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- 15071: The Jungle Socialism
- The Jungle: Socialism During the late 1800's and early 1900's hundreds of thousands of European immigrants migrated to the United States of America. They had aspirations of success, prosperity and their own conception of the American Dream. The majority of the immigrants believed that their ... the hardships and obstacles which Jurgis and fellow workers had to endure. He made the workers sound so helpless and the conditions so gruesome, that the reader almost wants a way out for Jurgis. Sinclair's The Jungle is a "subliminal" form of propaganda for Socialism. At a time in our nations history where the rich were very wealthy, and the poor were penniless, Sinclair's portrayal of socialism in ...
- 15072: The Grapes Of Wrath 2
- ... long time either. He left because of conflicts he had with his belief in God. After they sit and talk for quite a while they decide to walk to the Joads house together. Although Tom's parents have no idea that he has been paroled. But as they reach the house the two of them notice that it is unusually banged up and empty. When they step inside, the house is ... and that tractors now plowed the earth instead of men. Then Muley tells Tom that his family is staying with his Uncle John. The next morning Tom and the preacher set out to Uncle John's house. When they get there Tom surprises his dad and whole family with his sudden arrival. Soon after Tom learns that the entire family is going to go west, to California. After little debate they ... camped. The next morning they headed west again fully aware of their good fortune. After that things did not go quite as well. Grandma started to get sick, even more than her depression over grandpa's death. Their money situation was starting to get grim as well. But soon they crossed the border into California. When they got across they stopped near a river to relax. They set up camp ...
- 15073: To Kill A Mockingbird Injustic
- Whether the injustice is mental, economical, or physical, the innocent person it effects, will always suffer. Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird has more than an abundant supply of injustice present in novel. Miss Maudie says it best when she states that it's "a sin to kill a mockingbird" (p.94). This statement reflects the following characters because they can all be considered mockingbirds, and since they were all harmed in some way they can all be considered ... was a victim of physical injustice who suffered the worst consequence, death. For all the good deeds he did for Mayella Ewell, he eventually ended up dead. Tom Robinson was a victim of Maycomb County's policy where an honest black man's word does not up rank up to a dishonest white man's word. This policy ended up getting him killed as he was convicted of a crime ...
- 15074: The Decline Of Freedom (animal
- ... place. The animals try to survive by themselves in a peaceful, democratic way, but one pig named Napoleon enjoys the taste of power and turns it into a dictatorship. Throughout the whole story, the animal s rights, along with their freedom and equality, which they fought so hard to gain begins to disappear. With equal blame on the thirst for power from Napoleon and the willingness to follow authority no matter what happens from the animals such as Boxer, the perfect world which the animal s dreamed of becomes worse then they had ever thought possible. Napoleon, a selfish, manipulative pig, decides that he wants power and will gain it using as much force as he needs. Napoleon decides that Animal ... power as possible. This is evident when he starts doing business with the humans just to get more money. This goes against everything Animal Farm stood for when Old Major first thought of it. Napoleon s ability to gain a lot of power in such a small time was also helped by the actual inhabitants of Animal Farm. Boxer, who was the strongest animal on the farm, is a hard ...
- 15075: St. Augustin
- ... is clear that the two authors, St. Augustine and the poet respectively, differ on their views of death, which helps to paint a better picture of the world that each writer lived in. In Augustine s writings, death plays a major role in life; it serves as the stepping stone to a greater existence in heaven. In Augustine s world, Christianity and God both play an important role in how death is viewed. In the poets writings we see a different perspective, one in which the time you spend on earth is of great ... first year of a friendship .you took him from this world (Confessions, 75). When all hope of saving him was lost, he was baptized as he lay unconscious (Confessions, 75). This passage about St. Augustine s friend helps to illustrate that as death drew near in Augustine s time, thoughts went to the after life in heaven. This hypothesis is furthered when Augustine writes about the death of his mother. ...
