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The Different Shades Of Love
Number of words: 600 | Number of pages: 3.... him and for a good reason. Silas was isolated because he did not want to get his heart broken again. His love from Sarah grew to love of his work and eventually to money. He was so dedicated that "he seemed to weave, like the spider, from pure impulse, without reflection." The money he earned meant very little to him. He even donated some of it, but as his worked turned from weaving to the curing of others, the money grew. The more money he had, the happier he was. He would often take the money "out to enjoy their companionship." The money was now his life, and when someone took the money, a dark cloud covered his hope for .....
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Familiar Mysteries
Number of words: 669 | Number of pages: 3.... four mian
sections.Each section represents a different aspect of the science such as The Symbolic Language of Myth , The Hero , The Complete Home and the Monster at the Door , and Conquering Death . Each section contains subsection that examine different cases or symbols.In The Symbolic Language of Myth , for example , water and milk are refered to as symbols representing sources of life and are separated as two subsections in the subsection Symbolizing the Sources of Life . On the other hand , in The Hero , the author describes the many phases
and distinctive characteristics of heros' life span in chronological subsections . .....
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Symbolism In The Old Man And T
Number of words: 1380 | Number of pages: 6.... his ways. He believes in the old man and takes charge and tells all the other fisherman to stay away from Santiago after his return. He would take care of the old man when he said to him “Keep warm old man. Remember we are in September.” Manolin only wanted good things for Santiago, he did not want anyone to hurt him or put him down for his accomplishments. He wants to learn from the old man and to listen to what he had to say about him as a young man or of Joe DiMaggio.
Joe DiMaggio represents many things to the old man. Santiago sees DiMaggio as an equal. One whose father was a poor fisherman just like he .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Social Injustices
Number of words: 1368 | Number of pages: 5.... we come across with that trait is Miss Watson. Miss Watson constantly corrects Huck for his unacceptable behavior, but Huck doesn’t understand why, "That is just the way with some people. They get down on a thing when they don’t know nothing about it" (2). Later when Miss Watson tries to teach Huck about Heaven, he decides against trying to go there, "...she was going to live so as to go the good place. Well, I couldn’t see no advantage in going where she was going, so I made up my mind I wouldn’t try for it." (3) The comments made by Huck clearly show Miss Watson as a hypocrite, scolding Huck for wanting to smoke and .....
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The Ambivalent Relationship Of Nick And Gatsby
Number of words: 1051 | Number of pages: 4.... is constantly putting Gatsby
down in his mind. “Gatsby who represented everything for which I have an
unaffected scorn.” (6)
Carraway is curious about Gatsby, he can’t quite figure out whether
or not Gatsby is lying because Gatsby resists classification (Donaldson134).
Nick can almost forgive Gatsby for going after Daisy because of his
extraordinary commitment to his dream(Donaldson137). Nick isn’t able to
grasp the depth and intensity of Gatsby’s dream (Donaldson 138). Gatsby
belongs to a vanished past (Ornstein 64). He is set apart by his “
heightened sensitivity.” (6) (Searles 1) Jimmy Gatz inherited a dil .....
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Wuthering Heights
Number of words: 1609 | Number of pages: 6.... of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather" (2). The inhabitants of were that of the working class, while those of Thrushcross Grange were high up on the social ladder. While was always full of activity, sometimes to the point of chaos, life at the Grange always seemed placid. Thrushcross Grange, in contrast to the bleak exposed farmhouse on the heights, is situated in the valley and is filled with light and warmth. Unlike , it is elegant and comfortable- "a splendid place carpeted with crimson, and crimson covered chairs and tables, and a pure white ceiling bordered by gold" (42 .....
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The Great Gatsby: Realism
Number of words: 643 | Number of pages: 3.... style of writing that allows him to realistically portray the many plots
of The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald's realistic construction and development of plot
is extremely dependant apon the setting of the novel in which it take place.
F. Scott Fitzgerald uses realism to clearly depict the setting of the Great
Gatsby. This incredible use of realism could be mostly due to the fact that
Fitzgerald lived during the time of the novel, and by using great detail, he was
able to reproduce his interpretation of the 1920's. At this time the Great War
(WW1) had just ended and the United States was becoming as dominant world pow .....
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The Color Purple: Nettie
Number of words: 695 | Number of pages: 3.... so she perceived that all men treated their wives and the women in the family like possessions to be sold to the highest bidder. For the first time in her life, Nettie met a man who, not only wanted her to learn, but also had the benefit of "a wonderful marriage" (139) based on friendship and understanding.
To her great disillusionment, the situation in Africa was appalling. In some cases, the discrimination was greater than that in the United States. In the Olinka tribe they believed, "the husband had life and death power over the wife. If he accuses one of his wives of witchcraft or infidelity, she can be killed." (172) A .....
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Cannery Row: Social Classes
Number of words: 556 | Number of pages: 3.... of trapped, poisoned, and trussed-up old men scream at them and call them no-goods, come-to-bad-ends, blots-on-the-town, thieves, rascals, bums"(18). They wish to live the life they want, even if they are called bad names and looked upon as bums.
Rich people call Mack and the boys names without realizing that they themselves are worse off than they are. "In a world ruled by tigers with ulcers, rutted by strictured bulls, scavenged by blind jackals, Mack and the boys dine delicately with the tigers, fondle the frantic heifers, and wrap up the crumbs to feed the sea gulls of Cannery Row"(18). The rich act like bulls trying get more .....
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Their Eyes Were Watching God 5
Number of words: 2223 | Number of pages: 9.... man. He becomes mayor of the new town, opens a store, builds a big white house, and runs the post office. He wants Janie to act like the wife of an important man, just as he directs. He also wants her to run the store and obey his other commands. Janie, however, wants to live like the other townsfolk, who talk and laugh on their porches and are involved in social events. Although Janie puts up with Joe's mistreatment, life is not pleasant for her. One day after almost twenty years of marriage, Joe humiliates her once again in front of people in the store and she stands up for herself for the first time. Janie tells him a thi .....
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