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Papers on Book Reports
Silas Marner: Characters In The Novel
Number of words: 215 | Number of pages: 1.... to Godfrey. Godfrey would give her money and instead of using it
on their child she would use that money to buy more drugs. Molly died as a
result of her addiction to drugs.
Dunston was another character in this book that was not a class
citizen. Dunstun committed the second robbery. He was also the person
that got wildfire killed. On page 67 Godfrey said of Dunston " He'll
never be hurt, he was made to hurt other people. The robbery occurred
because of the death of the horse.
Godfrey was a man that did not ever want to acknowledge that he was
married. On page 111 the novel states that "he had told her he would .....
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The Catbird Seat: Mr. Martin
Number of words: 580 | Number of pages: 3.... category of fallible. Mrs. Barrows also found it hard to believe, she quoted, “If you weren’t such a drab, ordinary little man, I’d think you planned it all.”
The most vivid quality Mr. Martin depicts within the story is his psychological attributes. Mr. Martin had a head for dates when reviewing past events, which would suggest that he was quite organized. Another trait that may suggest that he was organized is how he followed a daily routine. The author follows many of his tasks with “as always” or “as usual”, to show the reader how organized Mr. Martin was. “He got there, as he always did, at eight o’c .....
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Song Of Solomon 2
Number of words: 1079 | Number of pages: 4.... "home" which we later learn is really him committing suicide. Much later on in the book Milkman is listening to a group of children singing "O Solomon done fly away/ Solomon done gone/ Solomon cut across the sky/ Solomon gone home."(3) In this song Sugarman, or Robert Smith, is replaced by Solomon, or the Great Grandfather of Milkman. The song describes his "flight" from Shalimar, his home town, and the events that happened after his "flight." In general, oral traditions are used in this book to retell past events for both our understanding and for the characters. They take the form of song, story, and fairy tale and are very .....
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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Number of words: 371 | Number of pages: 2.... that Edmund was dishonest.
A change occurred in Edmund’s character when the witch turned a family of animals into stone. Edmund plead for the animals but the witch did it anyway. This showed that Edmund was no longer self-centered or selfish because he actually cared about something besides himself. This was the turning point in Edmund’s character because he no longer wants to be around the witch. He becomes a lot quieter and does not try to make decisions after this incident. Edmund is reunited with his brothers and sisters when the witch tries to kill him. They showed up in the middle of it and she ran off. After t .....
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The Right Stuff
Number of words: 615 | Number of pages: 3.... like any other pilot in the X series." This sentence shows many technical aspects about the craft. The sentence did not seem overloaded with details because they are spaced out. Tom Wolfe’s writing helps the reader better understand the technical aspects.
Another device used to keep the reader's attention was the intertwining plots. In the first part of the book, the life of a typical pilot is portrayed. The rest of the book is a mixture of the four primary characters. The style is as follows: first, there is an interesting action sequence followed by a factual section. Next he switches to another character and the patte .....
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Hamlets Problem
Number of words: 638 | Number of pages: 3.... interested in taking credit for what he did instead of seeking revenge.
Throughout the play Hamlet is deeply hurt by his mother’s decision to remarry his uncle. As Hamlet says, “Frailty thy name is woman”, her actions cause Hamlet to curse women all together (Act 1, Scene 2, Line 146). In the first Act, Claudius and Gertrude question Hamlet’s depression. They push Hamlet to accept his father’s death and move on with his life. While Hamlet should admit his hatred of their marriage, he hides his feeling. While Hamlet is holding back his feelings, he becomes more angered at their attempts to calm .....
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Symbolism In The Crysanthemums
Number of words: 838 | Number of pages: 4.... is soon to face. The second sentence of this story reinforces that the this place is isolated by saying, "On every side it sat like a lid on the mountains and made the great valley a closed pot. "(Steinback 267) The symbol of a closed pot works in conjunction with the first sentence to give an idea to the extent of how hard it would be to escape the pressure of the isolation that Elisa is feeling. The symbol of living on a farm helps Steinback show Elisa's isolation. Location is not the only symbol that Stinback uses in this story to symbolize Elisa Allen's character.
Setback uses time in this story to compliment the locati .....
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Imperial Presidency: Overview
Number of words: 2164 | Number of pages: 8.... over the next two centuries. An issue that Schlesinger focuses on is
the presidents ability to make war. The decisions of the founders in this area
would have a huge impact on the power contained in the office of the president.
The consensus amongst the framers was that the president, as Commander in Chief,
had the ability to defend the United States and its interests, but the ability
to declare war was vested in the Congress. This decision set the stage for the
struggles between the president and congress. He also discussed the debate over
the power institutionalized in the presidency. At the time, there were two
schools of t .....
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Macbeths Ambition
Number of words: 442 | Number of pages: 2.... his wife. After she reads her husband’s letter about his meeting with the witches, she suggests for Macbeth to kill Duncan so she could be queen. At the beginning Macbeth hesitates to talk about such a thing and even lists the reason not to kill: he is his king, his uncle and his guest. Not completely sure about it and victim of his own desires for power he finally accepts Lady Macbeth’s plan for murdering the ruler of Scotland. This decision portrays Macbeth’s dirty morality and easily manageable personality.
Macbeth’s character is a clear example of how ambition corrupts man’s personality. After a br .....
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An Analysis Of The Glass Menagerie
Number of words: 1592 | Number of pages: 6.... idea, or character. One symbol that is used over and over is the
fire escape. This has different meanings to the characters. For Tom, it
is a place where he can escape to. It is where he goes to escape from his
mother's nagging. He is open to the outside world when he is on the fire
escape. It is his way out. For Laura, it is where the gentleman caller
enters and where the outside world is brought inside to her. But to
Amanda, the fire escape is not only where the gentleman caller enters, but
where he will come in and rescue her daughter from becoming a spinster.
Amanda feels that if the gentleman caller comes, the .....
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