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- 2351: A Rose For Emily
- People who read about William Faulkner (1897-1962) know that he did not lead an easy life. He had the bad habit to drink too much, but above all he was very lonely. In his short story "A Rose For Emily", the protagonist portrayal, Emily, becomes very important because it represents in some way Faulkner himself. Even though she was perceived as an idol from the town, she felt also very ... alone. In fact, she killed Homer for having her company the rest of her life, and this is probably why she stayed with him all the time before she died. Through the beginning of the short story A Rose for Emily, Emily has leaded her to her own decay. At the beginning, she was a person respected by the town, but after her father's death, she started acting with nonsense ...
- 2352: A Farewell To Arms
- Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel, A Farewell to Arms, is one of the greatest love and war stories of all time. The success and authenticity of this tale is a direct result of Hemingway’s World War I involvement. The main character, Frederick Henry, encounters many of the same things as did Hemingway ... and experiences from his own. Because he endured the very things he writes about the reader is captivated by his detailed, believable story. Hemingway almost “was” and created one of the greatest love and war stories of all time.
- 2353: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... to be. From lining your men up and charging in the eighteenth century, to digging and “living” in the trenches with rapid-fire machine guns, bombs, and flame-throwers being exposed in your trench a short five meters away. Remarque makes one actually feel the fun and then the tragedy of warfare. At the beginning of the novel Remarque gives you nationalist feelings through pride of Paul and the rest of ... fly further and further away. “ We will make ourselves comfortable and sleep, and eat as much as we can stuff into our bellies, and drink and smoke so that hours are not wasted. Life is short.” (P 139) This quote shows that the soldiers sense that they are going to die soon so they want to do everything they can before dying. All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel ...
- 2354: Amazing Quran
- ... his ear, then when someone asks him a question, he thinks that the angel will give him the answer. Because he is crazy, he really thinks that. He does not tell someone to wait a short while and then run to his friends and ask them, "Does anyone know the answer?" This type of behavior is characteristic of one who does not believe that he is a prophet. What the non ... man from that land would doubt the newcomer's word, saying, "You have just come here. How could you know my father?" As a result, he would question him, "Tell me, is my father tall, short, dark, fair? What is he like?" Of course, if the visitor continued answering all of the questions correctly, the skeptic would have no choice but to say, "I guess you do know my father. I ...
- 2355: Animal Farm Relating To Russia
- ... Napoleon s and Stalin s ideas to be dangerous, yet made them more powerful, which satisfied their greed. A third example had such cruelty, when combined with propaganda and silencing those who interfere with official stories makes dictators even more secure. Napoleon purging and killing Snowball. Snowball created commandments that said all animals were equal, and helped to get the animals to be happy and trust each other. He created the ... Russia were Soviets and that they were all equal. Once Lenin died, Stalin took supreme control of Russia. He made supporters of his favored government officials, and then inexplicably forced them to confess to untrue stories. One of the leading theories as to why the government officials confessed is that so many trusted that Stalin was always correct, no matter what. It wasn t worth saying otherwise. By surrendering to Stalin ...
- 2356: A Rose For Emily
- ... This story takes place in the Reconstruction Era after the war when the North takes control of the South. Like her father Miss Emily possesses a stubborn outlook towards life, she refuses to change. This short story explains Emily, her mystified ways and the townsfolk's sympathetic curiosity. The plot of the story is mainly about Miss Emily's attitude about change. "On the first of the year they mailed her ... definitely came from her father's strict teachings. The characters of this story are very briefly mentioned, Miss Emily and Mr. Homer Barron are the two main characters described. Miss Emily was described as a short, fat, aged, and mysterious woman. Miss Emily had been through much and has seen many generations grow before and around her. This brings reason to her strong Confederate beliefs. Homer on the other hand was ...
- 2357: Night
- ... to escape the Gestapo in Poland. He returns to Sighet to deliver his message and to try to warn people of the pending situation. The villagers, however, believe Moshe has lost his mind, finding his stories too outrageous to believe. Thus, they all ignore his frenzied warning. Berkovitz is another villager who returns from Budapest and reports that Fascists are terrorizing Hungarian Jews. This warning too, goes unnoticed. Even when they ... to evacuate, only to find out later that those who had stayed behind in the hospital were liberated by the Russian army just two days afterward. When the future becomes such an enigma, and the stories that people hear sound so absurd, it is easy not to listen to the warnings and to escape to safety. Most Jews never even began to imagine that they would end up where they did ...
- 2358: Anything Is Possible
- ... quite serious. I’m especially concerned about Patty because she’s so down in the dumps." Over the next two weeks, I visited both Patty and Angela. Sometimes I listened as Angela told Patty funny stories. Other times I watched as Angela simply gave Patty the attention and love she needed when she felt alone and scared. I read both of them stories and brought them surprises, like candy and magazines. One day I curiously peeked into Room 209 and heard Angela talking to Patty. She whispered, "No matter how badly you feel, you can’t give up ...
- 2359: Old Man And The Sea Summary
- ... arrived in Havana Harbor. But Santiago's problems were far from over; he was still a day's journey from land, and he knew that the fish's blood would attract sharks. And after a short time, the swift, hungry makos and hammerheads did come. Without fear, they began tearing hunks of flesh from the marlin. Despite Santiago's all-day resolute efforts to kill and beat them off, sharks continued ... Now we fish together again." Then he left Santiago, to sleep. And the old man dreamed about the lions. Commentary Everything about The Old Man & The Sea is classically simple. The style is pure Hemingway: short, Straightforward sentences with one-syllable words. The storyline is linear - easy enough for a child to follow - and the themes are clear and basic, touting manly courage, endurance, and noble suffering. In fact, the novel ...
- 2360: Heart Of Darkness
- ... reveals one of his greatest fears. This is the thought of how uncivilized man could survive in the dark time when there was no technology or sophisticated people. Marlow then goes on to discuss how short and meaningless our lives really are compared to the light of all life and history. Another important aspect of the paragraph is the use of the word, “knight” representing nobility accomplished during the flicker of ... of evil within the novel. Another symbol which occurs in the novel but it frequently overlooked is that of the two women in the beginning stages of the novel who knitting black wool. Obviously this short scene has some symbolic significance simply because they are knitting with black wool. Because this scene takes place before Marlow truly begins his journey, one may think that the women are merely foreshadowing the darkness ...
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