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- 4271: The Great Gatsby 2
- ... Jay cannot accept that the past is gone and done with. Jay is sure that he can capture his dream with wealth and influence. He believes that he acted for a good beyond his personal interest and that should guarantee success. Nick attempts to show Jay the flaw of his dream, but Jay innocently replies to Nick s statement that the past cannot be relived by saying, "Can t repeat the ...
- 4272: The Grapes Of Wrath 4
- ... They gather everything that they will not have room for on their journey to California, and they drive to a place to sell their junk. When they arrive, they buyer pretends that he has no interest in their junk. The Joad family ends up receiving only eighteen dollars for "every movable thing from the farm: the horses, the wagon, the implements, and all the furniture from the house"(125). Chapter Nine ...
- 4273: Symbolic Bovine
- ... in many places in Madame Bovary is the presence of an open window. This symbol signifies that a major change is approaching. An early occurrence of this happens just before Charles Bovary unexpectedly loses all interest in college and eventually fails his final doctor's exam. Later, a maid talks with a messenger through an open window to discover Charles must go to the Les Bertaux farm to treat the owner ...
- 4274: Sylvia Plath And Lady Lazarus
- ... anything of use. She's indicating that even after death the people surrounding her will be of the dispassionate spectator type, only interested in making use of her material belongings. They will have no personal interest in her. The same way they did not when she was alive. The language Plath uses in the poem is rhythmic and lyrical. It is almost as if the voice of the narrator reaches out ...
- 4275: Sybolism In White Fang
- ... how many people believe that the word classic means old or boring . This is just not the case. In actual fact, the label classic given to books means of the highest quality, or of enduring interest and value. Books with this label are the best there is. Every word is carefully thought out and made interesting for the reader. Symbolism, meaning and detail are all applied effectively to keep the book ...
- 4276: Sweetness And Power
- ... two different sources in fact, that this book is not simply limited to the confines of the anthropological community and interested scholars. It is really suited for any semi-educated person who would find an interest in Mintz s studies. Just the fact that one could find this book in nearly bookstore is a testament of how wide a market Mintz is aiming at. It seems that Sweetness and Power is ...
- 4277: The Story
- ... adventure, a mix of litterary terms, a conflict, an antagonist, a protagonist or hero, all within a coherent timeline, to entertain or teach the person the story is told to. For a person of deeper interest though, a story isn t just something thought up of, it is a source of ideas all so wonderfully expressed, a downpour of action and suspense to crisp the eye, a flow of emotions to ...
- 4278: The Scarlet Letter -x
- ... wear the scarlet letter on her chest, they suggest that she have it branded on her forehead or even be put to death. Perhaps the most important influence on the story is the author's interest in the dark side. Unlike the transcendentalists of the era, Hawthorne "confronted reality, rather than evading it. Likewise, The Scarlet Letter deals with adultery, a subject that caused much scandal when it was first published ...
- 4279: Rabbit, Run Happy Endings
- ... healthy children to be strong, vital citizens." (May, 97). As one would find from rabbit, run, Janice was not the perfect housewife. She let her husband stray because she became a drunk who showed no interest in her family and keeping them together. She killed her newborn baby by drowning her in a bathtub on accident, due to her drinking problem. "Women's magazines pictured housewives as happy with their tasks ...
- 4280: To Kill A Mockingbird 4
- ... that there was only one person in town who has not already at work fighting the fire and that was Boo. Now that Jem and Scout realize that Boo is basically a kind person, their interest in the Radley family begins to fade. In the meantime, they learn that their father has become the defense lawyer for Tom Robinson, who is charged with raping Mayella Ewell. As the trial of Tom ...
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