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- 511: The Work of Cormac McCarthy
- ... more clearly visible, because the prose is no longer elegant and the form is wide open and relentlessly picaresque (Aldridge 97). Another bond between the two novels, is the sharing of character traits. The protagonists, John Grady Cole, and Billy Parham from All the Pretty Horses and The Crossing, respectively, share similar quests and themes. "The two Border Trilogy novels have shown characters who love and weep and seem to have much in common with that part of the human species not labeled as murderers and evildoers" (Richey 141). John and Billy both traveled to Mexico on multiple occasions, giving the novels the label "The Border Trilogy." However even though they had alike characteristics, their purposes for traveling were different and they both went about achieving their goals in different manners. "While Billy focused on the need to mete out a personal justice, John rushed headlong into the swirling chaos which surrounds him" (Young 99). McCarthy, being the genius that he is, also tied the two books together with character, by ending both novels in the same fashion. " ...
- 512: Jane Eyre Role Of Male Dominan
- ... learns how to understand and control repression. Jane's journey begins at Gateshead Hall. Mrs. Reed, Jane's aunt and guardian, serves as the biased arbitrator of the rivalries that constantly occur between Jane and John Reed. John emerges as the dominant male figure at Gateshead. He insists that Jane concedes to him and serve him at all times, threatening her with mental and physical abuse. Mrs. Reed condones John's conduct and sees him as the victim. Jane's rebellion against Mrs. Reed represents a realization that she does not deserve the unjust treatment. Jane refuses to be treated as a subordinate and ...
- 513: American Westerns (maverick, T
- ... for a fair price. When there is talk of traveling through Indian Territory, one man exclaims, "They get mean this time of year." According to "Maverick's" Creator-A Cynical Approach", an article written by John P. Shanley, Roy Huggins, the show's producer, was convinced that Westerns would last as long as there is television.2 He stated, "Westerns will have their cycles just as they have had their cycles ... of his audience complained about Bret Maverick's father telling him, "You're shifty, self-centered and you know the value of a dollar. You'll die wealthy and honored." In 1955, popular western director, John Ford teamed up with longtime friend John Wayne to make "The Searchers", based on the novel by Alan LeMay. It tells a story of Comanche Indians, whom are seen as "lions", whom burn down a home of white residents and kidnap ...
- 514: Much Ado About Nothing - Summary
- ... Antonio reports to Leonato that he overheard the Prince telling Claudio that he is in love with Hero. Leonato says that he'll wait to see what will happen. Act I, scene III Meanwhile Don John, Don Pedro's bastard brother, hides his hateful nature, waiting for the right moment to cause problems for his brother and Claudio, who he thinks has taken his place in his brother's affections. He ... s counsel to accept the Prince when he woos. All wear masks for the dance which leads to confusion and fun. Don Pedro talks to Hero privately while Benedick and Beatrice exchange insults. Meanwhile, Don John tries to cause trouble by telling Claudio that Pedro plans to wed Hero himself. Claudio thinks he has lost Hero and becomes very angry with Pedro. However, Pedro comes in to announce that he has ... and instantly Claudio's jealousy turns to joy. Now that the wedding is arranged, the Duke proposes a plan to get Beatrice and Benedick fall in love with one another. Act II, scene II Don John and Borachio hatch a scheme to thwart Claudio's marriage plans by making Hero seem unchaste. Borachio will arrange to meet with Margaret at Hero's window in the middle of the night. Thereby, ...
- 515: Descartes 2
- ... be claimed for qualities such as heat, colour, taste and smell, of which our ideas are so confused and vague that we must always reserve judgement. (This conclusion is actually quite similar to the one John Locke drew fifty years later in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding.) I think we can grant this reasoning, with the caveat regarding dreaming that I noted above, and of course the other unproved reasonings that ... of great and lasting interest, and provided us with a method we can both understand and utilise fruitfully, speaks for itself. Bibliography 1. Descartes, Ren_ A Discourse on Method, Meditations and Principles of Philosophy trans. John Veitch. The Everyman's Library, 1995. Descartes, Ren_ The Philosophical Writings of Descartes volume I and II ed. and trans. John Cottingham, R. Stoothoff and D. Murdoch. Cambridge, 1985. Frankfurt, Harry Demons, Dreamers and Madmen. Bobbs-Merrill, 1970. Curley, Edwin Descartes Against the Skeptics. Oxford, 1978. Vesey, Godfrey Descartes: Father of Modern Philosophy. Open University ...
