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- 2311: Death, Rebirth
- ... control the people have, until they completely lose themselves. The darkness becomes an unconscious state which destroys the characters within it. Death runs rampant through the characters in “The Dead” and Heart of Darkness. In John Foster’s critical essay of “The Dead,” he explains how the guests are in a morbid state: “Aunt Julia is old and grey; Aunt Kate’s face is... ‘a shriveled red apple’... Mr. Browne is ... must accept their own mortality and consciously fall. He consents this mortality when he says, “one by one they were all becoming shades” (Joyce 181). Even though it says “they” instead of “we,” according to John Wilson Foster’s critical essay: “Gabriel belongs in this category also, ‘they’ being Joyce’s rendering of Gabriel’s own interior ‘we’” (Fitzgerald 243). Gabriel then symbolically falls “to indicate epiphany, at the climax of ...
- 2312: The Crucible
- ... Salem Village in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Living a plain lifestyle is not easy, unlike what the name states. Living a plain lifestyle (Plainness) is hard work and can sometimes cause tension between people. John Proctor led a simple farmer’s life. He obviously lived by the Puritan belief of Plainness. He disagreed with Reverend Parris in the way he ran the church. Others too agreed with John Proctor: and in efforts to live simply, they stopped going to church, later fueling the accusations for the witch trials. Abigail did not want to make a big issue of what happened in the woods ...
- 2313: Jane Eyre - Miss Temple's Influence on Jane
- ... throughout the novel uses weather to set the mood of a character. Jane’s time at Gateshead Hall was one of misery and anguish. She was subjected to domestic tyranny, and abused by her cousin John Reed continually. Jane, from her “very first recollections of existence” had been told that she had better not think herself “on an equality with the Misses Reed and Master Reed” and that it was her ... of her nature and much of her habits”. It is through Miss Temple’s influence that Jane deals successfully with situations that occur later in her life, including leaving Gateshead and refusing to marry St John.
- 2314: The Yellow Wallpaper: Women In Society
- ... they need to hide in the shadows; they try to move without being seen. The window is no longer a gateway for her; she can not enter to the other side of it, literally, because John will not let her, (there are bars holding her in), but also because that world will not belong to her. She will still be controlled and be forced to stifle her self-expression. She will ... tries to follow them to an end. In this process she has begun her transformation, allowing herself to be completely drawn in to her fantasies and not being afraid of what is happening to her. John, her husband, tells her to resist them, but she does not. Her awareness of the changes in her and her efforts to foster them and see them through to an end demonstrate a bravery that ...
- 2315: The French Lieutenant's Woman
- The French Lieutenant's Woman "Good literature is not an escape from reality, it is in fact a plunge into a deeper reality where universal truths are glimpsed." According to the above definition, John Fowles' book The French Lieutenant's Woman is an excellent example of good literature. He has created a timeless piece of fiction which provides the reader with thoughtful insight into the challenges facing both the ... which is more suited to a person's own special blend of character and how the literature has affected their perceptions of life. Universal Character Traits in The French Lieutenant's Woman REFERENCES CITED Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. The Penguin Group. NewYork: 1970.
- 2316: The Power and the Glory
- ... the priest in fear of being killed, makes us pity the priest because of their acts of rejection. Mr. Fench, Mr. Fellows, and Mrs.Fellows, all show that most of humanity has given up hope. John Atkins said, “Mrs.Fellows knew that death was coming nearer, and that she lived in a cemetery...”(182). These are the people who the priest is trying to save, not himself. This is why we ... to show a main theme of pity. Works cited Allott, Kenneth. “Art of Graham Greene” 1963 there is no publishing information due to the fact that the pages were ripped out from the book Atkins, John. “Altogether Amen: A reconsideration of The power and the Glory.” From “Graham Greene; some critical considerations.” Evans, Robert Owen Again, there is no publishing information due to the pages being ripped out. McEwan, Neil “Modern ...
- 2317: A Separate Peace: Adolescence
- ... of my mind, which gave me , the maneuverability of a straight-jacket. We’re off pal, Finny would call out, and acting against every instinct in my nature, I went without a thought of protest. John Knowles, p26” My book is A Separate Peace by John Knowles. I believe that this book is a perfect example of adolescence. I believe that Knowles shows the hardships and the rewards of friendship perfectly. Another thing that Knowles does very well is showing how ...
- 2318: The Beginning of a Journey
- ... the new publications and maps. Indeed, Thomas Jefferson himself promoted three unsuccessful attempts to find a route to the Pacific: in 1783 by George Rogers Clark (the brother of William Clark); in 1787-88 by John Ledyard; and in 1793 by Andre‚ Michaux. In the summer of 1802, Jefferson, now president of the United States, read Mackenzie’s account of his journey to the Pacific. Mackenzie’s recommendation that the British ... the entrance to the Missouri River. While at Camp Dubois near St. Louis during the winter of 1804, Lewis and Clark obtained maps by James Mackay and Antoine Soulard, a series of route maps by John Evans, excerpts from Jean Baptiste Truteau’s journal, and the journal of Mackay and Evans. Lewis spent a great deal of time in and around St. Louis talking to Indian traders who had knowledge of ...
- 2319: Kent State University: May 4th 1970, Monday Bloody Monday
- ... it on the fence near the Student Union in full view of a rank of guardsmen. Jeff Miller, was the fourth casualty of this conflict on domestic soil. Twelve hundred students filled the gymnasium at John F. Kennedy High School, for the memorial service in the young mans honor (Eszterhas, 233-257). "Who killed Jeff?" Theodore Sorenson asked at the service. " It was not only the guardsmen or the escalation of ... background and common knowledge: At war with war. (1970, May 18). Time, p. 8-14. Gordon, William A., The Fourth of May: Killings and Coverups at Kent State. Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books, 1990. Kifner, John. (1970, May 5). 4 Kent State students killed by troops. The New York Times, p.1. http://www.kent.edu/May4/welcome.html http://www.library.kent.edu/exhibits/4may95/names.html http://www.nomad2000 ...
- 2320: The Sixties - Years of Hope, Days of Rage
- ... differences of regret, despair, pride, and resolution and continued on with their lives. “The Sixties” “receded into haze and myth: lingering images of nobility and violence, occasional news clips of Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan retrospectives, the jumble of images this culture shares instead of a sense of continuous, lived history”(Gitlin,33). Later the Russians shattered “American pride” with their launch of ... which the individual should share in those social decisions determining the equality and direction of his life, and society should be organized to encourage independence in men and provide the media for their common participation. John F. Kennedy won the presidential election by a mere 119,000 votes. The white South abandoned the Democratic Party and had to be pushed back. Once in office, Kennedy kept his distance from congressional liberals ...
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