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- 2501: The Fountain Head: Individualism
- ... they are very much on the same plane of conscienceless. The reason why Gail conformed to society was to play against their trust in the future. When the Banner first got started, it ran two stories to test which types of stories would best fit society. This type of conformity allowed the Banner to be accepted inside the home. This strategic move allowed the Banner to become enormously popular among the populous. Once the trust has been ...
- 2502: A Tale Of Two Cities: Dr. Alexandre Manette
- ... Two Cities: Dr. Alexandre Manette Dr. Alexandre Manette the great survivor of the Bastille and father to Lucie Manette. Dr.Manette is the most important character in the book. Throughout the book he is the stories backbone. Few subplots ignore Manette. Dr. Manette loves his daughter. She is the world to him, without her he would still be a crazed old man. Dr. Manette's love for his daughter is clear ... my hand.3 Outbursts such as that show that he is not nor may he ever heal his scars. Though the book starts after his imprisonment, his Bastille time contains his actions that effects the stories plot the most. The action that truly stands out is his writing and hiding of the letter that later convicts Charles Darnay. The exposure of the letter during the trail is in my opinion the ...
- 2503: Billy Budd: One Needs to Have Morality and Virtue
- ... John Claggart, the master-at-arms. A man in whom was the mania of an evil nature, not engendered by vicious training or corrupting books or licentious living but born with him and innate, in short a depravity according to nature. Here then, is presented a man with a personality and character to contrast and conflict with Billy's. Sweet, innocent Billy immediately realizes that this man is someone he does ... John Claggart, the master-at-arms. A man in whom was the mania of an evil nature, not engendered by vicious training or corrupting books or licentious living but born with him and innate, in short a depravity according to nature. Here then, is presented a man with a personality and character to contrast and conflict with Billy's. Sweet, innocent Billy immediately realizes that this man is someone he does ...
- 2504: "The Gift of the Magi": Theme of Love
- ... of the Magi" is that love is more important than any material item. Della and Jim, the two main characters, demonstrated the theme. This theme also occurs in the "real world." The theme in this short story has a deep meaning. One way to interpret the theme is that love will last a lifetime, and material gifts will not. Another interpretation is that people will always remember how much they love ... prized possession and they both were willing to sacrifice their most prized possession. Neither gift was useful at the time but it was a sign of their love. This theme not only relates to this short story but it relates to life. For example, Mother Theresa gave her love for the world, but she was not rich. She had more to give in the way of love. Another example was a ...
- 2505: "The Miller's Tale" and "The Reve's Tale": Similarities
- ... and "The Reve's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales are very closely related. They both deal with the relationship between a jealous man, his wife, and a young scholar(s), and they both are immoral stories that contain sex and violence. This proves that the Miller and the Reeve are two very corrupt individuals. However, these tales also share some differences. For instance, the main character in "The Reeve's Tale ... prove that both characters are devoid of moral standards. However, despite their lack of moralistic virtues, these tales can still relate to modern society. A prime example is gossip. Often people will make up scandalous stories when their only intention is to put another individual down. The intentions will remain the same only the way the story is told, and the language will change.
- 2506: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Superstitutions
- ... anything. I think Jim believes this because he does not know any better. He experienced some Superstitions first hand and that is probably why he believes in them. The previous superstitions probably originated out of stories told wrong, exaggerated, or people kept jazzing up stories to make them interesting ,until they turned into nothing, but nonsense. Jim says if you have hairy arms and a hairy chest then you are going to be rich. This originated probably from a few ...
- 2507: An Analysis of Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher
- ... monarch's high estate. (211,V) And this is exactly what happens in the house, the inhabitants are full of sorrow. Another use of upper current meanings in Poe's tale is in the many stories the two read. They seem to suggest a theme of an evil presence. They are mostly based on topics like death, heaven and hell, and similar philosophical works. These stories, and the poem as well, only reinforce the situation Usher is trying to escape from. Everything the narrator does in attempt to solace him only reaffirm the truth that Usher probably knew deep down, there ...
- 2508: Willa Cather's "O Pioneers"
- ... the West arose, some containing truth, while others neglecting to tell the truth about treatment of Indians. Many of these myths referred to them as being the victims of white man's progress. In the short tale, O Pioneers, written by Willa Cather in 1913, tells a tale of the oncoming future of the Great Plains. Although this tale tells about the great fortune of the plains, it forgets to mention ... the "winning of the west." This example again states that the Native tribes were eventually forced off their home land and as a result went to live on the white man's reservations. In the short tale, O Pioneers, by Willa Cather, 1913 tells a tale about the oncoming future of the Great Plains. Although this tale is told about the great fortune of the pioneers, the book and the myths ...
- 2509: Christianity in Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment: An Overview
- ... eventual redemption. She is the daughter of Marmeladov. She is forced into prostitution to provide for her family, but she does so willingly out of love. She is submissive, uneducated, poor, and a woman. In short, Sonya is everything her contemporary world counted as folly, but to Dostoyevsky she too is a testament to God's grace. Sonya feels that she has sunk to the depths, and it is only God ... Dostoyevsky 527). At last Raskalnikov looks beyond himself and begins to see that he is in error and that there is something more than his guilt. He is freed from the slavery of guilt. In short, in this brief encounter with Sonya, the seed of faith is planted. Whether or not the seed will be brought to fruition remains to be seen. However, given Sonya's love and Raskalnikov's desire ...
- 2510: "The Yellow Wallpaper": The Main Character and Cry for Freedom
- "The Yellow Wallpaper": The Main Character and Cry for Freedom The short story "The Yellow Wall-Paper" written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a cry for freedom. This story is about a woman who fights for her right to express what she feels, and fights for her right to do what she wants to do. The narrator in this short story is a woman whose husband loves her very much, but oppresses her to the point where she cannot take it anymore. This story revolves around the main character, her oppressed life, and her search ...
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