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- 4281: An Analysis of A Doll's House
- An Analysis of A Doll's House Although I really enjoyed reading A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, I also found this play to be very frustrating. Although Nora's relationship with her husband was to be expected during the time it was written, it annoyed me anyway. Throughout the play it was apparent that Torvald did love Nora, but only in the way ...
- 4282: Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie's Love Life
- Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie's Love Life In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie’s love life involved playing the stereotypical house wife. Everything she did was either some type of chore or an answer to a command. Her first marriage was against her will and forced upon by her ... gave her everything except a place in the world as an individual. Janie would have always been known as Mrs. Jody Starks if he had not passed away. Then Tea Cake came and opened Janie’s eyes to what love really is. Janie loved Tea Cake not only because she received love in a way she never had, but they both grew to accept each other as they were. Tea ...
- 4283: A Separate Peace
- ... it intentionally was because of agreement. The two both agreed that they were going to jump side by side at the same time into the river, but in fact what happens was that Gene didn’t fall with Finny and he held on when he shook the branch. This is supported in this quote right before the event, "Side by side we are going to jump… Holding firm to the trunk ... with him like they agreed upon. He even states that he in fact does jounce the limb, which made him fall. Another reason the Gene did it intentionally was because after the accident he couldn’t believe what he did. He didn’t think it was that serious, almost like he was surprised that what he did made a big injury. He did do it on purpose but without the intent of making such a big deal ...
- 4284: The Great Gatsby - Male And Fe
- Through the interactions between male and female characters, Fitzgerald depicts a variety of social expectations regarding "typical" male behavior in the 1920's. In the novel The Great Gatsby, characters such as Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby, George Wilson and Nick Carraway demonstrate behavior that acts to maintain and live up to expectations inherent in society. Through their controlling ways, these characters strive to define the "typical" man in the 1920's. The notion that a man's success can be measured by his possessions becomes evident through the actions of Tom, Gatsby and Wilson. These characters strive to obtain more than just material possessions. For example, Tom seems to view the ...
- 4285: In What Way Is Lizzy Newberry A Highly Unusual Woman For Her Time?
- ... examples and extracts proving this point. Right from the beginning of the story, Mr.Stockdale asks the young boy where Mrs Lizzy Newberry lived, the boy described her as being ‘’a little particular and won’t hae gover’ment folks, or curates, or the pa’son’ s friends, or such like,’’ which suggests she may be worried about something or have something to hide. Once Mr.Stockdale is settled in the house, Lizzy Newberry realises that Mr.Stockdale has a cold, and ... Mr.Stockdale is very shocked about the smuggling and the extracting of the liquor. The following day when Lizzy asks Mr.Stockdale if he wants a fire in his room he refuses and then doesn’t see her for the whole of the following day because she spends the day in bed, which is unusual for anyone. On page 100 Mr.Stockdale notices a man in the bushes, watching Mrs. ...
- 4286: Easy And Difficult Works In Ed
- ... schools and seek others who have harsh teaching rules. The changes of the social structure caused people tend to learn the high technology instead of studying arts or literature. Some scholars think that people don t know how to write a good paper, or a nice article because people think it s too tedious that takes a lot of time to write, to research, and to edit. People love to look for material satisfaction, or participate with things which they are interested in. Therefore, they probably don t want to spend much time to devote in studying. In my opinion, either having a lot of works or less works has it s own advantages and disadvantages which depends on person s own ...
- 4287: Gps
- ... rediculous, and would only be dreamed about by the people with the greatest imaginations. But today, this concept is reality, in fact, is being used by millions of people around the world right now. It's all done with something called the Global Positioning System, (GPS). Today it is very simple to use this. In cars like Mercedes, Lincoln, BMW, and a few others, computers are installed directly into your car ... afford cars like those, so you can buy computers to install into your car, these are also very expensive, but probably more preferred for those who just want the computer inside their car. But there's also another option, however, less convenient; laptops are being used by millions of people everyday, so with a CD-ROM drive and a GPS antenna, you can hook up your laptop to your car with an antenna and have the same results as the ones that come with cars. Just because we have these in our cars however, doesn't mean that we won't get lost, but it is more difficult to get lost, and it's definetly easier to find your way around if you do get lost. When get in your ...
- 4288: Albert Camus' The Stranger: Meursault Is Aloof, Detached, and Unemotional
- Albert Camus' The Stranger: Meursault Is Aloof, Detached, and Unemotional In The Stranger, Albert Camus portrays Meursault, the book's narrator and main character, as aloof, detached, and unemotional. He does not think much about events or their consequences, nor does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. He displays an impassiveness throughout the book in his reactions to the people and events described in the book. After his mother's death he sheds no tears; seems to show no emotions. He displays limited feelings for his girlfriend, Marie Cardona, and shows no remorse at all for killing an Arab. His reactions to life and to people distances him from his emotions, positive or negative, and from intimate relationships with others, thus he is called by the book's title, "the stranger". While this behavior can be seen as a negative trait, there is a young woman who seems to want to have a relationship with Meursault and a neighbor who wants friendship. ...
- 4289: The Crucible: The Witchcraft Hysteria
- ... his wife, Elizabeth. Abigail gets jealous because of this and Abigail, a few other girls, and a servant from the Caribbean named Tituba dance around in a order that they believe it will kill Proctor's wife. Rev. Parris, Abigail's uncle, sees this and reports it. When Abigail is questioned about this, she denies everything and doesn't tell the truth about what really happened. The news of her and the other girl's strange actions gets around and the hysteria starts. Without Abigail's superstition, and her fear or telling the ...
- 4290: Satire In Huck Finn
- ... Twains novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Grangerfords and Pap are the two characters who are used by Twain to condemn the civilized society. Twain tries to express his feeling that civilized society isn t always the prettier thing. Twain uses the technique of satirizing civilized society. Examples of ways he uses satirizing throughout the story are though exaggeration, stereotyping, and irony. Twain s use of satire exposes the Grangerfords as the typical southern aristocrats and pap as the typical drunken white trash . After a ferryboat accident, Huck seems to lose his slave companion Jim after coming ashore. Huck ... concept of honor. For Twain, such a feud goes against his common sense and anything that violated his common sense was crazy to Twain. The feud has gone on so long hat the people don t even know why they are fighting; yet, embedded in the feud are artificial concepts of civilized behavior. For Example, Mr. Grangerford tells Buck that he shouldn t shoot from behind the bush but he ...
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