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- 6271: A Farewell to Arms: Style
- ... of lefts and rights coming at us without pause. Take the following passage: We were all cooked. The thing was not to recognize it. The last country to realize they were cooked would win the war. We had another drink. Was I on somebody's staff? No. He was. It was all balls. The style gains power because it is so full of sensory detail. There was an inn in the ... the wall to make it stop, nights in bed, drunk, when you knew that that was all there was, and the strange excitement of waking and not knowing who it was with you, and the world all unreal in the dark and so exciting that you must resume again unknowing and not caring in the night, sure that this was all and all and all and not caring. The rhythm, the repetition, have us reeling with Henry. Thus, Hemingway's prose is in fact an instrument finely tuned to reflect his characters and their world. As we read A Farewell to Arms, we must try to understand the thoughts and feelings Hemingway seeks to inspire in us by the way he uses language.
- 6272: Accordion Crimes: Dismal Reality Checks
- ... a barber shop window where it is bought by a young Mexican boy named Abelardo who goes on to have four children, three of which learn to play the accordion, while the fourth died at war. The daughter, Felida, ran away from home at 17 and became one of the best folk accordionists ever. Chris loved to play the accordion but was killed in a courtroom by a furious father-in ... and amount of pictorial usage used all throughout the novel. Although there were only words in the book, at some points it was almost as if I was looking through a small mirror to the world in which all these things took place. I was also thoroughly impressed at the style Proulx uses in describing the disasters that befall the characters, as if they aren't important. There were times that ... to us decides our path. References Proulx, E. Anne. Accordion Crimes. Dead Line Ltd. New York, New York. 1996 Kanner, Ellen. Interview with Anne Proulx ProMotion Inc. 1996 http://www.bookpage.com/ Dirda, Michael. New World Symplony: Accordion Crimes Sunday, June 16 1996. http://www.washingtonpost.com/
- 6273: My Son's Story
- ... of apartheid. Gradually, though, Sonny becomes more and more connected to his people's struggle, an exceedingly dangerous one, which leaves him with less time for his family. Sonny's exertion to achieve a new world for his people leaves his family's world, as well as his own, in serious danger. His dedication to his political responsibility results in an affair with a white human-rights worker that ultimately leaves him estranged from his family, an immense sacrifice ... and political commitment were one(125). Sonny has no real need for his family because he is satisfied by what Hannah can give him. His goal to end apartheid and achieve peace has ultimately created war between him and his family. The outside political issues have consumed his life and the peace he is striving so intensely for needs to begin with his family. Sonny is a person who fights ...
- 6274: Comparison of Conroy's "Prince of Tides" and "The Great Santini"
- ... family, and that he was the trouble maker. In the Prince of Tides novel the author uses a first-person style narration, which adds depth and gives the reader more insight into the character's world. In the Prince of Tides Conroy has the main character describe to the reader through flashbacks, and memories, all of the events of his life from when he was just a young boy all the ... 35). The elements of the past in both of the novels help the reader in deciding the development of each main character. In each novel, the reader can use these past events to build a world for the character in the present day. This is how the author gets the reader to decide for themselves how each main character in each novel has changed from their childhood to the present. They ... to himself. An example of this is after Bull Meechum dies in the fighter jet accident, and Ben admits to sometimes wishing that his father would go away for a year and get called to war, and get killed. The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini were very interesting novels. The Great Santini had more of a abusive theme to it than the Prince of Tides did, but it ...
- 6275: Mark Twain and the Lost Manuscript of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- ... When he was twenty-two he fulfilled a childhood dream by becoming apprenticed to a riverboat pilot named, Horace Bixby. After his apprenticeship, he worked as a river boat pilot for four years. The Civil War stopped riverboat traffic in 1861. Clemens was out of work for several weeks before he traveled with his brother Orion to Nevada. Orion had aspirations of becoming Territorial Secretary of Nevada. Clemens became a reporter ... a fortune promoting (Twain). In 1894 and 1896, Twain wrote two new sequels to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but neither of these were successful. In another attempt to repay his debts, Twain launched a world lecture tour. Twain repaid all of his debts by 1898. Twain wrote very little in his last days due to family and personal problems. Twain- America's favorite humorist- turned into a pessimistic writer, whose ... first and second halves, is now in the Erie Country Public Library's collection (The Twain Shall Meet). The manuscript, which represented the first half of a handwritten first version, caused a sensation around the world, and scholars have called it a stupendous literary find (Getlin, 1). The second half of the manuscript is thought to have fewer significant changes than the recently discovered first half. Changes in the first ...
