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- 751: Character Flaws In "Long Days Journey Into Night" and "Death of A Salesman"
- ... teach his sons to do what he does. An example is that both Edmond and Jamie became alcoholics as adults. Also, neither one of them has a home of their own, just like Tyrone didn’t. Willy Lohman’s ignorant approach to life was that one will succeed if he is well liked, no matter how good or poor his skill. He mocks Bernard, saying there is no need to to study, and proves ... never happens because it was an uneducated declaration to begin with. In both plays the sons wander in and out of jobs, never holding any long enough to make a career because of each father’s false teachings. This causes tension within the family because the sons are all in their thirties and are not on any road to making a life on their own. This makes the mother feel ...
- 752: A Good Man Is Hard To Find
- ... to get what she wants. By manipulating her grandchildren, she gets her son to go back to the house with the "secret panel", causing them to meet The Misfit, and ultimately sealing the entire family's death. O'Connor makes the trite seem sweet, the humdrum seem tragic, and the ridiculous seem righteous. The reader can no longer use their textbook ways of interpreting fiction and human behavior because O'Connor ... Sammy found pleasure from the restaurant but now he is afraid to leave the door unlatched. He has given in to the "meanness" of the world. In contrast to the horrible Tower is the grandmother's peaceful memories of the plantation house that is filled with wonderful treasures. However, the family never reach this house because this house does not even exist on the this dirt road or even in the same state. Because of the grandmother's pride she cannot admit that she has made a mistake. "'It's not much farther,' the grandmother said and just as she said it, a horrible thought came to her. The thought was so ...
- 753: Great Expectations - The Book Verses The Movie
- ... famous works, including Great Expectations. Recently, a movie loosely based upon this book was directed by Alfonso Cuaron and starred Gweynth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke. Great Expectations is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, this timeless story takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences. (Movieweb) In the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, a boy named Philip Pirrip (called Pip) was an orphan, raised by his sister who was twenty years older than he was. He was ... Pip. The story begins with Pip at a graveyard visiting the tombstones of the parents he has never met when suddenly a convict, later identified as Abel Magwitch, threatens to kill Pip if he doesn't bring him a file and wittles (food) the next morning. Pip did steal what the convict wanted, with much fear of his sister, and brought it to the convict the next morning, but found ...
- 754: Booker T. Washington
- By: Tim E-mail: TFreem@aol.com Booker T. Washington: Fighter for the Black Man Booker T. Washington was a man beyond words. His perseverance and will to work were well known throughout the United States. He rose from slavery, delivering speech after speech expressing his views on how to uplift America's view of the Negro. He felt that knowledge was power, not just knowledge of "books", but knowledge of agricultural and industrial trades. He felt that the Negro would rise to be an equal in ...
- 755: A Good Man Is Hard To Find 2
- ... to get what she wants. By manipulating her grandchildren, she gets her son to go back to the house with the "secret panel", causing them to meet The Misfit, and ultimately sealing the entire family's death. O'Connor makes the trite seem sweet, the humdrum seem tragic, and the ridiculous seem righteous. The reader can no longer use their textbook ways of interpreting fiction and human behavior because O'Connor ... Sammy found pleasure from the restaurant but now he is afraid to leave the door unlatched. He has given in to the "meanness" of the world. In contrast to the horrible Tower is the grandmother's peaceful memories of the plantation house that is filled with wonderful treasures. However, the family never reach this house because this house does not even exist on the this dirt road or even in the same state. Because of the grandmother's pride she cannot admit that she has made a mistake. "'It's not much farther,' the grandmother said and just as she said it, a horrible thought came to her. The thought was so ...
- 756: The Bell Jar
- "The Role Models of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar" Throughout the novel Esther Greenwood has trouble deciding who she wants to be. Her search for an identity leads her to look at her female role models. These women are not ideal ... is to become. Jay Cee, Mrs. Willard, Philomena Guinea, her mother and Doctor Nolan all act as role models for Esther Greenwood. The ways in which these women are portrayed reveals a lot about Esther’s perspectives on identity and her search for an identity of her own. Jay Cee, Mrs. Willard, and Philomena Guinea are characterized as archetypes and therefore very limiting. Jay Cee is portrayed as hyper, abrupt and ... things. The beauty that Esther sees as the binary opposite of ugly seems to have been acquired through her "millions and millions of dollars" (38). Jay Cee has "brains, so her plug-ugly looks [don’t] seem to matter" (5). But, Philomena has money so nothing else matters. Mrs. Willard is portrayed as the ultimate wife and mother. We are given the impression that Mrs. Willard embodies sensibility. She is ...
- 757: To Kill A Mockingbird: Great Quotes by the Characters
- To Kill A Mockingbird: Great Quotes by the Characters Atticus Respectful of other people Talking about Bob Ewell spitting in his face): "I wish Bob Ewell wouldn't chew tobacco." Page 220 Chapter 23 Responding to Jem talking about Mrs. Dubose not being a lady: "She was. She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe...son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I'd have made you go and read to her. I wanted you to see something about her-I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of seeing courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see through it no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do. Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds ...
- 758: Creative Writing: "The Sin of Cinderella"
- ... The Sin of Cinderella" Halloween is looming and Blair, my four year old great-niece, has been talking about it for weeks. She told me, confidentially, quietly whispering in my ear, that this year she’s going as Cinderella. I’m sure I frowned upon hearing the news. I was hoping for Xena, Warrior Princess or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But no, four year old Blair Allison, the product of three generations of awakening feminism, wants to go as Cinderella. I shouldn’t be surprised that Cinderella has captured another generation. It’s impossible to get through the day without seeing her image. She’s on party plates, p.j.’s, twin sheets, lunch boxes and tee shirts. One tends to forget that Cinderella emerged from a ...
- 759: Its The Earps Vs. The Clantons
- In the 1940 s, protagonists and antagonists were easily distinguished in America s Western-style films. However in John Ford s film, My Darling Clementine , which depicts the famous story of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday s character is portrayed as an elusive, somewhat ineffective man. Not until one of the final scenes does the viewer ...
- 760: Issues Of Addiction
- People suffering from addictions most times won't realize it, but their disease is hurting more than just themselves. It is not only the physical aspect of the addiction that hurts them, but also what it is doing to the life of the ... Life" can be taken as social life, working life, and even life at home. It is extremely difficult to handle these different facets of life regularly while under the control of an addiction. An addict's problem easily finds it's way into the home. This problem can break up a relationship, marriage, or entire family. The addict can rub off on a young adolescent, or an abandoned spouse. Most times, however, the addict doesn' ...
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