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- 1161: Crucible Act 1 Summary
- ... kill Goody Proctors wife. Beth at one point even runs toward the window and gets one foot out before she is pulled back in by Abigail. Their discussion is cut short by the arrival of John Proctor and the hasty departure of Mary Warren, servant to John Proctor. At this point a past relationship, an affair between John Proctor and Abigail is reviled. John Proctor is married and clearly wishes the affair be put in the past and out of the minds all parties involved including that of his wife Elizabeth. When ...
- 1162: Corruption In Cry The Beloved
- ... the most prevailing themes in Cry The Beloved Country, as well as in today’s world. In this story the author pictures many different characters in order to represent this wide spread illness of society, John Kumalo, Gertrude, Abasalom, just to name a few. Johannesburg itself is the summary of all that is wrong with cities of today. There is corruption and poverty. Crime runs rampant, and law-abiding citizens are forced to survive as they can. One of the most typical products of corruption in Cry The Beloved Country is John Kumalo. He has a woman living with him that he hasn’t married; he has no problems with hiring a lawyer that will lie, effectively condemning his nephew to death. His one good trait is ... and make sacrifices for what he believed in or wanted he would have much more power than he has now. Abasalom is a good example of corruption that doesn’t come from the heart. Unlike John, Abasalom does not want to be corrupt, and he is not proud of what he has done. When he killed Arthur he was horrified, and when the police found him he didn’t deny ...
- 1163: Periods Of English Literature
- ... in all areas of human endeavour, even soldiering and commandeering, importance was not placed as highly on these factors of the Renaissance man. Examples of such a man can be found in Sir Philip Sidney, John Donne and Sir Walter Raleigh. A few of the most celebrated writers of all times come from this period, such as Kit Marlowe and William Shakespeare. The latter is undoubtedly the most famous out of ... the Renaissance period include Sir Philip Sidney’s “Astrophil and Stella”, Christopher Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”, Sir Walter Raleigh’s “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd”, and John Milton’s “Paradise Lost”. Most of these names no doubt seem very familiar, as their works are still studied, and highly praised for their high degree of poetic refinement. In sharp contrast to the ... an ideal aesthetic world, and tried to communicate this search throughout their respective works. The Romantic poets, also known as the Lake Poets, included such famous names as William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Lord Byron’s extraordinary tale of “The Prisoner of Chillon” is a very moving story about a man who, thrown into prison along with his two brothers, must ...
- 1164: Jamestown
- The story of Jamestown was one of America's first documented mysteries. There are clear facts about this voyage that have been documented. In 1587, John White did make a temporary establishment on or near Roanoke Island, and that after leaving for three years did return to the island in 1590. On his return, all traces of the colonist having lived there for those three years had vanished. No Jamestown colonist is known to be seen from again. So what happened to them during those three years? Jamestown, which was led by Governor John White, landed on Roanoke Island between April and late July 1587 and was a royal grantee of Sir Walter Raleigh. Jamestown was a small, self-supporting community that was suppose to be protected by the ... more documented writing about what happened at Jamestown, but there are many theories on what exactly happened at Jamestown. The first question is where the colonist first went to establish their colony. James Lasie and John Wright were the guilds for the colony, they were to help the colonist from Roanoke to Chesapeake Bay. Once they got to the designated clearing eighty to one hundred men, men women and children ...
- 1165: Lit. Crit. Jaws
- ... to catch the fish. They all lost their lives except Brody while attempting to catch the fish. The fish eventually dies in the end. Characterization is a main issue in the novel Jaws. As critic, John Spurling puts it, “The characterization of the humans is fairly rudimentary”, (54) Indeed this is true, it is pretty basic. That is not exactly what Peter Benchley was reaching for. He is reaching for suspense ... master of suspense. He states “The climax does have a scenery-chewing, ball breaker harpooner, Quint, a storm, more blood...” (14). That is the whole point of the novel to keep people yearning to read. John Spurling says the shark is done with “alarming skill” and all the scenes are done with “exhilaration ”. He also says each scene has a special “pitch of intensity”. All this suspense leads to something usually ... an escape from reality. BIBLIOGRAPHY Bergman, Andrew. “The New York Times Book Review”. The New York Times Company (1974): 14. Rpt. in CLC 4, Carolyn Riley. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1975. 53. Jones, Daniel. Jorgenson, John, D “Jaws” Contemporary Lyons, Gene. ‘The New York Times Book Review”. Rpt. in CLC 8 and Major 20th-Century Writers, Carolyn Riley. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1989. 82. Moritz, Charles. “Peter Benchley” Current Biograghy ...
