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- 6231: Little Women
- ... beginning of the story they are all fairly young, the youngest being twelve years old, and their mother, whom they call Marmee, is left to guide them while their father is away fighting in the war. As they grow and mature, they learn many hard lessons about life. For instance, there was the time when Amy, the youngest, suffered her first punishment in school. She carries that anger, humility, and embarrassment ... Mrs. March, the girls' mother. Mrs. March was a very emotionally strong woman who would give up anything for someone else. She is very aware of how her daughters are feeling. Their father is at war, and they no longer have the money that they once had. Mrs. March makes sure that her children count the blessings that they do have and that they do not complain. Continuously yearning for more ... Beth, then the common man should be able to go on after smaller challenges entrap him. Mankind should always love and support each other in all areas of life, and maybe this will make this world just a little more pleasant in which to live.
- 6232: Little Women
- Lost Horizon is the story of four people who, while being evacuated from a war-torn city in Asia, were kidnaped and taken to a mystical and mysterious valley in the Tibetan mountains named Shangri-La. Shangri-La was a uncommonly strange place. It was isolated, it wasn't on ... Shangri-La. Hugh Conway is the central character in Lost Horizon. We mostly see the other characters through his eyes. Conway is a very relaxed and indifferent person. He has suffered great emotional trauma in World War I and has no family or friends back in England. Because of this he is passionless, and thus perfectly suited to remain in Shangri-La and become the High Lama. He is patient and ...
- 6233: Jungle Book
- ... little Toomai had seen what no other had seen before, and was therefore the greatest among the trainers. Her Majesty’s Servants This story is about a group of animals that are used in the war efforts of India. These animals include a donkey, a yoke of oxen, a horse, a elephant, and a camel. Each of these animals go and meet after the camel heard has stampeded. The animals conversation ... animal describes what his life is like and how each is more brave than the next. Then as each animal get to talking about their duties they realize that they are all needed for the war because each of their jobs take a special talent which only their breed obtain. Character Analysis: Stories of Mowgli The main character in this group of stories was Mowgli. He was a quiet, well tanned ... in this novel are something which an every day person could whip up on a weekend yet still be able to send a distinct message through. Rudyard’s purpose, I think, was to let the world know that we must get along with our brothers in nature instead of trying to tame them and conquer them. He must also in the back of his mind had a fascination with the ...
- 6234: Jumping Mouse
- ... the book that prejudice plays a major role in uncovering the reactions of Bamford and Maureen Smales. The Smales were a suburban, upper middle class, white family living in Southern Africa until political turmoil and war forced them to flee from their home and lives. Rebel black armies in Soweto and other areas of Southern Africa revolted against the government and the minority white race, attacking radio and television stations and ... good about himself and takes his mind off of the unfavorable aspects of his new life. Bam constantly listens to the radio, frantically searching for stations broadcasting any updates on the current situation of the war. Unlike his wife at some points, he still retains some hope that the situation will take a turn for the better and that they will be rescued. The radio plays a major role throughout the story acting as a link to the outside world from which they fled. Little by little, radio stations are attacked and broadcasts are made vague and less informative if they are made at all. Once again, the necessity of July is reiterated when ...
- 6235: Invisable Man - Black Leaders
- ... found the Black Muslim movement. In 1916 Garvey moved to the United States. He went to New York City and set up a branch of the UNIA and began a weekly newspaper called the Negro World. Garvey preached that blacks should be proud of who they are. He called for racial pride. Because of his persuasiveness and his eloquence people started to listen to Garvey. Blacks became proud of who they ... group of men who were opposed to the ideals of Booker T. Washington. They named Du Bois as one of the founding officers in 1910. Because of his essays on lynching, his positions on the war, and his criticisms of Marcus Garvey, Du Bois gained respect. The head officers of the NAACP were all white. The organization then took a stance that blacks should integrate with whites. Du Bois left the ... join then the blacks would be taken advantage of. Du Bois wanted equality with the whites; he did not want racial integration with them though. After he left he wrote many books and fought for world peace and nuclear disarmament. In an act of rebellion he joined the American Communist Party and moved to Ghana. In Ghana he denounced his American citizenship and became a citizen of Ghana. Du Bois ...
