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Papers on Book Reports
Lord Of The Flies: The Theme Of Religious Persecution
Number of words: 1292 | Number of pages: 5.... into ‘Beelzebub' in Greek - a name for the Devil. This suggests
the entire book is about the epitome of religious evil - the Devil himself.
A final religious element is well hidden. The "stick sharpened at both
ends" exists not only in Golding's description of the killing of the sow,
but also in the Bible in the story of David and Goliath. After David kills
Goliath, the giant's head is cut off and placed on a "stick sharpened at
both ends" and is used to frighten enemies. The similar usage of the stick
in this novel (in which the beast's head is used to frighten the enemies of
Jack's clan), alludes to the fac .....
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The Influence Of Realism In Tolstoy's The Death Of Ivan Ilyich
Number of words: 870 | Number of pages: 4.... comfort the widow. Their real reasoning behind
everything was to see who would take Ivan's position at work. Another
example of illusion of reality is when Ivan is lying down in excruciating
pain and his wife, daughter, and son-in-law enter. Ivan sits and watches
as they ignore the pain he is enduring to argue about something as petty as
opera glasses. This seemed true to life because people cannot address a
situation as big as death, so they talk around it. Ivan is dumbfounded by
their apathy in the presence of his impending death. They then said, if
they were going, it was time they left. At this point, Ivan wishes to be
w .....
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Native Son: Character Actions Defines Their Individual Personalities And Belief Systems
Number of words: 2205 | Number of pages: 9.... stems from being caught in the act of doing something
socially unacceptable and being the subject of punishment. Although he
later admits to Max that Mary Dalton's behavior toward him made him hate
her, it is not that hate which causes him to smother her to death, but a
feeble attempt to evade the detection of her mother. The fear of being
caught with a white woman overwhelmed his common sense and dictated his
actions. When he attempted to murder Bessie, his motivation came from
intense fear of the consequences of "letting" her live. Bigger realized
that he could not take Bessie with him or leave her behind and concluded
t .....
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Jose Donoso's Paso: Summary
Number of words: 1192 | Number of pages: 5.... happiness. This is
the result of traditional tail, it is intertwined with common feelings and
situations to which all can identify with that all are affected by the
story.
In the beginning the situation is introduced to the reader by a
narrator recounting the story from a childhood experience. It is known
quite quickly in the story that the home in which the story takes place is
very empty of feelings as is expressed by the narrator say “it was not
happy” instead of “it was sad” because that is exactly what I mean to say”
(Donoso315).
This absence of feeling is the foundation for the story. The
control of the central .....
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The Societal Implications Of "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Number of words: 896 | Number of pages: 4.... for a long time what the thing was that showed behind, that dim sub-pattern, but now I am quite sure it is a women." (665). Eventually the narrator merges her life with the life of the woman behind the wallpaper.
The ever-changing pattern of the wallpaper divided the two worlds that the narrator was living in. The front of the wallpaper represented what society expected of women during that time. Generally, a woman was to be submissive to men as well as devoting all of their time to raising perfect children (849). Gilman describes the pattern of having no true design, but says "It is repeated, of course by the breadths, .....
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Macbeth Fear
Number of words: 893 | Number of pages: 4.... risked everything to become King and after him none of his family will follow.
Macbeth realizes that if something is not done to Banquo, then his sons will become King. Macbeth can't have this, he's already worried that his soul will go to hell for what he's already done. His fear become evident in this scene also, "But to be safely thus: our fears in Banquo Stick deep;" [Act III, S I, L 53-54] Macbeth then has Banquo murdered, however his son Fleance escapes in the attack. Next Macduff refuses to accept Macbeth as king and flees to England to join Malcom. And also the witches tell him to beware of Macduff, which angers Macbet .....
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Fahrenheit 451 2
Number of words: 528 | Number of pages: 2.... hours. If he hasn’t burned it by then we come and burn it for him." (pg. 68) Beatty lets Montag keep the book until that night when Montag will return to work. Meanwhile, Montag meets with Professor Faber, a retired English teacher after a phone call cut short. While at the meeting, Faber is extremely careful due to the fact that Montag might not be able to be trusted until Faber notices the book Montag has brought with him, the Bible. Montag goes to Faber in hope that Faber can copy the book for him, Faber cannot, and they decide to attempt to give Beatty the another book.
That night Montag returns to work and succeed .....
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Louis Tanner Of Destroying Angel And Rick Deckard Of Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep: Importance To The Thematic Development Of "moral Men In Immortal Worlds" And Body Mind Invasion
Number of words: 1139 | Number of pages: 5.... but
did not take advantage of the situation: "No Hannah"(136). Tanner had more
worrisome thoughts than making love to a good friend. He wanted the murderer of
all murderers, the chain killer. As a cop he never captured the chain killer.
This person fused chains to people's bodies and then threw them into the water.
For Tanner who was now a retired cop, it was as if a spark lit up in him. All
the old memories fled back into his mind. The nightmare of his partner getting
shot on a "drug bust gone"(13) wrong began to replay in his mind. He had a
conscience; therefore, he could never forget what was done to his partner nor
the vic .....
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The Scarlet Letter: The False Qualities Of Life
Number of words: 1375 | Number of pages: 5.... his" (167). Dimmesdale had risen
through the ranks of the church and had the utmost respect of the people of
Boston. Dimmesdale's "eloquence and religious fervor had already given the
earnest of high eminence in his profession" (48). Hawthorne pointed out that
Dimmesdale was a very influential and powerful speaker, whose soft spoken words,
"affected them [the townspeople] like the speech of an angel" (48). Dimmesdale
also had the ability to preach unmatched sermons, containing messages that could
touch souls. This was the case during a service following his vigil when,
"Souls… were brought to the truth by the efficacy o .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird 3
Number of words: 2678 | Number of pages: 10.... prefer you shoot tin cans, but I know you'll wanna shoot birds, if you can hit 'em. Shoot all the Blue Jays you want, but never shoot a Mockingbird. All they do for us is sing their hearts out for us. Remember it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird". The Mockingbirds in this story are Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. Mr. Radley is a mystery man and scary. Tom Robinson is Black and wrongly accused of crime.
To Kill A Mockingbird is told through Scout. Scout is much like a boy, 8 years old, and funny. Scout hated to be called a girl and she wore britches. She knew how to read before she started her school, “where most of the first grad .....
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