- 15076: Secrets In Scarlet Letter
- Scarlet Letter-Secret Theme One of the main themes in The Scarlet Letter is that of the secret. The plot of the book is centered around Hester Prynne s secret sin of adultery. Nathaniel Hawthorne draws striking parallelism between secrets held and the physical and mental states of those who hold them. The Scarlet Letter demonstrates that a secret or feeling kept within slowly ... demonstrates what happens to the soul. Dimmesdale, as it is later made known, commits the serious crime of adultery with a young married woman named Hester Prynne living in the Plymouth Colony. Because of Hester s unwillingness to reveal her partner in sin, and Dimmesdale s fear of persecution and most of all humiliation, the minister is forced to keep his sin a secret. So he watches as Hester is placed before her peers on a platform in front of ...
- 15077: Parable Of The Sower - Communi
- Community - Parable of the Sower "In Christ, we who are many form one body and each member belongs to all the others" (Romans 12.5). The bible directly describes and defines community; it is human's innate need to bond together, providing the basis of a community. In a religious sense, a community can be described as the interaction between a group of individuals. All communities need distinguishing factors that not ... only unite the members in thought but also in action. Rituals and agreements within a community are traits that provide just that; they help characterize and unite the group within the organization. In Octavia Butler s novel, Parable of the Sower, she creates a surreal world in which a community joins together to fend off harsh and frightening realities of the world outside the walls. A community, itself, should provide security ... when there is a threat to disrupt the peace and comfort that a group setting provides. The adult men and women put the fire out with garden hoses, shovels, wet towels and blankets Kids [Lauren s] age helped out where [they] were needed and put out any new fires The very old people watched the little kids and kept them out of the way, and out of trouble (p 28). ...
- 15078: Odysseuss Brutality
- ... upon the servants and maids who had been unfaithful to Penelope and had slept with the suitors. Some may say this punishment was too harsh, and made Odysseus less than an honorable man. However, Odysseus s actions are justifiable. Indeed those who occupied the lord s manor during his absence did so with no honor. But one may argue that Odysseus method of punishment was far too brutal, especially for the murder of the ladies who had dishonored his household. How ... This seems unjustifiable, and very inhumane. Odysseus was so overcome with his hate that he lost control, perhaps it was his years of denying the power of the gods that led him to brutality. Odysseus s actions are indeed aggressive and morality at this point in his life seems to have faded. All these things considered, the validity of Odysseus s actions remain fair. Because of his denial of the ...
- 15079: Mark Antony As A Developing Ch
- ... by getting the mob to release their anger by rioting and going out and killing the conspirators. Antony then starts a war against the conspirators and when this war starts Antony changes from the people s hero to just a normal greedy leader. His hate for Brutus grows over time and with that hate grows greed. Antony starts thinking more about his wealth then about the people that he is supposed ... did not so, when your vile daggers Hack'd one another in the sides of Caesar: You show'd your teeth like apes, and fawn'd like hounds, And bow'd like bondmen, kissing Caesar's feet; Whilst damned Casca, like a cur, behind Struck Caesar on the neck. O you flatterers! Antony has become just as those he hates for he and Octavius are Building their wealth and their lands ... become greedy and let his greed take over his thoughts and his feelings. During the coarse of the play Shakespeare allows the character of Antony to develop his character gradually and express his feelings. Antony s Character is one of the strongest characters in the play because of his feelings towards Caesar and how he takes his feelings and uses them to play with the crowd s minds during his ...
- 15080: Great Expectations 2
- ... poverty. In the beginning of the story, Pip is a mild mannered little boy who goes on his own humble life. That though will change as he meets Magwich; a thief and future benefactor. Pip s kindness goes out too help the convict Magwich when he gives food and clothing to him. Magwich tells Pip that he ll never forget his kindness and will remember Pip always and forever. This is the beginning of Pip s dynamic change. In order to make more money Pip s uncle sends Pip to a psychotic old ladies house named Mrs. Havisham. Mrs. Havisham is a mean and nasty character who constantly bickers at Pip and tells him of his unimportance. Pip continues to ...
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