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- 541: Tales Of The New Babylon
- ... educator; and besides, having children gave him a concern for the future of France such as had never filled him to the same extent before. Zola had a clear message in La Dιbβcle, that of teaching France its wrongs, which was misinterpreted by many at the time. Bibliography * A Dictionary of Marxist Thought-Bottomore, Harris, Kiernan, Miliband-Blackwell, 1983 * Emile Zola-F. W. J. Hemmings-Oxford University Press, 1966 * Garden of ...
- 542: T.S. Eliot
- ... Even though Eliot did receive fame for this poem, he still struggled with financial problems. He was forced to get a job as a school teacher from 1915-1916. Eliot was still writing and now teaching, and also was having problems with his marriage; these factors undoubtably, led Elliot to collapsing and being sent to a sanitarium in Switzerland(Longman). He was thought to have suffered from a nervous condition, but ...
- 543: Smerdyakov
- ... precisely outlines in the sixth chapter how Smerdyakov is different in this respect. In this chapter, Smerdyakov systematically rejects the three passions that consume the lives of his three brothers. First, Smerdyakov challenges Grigory's teaching of the Scriptures. He offends Grigory by questioning the plausibility of the Bible. He rejects religion. Then, Fyodor recommends a book and is offended when Smerdyakov finds it boring. Smerdyakov also finds no humor in ...
- 544: Sir Gawain And The Green Knight: The Role Of Women
- ... since he does not attribute this to Morgan. This enables him to then turn her plan, which was hatched for destructive purposes, to a noble and elevating test which serves the high moral purpose of teaching Gawain a lesson--hold true to the ideals of the Christian doctrine as a support for the chivalric code. Gawain, in his confession and absolution, goes through a similar shifting of power and blame. When ...
- 545: Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
- ... is an implication that the power has been shifted back to the men. When the power is shifted, Bertilak changes the purpose of the game from destroying Arthurs court to prolonging its existence by teaching Gawain a lesson, which may then be carried back to the other men. Although Gawain has clearly learned a lesson and has taken up the girdle as a symbol of his shame, the other knights ...
- 546: Siddhartha
- ... But after a time of restless self-denial, Siddhartha decides to leave. He hears about the Illustrious One. This man they call Gotoma or Buddha is supposedly a wonderful teacher incorporating all the methods of teaching. Govinda finds the man to be pleasing and wise with his thoughts and sermons on doing away with suffering. Siddhartha, however, finds the one and only break in the chain. Siddhartha's question of how ...
- 547: Secret Lion - Symbolism
- ... realize that their thoughts of the river change. As time goes by, the arroyo dissatisfies the boys, and they decide to stop going there. "Nature seemed to keep pushing us around one way or another, teaching us the same thing every place we ended up"(45). At the beginning of the story, another symbol, the grinding ball, represents balance. But after the boys found it, they understand that they cannot have ...
- 548: Robinson Crusoe
- ... the arrival of Friday had become easier by the hands of two men rather than one. Fridays ability to work as diligently as he did is an indication of him being civilized. Along with teaching Friday to speak his language, Robinson Crusoe also made attempts to retrain his eating habits. Friday was a cannibal like those who had brought him to the island in the first place. He enjoyed consuming ...
- 549: Great Expectations 3
- ... like Huck Finn. Nevertheless, they attempt to make Huck into what they believe will be a better boy. Specifically, they attempt, as Huck says, to "sivilize" him. This process includes making Huck go to school, teaching him various religious facts, and making him act in a way that the women find socially acceptable. Huck, who has never had to follow many rules in his life, finds the demands the women place ...
- 550: Lord Of The Flies - Summary And Background Information
- ... a good adventure. About the William Golding was born near Newquay, Cornwall, SW England, UK. He studied at Oxford, became a teacher, and served in the navy in World War II. Then he returned to teaching until 1961. Poems (1934) was followed by his first novel, Lord of the Flies (1954), widely considered to be one of the greatest English-language novels of this century. Other books quickly followed, such as ...
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