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- 2281: Star Wars
- ... aroused by a teacher, Joan McKenzie. She taught him of how the earth is round not flat like his father believes. This starts the conflict between father and son. I believe another thing that both stories have in common is Luke s Uncle and Mr. Solchuk s beliefs that they should stay at their homes and live simple lives like they did. Luke s Uncle believe Luke should stay on Tatoonie ... he had always dreamed, he also destroyed the death star and put an end to the Imperials. Luke however could not receive forgiveness from his Uncle because he was killed. I think that both these stories are closely related in their story lines because of how: both Nick and Luke desired to leave their homes, their parents disapproved of their dreams and they both became successful when they did leave.
- 2282: The Cask Of Amontillado
- ... sentence though ranges from four words (ll. 38) to thirty-three word (ll. 59-61). The thirty-three word sentence contains two commas, and a semicolon. In The Cask of Amontillado, Poe keeps most sentences short, mainly because of the dialogue, but the longer sentences are kept readable with breaks provided by the commas, and the semicolons. 8)Does the author tend toward loose(cumulative), periodic. or balanced sentences? Poe tends ... attention, then he picks up the pace. His sentences are not very long, and the description he provides are helpful for you to get even more wrapped up in the story. The dialogue provides extremely short sentences which picks up the rhythm to a furious pace to see what the other character is going to do or say next. The description of action by the characters is very vivid and descriptive ...
- 2283: The Joy Luck Club Essay
- ... Woo tell the story of "The Joy Luck Club," a group started by some Chinese women during World War II, where "we feasted, we laughed, we played games, lost and won, we told the best stories. And each week, we could hope to be lucky. That hope was our only joy." (p. 12) Really, this was their only joy. The mothers grew up during perilous times in China. They all were ... Chinese parents. They never gained a sense of real respect for their elders, or for their Chinese background, and in the end were completely different from what their parents planned them to be. By the stories and information given by each individual in The Joy Luck Club, it was clear to me just how different a Chinese-American person is from their parents or older relatives. I found that the fascinating ...
- 2284: The Invisible Man 4
- ... G. Wells, is about a mysterious man who is very secretive. This story is one of his better books. The reason I chose to read this book is because I love science fiction and fantasy stories. This one, by a very good writer, proved promising as a book I would like. That concept is growing thin with the classics list. The story starts out in the winter at a small railroad ... man had unpacked his bags and had some strange apparatus put together. The man also had his glasses off and his eyes looked sunken. During the next couple of weeks, the townspeople were making up stories of the mysterious man. Some thought he had some kind of disease. Other weird things were happening in town as well. One night in one of the houses in town they heard something in their ...
- 2285: The Invisible Man 3
- ... G. Wells, is about a mysterious man who is very secretive. This story is one of his better books. The reason I chose to read this book is because I love science fiction and fantasy stories. This one, by a very good writer, proved promising as a book I would like. That concept is growing thin with the classics list. The story starts out in the winter at a small railroad ... man had unpacked his bags and had some strange apparatus put together. The man also had his glasses off and his eyes looked sunken. During the next couple of weeks, the townspeople were making up stories of the mysterious man. Some thought he had some kind of disease. Other weird things were happening in town as well. One night in one of the houses in town they heard something in their ...
- 2286: The Hundred Secret Senses By A
- ... s school would tease her for having a Chinese sister that knew nothing and she hated Kwan for it. However, Kwan didn't mind and still was nice to her sister, she would tell her stories about her past life in China and about her Yin eyes, which give her the ability to see the dead (it also got her committed in a mental institution for shock therapy). Tan makes it ... plot revolves around the yin eyes that Kwan has. Kwan, Olivia, and her husband go on a business trip to Kwan's homeland. Olivia finally reconciles her relationship with Kwan and learns that all those stories that her sister told her were real. She now believed in ghosts and the hundred secret senses that keep the past alive. The trip brought Olivia and Simon (after he disappears and she worries for ...
- 2287: The Hobbit Book Report
- ... visions of elves feasting in the forest. To their surprize every time they announce their presence to the elves...they elves vanish! Once again Bilbo finds himself seperated from the group. He stops for a short nap and awakes to find himself tied down by a giant spider. He uses his sword to cut himself free. He then attacks the spider and kills it. Feeling proud of his deed, he decides ... his m agic ring and implements a plan to rescue his companions. It is a success and t he party (once again) gets out of an awful predicament. The celebration of escaping the spiders is short lived since the dwarf s are yet again captured...this time by the Wood Elves. Bilbo however dons his ring and escapes capture. He followed the elves to there home in the forest. There he ...
- 2288: The Raven Symbolism
- ... And the tempest (storm) outside shows more of his isolation, and is a contrast between the calmness of the chamber and the tempestuous night. I believe Poe put no moral in " The Raven", but his stories were more like puzzles that he wanted people to poke and pry at , and in the end to accomplish nothing. He has accomplished his goals by making many Poe readers go a little insane by trying to figure out the logic of his insane stories.
- 2289: The Outsider And The Secret Li
- ... heroism. There was one small detail; it was a daydream of Walter Mitty whose life was lonely and discouraging. It was his way of dealing with the reality of his miserable life. Even though these stories do not seem to be comparable, by examining them a little closer, is revealed that the characters have many things in common. Meursault and Mitty were trying to escape the realties of their lives; yet ... in his real world. Or, could it be that Mitty wanted to give up, and because he was a coward in the real world, he committed suicide in his dream instead real life? In both stories, all the events that led to final moment would enable one to believe it was a suicide wish. Tragically, Meursault's death was the real punishment and Mitty's, even though it was in his ...
- 2290: The Scarlet Letter -x
- ... Customhouse only to lose it three years later and be forced to write again to support his family. Consequently, The Scarlet Letter was published a year later. It was only intended to be a long short story, but the extra money a novel would bring in was needed. Hawthorne then wrote an introduction section titled "The Custom House" to extend the length of the book and The Scarlet Letter became a ... wound or trouble in Dimmesdale's soul is contributing to his declining health. Eventually, Chillingworth discovers that Dimmesdale is Hester's partner in crime, and secretly plots his revenge. However, Chillingworth's plans fall far short of fulfillment when Dimmesdale finally summons the courage to stand on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl. It is there, in the presence of the Election Day procession, that the dying Dimmesdale confesses his guilt ...
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