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- 7441: The Tragedy Of Creon In Antigo
- ... the play. Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone as a result of his irreverence towards the gods, leading to the death of his family. Unlike other Greek tragedies in which the hero has no control over his fate, Creon, although displeasing the gods by condemning Antigone, is defeated by destiny in his attempt to free her. While fate had long before sentenced Creon to his own actions, the play s ...
- 7442: The Tempest (prospero Vs. Cali
- ... If the senses represent something natural and the mind represents an art like knowledge or in Prospero s case, magic, then we can say that Caliban represents Nature and Prospero Art. While the need for control over nature is asserted continually, the ending suggests that art must ultimately come to terms with nature (hence Prospero s this thing of darkness I/Acknowledge mine ); for while Caliban s limitations are apparent, his ...
- 7443: The Sun Also Rises 5
- ... turn all to jelly when you touch me (Hemingway, 33-34). All these circumstances have profoundly affected Brett; all of these occurrences as well as the changes that they caused, were out of Brett s control and can be used as evidence for the argument that Brett is a woman who has been, . .. emotionally stunted by a shallow world without spiritual meaning, and has become a woman devoid of womanhood (Bardacke ...
- 7444: Brave New Worlds Social Outcas
- ... social ideas. Huxley used what he saw in the world in which he lived to form his book. From what he saw, he imagined that life was heading in a direction of a utopian government control. Huxley did not imagine this as a good thing. He uses the characters of Brave New World to express his view of utopia being impossible and detrimental. One such character he uses to represent the ...
- 7445: The Secret Sharer 2
- ... between us, throwing a shadow on the way of silent knowledge and mute affection, the perfect communion of a seaman with his first command." It now becomes apparent that the captain finds himself, is in control of himself, and feels confident enough in himself to effectively command the ship. It seems that throughout The Secret Sharer, Conrad uses the narrator's ship as a mirror of the change in character that ...
- 7446: The Red Badge Of Courage --
- ... war, joining the army against his mother s consent. After a few weeks in the regiment he starts to finds war frightening. Crane describes the way Henry flees from battle. He to, threw down his gun and fled. There was no shame in his face. He ran like a rabbit (Crane, 51). He did not think about doing this, he just did it. War caused fear in Henry, which made him ...
- 7447: The Plague 2
- ... of himself and the others. To look at this story from a fatalist point of view one must understand fatalism. Fatalism is the belief that everything happens for a reason and that one has no control. Each person has a destiny and can do nothing to change it. Fatalism is referred to as an inevitability of suffering and the tragedies of life. Fatalist would see the plague as a destiny for ...
- 7448: The Nature Of Man In Lord Of T
- ... civility lies the hidden human passion, savagery and an almost animal-like cruelty. Throughout the novel, there is a constant struggle for power between two groups and the struggle illustrates man's fear of losing control. The fear of the unknown is natural, the fear of losing power is inherited - Golding uses these vices to prove the point that any type of uncontrolled fear contributes to men's stability and will ...
- 7449: The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoe
- ... different ways. The title itself, The Yellow Wallpaper, is symbolizing the role men play in a patriarchal society, where men are the more dominant sex, and how women are trapped in a life of male control. For instance, At night in any kind of light, in twilight, candlelight, lamplight, and worst of all moonlight, it becomes bars! (Gilman 211) This shows how the narrator feels trapped by the paper. Another symbol ...
- 7450: The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
- ... tree, a small brook crossed the road. As he approached the stream he kicked his horse to cross the bridge over the stream, but the horse made a lateral movement instead. Soon after he regained control of the horse, and crossed the bridge the Headless Horseman through his head at him knocking him off the horse. After that all that remained was his hat, a shattered pumpkin, and the horse and ...
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