally larger squid, emerges and destroys the living quarters of the scientists. Now they are forced to live in the spacecraft with ...
- 3955: Willa Cather's "O Pioneers"
- ... store for them concerning weather and the Indian tribes of the land. The plains Indians created the worst threat to the white man that began to advance into the frontier. These tribesmen were difficult to control since they were nomadic and took their homes with them and lived off the land. 8 The Indians followed the buffalo, as it was their main source of food and clothing. When the white man ...
- 3956: Robert E. Lee
- ... fired huge guns at the walls of Vera Cruz. One of the men at the guns happened to be Robert's brother, Smith Lee. When he could, Lee went to stand by his brother's gun. "I could see his white teeth through all the smoke of the fire" Lee said, in a letter to Mary. The Mexicans soon gave up Vera Cruz. General Scott thanked Lee for his work. Now ...
- 3957: Jurassic Park: The Novel vs.The Film
- ... foods rich in iodine such as vegetables. In the film the escaped raptors simply escape, run wild and wreak havoc on the island. I think the author's message is crystal clear, "man can't control nature". This is easily discovered when the text is analysed. From the commencement of the Crichton makes this obviously clear with the killings by the 'compy', the escape of the dinosaurs, and the death of ...
- 3958: Lord of the Flies; Jack is A Devil
- ... the other boys to follow him in a life consecrated in blood, a life which will lead them to multiple murders. Abstractly, Jack represents the bestial instinct of the human being unrestrained by any rational Control. Jack is a devil because of the savage ways he acts like the red hair, painted faces, the savage pig hunts, the rituals, sacrifices, and the terrorist acts. Jack is evil because of him being ...
- 3959: Huck Finn's Conflict with Society
- ... apologizes, but then he does it again. One of the precepts of the Catholic religion is to follow the instructions of the Pope. Many Catholics however, do not follow the Pope's instructions on birth control or abortion. Government officials are also hypocritical. They preach family values, yet often they do not follow these values. Senator Packwood resigned from the Senate for his actions. Dick Morris lost his job and his ...
- 3960: Big Brother: Who Is He And What Does He Want
- ... the Party. What ever Big Brother said people would believe, or face the consequences of "Room 101". Even if Big Brother was not one real person, his image and name alone had the power to control the thoughts of an entire country. People were supposed to believe that 2+2=5, and most did. All the knowledge they had before Big Brother took over was no longer useful. Big Brother had ...
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