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- 1701: To Kill A Mocking Bird
- By: carlo To Kill A Mockingbird: Plot Line This book starts out with a simple plot being narrated by Scout. Through the first 7 or 8 chapters, a load of descriptions and short stories are told to get a realistic picture of what life is like living in Maycomb County. Only minor events occur such as the introduction of all the characters, Gem and Scout meeting a new friend ...
- 1702: In Contempt by Christopher Darden: A Review
- ... two through six detail his life from birth, his childhood in a working class district of Richmond, California, and becoming a district attorney of Los Angeles in 1981. Chapters two and three mostly consist of stories of him and his brother, Michael, stealing from local stores or his brothers drug deals. When Michael hit his mid-teens hestarted selling marijuana off the front porch of the house and Chris was his ... writes and talks about when he gets older the mood changes and gets more serious. He writes a lot about his brother who was a big influence on him when he was young. Darden retells stories of how he and his brother, Michael, would salvage old, broken radios from the trash and repair them and then sit on Saturday nights listening to the local R and B station. His brother would ... to read the first chapter, which was about the Simpson case I realized that the book wasn't just the boring drivel you would expect from a lawyer. It was intelligently written and had amusing stories from his childhood and fraternity days. Although I didn't want to read it' it wasn't as bad as I had expected, and I found it to be enjoyable and informative.
- 1703: The Journey of Odysseus and Telemachos
- ... he saw Nausikaa, daughter of king Alkinoos. Odysseus gently supplicated to the princess. She first took him to the inhabitants of the island, the Phaiakians, and then Alkinoos, the king. There he listened to Odysseuss stories, and presented him with lavish gifts and a furnished ship back to Ithaca. Resenting this fact, Poseidon turned the new crew into stone for their generosity. This is the time, nearly twenty years after his ... he was recognized, Telemachos asked Nestor about his father. Nestor rambled on and said nothing of real importance to Telemachos. At this point Telemachos became pessimistic, and Athene reassured him with an analogy of Agamemnons short journey, and its consequences. Still emotionally unstable, Telemachos used this opportunity to speak of Menaleus, Agamemnons brother. Nestor agreed that Menaleus may be more knowledgeable that he, and kindly provided him with a chariot, so ...
- 1704: Things Fall Apart
- By: hulseb Things Fall Apart: An Evaluation In “Things Fall Apart,” Chinua Achebe tells two different stories at the same time. One is of Okonkwo, the villager whose rise to power is halted because of all of his misfortunes. The other is of Okonkwo’s village, Umuofia, and its struggle to hold ... father, and it is this hatred that drives him to work hard. After his father’s death, Okonkwo pays off his debts, and starts his long journey to the top of the clan. In a short time, Okonkwo’s hard work pays off and he becomes one of the village’s most respected members. He earns three out of the four village titles. He is recognized as the greatest warrior in ...
- 1705: The Outsiders: An Analysis
- ... than the rest of us—tougher, colder, meaner.” (page 19). I did not think that such a tough person would get himself killed because of a death of a friend, although it was said a short time before the death of Dally that: “Johnny was the only thing Dally loved.” (page 160). The climaxes at the end of the story were the deaths of Johnny and Dally. Here are quotations about ... him, so he robbed a store, and the police officers shoot him. This shows that Dally was sensitive to a death of a friend although he acted like a tough guy. The dialogues in the stories show the thoughts and the feelings of the speakers. The way the gang members talk shows that they are gang members and street boys, because they speak in street slang. When the socs talk to ...
- 1706: Ceremony by Leslie Silko
- ... how the Native American war veterans looked to anyone who happened to look upon them, but that wasn't one of them. The perspective of the women also helped to debunk a lot of the stories the men told about the war and their various conquests etc. Another item for discussion that comes up in Ceremony is what did you as a reader actually learn? Well I learned many things that ... Native Americans, as if they were any other military personnel. Even the elderly of society (who are often the most prejudiced) began to come around and accept the Native Americans into society. But this was short lived, once the war was over (and there usefulness to the army) they were returned to the reservation and quickly forgotten by white society.
- 1707: The Intentional Death Of Franc
- Ernest Hemingway has created a masterpiece of mystery in his story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber". The mystery does not reveal itself to the reader until the end of the story, yet it leaves a lot to the imagination. At the end of the story Margaret ... assumption that the killings were indeed intentional. There is simply not enough tangible evidence given in the conversation or narration that would suggest otherwise assertion. A Character Analysis of Francis Macomber From Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" In Hemingway's The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, the author demonstrates his undeniable ability to bring characters to life by introducing the reader in great detail to the main character, Francis Macomber, through varying literary mechanisms. The ...
- 1708: Medea
- ... 46 Jason crying out to Medea who had killed their two children to revenge what Jason had done to Medea (cheated on her). This quote exhibits the idea of a tragic hero. Jason, in other stories is by far a hero; a common practice amongst Greeks is to have more than one wife. Medea goes overboard and kills Jason's other life and the two children he and Medea had. This ... In this way, two tragic heroes exist. Medea - in this story may be the tragic hero, sacrificing her two children for revenge on Jason. Jason as well may be considered the tragic hero from former stories because he loses his wife, "girlfriend," and children. Tragic hero - the main character in a traditional tragedy, h/she is usually dignified, courageous and often high ranking. The tragic hero usually wins some self-knowledge ... be considered to have two tragic heroes. Medea - in this story may be the tragic hero, sacrificing her two children for revenge on Jason. Jason as well may be considered the tragic hero from former stories because he loses his wife, "girlfriend," and two children. Internal conflict - a struggle between opposing needs desires, or emotions with a single character. Medea is indecisive whether to kill her two children to achieve ...
- 1709: The Ingenu
- ... can easily mold him into their society. All he has are his youthful charming looks, "HE was hatless, and hoseless, and wore little sandals; his head was graced with long plaits of hair; and a short doublet clung to a trim and supple figure. He had a look about him that was at once martial and gentle" (Voltaire, 190) and an awkward manner of being courteous to the Kerkabons "all with ... this tablet and fill it up with his own. Voltaire's L'Ingenu is just an example of a man becoming enlightened during the Age of Enlightenment. It classifies itself as a standard for other stories of enlightenment. Word Count: 1183
- 1710: Jack London's To Build a Fire: Theme
- ... man. The conclusion of the story portrays the man accepting his fate and understands the old-timer at Sulphur Creek had been right; "no man must travel alone in the Klondike after fifty below." Typically, short stories written in the early 1900's often conclude the story with a death or tragedy. London's story is no exception. This story follows the pattern by illustrating events leading up to and including death ...
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