- 6276: Lord of the Flies: The Theme of Religious Persecution
- ... the Bible's Jesus. In much the same way Simon's death represents the death of Jesus, Piggy's death is a metaphor for the Holocaust. Golding was a Jewish man living in Britain during World War II. He was deeply troubled by the images he saw of the Holocaust and he portrayed that masterfully in this novel. Piggy was different from all the other boys as the Jews were different from ... be reminded of what has come to pass. If people forget the true nature of man, the story of the young boys on the island shows it will only happen again. By including a nuclear war in the story, Golding alludes that the next time society deteriorates, may be the last.
- 6277: A Separate Peace: Contrasting Gene and Phineas and the Struggle for Power
- ... separate might. Gene Forrester, the reserved narrator, is weakened by his struggle for power. While, Phineas was inspired by his own power within. The novel conveys how peace can weaken or inspire during a mental war. Phineas, a natural rebel, is known as the best athlete in school. For example, he and three others come to look at a tree, which is considered among the Upper Middler students at Devon an ... and Phineas are one. His life is formless and void. Gene developed a hatred for Phineas because of this reason. Gene feels that Phineas personally tries to take over and control him. Gene created a war between himself and Finny that never existed. Gene concludes that he "killed [his] enemy there," meaning that he killed both Finny and also what was, at the same time, foreign and inadmissable to his way ... something mean or ugly. He responds to life with natural emotions and all things, except studying, come easily to him. He is not capable of such emotions as jealousy or envy. He lives in a world of happiness and joy and he communicates these qualities to the people whom he meets. Phineas was powerful in many ways: his strength, his spontaneity, and, most of all, his love.
- 6278: The Odyssey: Odysseus
- ... years of fighting, storms, and the wrath of gods, Odysseus proves he possesses the super human qualities of a hero. Odysseus showed he was a hero early on, as a talented warrior in the Trojan War. He was a leader throughout the battle, always trying to keep things in order so the battle for Troy could move forward. He was a great fighter, and could be ruthless as well as tricky ... experiencing under the direction of Poseidon was too great for even this strong warrior, and he felt death would be his only relief from earthly suffering. Yet, in this hour of trial when the entire world seemed to forsake him he managed to survive once again. He made it to land, where he took shelter in a thicket near a river. His suffering was far from over though. All his body ... ancient Greece, he remains well known even today. Upon Odysseus' long awaited return to Ithaca, his popularity was already forseen. He did indeed take his vengeance, and his fame shall be carried down in the world for generations to come.(36). Odysseus hardly had a peaceful homecoming, killing the hundreds of suitors invading his home. He took his revenge on them for the years of torment they subjected his wife ...
- 6279: Bram Stoker's Dracula: Anti-Christian
- ... reluctant to carry out his plans of getting rid of the vampire ladies. He is restrained from his terrifying task by the beauty of the women, though he knows they are a curse on the world. Another seen which depicts the sexual desires of vampirism is when Lucy is Un-Dead. While Van Helsing, Arthur, and Dr. Seward are spending a vigil outside Lucy's tomb she appears and while standing ... Dracula on. This person Vlad the Impaler ( also known as: Vlad Tepes and Dracula) gave Stoker many of the ideas on which to base his character, Dracula. Vlad Tepes grew up in a time of war and corruption. Vlad Tepes like his father developed a ferocious and merciless warlike personality. The resemblence of Vlad Tepes personality to that of Dracula's is very much similar. Dracula has an evil personality like that which Vlad Tepes grew into.Vlad Tepes began to rule Transylvania through a time of bloody massacreing and war. He started to torture people in his ruthless ways. Vlad Tepes once impaled his own army on stakes. This shows the true evil and ruthlessness Vlad Tepes practiced. It was said that he would ...
- 6280: Fahrenheit 451: Change
- Fahrenheit 451: Change What is change? Webster's Second Collegiate Dictionary, defines change as to cause to become different; alter; transform; convert. Many things, people, and world events are able to change. Peace may be present for years and shattered by a disagreement over religion, or shift of political power. Technology changes the lives of people and how the interact and work in the world. People also change. Many do not see any wrongdoing internally, and remain the way they are. However, there might be outside factors that help them realize what is wrong with them or the lifestyle they ... killing Beatty, it shows that he is a totally changed person. He wants to change the society. He wants to teach the people about the books, so that they will not repeat the mistakes of war and destruction. Montag is not walking blind anymore. He is seeing 20/20 vision, and sprinting full pace! Montag's change is finally stated when he joins the new society that valued books in ...
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