- 516: Bill Budd
- ... Those who choose the latter are evil plain and simple. By making this choice they are reflecting not upon the innocent, but upon themselves. This reflection is humanity in its darkest configuration. Billy Budd and John Claggart are opposing forces. Billy Budd who is described as strength and beauty. Tales of his prowess recited. Ashore he the champion, afloat the spokesman; on every suitable occasion always foremost. John Claggart, a man in whom was the mania of an evil nature, not engendered by vicious training or corrupting books or licentious living but born with him and innate, in short a depravity according to nature. These two people who are clearly on opposite sides of the spectrum contrast one another in a plethora of ways. Where Billy is sweet, John is bitter. Where Billy is naοve, John is knowledgeable. Where Billy is content, John is jealous. Lastly, where Billy is good, John is bad. The ugliness that results in the death of both men ...
- 517: The Yellow Wallpaper - Journey into Insanity
- ... her to rest and recover her health. She is forbidden to work, "So I . . . am absolutely forbidden to "work" until I am well again." (Gilman 193). She is not even supposed to write: "There comes John, and I must put this away -- he hates to have me write a word." (Gilman 194). She has no say in the location or decor of the room she is virtually imprisoned in: "I don't like our room a bit. I wanted . . . But John would not hear of it." (Gilman 193). She can't have visitors: "It is so discouraging not to have any advice and companionship about my work. . . but he says he would as soon put fireworks ... for anything. . ." (Gilman 197). It seems that her husband is oblivious to her declining conditon, since he never admits she has a real problem until the end of the story -- at which time he fainted. John could have obtained council from someone less personally involved in her case, but the only help he seeks was for the house and baby. He obtains a nanny to watch over the children while ...
- 518: Mark Twain 2
- ... the most distinguished author of American Literature. Next to William Shakespeare, Clemens is arguably the most prominent writer the world has ever seen. In 1818, Jane Lampton found interest in a serious young lawyer named John Clemens. With the Lampton family in heavy debt and Jane only 15 years of age, she soon arried John. The family moved to Gainesboro, Tennessee where Jane gave birth to Orion Clemens. In the summer of 1827 the Clemenses relocated to Virginia where John purchased thousands of acres of land and opened a legal advice store. The lack of success of the store led John to drink heavily. Scared by his addiction, John vowed never to drink again. ...
- 519: The Yellow Wallpaper: Going Crazy
- ... room, which normally would symbolize a sense of freedom, are barred, holding her in (Biedermann, 179, 382). From the beginning the reader is given a sense of the domineering tendencies of the narrators husband, John. The narrator tells us: John is a physician, and perhaps (I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind)- perhaps that is one reason I do ... submissive behavior. I dont like our room a bit. I wanted one down stairs that opened onto the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old fashioned chintz hanging! But John would not hear of it (Gilman 292). Although she is practically a prisoner in the room, she is given no voice in choosing or decorating it. She attempts to justify Johns treatment of ...
- 520: Mark Twain
- ... the most distinguished author of American Literature. Next to William Shakespeare, Clemens is arguably the most prominent writer the world has ever seen. In 1818, Jane Lampton found interest in a serious young lawyer named John Clemens. With the Lampton family in heavy debt and Jane only 15 years of age, she soon arried John. The family moved to Gainesboro, Tennessee where Jane gave birth to Orion Clemens. In the summer of 1827 the Clemenses relocated to Virginia where John purchased thousands of acres of land and opened a legal advice store. The lack of success of the store led John to drink heavily. Scared by his addiction, John vowed never to drink again. ...
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