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Papers on Book Reports
Escaping The Fog Of Pride And Prejudice
Number of words: 1054 | Number of pages: 4.... Elizabeth when Bingley asks him to, saying that Elizabeth is not
handsome enough to tempt him. Elizabeth's pride is hurt and she
characterizes Darcy as disagreeable and proud. When Elizabeth first meets
Wikham, she is blinded by her prejudice of Darcy as she accepts everything
harmful Wikham has to say of Darcy. The plot of the rest of the book
revolves around Elizabeth discovering the true nature of both Darcy and
Wikham. At the Netherfield ball, it seems this will never happen. From
the beginning of the night, when Elizabeth discovers Wikham didn't attend
the ball in order to avoid Darcy she "was resolved against a .....
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1984 Reading Journal
Number of words: 3000 | Number of pages: 11.... He remenbers a dream where O'Brien tole him he would meet him in a place wher there is no darkness. He washes his hands and hides the diary
Reaction
Major ideas, conflicts and themes are introduced. We are shown how the earth has changed, into 3 main contenients. we are also introduced to the main character and how he fits into the new world. Also we are shown how the computer age has taken over peoples minds. The language is easy to understand, it has not really changed much over time. Seems like nothing left after nuclear war, just ruins remaining. We are introduced to Tom Parsons which Winston is contrasted with. The city i .....
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A Summary Of The Plot Of The Iliad
Number of words: 3209 | Number of pages: 12.... low morale of his army resulting from the plague and from Achilles' defection. He therefore resorts to a stratagem of reverse psychology. He will propose to his soldiers that they return home. He communicates this plan to the chieftains in council, with instructions that they should prevent the men's return, if the proposal is accepted. He assembles the troops and proposes that they return to their homeland. They all eagerly accept his proposal and hasten to their ships. Odysseus has to intervene. He chastises Thersites, an insolent soldier, who attempts to defy him. The assembly is hastily recalled. Nestor, following other speaker .....
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Bram Stokers Dracula
Number of words: 747 | Number of pages: 3.... and chase him out of England back to
Castle Dracula. There they carry out an ultimate plan to destroy Dracula.
The Author uses suspense as a storytelling device rather effectively
throughout the story. There are a fair number of parts in which the reader
is left suspended on the edge of seat, eager to find out what is to happen
next. However, there were parts where suspense could be used in a manner
that would enhance the gravity of the plot. Nonetheless, The book is
written in a unique way that allows suspense to be used easily and
effectively built up. Dracula is written in first person like many other
nove .....
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Fahrenheit 451
Number of words: 1120 | Number of pages: 5.... ever read any of the books that he burned. His reply was that it is against the law. Clarisse even asks, "… long ago [did] firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?"(, page 38) Montag replies by telling her that that is nonsense, and that "Houses have always been fireproof,…"(, page 38) Here you can see how brainwashed and blinded the truth is for the people. Clarisse says good night to Montag, and right before she leaves she asks him, "Are you happy?"(, page39) Before Montag can reply Clarisse is gone, and she leaves Montag pondering her question. As he tells himself that her question was nonsense, he star .....
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Representations Of Masculinity And Femininity In Miguel Street
Number of words: 2076 | Number of pages: 8.... book as well as the boy narrator of
the book.
Finding examples of manliness are found with great ease considering that
12 of the 17 stories in some way deal with the theme of manliness (Thieme 24).
It doesnt take long before the first example, a carpenter named Popo, is
introduced. In the chapter titled "The Thing Without A Name" we are told that
"Popo never made any money. His wife used to go out and work and this was easy ,
because they had no children. Popo said ' Women and them like work. Man not
made for work" ( Naipaul 17). This attitude immediately makes Popo stand out
from the rest of the men of Miguel Street. Hat (a .....
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Symbols In "The Glass Menagerie"
Number of words: 273 | Number of pages: 1.... and its evocation
of loneliness and lost love celebrates, above all, the human need to dream.
Amanda Wingfield resents the poverty - stricken neighborhood in
which she lives, so much so that she needs to escape mentally from it by
invented romance and self-deception. Williams describes her as having
"endurance and a kind of heroism, but she is also silly, snobbish,
sometimes cruel and sometimes pathetic in her well-intentioned blundering.
Her love for her children is exasperating and suffocating; her energetic
gaiety can be nauseating. Abandoned by her husband, Amanda comforts herself
with recollections of her earlier, mo .....
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Frankenstein: Rights And Responsibilities
Number of words: 3066 | Number of pages: 12.... also about adding on to what already exists; this was a problem. When Dr. Frankenstein decided to introduce a new being into the world, he didn't have to consult anyone, answer any questions or think into the future. With no monitoring, one scientist not only caused four unwarranted deaths, he endangered the lives of many more. "The death of William, the execution of Justine, the murder of Clerval, and lastly of my wife; even at that moment I knew not my only remaining friends were safe from the malignity of the fiend; my father even now might be writhing under his grasp, and Ernest might be dead at his feet." Although Frankenste .....
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Shakespeare's Cymbeline
Number of words: 770 | Number of pages: 3.... arogant scheme had done to her son, she went mad and died as a result. So in the end she got what was coming to her.
Cloten-The Queens son, he’s a character you kinda feel sorry for, because he probably wasn’t arrogant by choice, he probably inherited it from his mother. Cloten was the simple minded son of the Queen who wanted to marry Imogen, (though I am not sure if he was in on the plot to kill the king, I think that was one of mother’s little surprises) and he would do anything to get her. Including hiring a band of musicians to play a song for her, dueling with Posthumus, and in the end venturing out to rape her. But clo .....
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The Red Badge Of Courage
Number of words: 309 | Number of pages: 2.... the battle is over Henry has changed. He did what had to be done, therefore, he acted courageously. Henry can now look at his heroic deeds, put his sins in perspective, and not feel to proud about one, or too guilty about the other. Henry has matured into a courageous and honorable man.
I really enjoyed reading this book. The author, Stephan Crane, did a really good job in describing everything so well. If you haven’t already read this book I would recommend that you do. It is not just a story about war it is a story about growing up. .....
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