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- 4511: The Odyssey: Summary
- ... sets sail in secret that night. Following Athena's advice, Telemachos visits King Nestor of Pylos to get information about his father. Athena accompanies him disguised as an old family friend, Mentor. Nestor tells Telemachos stories about Odysseus. Telemachos continues his search on horseback with Nestor's son Megapenthes. Telemachos and Megapenthes arrive at and are welcomed into the home of Menelaos and Helen. Menelaos tells Telemachos of his travels with ...
- 4512: An Analysis of William Styron's "The Long March"
- ... marched the whole distance. The tone of the novel is very gloomy but at the same time it is adventurous. One example is near the end of the march when the men are taking a short break and the truck is picking up all the men that have crapped out when, Al Mannix finds out that the colonel got on a jeep a while back, and he hauls people off the ...
- 4513: Addison And Steele
- ... documented five hundred and fifty-five essays that were depicted from the world around them. They used the feeling of love to show about human nature and what it did to achieve its goals. Through stories, such as "Jilts and their Victims", "Country Festival", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Knowledge and Time", and "Reasons" Addison and Steele show what they know about life and the power they had publishing it. The ...
- 4514: Hughes' "Black Voices oby the Tales of Simple": Jessie Semple
- ... Through his character, Semple, Hughes shows that even with the complexities of modern urban living that simplicity will prevail with simple men who provide simple truths backed by simple answers. For this reason the Simple stories were written for his own people because until this time most of Hughes' work had been written for the white readers of the time. However, with his new character Jessie B. Semple, Hughes returned to ...
- 4515: Henry Fielding's "Joseph Andrews"
- ... his natural desire be fulfilled through little pleasures. Through the sexual advances made on Joseph and Fanny, this desire for them by the other characters tells the reader not to become so barbaric. Through the stories of Leonora and Mr. Wilson, the moral reason is not lose their solf control just because somebody is attractive and they want a quick thrill.
- 4516: Jane Eyre: The Maturing of Jane
- ... better place but it helped Jane stand on her own feet. Through the help of Helen Burns, Jane has learned to love, forget hatred and live her life in happiness. Helen states: "Life appears too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs." These words shows that Helen is more mature and experienced than Jane. Jane observes: "Miss Temple is full of goodness
" Miss Temple was another great influence ...
- 4517: Huck Finn Is A Very Troubled Young Boy
- ... but they say they are very busy. Huck is so convincing that he gets the men to leave and never look back. Huck seems to have the extraordinary ability to make up the most bizarre stories and lie his way out of even the hairiest situation. There are even more examples which I can use to back up my theory. Nearing the end of the book Huck loses Jim. It seems ...
- 4518: An Inquiry Into Ophelias Madne
- ... as herself, she sings and speaks of rosemary s and pansies which are invisible to everyone else. She says goodbye to her brother for the last time, leaving him filled with rage and grief. A short while after, Ophelia is found dead in a river, having drown that afternoon. Some believe her death was suicide and some assume that it was an accident. Unlike the other characters in the play, Ophelia ...
- 4519: The Outsider: Meursault
- ... and his character. His unconventional train of thought and attitude is reflected not only in Meursaults unorthodox observations but also in the way the novel is composed. All of the sentences in the novel are short and in staccato rhythm. There are no connective conjunctions in any of Meursault's speeches, reflecting his simple, existentialist attitude to life. His philosophy is reflected in the way that he describes things; when he ...
- 4520: John Gardner's "Grendel": Good vs. Evil
- ... s actions. Humans, in this case, are the ones who should be cursed. They, not Grendel, lie, cheat, and kill each other for no reason. No matter how unfair it seems the shaper forms his stories and others believe without question. It should become evident to the reader how important Grendel is to making the humans in the story have meaning. Without Grendel's interaction with the humans the reader may ...
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