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- 7731: BEOWULF ANALYSIS
- ... to hold and slashes through the monster's body. Then he saw, hanging on the wall, a heavy sword,...the best of all weapons but so massive that no ordinary man could lift...lifted it high over his head and struck with all the strength he had left,...(Beowulf, lines 633-641). This superhero strength continues into the battle with the dragon. By this time, Beowulf is an old man. He ...
- 7732: A Seperate Peace
- ... is completely isolated from the war. These young boys are separate from the reality of the world while they continue their studies just as they had always done, with the only difference being an extra school session in the summer. They have no concept of the danger many people are facing. At such a young age, the war seems so distant and unreal, maybe even fake. According to Witherington, "War is ...
- 7733: A Farewell To Arms
- ... it sparked a chain reaction of numerous countries to become involved. In the novel the countries that are fighting are Italy and Austria-Hungary. During a period of war opposing tension between enemy countries is high. A one point in the novel Fredrick goes in to the barbershop to get his haircut. The barber does not know Fredrick is on the Italians side and he will not accept a tip from ...
- 7734: 1984
- ... citizens. They live in fear because they are afraid of having corrupt thoughts about the governments of Oceania, a crime punishable by death. Winston, the main character, is a man of 39 whom is not high in either intelligence or character, but is disgusted with the world in which he lives in. Winston represents Orwells view on totalitarianism. He works in the Ministry of Truth, which is a place where ...
- 7735: Polonius Is Folish
- ... Hamlet will continue to be analyzed for centuries to come. Scholars believe that Shakespeare created Polonius as a fool because of his foolish dialogue throughout the play. Polonius granted Laertes permission to go back to school in France. While saying good-bye in his chambers, Polonius tells his son: Beware Of entrance to a quarrel, but, being in, Beart that th opposed may beware of thee. Give every man they ...
- 7736: The Positronic Man
- ... law in his quest for the impossible, arriving at last at a terrifying choice: to make his dream a reality, he must pay the ultimate price. I must say that I didn't have very high expectations for this book because I am not a very big science fiction fan, but this book changed my mind. There are many reasons why this particular book changed my view on science fiction. One ...
- 7737: To Kill A Mocking Bird
- ... book was in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. Scout, Jem and Dill spend the summer trying to get Boo Radley out of his house. None of them had ever seen him. Scout started to school and on his way there and back, he and Jem would find gifts in a hole in the tree by the rocky place. Scout and Jem started hearing their father referred to as a nigger ...
- 7738: The Jungle
- ... steel plant, then his son accidentally drowns. Jurgis then becomes a runaway. After an on the job injury lands Jurgis in the hospital, he joins the army of unemployed men hunting for work. During a high unemployment time in January 1904, Jurgis starts begging and meets the drunken son of a meat packing family and goes home with him. When he leaves the family, he is full and has a $100 ...
- 7739: Scarlet Letter
- ... The Pastor and His Parishioner" reveals that the roles are now reversed. Where else could an incongruity such as this occur, but in an accepting environment? What other platform is there for a man of high regard in the community to pour his soul to a woman who is shunned by the public for a grave sin? Nowhere else but in the forest, could such an event occur. Finally, the forest ...
- 7740: A Rose For Emily
- ... quickly informed of her death, no one knew how the tragedy occurred and she died in solitude, all alone. When Miss Emily died Jefferson lost a monument of the Old South. This passage contains a high rate of symbolism, icing on the cake as far as the work is involved. "A small, fat, woman in black, with a thin gold chain descending to her waist and vanishing in to her belt ...
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