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Wuthering Heights Nelly
Number of words: 978 | Number of pages: 4.... with and talked to everybody.
Nelly never really had a life of her own because she lived at Wuthering Heights all her life. Therefore, Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange was her life. Nelly was more than a servant, and had a personal relationship with most of the characters,which is why her story is so efficient, and her lack of knowledge not as important. She really loved them, and she shows it when she says, "I kissed Hareton good-bye; and since then he has been a stranger: and it's queer to think it, but I've no doubt he has completely forgotten all about Ellen Dean, and that he was ever more than all the world to .....
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Madame Bovary: Destiny
Number of words: 1048 | Number of pages: 4.... He regards her as well
very educated, sophisticated, sensitive and loving, with the last characteristic
being the one she lacks most. Soon after Emma marries Charles we see her
unhappiness, and we are faced with a dilemma, why did she marry him? There are
numerous possible answers to this, but the end conclusion is the same: if she
had not married him it would have been better for both of them. Emma would not
have been so miserable and depressed throughout her life and Charles would have
found someone who would return his love and who would appreciate him. Throughout
the novel Emma never expresses her appreciation for her husban .....
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Themes In Larsen's Passing
Number of words: 964 | Number of pages: 4.... token Irene, a lesbian,
must "pass" to gain security in a heterosexual society.
Until Clare arrives on the scene Irene is a "secure" woman. She
busies herself with social activities and the raising of her two boys (148).
However, something is very wrong. While en route to the printing shop,
Irene begins to voice her concerns about "queer ideas" (sex jokes) that the
boys had been coming up with (105). "If sex isn't a joke, what is it,"
Brian answers (105). He goes on to say "the sooner and more he (their son)
learns about sex, the better for him.....it will keep him from lots of
disappointments later on" (105)" Brian's response .....
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A Doll's House: Changing View Of The Role Of Women
Number of words: 1316 | Number of pages: 5.... in order to emphasize the need to reform their role in society.
Definite characteristics of the women's subordinate role in a
relationship are emphasized through Nora's contradicting actions. Her
infatuation with luxuries such as expensive Christmas gifts contradicts her
resourcefulness in scrounging and buying cheap clothing; her defiance of
Torvald by eating forbidden Macaroons contradicts the submission of her
opinions, including the decision of which dance outfit to wear, to her
husband; and Nora's flirtatious nature contradicts her devotion to her
husband. These occurrences emphasize the facets of a relationship in .....
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Billy Budd 2
Number of words: 638 | Number of pages: 3.... being, an “alien eyes of an uncatalogued creature.” Furthermore, as opposed to his initial image, Melville compares the man to a “hungry lurch of the torpedo-fish.” Melville deliberately transforms Claggart’s demonic trait to a more extreme level.
Billy Budd plays a role of a good-hearted and simple peacemaker. His winsome looks and innocent nature wins the loyalty of many sailors except for John Claggart. During Billy’s brief moment of his stay in Captain Vere’s cabin, one can see that his angelic image morphs into an image of a deadly creature. When John Claggart shocks Billy with t .....
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The Old Man And The Sea: Santiago A Hero?
Number of words: 399 | Number of pages: 2.... old fisherman that no one would ever expected to
have been able to catch such a fish as he did, skeleton or not. here is an
example of Santiago's determination, for which the people of the town
respected him for, “he took all of is pain and what was left of his
strength and his long gone pride and he put it against the fishes agony and
the fish came over onto his side and swam gently on his side, his bill
almost touching the planking of the skiff and started to pass the boat,
long, deep, wide, silver and barred with purple and interminable in the
water.”
In conclusion, I feel that Santiago could not have been a failure, .....
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The Great Gatsby 4
Number of words: 1253 | Number of pages: 5.... sent young men to war, that inspires him to go east to New York, where he endeavors to learn about the bond market. Nick settles in West Egg as a young, impressionable man hoping to rise with the times. Speaking as the narrator, he establishes himself as a hardworking American with ‘advantages’ with a strong family history and a belief in good moral values. It quickly becomes evident that the ‘American values’ that Nick was raised with do not run parallel to the American dream desired by so many, yet attained by so few. Nick’s beliefs are demonstrated at the first of Gatsby’s parties that he .....
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Herman Hesse's Siddhartha
Number of words: 549 | Number of pages: 2.... taught Siddhartha the secrets of making money
and living the life of a rich man. While working for Kamaswami many of
Siddhartha's values stayed intact but, slowly these values began to slip away.
In many ways Kamaswami taught Siddhartha the dark side of life.
As the days went on Siddhartha began hating himself more and more. He
viewed his riches as worthless, for they did not truly bring him happiness.
Slowly he began squandering his money playing dice. He won thousands and lost
thousands in order to reach the high he felt when he carelessly bet his money
away. This taught him the worthless value of money, for money .....
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Summary Of The Canterbury Tales
Number of words: 1364 | Number of pages: 5.... romance about noble love, the Miller interrupts with a
deliciously bawdy story of seduction aimed at the Reeve (an officer or steward
of a manor); the Reeve takes revenge with a tale about the seduction of a
miller's wife and daughter. Thus, the tales develop the personalities, quarrels,
and diverse opinions of their tellers.
After the Knight's tale, the Miller, who was so drunk that he could
barely sit on his horse, began screaming," I know a tale that can cap the
Knight's tale off!" "But first, said the Miller, "I admit that I am drunk; I
know it by the my voice. And therefore if I speak as I shouldn't, blame it on
the .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird
Number of words: 1062 | Number of pages: 4.... belief, Boo never harms anyone. Scout also realizes that she wrongfully treated Boo when she thinks about the gifts in the tree. She never gave anything back to Boo, except love at the end. When Scout escorts Arthur home and stands on his front porch, she sees the same street she saw, just from an entirely different perspective. Scout learns what a Mockingbird is, and who represents one.
Arthur Radley not only plays an important role in developing Scout and Jem, but helps in developing the novel. Boo can be divided into three stages. Primitively, Boo is Scout's worst nightmare. However, the author hints at Boo actually ex .....
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