|
Papers on Book Reports
Lord Of The Flies Response
Number of words: 482 | Number of pages: 2.... Ralph said, and tried to get everyone to
disobey him. If the boys do not work together on anything, it's never going to
work. While Jack and others were rebelling, Ralph was trying his best to keep
the island together.
One example of how not working together hurt their the civilization severely was,
when they were building the shelters. Everyone was supposed to help, but only
two people (Ralph and Simon) could honestly say they helped build all the houses.
The first house looked great with everyone helping to make it. The second
house looked okay but some people forgot about their jobs and wandered off. But
the third house .....
Get This Essay
|
|
Frankenstein: Morality
Number of words: 773 | Number of pages: 3.... commits the moral sin of creating another monster
he may be rid of both monsters forever. "With the companion you bestow I
will quit the neighbourhood of man,"(pg 142) promises the morally corrupt
monster to the doctor upon the completion of his partner. When the doctor,
if and when he, finished his first creation's mate there is a chance that
the monsters will not keep their promise and stay in Europe envoking fear
into townfolk.
The good doctor, trying to act morally, destroys the monster for
the good of the world. The monsters can potentially take over whatever
they please. "A race of devils would be propeg .....
Get This Essay
|
|
A Tale Of Two Cities - Charact
Number of words: 951 | Number of pages: 4.... never forget what was done to her family and how the D’Evermondes are deserving of what they will receive. The actions she performs in her daily life demonstrate her evilness. In the novel it seems as though she is the “bad guy” who is starting up all the trouble. It is her need for revenge, in the book, that starts the revolution.
While Dickens presents Sydney Carton as a worthless drunk, in contrast to Madame Defarge, he is the Christ-like noble figure of the novel. He appears to the readers of A Tale of Two Cities as a worthless drunk and a man who has not acquired any high social position in his life. Also, it seems as .....
Get This Essay
|
|
The Call Of The Wild: Determinism And Darwinism
Number of words: 1153 | Number of pages: 5.... and Darwinism. Then, how Jack London uses determinism and Darwinism in the novel. Finally, a little background information on Jack London and some of the works he wrote that are similar to The Call of the Wild. Determinism, by definition, is the doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives. Which means our future is predetermined and there’s no way to change it. In this novel, determinism is used because it was inevitable that Buck would eventually return to the wilderness which from whence he came and become wild again (Collection AOL).
Darwinism is, by definition, a theory of .....
Get This Essay
|
|
Biography Precis -- Black Boy
Number of words: 991 | Number of pages: 4.... can keep
it quiet, Richard has found a way to rebel without being punished. He takes his
father literally and hangs the kitten. But Richard's mother punishes him by
making him bury the kitten and by filling him with guilt. Another theme is seen
when his father deserts the family, and Richard faces severe hunger. For the
first time, Richard sees himself as different from others, because he must
assume some of the responsibilities of an adult. In contrast to his above
characteristics, Richard soon shows his ability in learning, even before he
starts school, which he begins at a later age than other boys because his mother
couldn't af .....
Get This Essay
|
|
Joy Luck Club: Conflicts Faced By June And Her Mother
Number of words: 1178 | Number of pages: 5.... of it. Because Suyuan lost two daughters in China, and her entire
family was killed in the war, she leaves this place behind her and places
all of her hopes in America and her family there. She wants the very best f
or her daughter June. Even her name, Suyuan, meaning "long-cherished wish,"
speaks of this hope for Jing-Mei, meaning "the pure, essential, best
quality younger sister." Suyuan tells her daughter June that she can be
anything she wants to be, and that she has great talent. At first June is
excited and dreams about what she will become: "In all my imaginings, I was
filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect. M .....
Get This Essay
|
|
The Stranger: Existentialism
Number of words: 545 | Number of pages: 2.... the light from the sun that shot off the Arabs knife, and the intense
heat along with the salt from his sweat in his eyes that was bothering him.
Meursault shot the Arab mainly because he was uncomfortable and not because
he felt threatened, but in any case he made the decision to shoot him. In
the next chapter Meursault can't understand why he would need an attorney
for his case because it's simple to him, he had murdered a man and was now
ready to pay the consequences. He had made a choice that might not have
been the right one but he accepted it and was ready to go through with his
decision to wherever it would lead.
The oth .....
Get This Essay
|
|
Marcus Brutus-the Tragic Hero
Number of words: 637 | Number of pages: 3.... is this some kind of omen. Brutus and his troops March to Philippi. After Cassuis dies, Brutus and his troops are winning, although Brutus don’t realize it. Brutus decides to take the cowards way out of this and kill himself, rather than be drug through the streets of Rome. Strato holds out his sword as Brutus runs about and kills himself.
Brutus’ tragic flaw in all of this was he was too loyal to Rome and to his friend Caesar at the same time. After killing Caesar he wasn’t sure if he had done the right thing. And then when after Antony spoke at the funeral and turned all of the people from Rome against Bru .....
Get This Essay
|
|
With Which Literary Character Do You Most Readily Identify? Why?: Alexei In Dostoevsky's "The Gambler"
Number of words: 858 | Number of pages: 4.... he was doing
the right thing. However, he did not receive any joy from this realization. He
was relatively miserable his whole life. He turned to Gambling to punish
himself. This is a man who, when he had a chance to be with the woman he had
loved for years, ruined it by going to the casino and gambling. He thought that
it would prove to her that he loved her, because he would have a lot of money to
spend on her. Instead, she realized that his one true love was not her but
gambling.
Whenever I read this story, I think of how much this character that
Fyodor Dostoevsky created is similar, in a lot of ways, to myself. I f .....
Get This Essay
|
|
Hesiod's "Works And Days" And Virgil's "The Georgics": Working The Land
Number of words: 1094 | Number of pages: 4.... such high esteem by Hesiod when
he writes, "When ploughing-time arrives, make haste to plough."(pg. 73 l.
456) Constantly, Hesiod is making references to work ethic, describing
idlers as men who will "wrestle with ruin all their days."(pg. 72 l. 407)
The concept of idlers suffering at the hands of the gods surfaces
frequently, as the lazy man is despised by both gods and men. In addition
to the moral issues, Hesiod also focuses on the actualities of farming. He
is constantly informing the reader on the approach to farming, and what to
do during certain times of the year as well as what to do in certain
situations. For instance, in .....
Get This Essay
|
|
|