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- 1531: A Journey Into The Heart Of Da
- ... his credentials and successes, Marlow finds himself awed at Kurtz's profile, saying that Kurtz and his crew were "no colonist; their administration was only a squeeze; they were conquerors. It was just robbery by violence, agravated murder on a great scale, and men going at it blind-as is very proper for those who tackle a darkness" (Conrad 63). Marlow, from the very beginning, develops a need to find Kurtz ...
- 1532: A Clockwork Orange (book Analy
- ... the ground screaming for mercy, and I was smecking all over my rot and grinding my boot in their litsos. ). Many arguments have been made about the censorship of this novella which glorifies sex and violence; however, these elements are clearly manipulated for plot development and character development, and ultimately, the story does pose a moral lesson. By psychological definition, people affected with anti-social disorder (also known as sociopaths or ...
- 1533: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... protected by the young German soldiers World War I. Paul Bδumer, the narrator; enters the war under pressure to enlist; goes to the front and learns about the brutality of war. Paul witnesses the extreme violence that defines war during his time spent on the Western Front. Bδumer and his cronies learn to except the war as part of their lives, but the pains of battle which tear the young soldiers ...
- 1534: Animal Farm
- ... according to Locke, the purpose of the government will have been defeated. Locke believed that if a government is oppressive or corrupt, the people have the right to rebel. Through this book, Orwell demonstrates that violence and the Machiavellian attitude of "the ends justifies the means" are deplorable. Rather he believes in the ideas of Montesquie in which there should be checks and balances and not one main ruler, whose decisions ...
- 1535: Ambition In Macbeth
- ... issue of corruption in national politics, in sports, and in a terrorist government. The Watergate scandal, the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Games, and Haiti s historic civil unrest are examples of abused power, scandal, and violence in which the players are motivated by ambition.
- 1536: A Streetcar Named Desire
- ... of any means possible. In addition the person whoever threatens the existence of his poker game receives a beating, in this case his wife. This scene demonstrates Stanley s viscous animal like traits with such violence. If what happened here was repeated in today s society he would find himself in a jail cell with a pending divorce. During the last scene of the play (pg. 142) Blanche is being taken ...
- 1537: A Tale Of Two Cities Essay
- ... difficult to understand until I became involved with the characters. At that point I had no problem following the plot, which actually became quite swift. The French Revolution was brilliantly displayed in all of its violence and anarchy. The underlying ideas of oppression and anarchy made it enjoyable to see how the characters interacted. I found Carton especially intriguing. He knew that Lucie would never court him, before and after her ...
- 1538: A Tale Of Two Cities - Two Cit
- ... difficult to understand until I became involved with the characters. At that point I had no problem following the plot, which actually became quite swift. The French Revolution was brilliantly displayed in all of its violence and anarchy. The underlying ideas of oppression and anarchy made it enjoyable to see how the characters interacted. I found Carton especially intriguing. He knew that Lucie would never court him, before and after her ...
- 1539: The Force Of Evil
- ... a sudden sense of guilt and fear, as if somehow the crime lay on our shoulders." Dick was caught in the end, and he paid for what he had done. But this act of brutal violence brought out the absolute animal in the people of the town. To catch the beast, they became beasts themselves. They rioted, and refusing to listen to the mayor, they shattered the window of the gun ...
- 1540: Frankenstein
- ... of revenge. Rather than focusing this child-like hatred on Victor, the monster hits its creator where it hurts; his loved ones. This originally peaceful monster, now bitter and hateful, resorts to random acts of violence to compensate for its mistreatment. At "birth," when the first spark of life shot through the creature, there is an apparent natural love and respect for the creator. Victor, on the other hand, fled in ...
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