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Papers on Book Reports
The Truth Is Out There, Do We
Number of words: 952 | Number of pages: 4.... to savage behaviors he had previously repressed and let the darkness fill the cold void within him. Because he knew so much blackness, he was unable to live in society again. He crossed over and relinquished all ties to the civilized world, for he had lived the white truths to an extreme, so did he live the black truths. Kurtz showed what happens when the white truths and lies of society are taken away. Kurtz lived and found sustenance in that reality, when it vanished and was replaced by another, darker world, he folded. In our society, we live by restraint. For Kurtz in Africa, all the restraints were removed and he was a .....
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Analysis Of Williams' "The Red Wheelbarrow"
Number of words: 517 | Number of pages: 2.... is also a structural relationship between the initial
statement and the rest of the poem. The first two lines are highly
contrasting to the rest of the poem. The last six lines, grouped in two,
consist of either an article or a preposition, an adjective, and a noun.
The first two lines are the only ones with a verb.
The poem is lacking in punctuation, however the formality and
structure of the poem makes up for the absence. This choice of arrangement
of the lines and words could be a protest against formality. In any case it
is a search for new form of expression. This and the picturesque
description of the objects in the .....
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The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman
Number of words: 625 | Number of pages: 3.... When Albert Clevoue died in the novel, the chariots of hell came for him, and in the movie, you don’t even hear of his death. In the novel, it was a black horse that killed Joe Pittman, and the movie, white.
In conclusion, the novel had more, described the stories more thoroughly. One might find that the novel is much more enlightening than the movie, but it takes more time to read the novel than it does to watch the movie! All in all, was a fine novel. In the novel , there were many different stories about JanePittman’s life. In the movie there were not as many stories as the novel, but they were still quite inter .....
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Metamorphosis: Response
Number of words: 625 | Number of pages: 3.... up was the riskiest moment of the say. Once that was well
over without deflecting you from your orbit, you could take heart of grace
for the rest of your day.
Gregor woke up one morning to find himself turned from a human being to a
beetle. People found that to be extremely hard to grasp. Many felt as
though Gregor should have been more shocked at this change, or at least
less understanding towards it. But really, why should he? The only part
about being a beetle that seemed to truly negatively shock Gregor was that
he could no longer attend to his job at the office. Gregor's family life
did not change drastically. His loss of rel .....
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Lord Of The Flies: Opportunity
Number of words: 1561 | Number of pages: 6.... envelop themselves in pleasure and play than in the stresses of work. The boys show enmity towards building the shelters, even though this work is important, to engage in trivial activities. After one of the shelters collapses while only Simon and Ralph are building it, Ralph clamors, "All day I've been working with Simon. No one else. They're off bathing or eating, or playing." (55). Ralph and Simon, though only children, are more mature and stray to work on the shelters, while the other children aimlessly run off and play. The other boys avidly choose to play, eat, etc.... than to continue to work with Ralph which to them is .....
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The Odyssey The Role Of Prophe
Number of words: 1534 | Number of pages: 6.... important role in the whole of Greek folklore. Something this ever-present bears further examination.
In The Odyssey, prophecy in its myriad forms affects nearly every aspect of the epic. Prophecies are seen in the forms of omens, signs, strict prediction of the future, divine condemnation, and divine instruction. Though conceptually these forms are hard to distinguish, they are clearly separate in the Odyssey. Moreover, prophecies can be interpreted not only on the "plot device" level, but also on the level of characterization. Whether a character accepts or denies the gods’ prophecies tells the reader something about the c .....
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Much Ado About Nothing
Number of words: 361 | Number of pages: 2.... from her father, Leonato. Only when Don John devised his deception to break Claudio and Hero apart that I felt the relationship was in trouble, but even then I felt there was hope.
In Act 4, Scene 1 when Claudio denounces his plans to marry Hero, I believed the Friar played the most important role. In fact, I will go as far to say that the Friar played one of the most important roles in the whole play, simply because he made Claudio understand that he loved Hero still, and made Claudio feel shame towards his actions. This led to Claudio's begging for forgiveness to Leonato and the eventual plan to marry the two once more. And, .....
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The Red Badge Of Courage: Henry Fleming
Number of words: 1186 | Number of pages: 5.... run. In addition, as Henry's regiment moves closer to the actual
battlefields, soldiers running from the battle render information to the
regiment. Henry's thoughts change after hearing the words of the fleeing
soldiers. "He resolved to get a view of it, and then, he thought he might
very likely run better than the best of them" (54). Henry assures himself
that he will run when he faces his first battle. Henry's worst fears come
true when he encounters the enemy for the first time. Henry fights well
amidst the enemy's first charge, yet fear consumes him when they charge a
second time. "He, too, threw down his gun and fled" (69). A .....
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Lost Horizon
Number of words: 319 | Number of pages: 2.... of the novel.
The climax of the novel is when the High Lama dies and leaves Conway in charge of Shangri-La. Conway doesn’t tell anyone that he is in charge. The resolution of the novel is when Mallinson talks Conway into leaving Shangri-La with him and Lo-Tsen. All three leave Shangri-La and hike to the porters that are camping 5 miles away, and they leave with the porters. This is the climax and resolution of the novel.
In conclusion, the theme of the novel is how Conway and his group get hijacked and left on Shangri-La. The point of view used in the novel is 3rd person, because it is told through Conway’s view. .....
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1984
Number of words: 1421 | Number of pages: 6.... Orwell composes a novel "1984" which proves
to be a gem in Orwell's collection of novels against totalitarianism.
Orwell wrote 1984 as a political statement against totalitarianism.
Orwell's word choice drives the plot of the story in that they introduce a
new dimension, a world where everything takes place in a modern controlled
society. The phrase "Newspeak" was created by Orwell to describe a
derivation of the English language, which this new world uses to
communicate, and to represent of authoritative dialogue which takes place
throughout the novel. (Meckier) Another phrase chosen by Orwell to
illustrate the new controlled .....
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