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- 1241: Laidlaw
- ... ask threading his way through peoples minds , he done this with ease , nobody knew how he could do it so easy . One reason was probably because he was so philosophical and studied a lot of philosophy ; which was probably why he was so sceptical about everything in his life. Laidlaw's authority demanded far too much respect than anybody could give. This even spread into his home and his family , he ...
- 1242: Life On The Farm
- ... when he inspires a rebellion of sorts among the animals. Of course the actual time of revolt is unsaid. It could be the next day or several generations down the road. But Old Major s philosophy is only an ideal. After his death, three days after the barnyard speech, the socialism he professes is drastically altered when Napoleon and the other pigs begin to dominate. It s interesting that Orwell does ...
- 1243: Huck Finn Grows Up
- Many changes violently shook America shortly after the Civil War. The nation was seeing things that it had never seen before, its entire economic philosophy was turned upside down. Huge multi-million dollar trusts were emerging, coming to dominate business. Companies like Rockefeller s Standard Oil and Carnegie Steel were rapidly gobbling up small companies in any way possible. Government ...
- 1244: Grapes Of Wrath 3
- ... while his ability to get work while very few people do, also benefited the family. He is also the main protagonists for his family, with his independent nature, and the main follower of Casy s philosophy on human nature. Tom s journey let to Casy s death it wasn t his fault but he realized the importance of Casy s ideas. This ultimately let to this leaving the family to help ...
- 1245: Grapes Of Wrath 4
- ... Ma. When they are driven out of their Hooverville and Tom is with difficulty restrained from violent words and acts against the deputies, it is Ma who explains to him what we might call the philosophy of the proletariat. Ma believes that her people, the migrant farmers and Okies , are part of her family. For that family Ma will do anything to help them and her entire life is devoted to ...
- 1246: Franny And Zooey And The Razor
- ... I can t how you can pray to a Jesus you don t even understand. And what s really inexcusable, considering that you ve been funnel-fed on just about the same amount of religious philosophy that I have what s really inexcusable is that you don t try to understand him. 4 Secondly, in The Razor s Edge, Maugham s first discussion with Larry was about Larry s explanation as ...
- 1247: Chaucerian Commentary
- ... Tales provide a picture of medieval life and the character of the medieval generation. Chaucer uses the images of the individual travelers in the Tales to paint a picture of his own society. Chaucer s philosophy best described as humanist, or liberal humanist; it places the individual above history, and esteems the human capacity not to be made but to make history. (Patterson, 1) This humanist theory is evident through out ...
- 1248: Catch-22 2
- ... capitalistic enterprise and specifically with M & M Enterprises. He lives by the principle that "what's good for the syndicate is good for the country," despite the diametrically opposed arrangement of his position and his philosophy. (Seltzer 298-99) Colonel Cathcart tries to scheme his way ahead; he thinks of successful actions as "feathers in his cap" and unsuccessful ones as "black eyes." For example, as the commanding officer, he keeps ...
- 1249: Candide The Satire Of An Age.
- ... see that he has quickly recovered his optimism. Voltaire is using Candide's blatant optimism to relate to the people of his time that also have the same type of optimism. He also bombasts the philosophy that states all actions are a part of an illustrious, benevolent cosmic plan. It is Pangloss who says it is impossible to for things to be where they are. For all is well (30). What ...
- 1250: Bless Me, Ultima
- The loss of innocence in life is an inevitable process. Losing one s innocence comes merely by growing up. The philosophy of the loss of one s innocence is a definite theme in the book Bless Me, Ultima. This theme is displayed throughout the entire story and plot of the novel. There is loss of innocence ...
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