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- 971: Jim As Hucks True Father
- ... two must look past the differences between them. Although the two seem to be different, Jim and Huck's goal are one in the same; they are looking for freedom. Jim, although running away from slavery, yearns to be with his family. Huck, while running away from "sivilized" life, wishes to be on his own. As their friendship grows, the two realize that they have more in common than they originally ...
- 972: Huckleberry Finn Contraversy
- ... is racism. The term "nigger," referring to African Americans, is used 215 times in the novel. Today that term is considered racist; however, back when the book was written, it was a common expression. Nowadays slavery is unacceptable, whereas in Twain's time, it was ordinary. Critics have stated that Huck Finn is unacceptable for school children. They contest that the novel was written for adult readers because of graphic scenes ...
- 973: Huck Finn, A Journey
- ... of the book as Jim really being, white inside To Huck, this comment was not meant to be degrading, but a simple statement of Jim s humanity. The fact that Huck helped Jim to escape slavery can be known as a rite of passage into the hero s world, as well as his thrust into the adult world. The last step in the hero s journey is the Freedom to Live ...
- 974: Herman Hesses Demian
- ... is traumatic for Sinclair and he is often haunted by nightmares, he is unable to eat, and he becomes withdrawn and sullen. His personality alters as he tries to cope with the bondage of his slavery to this lower-class, troublesome kid, but he sees no escape and reluctantly succumbs to what he believes to be his fate. The arrival of a new kid in town, Max Demian, is noticed by ...
- 975: The Tempest: Caliban
- ... give and delight. This emotional side also brings to light that Calibans hate for Miranda and Prosporo (ie, what portrays him as generally evil) is only to the fault of a building hatred by continual slavery and imprisonment. This is supported by a clear suggestion that before he was abused he also could appreciate emotion: "When thou camst first, thou strokst me, and made much of me....And then ...
- 976: White Fang
- ... of many interesting biblical symbols. The character Beauty Smith, for instance very simply put symbolizes Satan. This man, this creature so vile as to subdue yet another victim (White Fang) into his ever-growing underground slavery prison camps. The greed for money and profit is the only need for this "prison camp"; the dog-fighting gambling is their prison cell. A comparison between the bulldog Cherokee and death itself can be ...
- 977: The Beak Of The Finch
- ... part of Darwin, and he appeared to behave in a scrupulous manner, though consistent with his beliefs. (For example, he refused to allow Karl Marx dedicate Das Kapital to him. He was an opponent to slavery, and though he was no longer a Christian, he gave money to a Christian missionary group whose activities he approved of.) Having said all that, nowadays, others are not quite so charitable in describing Darwin ...
- 978: The Awakening
- ... even Robert. That night she thinks about the forces that have tried to hold her down. She thinks of ". . . Leonce and of the children." (Chopin, 698); they sought to drag her into the soul's slavery for the rest of her days. Finally, she realizes that her only escape is suicide. All her life, she has known people who try to hold her down; she will forget them and meet others ...
- 979: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
- ... would presume that he would have no problem in helping Jim. Yet he fights within himself about turning over Jim to the authorities, by this action within Huck shows that he must have feelings that slavery is correct so that the racial bigotry of the time may be seen. This decision for Huck is monumental even though he makes it on the spot. He has in a way decided to turn ...
- 980: Sweetness And Power
- ... for all social effects; those who do not eat together are aliens to one another without fellowship in religion and without reciprocal social duties" (Quoted on Pg. 4). He also mentions sugars relationship with slavery and the proletarian class in the other chapters and how this differentiated from its connection with the ruling class. Mintz writes this book focused mainly on the social and economical history of sugar, while still ...
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