- 1166: Black Like Me
- Black Like Me John Howard Griffin was a journalist and a specialist on race issues. After publication, he became a leading advocate in the Civil Rights Movement and did much to promote awareness of the racial situations and pass ... South. His trip was financed by the internationally distributed Negro magazine Sepia in exchange for the right to print excerpts from the finished product. After three weeks in the Deep South as a black man John Howard Griffin produced a 188-page journal covering his transition into the black race, his travels and experiences in the South, the shift back into white society, and the reaction of those he knew prior his experonce the book was published and released. John Howard Griffin began this novel as a white man on October 28, 1959 and became a black man (with the help of a noted dermatologist) on November 7. He entered black society in New ...
- 1167: Analysis Of THE CRUCIBLE
- ... of the greatest aspects of Arthur Millers "The Crucible" was his ability to make a complete transformation of the characters from beginning to end. From the beginning of the play we were told of Reverend John Hales experience in witchcraft and his strong confidence in oneself. As the play goes on, we the readers witness a complete alteration of character. The power in which he possesses begins to blind his judgement, goodness, and sensibility, and thereby causes the death of many innocent people. John Hale arrived in the town of Salem as the voice of authority regarding witches. When first reading about Hale, he gave the impression of being very wise and confident in the area of witches. "The ... Proctor's arrest. He also knew that she was innocent, but was afraid to do anything about it because he was always taught to respect the authority of those above him. By the third act John Hales attitude slowly began to change. He had once been certain of his views, and confident in the ways of the court, but he then started to doubt the court, and even attempted to ...
- 1168: A Separate Peace And A Real Wa
- A Separate Peace and A Real War In his book A Separate Peace John Knowles communicates what war really is. He uses a number of complex characters in a very complicated plot in order to convey the harsh, sad, cruel, destructive forces of war. The Characters Gene and Finny ... realizes this as he walks down the halls to hear the P.T. instructors voice yelling, “Hut! Hew! Hee! Hore!” Indeed Gene’s reality is the truth: the war is very real and very destructive. John Knowles communicates what war really is. He uses complex characters in a very complicated plot in order to convey the harsh, sad, cruel, destructive forces of war. Gene and Finny’s relationship that includes the ... vol. 53, no. 5, May 1964, pp. 313-318. Greiling, Fraziska Lynne. "The Theme of Freedom in A Separate Peace." English Journal (NCTE), vol. 56, no. 9, December 1967, pp. 1269-1272. Halio, Jay L. "John Knowles's Short Novels." Studies in Short Fiction (Newberry College), vol. 1, no. 2, Winter 1964, pp. 107-112. McDonald, James L. "The Novels of John Knowles." Arizona Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 4, Winter1967, ...
- 1169: AN AMERICAN POET
- ... and vast knowledge of his homeland: Benét, Stephen Vincent, (b. July 22, 1898, Bethlehem, Pa., U.S. - d. March 13, 1943, New York, NY), American poet, novelist, and writer of short stories, best known for John Brown’s Body, a long narrative poem on the American Civil War (Fenton). Born into a military family, Stephen was raised on military posts by his father, Colonel James Benét. “His father read poetry aloud ... received his master of arts degree, submitting his third volume of poems instead of a thesis” (Fenton). A Guggenheim fellowship took him to France, with his wife, the former Rosemary Carr. While there he wrote John Brown's Body (1928), which won (1929) a Pulitzer Prize for poetry (Hart 198). “Over 300 pages, the poem covers the Civil War from John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry, W. Va., to peace at Appomattox” (198). The second Pulitzer was given posthumously in 1944, for Western Star (1943) , an unfinished narrative poem about movement to the American ...
- 1170: The Crucible - Characters Hidden Motives
- ... how much wood he was getting and how much he was being paid. This is an example of his self-absorbency and greed. One of the true motives of Abigail Williams was to be with John Proctor, a married man she had an affair with a year before. When the opportunity arose, she took advantage of it, naming Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor’s wife, a witch. She did this without thinking about anyone except herself and did not realize whom she was hurting. This is an example of her selfishness. Other people in the book demonstrated motives of kindness and caring for other people. John and Elizabeth Proctor were a couple that looked out for the good of the people. Their true motives were to correct the witchcraft hysteria taking place in Salem that that time. When John realized ...
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