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- 12101: THe Catcher in the Rye: Summary
- ... dilemma like maybe the city in the raw. Where he/she would be exposed to prostitution, drunkenness, and maybe drugs. Holden Caufield sees himself ruined and tainted by the world. He has failed out of school, drinks, and smokes. His attitude is it is too late for me. But, there is a ray of hope in his life; he feels it is his duty to save other children from the world ...
- 12102: The Hobbit: Fantasy World Comparison To Our World
- ... environment and terrain the group passes through on their adventure is primarily the same as lands unchanged by humans and surrounded by nature appear today. In the book, there are forests with miles of trees, high, rocky mountains, and running rivers just as there are here on Earth. It is not possible that a story such as The Hobbit could occur in real life. However, I do believe that fiction can ...
- 12103: In To Kill A Mockingbird: Scout
- ... emotions, and begins to mature into bright young woman. Scout is learning that things are not always what they seem. She and Jem always believed that their father was not like any other fathers in school. They saw him as old man who cannot do anything; however when a mad dog appears on the street, Atticus kills the dog with one shot. "Jem became vaguely articulate, ‘you see him, Scout? You ...
- 12104: The Crucible: John Proctor
- The Crucible: John Proctor John Proctor is a character from the Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, Throughout the play he changes from being a troubled, self-exiled, sinner to becoming a person of high moral standards. The characters in this play are simple, common people that live in the town of Salem in the year 1692. There is a rumor of witchcraft floating about in the town that has ...
- 12105: The Yellow Wallpaper: Oppression of Women In Society
- ... we never learn -- tells of her depression and how it is dismissed by her husband and brother. "You see, he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do? If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression -- a slight hysterical tendency -- what is one to do?" (160) These two ...
- 12106: To Kill a Mockingbird
- ... a narrowly confined amount of expected abilities. If Miss Caroline had recognized that Scout had advanced abilities, she could have allowed Scout to advance to a higher grade and save Scout from going through a school year that teaches her stuff that she has already learned. Public education is not the only element that Harper Lee uses irony to criticize, however. American political attitudes are also criticized using irony. Harper Lee ...
- 12107: Symbols In The Lottery
- ... were a briught color people might be cheerful and happy instead of worried or depressed. Another reason that the box was a symbol of darkness is because the narrator refers to the box in a high manner. Th enarrator makes the box a big issue throghout the story. If the box did not symbolize anything, the narrator would not have made a big deal about the box’s shape or color ...
- 12108: The Hobbit: A Review
- ... the dwarves on their journey. Tolkien does a wonderful job of making Bilbo the most lovable character in the novel. One cannot help feeling sympathy for Mr. Baggins. The unpredictable wizard Gandalf is also a high point in The Hobbit. Coming and leaving at odd times and at his own will makes Gandalf realistically human. Each dwarf also has his own unique points and personality. The setting of The Hobbit is ...
- 12109: Literary Approach Paper on The Death of a Salesman
- ... home last week..."(50). As one can see, Willy is almost encouraging Biff to steal in order to make a new stoop. However, when Willy finds out Biff has been stealing other things, like the school's football, he seems shocked. "Willy: What is he stealing?...Why is he stealing? What did I tell him? I never in my life told him anything but decent things."(40). Because of the lack ...
- 12110: The Jungle
- ... would no follow. Blacks were exposed during this time. Most blacks were farmers they were taken advantage of buy whites who would force blacks to accept artificial prices for there crops, also they were charged high prices for seed, tools, and groceries. Socialists were like a way of telling workers that there was hope. There was one in the book that gave a speech while Jurgis was around. Jurgis like the ...
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