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Pride And Prejudice: Irony
Number of words: 1155 | Number of pages: 5.... Austen's novels emphasize characterization and
romanticism, but in Pride and Prejudice the emphasis is on the irony, values and
realism of the characters as they develop throughout the story.
Jane Austen's irony is devastating in its exposure of foolishness and hypocrisy.
Self-delusion or the attempt to fool other people are usually the object of her
wit. There are various forms of exquisite irony in Pride and Prejudice,
sometimes the characters are unconsciously ironic, as when Mrs. Bennet seriously
asserts that she would never accept any entailed property, though Mr. Collins is
willing to. Often Mr. Bennet and Elizabeth serve .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Controversial Issues
Number of words: 1230 | Number of pages: 5.... by what others say about them.
Both of these characters do not really have their own "song" in a sense,
and therefore, are characterized by other people's viewpoints.
Throughout the novel, Scout, Jem, and Dill are curious about the
"mysterious" Boo Radley because he never comes outside of his house or
associates with anyone in the neighborhood. The children are, in fact,
afraid of him because of all the stories they hear about him from the
people in Maycomb. For example, Miss Stephanie tells the children that
while Boo was sitting in the living room cutting a magazine, he "drove the
scissors into his parent's leg, pulled t .....
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The Relationship Between Billy Budd And Claggart
Number of words: 780 | Number of pages: 3.... Billy to search for help. The person he goes to is the old Dansker. Billy recognizes Dansker as a figure of experience, and after showing respect and courtesy which Billy believes due to his elder, finally seeks his advice. But what Billy is told thoroughly astonishes him. Dansker tells Billy that for some reason, Claggart is after him. Dansker says to Billy, “Baby Budd, Jimmy Legs is down on you” (785). Billy is still confused and ignores what Dansker has told him about Claggart because he is so innocent and trusting. Billy can’t see through Claggart’s calm ways, and that he is out to get him.
The next day after Billy .....
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1984 2
Number of words: 753 | Number of pages: 3.... That he still thinks that he can get away with this and that the thought police will never catch him. This is where Winston unconsciously seals his fate of being caught but he feels the adventure is well worth the risk. Later in the relationship, they both are aware that the end to them is near.
There were a couple of things that Winston owned that were deemed illegal but ironically the glass paperweight seemed to be the most important. First of all, the paperweight serves no purpose in the world that Winston lives in. Another thing about it was that it represented individuality to him because he thought of it as a wor .....
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Passing By Nella Larsen
Number of words: 883 | Number of pages: 4.... than ever before. Not only were African-American writers being published more, but they were also getting a great deal of recognition for their work. The body of work characteristic of this time period showed a heightened sense of racial consciousness. African-American writers during this time were not only seeking to counteract racial prejudice, but were also perpetuating the cultural heritage of Africa. Some of the major writers born from this period include Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, Countee Cullen, Neale Hurston and of course, Nella Larsen. The writing of the Harlem Renaissance explored a variety of themes an .....
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The Stranger: Mersault
Number of words: 658 | Number of pages: 3.... enjoying a cup of coffee with milk during the vigil, and having a smoke with a caretaker at the nursing home in which his mother died. The following day, after his mother's funeral, he goes to the beach and meets a former colleague named Marie Cardona. They swim, go to a movie, and then spent the night together, Later in their relationship, Marie asks Mersault if he wants to marry her. He responds that it doesn't matter to him, and if she wants to get married, he would agree. She then asks him if he loves her. To that question he responds that he probably doesn't, and explains that marriage really isn't such a serious thing .....
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All Quiet On The Western Front: Themes
Number of words: 1015 | Number of pages: 4.... portraying war as something terrible, though, the nature
motif is expressed most dramatically in the following passages. These passages
mark the three distinct stages of nature's condemnation of war: rebellion,
perseverance, and erasure.
The first passage occurs in Chapter Four when the troops are trucked out
to the front to install stakes and wire. However, the narrator's squad is
attacked unexpectedly by an English bombardment. With no visible enemy to fight,
the soldiers are forced to take cover and live out the bombardment. In the
process, the earth is shredded and blown asunder. It is during this melee that
many of the c .....
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Cruciable Essay
Number of words: 451 | Number of pages: 2.... chain of events happened while they could have been avoided by just no lying at this time. The final BIG lie is with the girl that danced in the beginning of the movie by accusing people of witchcraft this is the final lie and the most influential because many lives are lost. The scene that best illustrates this idea is in the courthouse. Yes, there are the obvious parts like when the girls act about being cold or seeing "death" but there are also some more deep-rooted themes throughout the courthouse scenes. The more deep-rooted scenes are the ones with John Proctor, his wife Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams. In the sc .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Prejudice
Number of words: 618 | Number of pages: 3.... every incident in the novel contributes something to
Scout's perception of the world. Through her experiences she grows more
tolerant of others, learning how to " climb into another person's skin and
walk around in it." On her first day of school she finds that there are
both social and poor classes in society, some are respectable and others
not. She also learns that her father is an extra-ordinary man, fighting
for a Negro's rights in court. At the trial of Tom Robinson Scout learns
about equality and inequality, about justice and injustice and finally
about racial prejudice.
Many times during the course of the novel the ide .....
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Huckleberry Finn 2
Number of words: 544 | Number of pages: 2.... people would call me a low-down abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum”. Huck here shows that he isn’t only running away form home but He’s running away from everything that home stands for. This happens many times in the story. Huck starts to see Jim as a friend rather then a black man. When Huck plays the
prank on Jim after the raft gets separated Huck apologized to Jim. He knew society would have never apologized to a black person. But now Huck listens to his heart not what society has taught him.
Many times in the book Huck actually comes face to face with telling on Jim but in the end doesn̵ .....
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