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- 1691: Chrsanthemums
- By: Anonymous The Chrysanthemums, by John Steinbeck, is set in the beautiful valley of Salinas, California, during a time when California was the land of plenty. A place where dust storms and drought were unheard of, where water was plentiful and ... human values, stir the reader's thoughts and emotions, and leave them with an awareness of life. "This story has one rare, creative thing: a directness of impression that makes it glow with life." Bibliography John Steinbeck Word Count: 1609
- 1692: Billy Bathegate By E.L. Doctor
- ... these situations, Billy learns from them in order to better his role in the crime family. It is for these reasons that the young fifteen year old boy quickly develops into a man. Bibliography Bemrose, John. "Growing Up in Gangland." in Macleans Magazine. March 1989: 58-9. Vol. 102, No 12 Clifford, Andrew. "True-ish Crime Stories." in The Listener. September 1989: p.29. vol. 122, no. 3131. Eder, Richard. "Siege Perilous in the Court of Dutch Schultz." in Los Angeles Times Book Review. March 1989. p. 3. Kazin, Alfred. "Huck in the Bronx." in The New Republic. March 1989. Pp.40-2. Leonard, John. "Bye Bye Billy." in The Nation. April 1989. pp. 40-2. Vol. 200 no. 12 Pease, Donald E. "Billy Bathgate- a Review" America. May 1989. P. 458-59 Rubin, Merle. "Bathgate: Technique Surpasses Tale." The ...
- 1693: A Tale Of Two Cities LA
- ... about the author, plot, and characters in the story. Devices and styles used to complete the book are also in this paper. On February 7, 1812 in Portsea, Charles Dickens began his life. His father, John Dickens, spent little time with Charles. The family lived in poverty and John was in prison much of the time. When Charles was two, the family moved to London. At age twelve, Charles worked in a factory pasting labels on bottles of shoe polish. He only worked there ...
- 1694: The Riddle Of St. Leonards
- ... The main character of The Riddle of St. Leonards is Owen Archer. Owen is an ex-soldier, who is now a spy for the Archbishop of York and for sometime Lord Chancellor of England, John Thoresbry. Owen is assisted in his sleuthing by a group of York residents who include his wife, the apothecary Lucie, and Bess Merchet, owner of the York Tavern. There is also Magda Digby who is ... this story and she is thought to play a big part in these crimes. This story takes place in 1369 A.D. in the city of York. Owen has been asked by York's Archbishop John Thoresby and his nephew Richard de Ravenser, the Master of St. Leonard's Hospital, to find what lies behind the troubles at the hospital. Once again, York's one-eyed ex-soldier, reluctantly accepts these ...
- 1695: Claudius And Hamlet
- Claudius & Hamlet, would the inhumane and sick character please step forth. Upon reading the sampling of "Hamlet" criticisms in John Jump's "Hamlet (Selections)" I disagreed with a few of the critics, but my analysis was the most different from Wilson Knight's interpretation. He labels Hamlet as "a sick, cynical, and inhumane prince" (Jump ... Hamlet is his conclusion that Claudius is "a good and gentle king, enmeshed by the chain of causality linking him with his crime" (Jump, 125). Knight dismisses the murder of Old Hamlet too easily. As John Jump states, "Claudius was no impulsive offender, suddenly acting our of character. He deliberately and treacherously poisoned his mistress's husband, a man who was his brother and his king" (Jump, 125). Claudius is saddled ...
- 1696: Grapes Of Wrath Book Report
- ... there is much to learn about the United States in its economic turmoil. During the depression, thousands of people looked for work, and were cheated every step of the way. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, is the story about a family living during the days of the depression and what they did to survive. Many families were hurt by the depression, so Steinbeck wrote of a typical family with ... Toms sister, is sick, and she goes into early labor. Before long the baby is born, but it is blue and shriveled, never breathing once. They put it in an apple box and Uncle John takes it out to a swift stream. Rose of Sharon wakes up, and her mother tells her she can have another baby. The rain continues, and the family huddles on platforms as the water floods ...
- 1697: A Seperate Peace
- A Separate Peace by John Knowles A Separate Peace was written by active author John Knowles from his real experiences and personal struggles. Knowles attended Phillips Exeter Academy, an exclusive New Hampshire prep school, for two summer sessions in 1943 and 1944. This book vaguely outlines his experiences at Exeter ...
- 1698: Comparison Of The Scarlet Lett
- ... great scene of grief, in which . . . " (233) expresses the fondness of Dimmsdale for his daughter Pearl. Although in The Crucible, such types of relationships are not evident. The only relationship in the story occurred between John Proctor and Abigail. This "relationship" was more of a crush and lusting by Abigail than a true relationship of love as that of Hester and Dimmsdale. Proctor and Abigail have simply been in a "relationship" without the knowing of Goody Proctor, John's wife, nor to the knowledge the other townspeople. Proctor becomes determined that his affair with Abigail will not continue, " . . . I will no longer come for you." (77) Relationships in both works were not the ...
- 1699: Jane Eyre
- ... her dreams become shattered and she feels the burden of deceit and pity for herself. Her feelings are further dampened by her homeless struggle on the streets after running away from Thornfield. She finds St. John who offers her conditional love and marriage, based on her willingness to devote her life towards god. Jane realizes that St. John's proposal concerns fufilling a comittment towards god with an ideal partner, and lacks the love she had been offered by Mr. Rochester. Jane decides that accepting such a proposal would not provide true happiness ...
- 1700: Jane Eyre
- ... other hand, poor weather in the novel was used to foreshadow negative events or moods. In the opening of the novel, when Jane was living in Gateshead, while she was reading an unpleasant visit of John Reed was foreshadowed when the weather was described, After it offered a pale blank of mist and cloud: hear, a scene of wet lawn and storm-beat shrub (2). Jane confronted John Reed and was sent to the red room that she dreaded. Later in the novel, when Mr. Rochester proposed to Jane, the departing of the two was strongly foreshadowed when (the tree) had been struck ...
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