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- 4811: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... Remarque s protagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent Romantic to a hardened and somewhat caustic veteran. More importantly, during the course of this metamorphosis, Baumer disaffiliates himself from those societal icons parents, elders, school, religion that had been the foundation of his pre-enlistment days. This rejection comes about as a result of Baumer s realization that the pre-enlistment society simply does not understand the reality of the ...
- 4812: Addison And Steele
- ... Bell Tolls", "Knowledge and Time", and "Reasons" Addison and Steele show what they know about life and the power they had publishing it. The two men met at a young age at the Charter House School in England where from their they became the best of friends. Through their hardships they ended up going separate ways. Addison went into politics where he became a popular figure in society.(World Book Addison ...
- 4813: A Comparison Of Catcher In The
- ... be expected by society to be that of someone of a lower class. For example, he is repeatedly expelled from schools for poor achievement. In an attempt to deal with his latest expulsion, he leaves school a few days prior to the end of term, and goes to New York to take a vacation before returning home to deal with his parents. Throughout his journey home, he describes bouts of deep ...
- 4814: Death Be Not Proud
- ... if just to steal a few extra hours. Each day, until his last, the determination Johnny had to get well, live a normal life, and even maintain his schoolwork was phenominal. After being away from school for sixteen months, being tested constantly by doctors, and having a rapidly deteriorationg brain, Johnny still managed to graduate with his class and be accepted into Harvard. Throughout his illness, Johnny always had an unwavering ...
- 4815: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... the Western Front was a story told by Paul Baumer, a 19 year-old student. He was convinced to join the German army by a schoolmaster , Kantorek, a along with many of his friends from school. He was trained by Corporal Himmelstoss, a strictly disciplined commander who dislikes Paul because of his defiance. While at the front, Paul along with his other friends made a new friend. His name was Stanislaus ...
- 4816: Black Boy By Richard Wright
- ... to give him his pension. Chapter 6 Richard gets a job working for a female white. She insults him by giving him moldy bread and old molasses. When she inquires what grade he is in school he tells her that he is in the 7th grade and that he wants to be a writer. The white woman tells him that he will never be a writer. He doesn't return to ...
- 4817: A Streetcar Named Desire - Sym
- ... death was immanent and "The opposite (of death) is desire" (Williams, 179). She escaped death in her use of desire. However, she could not escape "death" for long. She was a teacher at a high school, and at one point she had intimacies with a seventeen year old student. The superintendent, "Mr. Graves", found out about this and she was fired from her job. Her image was totally destroyed and she ...
- 4818: Araby By James Joyce And A Sun
- ... in Araby took over his feelings for the girl which were destructive and almost destroyed him. The girl had a negative influenceon him as she occupied his mind taking him away from his sleep and school work. She haunted his him even he was not around her. In “A Sunrise On The Veld”, the character had a purposeful obsession. One that taught him valuable lessons about life, for example, that nature ...
- 4819: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... Remarque's protagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent Romantic to a hardened and somewhat caustic veteran. More importantly, during the course of this metamorphosis, Baumer disaffiliates himself from those societal icons--parents, elders, school, religion--that had been the foundation of his pre-enlistment days. This rejection comes about as a result of Baumer's realization that the pre-enlistment society simply does not understand the reality of the ...
- 4820: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... Remarque’s protagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent Romantic to a hardened and somewhat caustic veteran. More importantly, during the course of this metamorphosis, Baumer disaffiliates himself from those societal icons—parents, elders, school, religion—that had been the foundation of his pre-enlistment days. This rejection comes about as a result of Baumer’s realization that the pre-enlistment society simply does not understand the reality of the ...
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