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- 9241: Little Irish Kids, Another Whi
- ... that Swift is not literally ordering the poor to cannibalize. Swift acknowledges the fact of the scarcity of food and empathizes with the struggling and famished souls of Ireland through the strange essay. Being of high society Britain, which at the time mothered Ireland, Swift utilizes his work to satirically place much of the blame on England itself. Through his brilliant stating of the fact that the children cost money as ...
- 9242: Les Miserables 3
- ... kindness, he had bought Valjean s soul for god and that Valjean must now live a life of good in return. Valjean was saved from his downward spiral of decay, showing the author Hugo s high regard for some parts of the Church. However, Valjean continually tried to turn his life around, and although many times it seemed as if he had succeeded, his past and an ignorant society always caught ...
- 9243: Lord Of The Flies- -the Deteri
- ... the beginning everybody listens to what everybody has to say, and they try to build a civilized society on the island. The boys had obviously gotten a pretty strict upbringing both at home and at school. All of them have a definite view of what is right and what is wrong. We see this even in Jack, as he cannot kill the first pig they meet. At first they are able ...
- 9244: Lord Of The Flies-symbolism
- ... strong morals. In Lord of the Flies, Ralph is the character who is perceived as this type of individual. The first example of this is Ralph s appearance. Ralph keeps and continues to wear his school sweater while other boys run around naked. This illustrates his desire to keep the island somewhat civilized. Secondly, he does everything in his power to keep the boys working together and getting along with each ...
- 9245: Lord Of The Flies 8
- ... deal of friction between Jack and Ralph. V So What? As I was reading this book, I was able to relate to Ralph, his feelings, his confusion, as the 8th grade president at my middle school, I often had to tell the kids the rules, and though we wanted to have fun, there were certain guidelines we needed, but after a while, those guidelines became lax, and soon I felt as ...
- 9246: Literary Themes In All Quiet O
- ... just a matter of one countryland offending another countryland. But yet they wonder, how can a mountain in France offend a mountain in Germany? The war was really just a matter of pride. Germany s high officials were just out for blood and did not exactly want peace. Germany just wanted to show it was better than any other country, even if it had to show it through a shedding of ...
- 9247: Lord Of The Flies 2 -
- ... irrationality and urge for destruction are enduring" (Riley 1: 119). The novel shows the reader how easy it is to revert back to the evil nature inherent in man. If a group of well-conditioned school boys can ultimately wind up committing various extreme travesties, one can imagine what adults, leaders of society, are capable of doing under the pressures of trying to maintain world relations. Lord of the Flies's ...
- 9248: Lord Of The Flies 5 -----
- ... leaders use these tactics as well. They kill and threaten whomever they consider as competition and those who they do not like to gain power and promise materiel things and bribes, such as jobs with high positions, to gain respect and followers. " 'I gave you food,' said Jack, 'and my hunters will protect you from the beast. Who will join my tribe?' 'Who'll join my tribe and have fun?' (Page ...
- 9249: King Lears Blindness
- ... Cordelia: ...................................for we Have no such daughter, nor shall ever see That face of her again. Therefore be gone Without our grace, our love, our benison. ( I, i, ll 261-264 ) Because of Lear s high position in society, he is supposed to be able to distinguish the good from the bad; unfortunately, his lack of sight prevented him to do so. Lear s first act of blindness is his foolish ...
- 9250: Killer Angels 2
- ... things. The Killer Angels also makes reader realize that all of us seem to compete, of course for lower stakes nothing as big as a war. Death seldom visits us in our jobs or at school, yet don't doubt that you are training your life for it. The end is the same for us as it was for them. As Shaara has Lee say, "And does it matter after all ...
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