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- 12341: My Kinsman, Major Molineux
- Nathaniel Hawthorne's story, "My Kinsman, Major Molineux", is set shortly before the American Revolution. The main character is a young man, Robin, who is traveling to the city to 'rise in the world', with the help of his uncle. Robin's journey into the city takes place at night, and Robin immediately seeks his kinsman by asking some of the residents. The story develops the events that lead Robin to discover why he is treated with such hostility when he asks directions to his uncle's home. Through his descriptive imagery concerning Robin's environment, his lack of informed judgement, and his subsequent awakening, Hawthorne makes the theme of "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" painfully obvious to the reader. Nathaniel Hawthorne ...
- 12342: Black Elk Speaks
- Black Elk Speaks The book Black Elk Speaks was written in the early 1930's by author John G. Neihardt, after interviewing the medicine man named Black Elk. Neihardt was already a published writer, and prior to this particular narrative he was at work publishing a collection of poems titled ... seeking infor-mation about a peculiar Native American religious movement that occurred at the end of the 19th century for the conclusion his poetry collection, Neihardt was instead gifted with the story of Black Elk's life. Black Elk's words would explain much about the nature of wisdom as well as the lives of the Sioux and other tribes of that period. The priest or holy man calling himself Black Elk was born ...
- 12343: Blake's "London": An Analysis
- Blake's "London": An Analysis In the poem "London", Blake shows that oppression can not be defeated. Weakness and cursing which then leads to death play the dominant roles in the poem. Throughout the poem there are ... I wander through each chartered street, Near where the chartered Thames does flow, And mark in every face I meet Marks of weakness, marks of woe, In every cry of every man, In every infant's cry of fear. In every voice, in every ban," Blake's repetitions emphasize that there is a continual drone of oppression and captivity. The audience can hear the common man beating against the wall of his prison with each repetitive word. Not only is weakness ...
- 12344: George Orwells Satirical Appro
- ... anti-Soviet satire, was "the first in which I tried, with full consciousness of what I was doing, to fuse political purpose, and artistic purpose into one whole." Animal Farm has masked as a manual's guide for many governments around the world. Orwell wrote Animal Farm as an attempt to make people notice the cruelty of Stalin's way of governing, Russia's new government and his opinions of revolutions. The goal of Animal Farm was to get people to open their eyes to Stalin's way of governing Russia. But some people's eyes remained closed ...
- 12345: The Development of Desire
- ... has a direct relationship with the development of western civilization. The attributes a warrior holds, fall respectively with the attributes that each society held as valuable. These characteristics, started by societies ideals, become the warrior's only reasons for continuing their heroics. The ideals however do change with each warrior. At the beginning we have a warrior with one mission, which later the warriors become more challenged and have to change ... while I slept the crew began to parley: silver and gold , they guessed, were in that bag....[bench mates] 'Who has gifts from Aiolos? He has. I say we ought to crack that bag, there's gold and silver, plenty, in that bag!' (Homer 166), with such greed, by opening the bag, the adverse winds are unleashed with full fury. Then every wind roared into a hurricane; the ships went pitching ... return home. He loses men, ships, and wealth from Troy and the gods. With all the losses he sustains over the long journey he is unmoved, for his only passion is to return home. Odysseus's biggest attribute is his personal control of emotions and events. He has many emotions throughout the story, but always exhibits control in thinking and actions. Look at the careful planning and patience when waiting ...
- 12346: Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5: Fate
- Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5: Fate " You guys have a lot of potential, but there are no guarantees of success. This season is like an open book, and you guys must write the pages," said our soccer coach ... Mr. Ziminski, during pre-season. These few words inspired my fellow teammates and I to work at new and even higher level to achieve our goal of a successful season. We believed in our coach's words, we controlled our own destiny; the only way we can achieve our goal of a successful season would be to work extremely hard before the actual season starts. In contradictory to the beliefs of my teammates and I, in the novel Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, Billy Pilgrim, the main character in the novel, is lead to believe that there is no "open book"; an individual's destiny remains predetermined and unchangeable. Upon speaking to the Tralfamadorians, aliens from another planet, they explain to Billy that his constant "time tripping",moving back and forth throughout time instantaneously, should not matter to ...
- 12347: Brave New World: Huxley Predicted Many Events of the Future
- Brave New World: Huxley Predicted Many Events of the Future Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World out of fear of society's apparent lack of morals and corrupt behaviour during the roaring twenties. Huxley believed that the future was doomed to a non-individualistic, conformist society, a society void of the family unit, religion and human emotions ... future, most of which concentrate on a morally corrupt society. The most important of these predictions include: greater sexual freedom, over-population, brain-washing/sleep-teaching, and the use of mind altering drugs. Aldous Huxley's Brave New World warns of a possible future dystopia, based on social attitudes and medical advancements of his time. Huxley's future dystopia is created largely by perverted sexual freedoms, which in turn cause corrupt individuals, entirely lacking ethics and morals. Sexual promiscuity appears to be a much more frequent activity now then it was ...
- 12348: Hamlet - A 1990s Adolescent
- Hamlet identifies with an adolescent of the 1990 s more than he does with the youth of his own time. Hamlet is immature, sarcastic, and takes action during the heat of passion which is very much like the behavior of the youth in the 1990 s. Love, control over action, and the ability to overcome depression are just a few ways to prove maturity. It is obvious Hamlet loves Ophelia in his own way . . . the celestial and my soul s idol, the most beautified Ophelia . . . (Hamlet. II, ii, 109- 110), but his way is not mature enough to include trust toward his lover. The trust that Hamlet should have given her was the key ...
- 12349: Death Of A Salesman - Father-Son Relationships
- The Importance of Biffs Role in "Death of a Salesman" The play "Death of a Salesman", by Arthur Miller, follows the life of Willy Loman, a self-deluded salesman who lives in utter denial, always seeking the "American Dream," and constantly falling grossly short of his mark. The members of his immediate family, Linda, his wife, and his two sons, Biff and Happy, support his role. Of these supportive figures, Biffs character holds the most importance, as Biff lies at the center of Willys internal conflicts and dreams , and Biff is the only one in the play who seems to achieve any growth. Biff ...
- 12350: The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism of the Letter A
- The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism of the Letter A Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter includes many profound and important symbols. This device of symbolism is portrayed well in the novel, especially through the scarlet letter "A". The "A" is the best example because of the changes ... Thus she will be a living sermon against sin, until the ignominious letter be engraved upon her tombstone'"(59). Society places its blames upon this woman. It is because of this one letter that Hester's life is changed. The letter's meaning in Puritan society banishes her from her normal life. The Puritans view this letter as a symbol of the devil. The letter also put Hester through torture: "Of an impulse and passionate nature. ...
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