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Our Man Lemuel
Number of words: 611 | Number of pages: 3.... find him engaging. We too can jump from emotion to emotion, but in the long run, Swift is not attempting to create an Everyman. This Gulliver is not, by any means a wholly allegorical character, but as much an individual as the next person. In certain ways, Gulliver proves to be more resilient than the average man by managing to survive the disaster shipwrecks and people so foreign they might as well be aliens. Still in other ways Gulliver is a naïve person, bereft of decency and consideration.
Gulliver is an entirely credible and probable person at the same time that he is precisely the person to be the instrument for Swift's .....
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Lord Of The Flies: Our Society Suppresses The Evil That Is Presented In All Of Us
Number of words: 723 | Number of pages: 3.... They soon had
a routine (the dance) and whenever they did thad they had to kill, because they
got so pumped up when they did it. Jack then began killing as if it were a
luxury. They became savage hunters as evil took over; they killed almost as if
it were a sexual performance for them.
As this adventure began, Jack was the leader of the choir. He was a
bully who always wanted to be the leader and be looked upon with the utmost
resopect. When Ralph came along as a mild and sensible boy, and was chosen
ahaed of Jack as the leader, Jack was furious. Jack wanted more than anything
to become leader and he began an amoral reign as .....
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Ordinary People: Significance Of The Title
Number of words: 639 | Number of pages: 3.... normal teenagers.
In the real world, many teenagers attempt suicide. But, this is
not ordinary. It is unusual for a teenager to attempt or commit suicide.
Society does not look at this sort of behavior as ordinary. If a teenager
does attempt suicide, they are usually seeking attention and looking for
pity. As a result of these actions, they are seen as having some sort of
mental incapacity and are treated for it. Therefore, this is not ordinary
and Conrad was not either.
Another character in this book who is not ordinary is Beth Jarett,
Conrad's mother. Conrad feels as if she does not love him. She hardly
ta .....
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Women In China During The Long
Number of words: 1260 | Number of pages: 5.... the other, or more important than the other. In respect to gender, yin is female and yang is male. Yin is private life within the family and yang is public life outside the family. Men were to focus on public life and outside affairs and support the family while women were to focus on private life and support the men.
For many men resisting the pressures of scholarly careers, women appeared
as guardians of stability, order and purity. The woman’s quarters, secluded
behind courtyards and doorways deep in the recesses of the house offered
a refuge from world of flux, chaos, and corruption. Women nurtured and
tutored men when .....
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The Great Gatsby: American Dream
Number of words: 538 | Number of pages: 2.... doesn't happen, he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over (83)." Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream where all have the opportunity to get what they want.
Later, as we see in the Plaza Hotel, Jay still believes that Daisy loves him. He is convinced of this as is shown when he takes the blame for Myrtle's death. "Was Daisy driving?" "Yes...but of course I'll say I was." (151) He also watches and protects Daisy as she returns .....
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Analysis Of Heart Of Darkness
Number of words: 651 | Number of pages: 3.... and discrimination that the natives must live with. They constantly receive unfair treatments, such as beatings and the lack of food and medical support, as well as being paid in ridiculous manner that can only fuel their hate towards the European conquerors. Upon suggesting that the cannibals on his crew are treated in a disingenuous way, Marlow truly questions why their motives have not been violent so far : ‘’Why in the name of all gnawing devils of hunger they didn’t go for us – they were thirty to five – and have a good tuck in for once, amazes me now when I think of it’’ (Conrad 37). .....
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The Truth About The Big Two He
Number of words: 854 | Number of pages: 4.... by quick angles, only to hold steady in the fast water again (472).
Hemingway is trying to show that the trout are better then Nick, since they are not bothered by emotions or their surroundings. Nick is, he is bothered by the war, which created internal emotions that he is trying to resolve. Hemingway used the trout in the river to represent the inner peace that Nick is trying to gain.
When Nick got to the country he saw that it was untouched by the fire that had burned the town down. He started to walk through the ferns and jack pines and Nick was becoming exceedingly content. Nick was thinking that, “…the cou .....
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Macbeth And Lady Macbeth
Number of words: 645 | Number of pages: 3.... fear of suspicion by day, and terrible dreams by night, Macbeth becomes completely paranoid with everyone, including Banquo, his right hand man. At this time Macbeth takes control and realizes that he must kill Banquo. He decides that Banquo must die tonight, and says, " Banquo, thy soul's flight, / If it find heaven, must find it out tonight" (Shakespeare 141-142). When Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth about his plan, she is reluctant and says, "You must leave this" (Shakespeare 36), wanting him to get rid of the murderous thought. Tired and weary, she eventually gives in to her husbands newest treachery and asks, "What's to be done?" .....
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Hamlet 2
Number of words: 1189 | Number of pages: 5.... farm and carters
And in Act II, scene 1, Ophelia tells Polonius how Hamlet has scared her, making Polonius believe that Hamlet has gone insane. Thus the death of Ophelia is a tragedy because she did nothing deserving of her horrible death, besides allowing herself to be used by others.
One of the most important elements of tragedy, according to Gage Canadian Dictionary, is a number of opportunities a character has to escape his or her fate. The sad part is that in the tragedy, hero’s death could be easily avoided by making the right choices, it’s not simply controlled by his fortune or destiny. Polonius had many cha .....
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A Lesson Before Dying: Mr. Wiggins
Number of words: 964 | Number of pages: 4.... tells, he never showed any sort of
emotion before the shooting or after up until that point. A hog can't
show emotions, but a man can. There is the epiphany of the story, where Mr.
Wiggins realizes that the purpose of life is to help make the world a
better place, and at that time he no longer minds visiting Jefferson and
begins becoming his friend.
Mr. Wiggins' relationship with his Aunt declined in this story,
although it was never very strong. His Aunt treated him like he should be a
hog and always obey, yet she wanted him to make a hog into a man. His Aunt
was not a very nice person, she would only show kindness towards .....
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