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- 4111: Metamophasis
- Franz Kafka's Metamorphasis: Kafka uses symbolism in his short story, Metamorphosis. He uses this technique to make the reader try and figure out what was going on in his head. He brought out in this story many things about his life, including his father ...
- 4112: Hemmingway 2
- The themes of alienation and isolation go hand in hand with the role nature plays in Ernest Hemmingway s short story The Big Two-Hearted River. Nick Adams, whose life and personality parallels that of Hemmingway, constantly retreats to nature to find a quiet place of reflection and self-examination. These moments of isolation are ...
- 4113: My Antonia
- ... carefully drawn parallels in the story that build up to Antonia and Jim's separation was a truly effective method of pointing out its tragedy. However she also used other tools, such as imagery and short anecdotes to further convey her message. All together these elements, plus a good story and plot make My Antonia an excellent all around book, worthy of being called a classic.
- 4114: Heart Of Darkness 7
- ... This gruesome attack was motivated mainly by the fear of cultural intermixing which would impurify the "Master Race." Joseph Conrad's book, The Heart of Darkness and Francis Coppola's movie, Apocalypse Now are both stories about Man's journey into his self, and the discoveries to be made there. They are also about Man confronting his fears of failure, insanity, death, and cultural contamination. During Marlow's mission to find ...
- 4115: Heart Of Darkness 5
- ... he was portrayed in Heart of Darkness. Although his work is considered to be fiction, it is based upon his actual journeys to Africa, and over the years he wrote over 30 published novels, and stories. Conrad's sources are based purely on his own travels, and they only as accurate as he chooses to portray his expeditions. As far as other works from the same time, this novel seems to ...
- 4116: Killer Instinct
- ... Manny could usually be found, peering over the top of his bi-focals, tie askew and silvery hair puffed up like a mad professor. "Hey! Manny? Janice? Is everything free, today?" His questions were cut short as a ski-masked face shot up from behind a display rack. "Shut up, mouthpiece. Get over here. Fast!" The gun held in the robber's fist indicated that he meant business. Billy slowly raised ...
- 4117: Materialism - The Great Gatsby
- ... builds her up to be someone she is not. Lost in his idealistic world, he molds his images of her into a perfect specimen. Nick Carraway comments, "There must have been moments when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams, not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion", yet he refuses to acknowledge these moments" (101). His state of reality is so greatly altered that he ...
- 4118: Creative Essay: Boy Loses His Parents
- ... don't you get some more sleep; after all it's three in the morning. I've got to go- my plane leaves in an hour. Thanks so much for bailing me out at such short notice, old pal." "Hey no problem, buddy, it's only your wife; no need to be worried or anything..." Martin said sarcastically to the dial tone. Martin ran to the shower and was dressed and ...
- 4119: Harrison Bergeron By Kurt Vonn
- Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. In the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut I perceive the theme to be the importance of individuality, and a need for individual difference for fear of losing our humanity when nowadays equality for all is an ...
- 4120: The Invention of the Airplane
- ... flight. These numbers are global performance metrics that reflect the properties of the craft as a whole, not specific features of the design. For example, a glider may remain in the air for only a short time because it does not have sufficient lift, or because it has too much drag. The inventor has no way of knowing which problem to work on. A powered plane may not have enough thrust ...
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