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- 381: The Mayor Of Casterbridge 2
- ... is the antithesis of Henchard; he is very close to science, machines and the modern world. While Henchard runs his business with you shall ha et and I ll do t, Farfrae runs his with letters and ledgers and also his rowing machine. The rowing machine is the best example in the novel of how Farfrae runs his business, it precisely places the seeds in rows, letting none go to waste ...
- 382: The Heat Death Of The Universe
- ... reader to the same assumption. Sarah demonstrates scientific thinking methods constantly; always making lists, noticing irrelevant and abstract things, counting and lettering objects, constantly pondering ideas and concerned with factual matters. Sometimes she numbers or letters the things in a room there are 819 separate moveable objects in the living room she is passionately fond of children s dictionaries, encyclopedias, ABCs and all reference books (193). Combining all these facts, statements ...
- 383: Supernatural Forces In Macbeth
- ... knife see not the wound it makes,Not heaven peep through the blanket of the dark,To cry, hold, hold! Enter Macbeth Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor Greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter! The letters have transported me beyond The ignorant present, and I feel now The future in the instant."(Act I, Scene V, 42-57). The three sisters are capable of leading people into danger resulting in death ...
- 384: Steinbeck, His Critics, And Of
- ... New York Herald Tribune. In 1944, his first son, Tom, was born. His second son, John IV, followed two years later. In December of 1948, Steinbeck was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. On December 28, 1950, Steinbeck married his third wife, Elaine Anderson Scott. On October 25, 1962, Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. On September 14, 1964, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom ...
- 385: Song Of Solomon A Search For A
- ... widow. Her husband will not touch her, holds her only in contempt, and rarely acknowledges she exists. Magdalene called Lena has her own demons and makes flowers to keep the demons quiet. First Corinthians receives letters that offer her an existence of her own. Milkman receives his nickname because he was suckled long after an appropriate age and subsequently, never seems to grow up and flies from responsibility. Macon Dead may ...
- 386: Short Story Analysis Of Edgar
- ... How could he comprehend Poe's psychic landscape, where the mind wars against the body to rejoin the spirit with God. Griswold recoiled. Though we disparage his onslaught of Poe's reputation, his alteration of letters and other records of fact, we can also perceive the Reverend's desperation. He was bright enough to see what Poe undertook, and was scared silly. So what is being undertaken here is a psychical ...
- 387: Sherlock Holmes
- ... upset in the summer of 1892 when Sir Auther Conan Doyle decided to kill off what he called "a lower stratum of literary achievement". City gentlemen wore black arm bands and Doyle received threats and letters of abuse. This was an indication that the people no longer regarded Holmes as just a character but much more. He was a reflection of the hopes of a generation. It was not until 1901 ...
- 388: Santiago Is Hemingway (old Man
- ... saw him again." Santiago's longing for the boy simply represents Hemingway's longing for his son. Hemingway greatly regretted losing Gregory and biographer, Jeffrey Meyers remarked that "the persistent vilification of Gregory in his letters merely emphasized how much Hemingway had loved his son." Thus clearly demonstrating the desires shared by Hemingway and Santiago. The similarities in lifestyle, mentality and even desires between Santiago and Hemingway are too many and ...
- 389: Summary Of Slaughterhouse-five
- ... After the death of his wife, as well as his remarkable survival of a plane crash, Billy had brain surgery. His daughter was very concerned about him after the plane crash because he began writing letters to newspapers telling about his time traveling experiences, as well as Tralfamadore. Billy feels that the Tralfamadorian philosophy is correct, and so he tries to tell everyone of it through the newspapers as well as ...
- 390: The Magnificence Of Autumn
- ... his doctor's orders to seek a warm climate, Keats went to Rome, where he died. Some of his best-known poems were published after his death, including "Eve of St. Mark" (1848). Keats's letters, praised by many critics as among the finest written in English, were published in 1931. "To Autumn," by John Keats, soothes the heart and eases the mind with its tranquility. Written in iambic pentameter, the ...
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