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- 1061: Fahrenheit 451: Insignificance of Life and Death
- ... remembrance. Beatty stresses the fireman’s importance to the happiness of the world. This contrasts sharply with the sense of burning the whole woman, but his argument makes sense within the context of his utilitarian philosophy. Beatty reveals that he has had a file on the McClellans’ odd behaviors for years and says Clarisse is better off dead. Mildred refuses to talk about Clarisse because she is dead. This repudiation of ...
- 1062: A Tale of Two Cities: Inner Soul and Human Emotion
- ... insignificant, this attitude was illustrated when he threw a gold coin to the child's devastated father as compensation. The Monsieur the Marquis revealed his true sentiments to his nephew: "Repression is the only lasting philosophy . . . fear and slavery, my friend, will keep the dogs obedient to the whip . . ."(Dickens, 123) Dickens makes it abundantly obvious that the aristocrats are to meet doom, with symbolic references to fate and death. For ...
- 1063: Sin in The Minister’s Black Veil and The Scarlet Letter
- ... hub of Puritan activity--Salem--he grew up indoctrinated with Christian values, but soon experimented with the philosophical ideas put forth in his lifetime. Perhaps wrestling with Puritanical mores, Hawthorne not only incorporates the new philosophy into his writing, he gives his readers the chance to evaluate for themselves the possibilities of other beliefs. What seems most imteresting in Hawthorne’s texts is the wrestling between two belief systems. On the ...
- 1064: Analysis of the Red Scare
- ... the treatment of the prisoners unacceptable. The Red Scare finally came to an end after a series of actions by high government officials, especially in the Justice Department itself, which showed dissent from Palmer's philosophy. Assistant Secretary of Labor Louis F. Post began to reject most of the cases brought before him concerning the immigrants. Even the Secretary of Labor himself, William B. Wilson turned against Palmer. Out of 6 ...
- 1065: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Twain Revealing His Own Childhood
- ... parts of life. He longs to take advantage of nature and all it has to offer. A quote from the book that exemplifies Tom Sawyer’s attitude toward life is when the author reveals his philosophy, “that work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and that play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.” The other characters in the story revolve around Tom’s character ...
- 1066: Plato's Simile of the Cave: Artist's Work is Based On Illusion
- ... questioning them.” Plato supports writers who relish on good people and censor their work by writing morally sound stories. He is proposing that an earnest man would produce real things (which direct the mind to philosophy) opposed to unreal things (speculations of reality). Because of this, Plato believes that art can increase psychological harm. As stated in The Fire and the Sun, Art or imitation may be dismissed as ‘play’, but ...
- 1067: Death Of a Salesman
- ... own sons who stripped him of hope. The most obvious flaw in society is greed, the desire to get ahead of the next guy. This malady is present on a national level. It is the philosophy of business and comprises the dreams of man. Sometimes, this can drive man to great things, sometimes it can drive a man to ruin. Willy was driven to the latter. (Not his own greed for ...
- 1068: To Kill a Mockingbird
- ... very important characters, for both the developments of kids in the book and reader. The title is something that can be interpreted in many ways. Each one will be different, based on the reader’s philosophy and beliefs.
- 1069: A Sword in the Stone
- ... fish, Arthur learns that size and physical strength didn't really matter and instead, it was more important to have intelligence and to know how and when to use it. Merlyn had a very interesting philosophy, which I agree with, he told Arthur "The way to learn it's by listening to the experts." This quote leads to another of the many experiences Arthur had, the one with the hawks. This ...
- 1070: Native Son
- ... segregation of various social groups such as the communists. In contrast, Jan and Max’s efforts to save Bigger stem from a struggle for equality. They too feel the constraints of oppression, but have a philosophy and social position with which to rebel. Themes Frustration and hopelessness develop as major themes of the story. When Bigger and his friend Gus watch a sky writing plane, Bigger expresses frustration in his statement ...
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