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Papers on Book Reports
Joyce's "A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man": A Review
Number of words: 903 | Number of pages: 4.... move. Once, when the two males travel to sell of the family
estate, Simon returns to his former school and converses with his former
classmates. Stephen is upset to hear of his father's wild behavior as a
youth, and of his flirtatious nature. He begins to rebel against his
strict upbringing, striking back at his familys' traditional values and way
of life.
Religion is an ever present force in Stephen's life. He attends a
religious school from an early age, and is a devout Roman Catholic. He has
great reference for the priests at his school, and even fears the rector.
As his life progresses, Stephen experiences great feelings .....
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To Kill A Mocking Bird: Injustice
Number of words: 341 | Number of pages: 2.... which is a good description of what he really was.
The third person to suffer injustice in the novel was Boo Radley. Many accusations were claimed about him even though they were untrue. Just because he didn't leave his house, people began to think something was wrong. Boo was a man who was misunderstood and shouldn't of suffered any injustice. Boo did not handle the injustice because he didn't know about it.
In conclusion, the person who deserves the deepest sympathy is Tom Robinson. He did nothing wrong but his crime was being nice to white people. This type of injustice is the worst because everyone puts up with it. Therefor .....
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The Heart Of Darkness: Symbolism
Number of words: 764 | Number of pages: 3.... shade of the original Kurtz frequented the beside of the hollow sham,
whose fate it was buried presently in the mold of primeval earth. But both
diabolic love and the unearthly hate of the mysteries it had penetrated
fought for the possession of that soul satisfied with primitive emotions,
avid of lying fame, of sham distinction, of all the appearances of success
and power"(Conrad 146).
Our enlightenment into the corruption of men's souls eventually
becomes complete when Marlow meets Kurtz and finds out what Kurtz has
really become, one with the land, devolved to a primitive state. Marlow
and Kurtz could be considered .....
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Character Willie Stark In Jack Burden's Novel
Number of words: 1637 | Number of pages: 6.... one who has the drive to use every waking hour profitably.
Another of Willie Stark's primary characteristics is his ability to hold a crowd spellbound, to move them emotionally as he wishes them to be moved. He does just the right things in the drugstore in Mason City in order to make sure that the crowd's allegiance to him is reinforced. When he makes a speech in the Town Square a little later, he makes sure of two things: that he has this crowd spellbound by his oratory and that his speech makes good copy (or sound bite) for the newspapermen who have accompanied him on this trip.
Although his ability to hold and emotionally cap .....
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Themes In The Great Gatsby
Number of words: 989 | Number of pages: 4.... despite her marriage to Tom. Thus, we are introduced to the American Dream, as seen in the eyes of Jay Gatsby. A surprising twist occurs at the end, however, when Daisy kills her husband's married lover, Myrtle Wilson, with Gatsby's car, causing the deceased's husband to seek revenge by killing Gatsby and then himself. With the death of Gatsby, we also see the death of the American Dream.
Throughout the novel, we are taken through a plethora of settings. On an obvious level, we see the decadence of the rich upper-class lifestyle. The Buchanan home, for instance, is an excellent example of American aristocracy. "…he move .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Huck Finn As The Narrator
Number of words: 793 | Number of pages: 3.... except, maybe, when there's a war;
then they go to war. But other times they just lazy around; or go hawking—
just hawking…when things is dull, they fuss with the parlyment; and if
everybody don't go just so he whacks their heads off. But mostly they
hang round the harem."
However, by using Huck's language Twain creates character and establishes
realism. Huck is capable of making Twain write something merely because it
is not the kind of thing Huck would say or do, and he can force Twain to
leave something out because Huck would not do or say that kind of thing.
Huck is essentially good-hearted, but he is looked do .....
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The Parable
Number of words: 691 | Number of pages: 3.... Lee Pai, for help. Lee Pai tells Rosemary he is sorry but he can't help her. Not knowing what else she can do, Rosemary goes back to Sven for help. She spends the night with him and the next day he takes her across the river. Rosemary and Hernando are then together at last. The evening before their wedding, Rosemary feels the need to tell
Hernando what she had to do to get across the river. When she tells Hernando, he is very hurt and upset. He calls the wedding off and "banishes Rosemary as a soiled woman" (). Rosemary is very distraught over this and turns to John (an acquaintance) for a little comfort. After hearing her .....
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The Tragic Love Triangle Of Yonville
Number of words: 596 | Number of pages: 3.... would be filled with three
things, "bliss, passion, and ecstasy". Emma had a character that was 1)
dissatisfied 2) adulterous and 3) free spending. For a while she was
excited and pleased by her marriage, but overwhelmed by her new life, she
quickly became dissatisfied. As a result of her dissatisfaction she became
mentally ill.
For the sake of her health the Bovary's moved to a new town, Yonville,
where their daughter was born. Emma's unhappiness continued, and she began
to have romantic feelings toward Leon, a young law clerk. After Leon left
the town in order to attend law school. Emma's boredom and frustration
bec .....
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Canterbury Tales - A View Of T
Number of words: 3100 | Number of pages: 12.... same time, and in the number of people who promptly apostatized when a Christian king died. There is certainly no evidence for a large-scale conversion of the common people to Christianity at this time. Augustine was not the most diplomatic of men, and managed to antagonize many people of power and influence in Britain, not least among them the native British churchmen, who had never been particularly eager to save the souls of the Anglo-Saxons who had brought such bitter times to their people. In their isolation, the British Church had maintained older ways of celebrated the major festivals of Christianity, and Augustine's effo .....
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The Promise: Plot
Number of words: 753 | Number of pages: 3.... decides to use an experimental treatment on Michael, which involves
not letting him talk to anyone or interact with anything except his
therapist. The major conflict is when Michael becomes catatonic, and it
seems as if Reuben will not get his smicha and Michael will never be cured.
Danny decides to have a long conversation with Rav Kalman, and convinces
him to at least give Reuben the smicha examination. During the examination,
Reuben uses a method called test emendation, which is strictly forbidden by
his school. Reuben backs up his arguments so well, that Rav Kalman does
give him smicha, and when Reuben tells this to Michael (a .....
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