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Lotery Death Of A Salesman
Number of words: 1993 | Number of pages: 8.... the man (Devil) in the woods. The man was carrying a shaft. The shaft was dark and appeared to have serpents rapping around it. The man's staff eventually leads Goodman Brown to the Devil's ceremony, which destroys Goodman Brown's faith in his fellow man.
Upon meeting the Devil in the woods Young Goodman Brown almost immediately stated that he did not want to continue this journey with the devil. He said he was from good people and that his dad or grandfather would have never done anything like the Devil was trying to get him to do. The Devil came right back and told him of when his dad and grandfather were flogging a woman, or .....
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An Analysis Of Gulliver's Travels
Number of words: 645 | Number of pages: 3.... and France and also every war which
starts over a stupid reason, he also points out the meaningless in
courtlife were they do nothing but waste the states money.
At he lilliputians he builds a raft which he uses to sail back to England.
But instead he finds himself shipwrecked and washed upon the shores of
Brumbidang or the giants land. there he was found by a farmer whom handed
him over into his daughters care. The farmer uses Gulliver for finical
reasons and shows him up as a side-showfreak at all the inns in the land.
In the giants land there are no classdeffirences this is something that
probably Swift wanted to introduce to .....
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Babbitt: Conformity
Number of words: 1786 | Number of pages: 7.... to measure the worth of an individual. In fact
the readers first encounter with Babbitt sees him praising modern
technology. "It was the best of nationally advertised and quantitatively
produced alarm-clocks, with all modern attachments, including cathedral
chime, intermittent alarm, and a phosphorescent dial. Babbitt was proud of
being awakened by such a rich device."(Babbitt pg.3) Babbitt praises the
technology of his alarm clock only because it is a symbol of material worth
and therefore social status.
All of Babbitt's actions and thoughts are controlled by the
standards of Zenith. "His every action is related to .....
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The Imperial Aspect Of Heart O
Number of words: 844 | Number of pages: 4.... to bring solace and transformation to an otherwise backward nation. His responsibility to the people of the Congo is evident when he sees the condition that the natives are in. In the beginning of the novella Marlow is repulsed by the state of the poor and starving people but after seeing a group of dying African men, Marlow becomes compassionate and searches for food to give to the men who are victims of exploitative labor. This is the point when Marlow’s character becomes similar to Kurtz’s in that he realizes the harm the traders have done to the natives and begins feeling guilty.
Marlow thinks that “ .....
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Literary Analysis Of Lennie
Number of words: 1300 | Number of pages: 5.... slow, child-like, innocent man. The lack of looking if the water was running shows Lennie’s position as a character with little or no common sense. He just does things less carefully than he should, though without negative intent. Also, Lennie is portrays himself as a very caring individual. While he enjoys his drink, he had to make sure his friend George would not be dehydrated.
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“’Lennie!’ [George] said sharply. ‘Lennie, for God’ sakes don’t drink so much.’ Lennie continued to snort into the pool. The small man leaned over and shook him by the shoulder. ‘Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last .....
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The Lack Of Comprehensive Speech In Catch 22
Number of words: 830 | Number of pages: 4.... rebuts and states, "I always didn't say you couldn't punish me,
sir." Finally, the colonel is satisfied with that answer even though
Clevinger's statement did not answer the question and has no meaning.
Major Major often spoke with a lack of meaning. He simply did not make
sense. For instance, he told Sergeant Towser, his assistant, "From now on, I
don't want anyone to come in to see me while I'm here."(102) According to this
statement, when would anyone be able to see him if they could only go to his
office when Major Major was out? When Appleby once went to see Major Major, he
started to talk to Sergeant Tows .....
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Things Fall Apart
Number of words: 1570 | Number of pages: 6.... in the Ibo tribe and had gained a very high standing in the tribe. It was his goal to become an elder in the tribe, and it looked like he was going to achieve that goal. Okonkwo was banished form the tribe for seven years for killing a boy, and was forced to live with his mother's tribe for the seven years. Okonkwo lost all of his titles and his standing in the Ibo tribe. After the seven years had passed, Okonkwo went back to the Ibo tribe and had to start his live over. Over the seven years that Okonkwo was away, the Ibo tribe changed a lot. Most of these changes were do to the missionaries which had come to Africa to try to conv .....
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Lord Of The Flies; Creating A New Society
Number of words: 2008 | Number of pages: 8.... take what they have been taught and incorporate that
into a new society governed by themselves. Before long these boys will
deal with the many fears associated with this new life and the power
struggles for survival that will exist along the way.
The boys' creation of a new society helps the reader to see what
might really happen if a group of young boys is thrown together and must
fend for themselves without any adult supervision (Bowen, 58). This new
found freedom brings about many mixed emotions among the young boys. The
oldest of the boys is twelve and the youngest of them is six, so at first
all of the boys are h .....
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The Outsiders
Number of words: 595 | Number of pages: 3.... Steve Randle was seventeen years old. He was tall and thin.
Then there was Two-Bit Mathews. His real name was Keith and he couldn’t remember Two-Bit was the oldest of the Greasers. He is six feet tall and was very proud of his long sideburns. Two-Bit never stopped making wisecracks or funny remarks. He wasn’t big with the cops. Keith, a.k.a. Two-bit loved to shoplift. AT eighteen he was still a junior and had not learned anything.
Ponyboy’s idea of a real character in the gang was Dallas Winston, also known by the name as Dally. He did not like haircuts and had blue eyes. At the age of ten Dallas was already arrested. .....
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Huckleberry Fin 2
Number of words: 1543 | Number of pages: 6.... separate them from what they disbelieve in. Although the river allows them some measure of freedom at once, the moment they set foot on Jackson's Island or the raft and although only on the raft do they have a chance to practice that idea of brotherhood to which they are so devoted. This freedom is very limited and they must still go out of their way to avoid others, going down the river only at night and hiding during the day. Huck has to constantly think of new stories to tell nearby boatsmen or anyone else who might intrude on their concord.
Another appeal of the river is its peacefulness. Huck does not much seem to enjoy the .....
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