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Papers on Book Reports
Jane Eyre 3
Number of words: 2419 | Number of pages: 9.... and accepting a life of solitude like St. John, and chooses instead to remain in a type of servitude as Rochester's wife. However, she consoles herself with the fact that this is a different type of servitude unlike her others, it is that of a lover caring for another, someone who needs and appreciates her, and someone who treats her with respect. These are the things that she has wanted all of her life, and she is willing to put aside her personal freedom to enjoy them and to for once be loved, accepted, and appreciated.
Throughout the book Jane serves many different masters, and her situation, thoughts, and desires change gr .....
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Animal Farm: Utopia
Number of words: 1091 | Number of pages: 4.... coming, Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown, And the
fruitful fields of England, Shall be trod by beasts alone.
Rings shall vanish from our noses, And the harness from our back, Bit and
spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack.
Riches more than mind can picture, Wheat and barley, oats and hay, Clover,
beans, and mangel-wurzels Shall be ours upon the day...(p.22-23)
After the song the animals were even more excited. They sing the song so
loud it wakes Mr. Jones up. Mr. Jones starts firing his gun into the
darkness. This quickly scatters the animals. Three days later Old Major
dies so Snowball and Napoleon take over .....
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The Swimmer: Themes Of Loss And Social Status
Number of words: 1076 | Number of pages: 4.... by his visit and offer him a drink. Merrill did not want to seem rude but he did not have the time to stay. He swam across the pool, spoke with them for a few moments and then moved on to the next pool.
Men and women were gathered together drinking at the Bunker’s house for a small poolside party at Merrill’s next stop. Once again, the hostess Enid Bunker, is happy to see Merrill drop by unexpectedly and leads him straight to the bar for a drink where “a smiling bartender he had seen at a hundred parties gave him a gin and tonic.” (Cheever 285). Anxious not to get stuck in any conversation that would delay his voy .....
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Billy Budd - Criminal Without
Number of words: 1334 | Number of pages: 5.... innocence sparked the Dankser to give Billy a nickname because “…whether in freak of patriarchal irony touching Billy’s youth and athletic frame or for some other and more recondite reason, from the first in addressing him he [the Dansker] always substituted ‘Baby’ for ‘Billy’”(35). The characteristics aforementioned verify Billy’s innocent nature, just as Jesus Christ held the same innocent disposition. After Billy’s capture from the Rights of Man, by impressment, he shows no remorse toward his old captain and shipmates for not protecting him. Billy, as well as Jesus, cannot hold a because their innocent n .....
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Tom Clancy
Number of words: 1083 | Number of pages: 4.... small town of Ghazni and into the hills. A week later he'd returned to the town after dark with three other men and proved that he was worthy of his heritage by killing three Soviet soldiers and taking their arms." The Archer later goes on to pronounce, "I still carry the knife that once belonged to my first sacrificial Russian…" this quote shows that The Archer is almost ritualistic in his dealings, and that he feels all Russians are contemptible primates not worthy of the term "human being." The Archer, although by modern western standards a villain, feels that he is a mudjaheddin, or freedom fighter, and that he is acting .....
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Symbols In Lord Of The Flies
Number of words: 659 | Number of pages: 3.... the rules is one thing, but the children would rather play than keep the fire going. Ralph gives the idea for the fire, but can they keep it going? " There's another thing. We can help them to find us. If a ship comes near the island they might not notice us. We must make a fire(#38)." Jack has a great idea to use Piggy's glasses to light the fire." Jack pointed suddenly. "His specs-use them as burning glasses (#40)!"
Jack has a obsession of hunting and it turns to the choir as well. They have the responsibility to keep the fire going, but they get side tracked, go hunting and the fire goes out. "There was a ship. Out there. .....
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Homeric Simile In Paradise Lost
Number of words: 3666 | Number of pages: 14.... Both Homer (the originator of the extended/epic simile) and Milton found it necessary to stop short of the complex metaphors that served the dramatists as instruments for psychological exploration and symbolic statement.
Homer’s similes provide a respite from the steady surge of heroic action, and broaden the scope of his poems. Into the simile could be introduced familiar scenes which would remind the listener of the world living on beyond the plains of Troy or Odysseus’ storm-beaten vessel. This precedent was followed, or at least honored nearly universally, by epic poets up to Milton. In Paradise Lost, tradition is modif .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Theocracy And Guilt And Punishment
Number of words: 2153 | Number of pages: 8.... and used fear of sin to dominate the minds and lives of its people. This concept of theocratic domination is presented in the novel in several different forms. It is shown in the actions of town officials, enforcing the laws of the bible and punishing those who go against biblical law. This is shown when they punish Hester Pryne for committing the sin of adultery. Theocratic Domination is also presented by how the thoughts and thinking patterns of characters are affected by the laws and ideals of the society. This is shown in Dimmesdale and how he punishes himself for his sin of adultery because society tells him that this .....
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Crime And Punishment And The Outsider: Self Discovery
Number of words: 1866 | Number of pages: 7.... he was an “extraordinary man”3, but like
Meursault, his beliefs were untested. As a result, he murdered an old
pawnbroker women in order to prove himself. Meursault, as well, acted
against the social norm. For example, even though it was expected of a son,
he did not show sorrow at his mother's funeral4. He did not think this was
shallow, however, he just refused to falsely show emotion when he did not
feel any; “I realized that I'd managed to get through another Sunday, that
mother was now buried, that I was going back to work and that, after all,
nothing had changed”5. In addition, Meursault felt that “nothing re .....
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Billy Budd
Number of words: 311 | Number of pages: 2.... a group of sailors on the Ship were going to muteness and that Billy was the leader of this group. Captain Vere asking to bring in Billy about the situation. Billy speechless about the situation didn't know what to do, so Billy attacked Claggart and took him out with one hit. Knowing that Billy wouldn't even hurt a fly proved me wrong. That's why Would of had Billy guilty of the crime of killing Claggart. If he did it once why wouldn't d it again. .....
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