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- 231: The Common Hemingway Protagoni
- ... To top it all off, Krebs can truly be seen as a Hemingway hero by demonstrating grace under pressure. Works Cited Burhans, Clinton S. Jr. "Hemingway and Vonnegut: Diminishing Vision in a Dying Age." Modern Fiction Studies (1975): 173-191. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol 8. Eds. Dedria Bryfonski, Phyllis Carmel Mendelson. Detroit: Gale Research Company. 1978. 284-285. Burhans, Clinton S. Jr. "The Complex Unity of 'In Our Time'." Modern Fiction Studies. 14 (1968). 313-328. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol 30. Ed. Jean C. Stine, Daniel G. Marowski. Detroit: Gale Research Company. 1984. 188-191. Fiedler, Leslie. "Men without Women." Love and Death in ...
- 232: How the Government May Have Created AIDS
- ... the Royal Society of Medicine 79:559-560,1986. (First article in print to address how the AIDS virus was manufactured) Seale J Origins of the AIDS Viruses, HIV-I and HIV-2:Fact or Fiction? Discussion Paper British Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 81:617- 619,1988. Mima C A Vertical Transmission of Viruses Microbiological Reviews 45:267- 286,1981. (States that an "alleged bovine visna virus" is ... by the turn of the century, or shortly thereafter. A story so bizarre, and so sinister that, if it were not for the fact that it is all true, it would make a great science fiction thriller. (Interestingly enough, Lorimar Pictures of Hollywood has purchased the rights to Dr. Strecker's life story.) The story begins in 1983 with Dr. Robert B. Strecker, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Strecker practices internal ...
- 233: Rand's "Anthem"
- Rand's "Anthem" Anthem, a science fiction novel, deals with a future primitive society in which the forbidden word "I", which is punishable, has been replaced by "We". Anthem's theme seems to be about the meaning and glory of man's ... are shackled to the weakest and dullest ones among them." Once free from their restrictive society, they rediscover the knowledge of the Unmentionable times, they discover the self and free will. Ayn Rand's science fiction novella Anthem shows intense emotion. The story takes place in a futuristic world of collectivism where the word "I" has been forgotten. The achievements of the past have been lost until one man feels his ...
- 234: The Grapes of Wrath: Rose of Sharon and The Starving Man
- ... by the larger world family of the migrant people. The publication of The Grapes of Wrath caused a nationwide uproar. This account of the migrant workers was taken more of a social document than as fiction. Some saw it as "a distorted call to revolution." As stated in Masterpieces of World Literature, "As a social document, the novel presents such a vivid picture of oppression and misery that one tends to ... Beach affirms that "The theme that all men belong together and are a part of a greater whole that transcends reality is what makes The Grapes of Wrath different from the genre of the proletarian fiction and makes it an allegory for all men in all circumstances." During the narrative parts of the novel, Steinbeck keeps his style as simple as possible. He is anxious to capture the very basic elements ...
- 235: Pride And Prejudice
- ... review, we find that many of the events do not reflect the time period. The relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy, and the Lydia-Wickham affair, are not realistic. Despite the fact that the novel is fiction, it is questionable that such events could take place. When Darcy first lays eyes on Elizabeth after she is pointed out to him by Bingley, his statement is not that of love, nor of fondness ... into the mannerisms of the nineteenth century, there are many events that I find to be unbelievable even 100 years later. The relationship between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy adds to the fantasy aspect of the fiction novel, but again we are forced to question whether these events are possible. If Elizabeth and Darcy did not fall in love, would we be left wanting them to be? Would we feel something is ...
- 236: Biological Warefare
- ... Anthrax to slay horses and cattle, Plague to poison not armies only but whole districts- such are the lines alone which military science is remorselessly advancing." The scientists looked like they were in a science fiction movie with their rubber boots, tick gloves and sleek suites. They filled a bomb with brown, thick goo. Also known as Anthrax. This virus was considered the most efficient bacteria for a biological weapon because it was very infectious and deadly. Every sheep exposed to the bomb was killed. "They were incontrovertible proof that biological warfare was no longer just a nightmare science fiction fantasy: it could be made a reality. The Gruinard tests proved that germs could be produced, transported, loaded into munitions and exploded over target areas without necessarily destroying the fragile living organisms which spread the ...
- 237: Tortilla Flat
- ... to be experienced--therefore the reader must completely understand what happens in it. You should appropriate comparisons, contrasts, draw analogies of what is in the novel and one's own experience. While the elements of fiction are important in isolated ways, relating the parts is most important. A novel should show, "a direct, personal impression of life." The form of the novel is so free, so liable to variation, so open ... a source of moral guidance, and spiritual inspiration. 5. Literature is the probable successor of philosophy and religion (Matthew Arnold). 6. According to Aristotle and Horace - literature can foster virtue. 7. Since the creators of fiction are teachers and artists, they can corrupt morals and undermine religion (Plato). STRENGTHS of the novel: WEAKNESSES of the novel: How the novel is framed, Steinbeck's self-consciousness, Uses of names and initials Ultimate ...
- 238: Symbolism in "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
- ... parable in which people can take their own meaning as well as predicte their own ending to the novel (French 126). The reader can see parable qualities of The Pearl by looking at the moral fiction of Kino or man in general, searching for the wealth, the security, and the freedom in life which is expressed in the novel (McCarthy 108). The moral fiction and it's contants are found under the catagory of the book's characteristics. The big characteristics of The Pearl are the appealing characters and the obvious allegory of man as a whole in relation ...
- 239: The Black Cat
- ... a term designating one who either consciously or unconsciously distorts the truth , we are caused to get a one sided story in which we don t know whether what we are reading is fact of fiction (Prinsky 231). Poe s use of the first person point of view strengthens the intent of moral shock and horror writes Martha Womack( 5). By beginning the story with the phrase, For the most wild ... Ed. Robert Regan. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1967. 169-171. Hoffman, Daniel. Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1972. May, Charles E. Edgar Allan Poe: A Study of the Short Fiction. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1991. 78. Poe, Edgar Allan. The Black Cat. Ed. Martha Womack. n.page.online. Internet 29 July. 1998. Available http://www.poedecoder.com./Qrisse/works/blackcat.html. Prinsky, Norman. The Black Cat ...
- 240: Summary of Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" With Background About Steinbeck
- ... and the principal authorizes it. John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, Monterey County, California. He was an American author, who won the 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature. Steinbeck's best known fiction tells about the struggles of poor people. His most famous novel, The Grapes of Wrath (1939) won the 1940 Pulitzer prize. The novel tells the story of the Joads, a poor Oklahoma farming family, who ... of a family reflected the hardship of the entire nation. Through the labor the organizer, Jim Casy, taught the Joads that the poor must work together in order to survive. Steinbeck set much of his fiction in and around his birthplace of Salinas, California. His first novel, Cup of Gold (1929), is based on the life of Sir Henry Morgan, a famous English pirate of the 1600's. Steinbeck's next ...
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