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Papers on Book Reports
You Belong To Me By Mary Higgi
Number of words: 496 | Number of pages: 2.... to Susan. He finds her in her office before she suffocates, and they are able to have the police arrest the bad guy before he does any more damage.
"You Belong to Me is a superb thriller from one of the genre's all-time greats, Mary Higgins Clark." (Book Browser 1) Almost all critics had only good to say about Clark's work. "No doube many readers have one or more Mary Higgins Clark novels set aside...and not just because she is one of the most popular large-print book authors or because her heroines always come out all right at the end. More likely it's because her novels fall into the classic Gothic Genre." (Hoopes 1) .....
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Catcher In The Rye: Holden And Reznor
Number of words: 1218 | Number of pages: 5.... him,
all the terrible things he has seen, with a nonstop chronic beat, has made
his soul numb. He has lost track of reality and fallen into this deep hole.
Mr. Antolini, Holden's old teacher, said to him that he was headed for a
great fall. Little did he know that throughout the novel, Holden has been
falling until he reached a stopping point towards the end of the story,
when he decides to stay home. This is exactly what Reznor is trying to
dictate in his song. All these events have made him continuously suffer
that at one point, the pain just goes away. The suffering that Holden
feels, the drunk, sick, child in danger of c .....
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Catcher In The Rye (Depression
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Stoker's Dragula: Devices
Number of words: 927 | Number of pages: 4.... could not reach,
and consequently light and comfort, impossible to a position which had to
be guarded, were secured." This description could also be an example of
foreshadowing, as I will explain later. Another example of imagery can be
found on page 54. This is when Jonathan was trying to escape and he ran
across the Count's coffin. Stoker creates the horrifying image of the
devilish antagonist by writing, "... looking as if his youth had been half
renewed, for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron-grey;
the cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath; the
mouth was redder than ever, fo .....
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Fahrenheit 451: A World With No Books
Number of words: 710 | Number of pages: 3.... He called it
"the great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world." (Bradbury
3) This made the reader not only visualize the hose but get a feel for the mood
about the firemen at that time. Another example of good description is how he
described the physical appearance of the firemen. "Their charcoal hair and
their soot-colored brows and their bluish-ash-smeared cheeks where they had
shaven close." (32) The adjectives charcoal and soot-colored describe the color
of their hair but also are words that relate to their job as a fireman. Finally,
an excellent example of Bradbury's descriptive writing was when Montag pull .....
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Tyler's "Accidental Tourist" And "Searching For Caleb": Individualism And Belonging To The Family
Number of words: 1062 | Number of pages: 4.... met a woman, Muriel, and "he felt content with
everything exactly the way it was. He seemed to be suspended, his life on
hold." (161) With Muriel he was isolated from his family. He is an
individual who does not need family to rule his life. However, Macon
finally returns to his wife and family. He returns because of his desire
for attachment to his sister and brothers who live in a tight family unit
(Magills 1976).
Several other characters in The Accidental Tourist move back and
forth between individuality and the family. Rose Leary, Macon's sister,
fell in love with Julian, Macon's boss, who wants to take Rose away fr .....
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Brave New World - Religion
Number of words: 675 | Number of pages: 3.... found in today's society because of man's continuing need for answers to
questions that cannot be solved by science or technology.
Religion can be regarded as the beliefs and patterns of behavior by which humans try to
deal with problems and stress that cannot be solved through practical applications of science or
technology. "Brave New World" deals with stress by its elimination of problems through the use of
soma. As shown in the novel, the people have been addicted to soma as to the point of rioting when
their supply is threatened. Their attitude can be related to religious fanatics who accomplish violent
actions in the rig .....
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Antigone - Creon As A Tragic H
Number of words: 462 | Number of pages: 2.... for Antigone, in which he thinks of right after talking with his son. These two decisions decided the lives of two young people, but the impulsive Creon never thinks about that. In scene 5, lines 105-108 Creon tries to correct his impulsiveness with, "Come with me to the tomb. I buried her, I will set her free, Oh quickly, my mind misgives." These lines show how he changes his impulsive decision, but unfortunately is too late.
Self-pride is the tragic flaw that Creon faces in this story. His tragic flaw causes the deaths of both his wife and son. This is because he shows so much arrogance in every decision he makes. Even if it .....
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Wuthering Heights: Themes In The Novel
Number of words: 954 | Number of pages: 4.... the characters to be
what they are. When a young Heathcliff is brought into the Earnshaw family,
he is instantly disliked by Hindley Earnshaw. Hindley hates Heathcliff for
intruding onto his family. He loses his fathers love and sets out to
destroy Heathcliff. Within Catherine's diary was written: " I wish my
father were back again. Hindley is a detestable substitute-his conduct to
Heathcliff is atrocious. " (25) Hindleys hate toward Heathcliff is so
deeply felt, that upon the news of Hindley receiving a son, Heathcliff sets
out to torment the child as part of a plan to punish the Earnshaws.
The cruelties of Hindley tow .....
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Bless Me, Ultima: Conflicting Lifestyles
Number of words: 1127 | Number of pages: 5.... the land it would provide for them. To be happy and prosperous
one did not need the comfort of towns or advantages of education, one only
needed the vast open plains of the llano. Gabriel's wife encouraged him to
give up the wild lifestyle and move into town where they could build a
family together. He did this but it crushed his adventurous spirit. He
was forced to give up his land, herd of animals, and close group of vaquero
friends who in turn condemned him for leaving. His life in town was much
different and became evident that he was not truly happy. He showed these
feelings by drinking often and frequently separating hi .....
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