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- 18281: The Scarlet Letter: Sin
- ... time people have read, studied andenjoyed books in which the hero or heroes fall from grace.No matter who those heroes are- the human race in The Bible,the demon prince Lestat in Anne Rice's "Vampire Chronicles"or a certain Thane of Cawdor in "Macbeth"- sin plays a greatpart in all of their downfalls and subsequent ressurections.And the three main characters in Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"-Dimmesdale, Chillingsworth, and Hester Prynne- are no different. All three characters are flung from the normal rolesthat society has laid upon them- minister, housewife, doctor-into new roles- sinner, whore, and vengance crazed sadist.These new roles are not necessarily apparent to all in town.However, even though the townspeople do not know of thesinners, God does. And in God's eyes, whose sin was greater?That, I cannot answer. But in this mere mortal's opinion, the sin of Chillingsworth far outdid the sin of Dimmesdale or Hester Prynne, for Chillingsworth's sin was ...
- 18282: Freud And Jung
- ... and Carl Jung are famous psychoanalysists with unique approaches to personality. At one point they shared many of the same theories and had a deep friendship. In fact, Jung was to be heir to Freud's position as president of the International Psychoanalytic Association. However, Jung developed several new theories and disagreements with Freud. After years of friendship the pair parted in 1913. There were three main areas of personality which Jung disagreed with Freud on--the role of sexuality, temporal forces that influence personality, and the unconscious. The role of sexuality in personality differed greatly in Freud and Jung's theories. Freud felt that sex was the single most important force that shaped and guided personality. His preoccupation with sex may have developed from his own personal experiences with it. As a child, Freud developed a sexual attachment to his mother. Through this experience Freud developed the Oedipus complex--a boy's longing for his mother and desire to replace his father in the phallic stage of development. Furthermore, Freud believed that sex was the basis of most emotional problems. He felt that a normal, healthy ...
- 18283: The Great Gatsby: A Full Spectrum of Character
- The Great Gatsby: A Full Spectrum of Character Throughout Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, there seems to be a broad spectrum of moral and social views demonstrated by various characters. At one end, is Tom, a man who attacks Gatsby's sense of propriety and legitimacy, while thinking nothing of running roughshod over the lives of those around him. A direct opposite of Tom's nature is Gatsby, who displays great generosity and caring, yet will stop at nothing to achieve his dream of running off with Daisy. Also, in the middle of this, are various characters who seem ...
- 18284: A Jury Of Her Peers 2
- Susan Glaspell s A Jury of Her Peers is an ethic drama that presents us with a mirror image of a society where men are considered superior to women in all actions. This drama take are reader, not ... shown to be wrong. This fact can be supported by the character of John Wright who is an abusive husband. Even though he treats his wife improperly, his actions are not condemned; where as Minnie s character, who killing her husband just to stand up for herself is shows to be wrong. In this story men are given a bad role just to make a reader aware of that fact that ... major role not just because they are more talked about but simply because it makes a women reader to stand up for herself imagining themselves as the character in the drama, just as Minnie Foster s character did for herself by killing her husband. The author portrays the fact on women by giving them the role where they are inferior to men and that they have no voice or demands. ...
- 18285: Pudd'nhead Wilson: Slavery
- ... bellum south to discuss issues dealing with slavery. This is exactly what Mark Twain did in his novel Pudd'nhead Wilson. The following discusses the topic of slavery and how it was used in Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson. Pudd'nhead Wilson is the story of two boys, one a black slave and the other a white man, switched at birth. Tom, the slave who is living "white" with his foster ... gambling debts, and in an effort to pay them off sells his own mother back into slavery. His mother escapes, though, and demands to have her freedom bought back or else she would tell Tom's uncle the truth about him being black. Tom was faced with a decision of asking his uncle for money; he decides it would be a better idea, though, to rob his uncle to buy his mother's freedom and pay off his gambling debts. In the process, though, he ends up murdering his uncle and is eventually caught. The truth about him is let out and Tom is set into slavery ...