- 6236: Huckleberry Finn - Critical Essay
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the noblest, greatest, and most adventuresome novel in the world. Mark Twain definitely has a style of his own that depicts a realism in the novel about the society back in antebellum America. Mark Twain definitely characterizes the protagonist, the intelligent and sympathetic Huckleberry Finn ... insult and inferiority. However, the reader must also not fail to recognize that this style of racism, this malicious treatment of African-Americans, this degrading attitude towards them is all stylized of the pre-Civil War tradition. Racism is only mentioned in the novel as an object of natural course and a precision to the actual views of the setting then. Huckleberry Finn still stands as a powerful portrayal of experience ... me all the time… But somehow I couldn’t seem to strike no places to harden me against him…how good he always was… I was the best friend old Jim ever had in the world, and the only one he’s got now… I [will] steal Jim out of slavery again; and if I could think up anything worse, I would do that, too…" (206). Finally, Jim and many ...
- 6237: Freya Goddess Of Love
- ... also known as Freyr, who was the Norse god of Peace and prosperity. Freya's father was Niord and her mother was Skadi. Her father, Niord, who was the ruler of the Vanirs went to war with the Asgard. Both of them grew weary and came in peace. To show his respect with the Asgard he lived in Asgard and ruled the wind and seas. Freya and her husband, Odur, lived ... was loved and adored by many people. Men from every where desired and wanted her. One day a strange giant appeared in Asgard and offered to rebuild the wall that has been destroyed in the war between the Aesir and Vanir. In return Loki, the god who always knew when trouble was taking place, would give the giant the sun, the moon and the goddess Freya. Loki gave him from the ... Green, Roger Lancelyn. Myths Of The Norsemen. Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, 1960. Osborne, Mary Pope. Favorite Norse Myths. New York: Scholastic, 1996. Page, R.I. Norse Myths. Avon: Bath Press, 1990. Wilson, David M. The Northern World. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1980.
- 6238: Everything That Rises Must Converge
- ... the bus. O’Conner uses a good example on page 208, " He stared at her, making his eyes the eyes of a stranger. He felt his tension suddenly lift as if he had openly declared war on her." The reader feels the anger building in Julian’s mother beginning on page 209. It reads, "Her eyes retained their battered look. Her face seemed to be unnaturally red, as if her blood ... at the end of the story. O’Conner ends the story with a strong sentence, "The tide of darkness seemed to sweep him back to her, postponing from moment to moment his entry into the world of guilt and sorrow." O’Conner leaves the reader understanding the main point to the story, and reveals the biggest irony of the whole story. Another element of plot in this story is causality. Causality if important because it shows how one thing effects another. Since Julian’s mother was caught up in her "old" world, this causes Julian to feel angry towards her, which leads him to want to teach her a lesson. Which then lead to his mother’s death. Repetition is also very prominent throughout this story. ...
- 6239: Crime And Punishment
- ... literary works emerge from a writer's experiences. Through The Crucible, Arthur Miller unleashes his fears and disdain towards the wrongful accusations of McCarthyism. Not only does Ernest Hemmingway present the horrors he witnessed in World War I in his novel, A Fair Well to Arms, he also addresses his disillusionment of war and that of the expatriates. Another writer who brings his experiences into the pages of a book is Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Faced with adversity and chronic financial problems, he lived as a struggling writer in ...
- 6240: Crime And Punishment
- Evil is a character in nature that is marked by bad moral qualities bringing about harm and misfortune. In a rational world, with a superior goal demanding righteousness and peace, evil disrupts society and results in sorrow, distress, or calamity. Evil is an almighty force of nature that has forever corrupted societies relentlessly, never to be halted ... traits in mankind that have grown due to society. Forces of it's strong antithesis, good, have fought to overcome and be rid of evil succeeding at times maybe in battle but never in the war. It seems that due to the caliber of its force and prevalence in society, man may never see an end to evil. Supporting this theory is the fact that there is a never-ending battle to resolve this sinister force. Evil has shown so overpowering that it is part of every creature and being in the known world. It comes in many different forms, styles, and shapes. Everyday life consists of many types of evil showing forth, disguising itself at times or at other putting itself in a clear eye's view. ...
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