- 18286: De Tocqueville
- Alexis De Tocqueville, Democracy in America Aristocracy is a phenomenon that is perhaps as natural a summer crop, and as devastating as the locusts that eat it. De Tocqueville s position on aristocracy is quite clear. He is a strong advocate of the aristocracy, it is a part of the natural order and necessary. His position may have some basis, however I have yet to see the upside of a caste system or a good defense of it. De Tocqueville believes that aristocracy provides stability and fellowship. De Tocqueville s support of aristocracy is weak and ill founded. His first point of aristocracy is that of stability, Among aristocratic nations, as families remain for centuries in the same condition, . Stationary families have the stability to ... gain power that they have no real right to hold. Old things often become stagnant and rotten, as did the aristocracy when families intermarried beyond their genes capacity, as well as becoming corrupted. De Tocqueville s second point is that the aristocracy have great lineage and pay homage to their ancestors, A man almost always knows his forefathers and respects them; . This is quite true, however De Tocqueville does not ...
- 18287: Davy Crockett
- ... independent family. Davy Crockett stands for the Spirit of the American Frontier. As a young man he was a crafty Indian fighter and hunter. When he was forty-nine years old, he died a hero's death at the Alamo, helping Texas win independence from Mexico. For many years he was nationally known as a political representative of the frontier. John, Davy's father, moved to Greene County where Davy was born. While Davy was still in dresses, his father moved the family to Cove Creek in Greene County, Tennessee, where he built a mill in partnership with ... Greeneville.) The young Davy no doubt heard tales told by many a westbound traveler - tales which must have sparked his own desire for adventure in the great western territories. In his dealings with his father's customers, Davy must also have learned much about human nature and so refined his natural skills as a leader. While Davy lived there he spent four days at the school of Benjamin Kitchen. He ...
- 18288: Across Five Aprils- Summary
- ... great fiction novel that gives the reader a good perspective of the average family during the Civil War. This book shows the hardships and tough times that the war cast upon everyone in the U.S. The author tries to get the reader to be sucked in by the constant goings on in the lives of the many characters. This story takes place in southern Illinois in the 1860s during the Civil War. The main character, Jethro Creighton, is a nine-year-old boy that lives on his family's farm during the war. His brother Tom and his cousin Eb leave early on and join the fight against the Confederates. Soon after, Jethro's brother Bill runs away to join the Confederate army. This causes much controversy throughout the book and later causes the hate crime of burning down the family's barn. Soon after Bill leaves, Jethro' ...
- 18289: Dante Alighieri
- ... of the time, and fought with them victoriously in 1289. Around this same time he married a member of a prominent Guelph family, Gemma Donati. During the following few years, Dante was active in Florence s disorderly politics.Records show that in 1295, he served several offices. In 1300, he was sent on a mission to San Gimignano for diplomatic purposes and later that same year was elected one of the ... to bring the country under his rule. Dante Alighieri supported his cause and wrote to many Italian political leaders and princes urging them to support king Henry also. In these letters, he presented king Henry s cause as a way of ending the political turmoil in many Italian cities. King Henry s death in 1313 quickly brought Dante s hopes for a unified Europe to an end and he wrote The Latin treatise De Monarchia (on monarchy). This work explained Dante Alighieri s political philosophy. He ...
- 18290: Amy Tan - The Joy Luck Club
- What is the significance of Suyuan's secret about her abandoned babies, in the relationship with her daughter, June? What significance was attached to the swan feather and how is it important/relevant? Suyuan lost hope in Kweilin, she lost hope for ... come here in 1949 after losing everything in China
and her two daughters, twin baby girls. But she never looked back with regret. There were so many ways for things to get better." Even Suyuan's name speaks of her hope for her daughter, "Long Cherished Wish". Suyuan's long-cherished wish is her daughter June, who she named Jing-mei, which means excellent, best quality, or pure essence. Jing-mei is the younger sister who was supposed to be the essence of ...
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