Essay On Romanticism In Frankenstein
.... In the more classical style of writing, writers
addressed their books to the upper class, but now writers addressed the common
man and his problems. Their was a new feeling of spirituality. People were
seeking eastern concepts of nirvana, transcendentalism and being one with nature.
People wanted to experience life, not study it. They seeked extreme emotions,
whether they were good or bad. Marry Shelly used all of these philosophies of
the Romantic Period in writing, Frankenstien.
Victor Fankenstien is a man with great ambition, he is obsessed and
self-centered. His life is the mirror of a Greed Tragedy. In his case, the flaw
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Evaluation Of The Lord Of The Flies
.... to hunt and
comes back, Ralph discusses the problems of people not working with Jack. Simon
goes into the jungle alone and contemplates. The boys become used to the daily
tasks on the island. The small children play all the time while the older ones
do most of the work. The first flash of Jack's future warrior/hunter position as
leader is shown as he comes back to camp with his face painted. A ship is
spotted, but they find that the signal fire on the mountain has gone out, and
the ship passes them by. Jack finally kills a pig, but Piggy criticizes him. In
return, Jack slaps Piggy and breaks one of the lenses on his glasses. Ralph .....
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A Character Sketch Of Joe Gargery
.... has a greater impact than most readers think. Not only
was Joe losing a set of hands around the forge, but he was also saying farewell
to a boy who must have been like a son to him. Joe knew that once Pip left
they would never have the same relationship. It was clear to Joe that this was
Pip's dream, so not once did he question the decision Pip had made.
When Pip is asked to come to Miss Havisham's and "play", Mrs. Gargery
and Pumblechook are driven crazy wondering what gift she will give Pip for his
service. Joe, on the other hand, pays no attention to their high hopes. His
pride is also evident when he turns down the money .....
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Native Son: Bigger
.... fear was hidden from his consciousness"(44), and hate also
builds on top of this fear. Once he is in contact with Mary, his fears and hate
pour out in a rebellious act of murder, because to Bigger Mary symbolizes the
white oppression. In addition, he committed the act, "because it had made him
feel free for the first time in his life"(255). At last he feels he is in
control of his actions and mentality. He rebels against the burden of the white
man's torment. He had "been scared and mad all . . . [his] life"(328), until he
killed Mary. After this, he was not scared of anyone, anymore. Thus, the
murder of Mary Dalton serves a .....
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Examination Of Puritan Philosophy In Bradford's "On Plymouth Plantation"
.... God before they came half-seas over, to smite this young man with a
grievous disease, of which he died in a desperate manner, and so was himself the
first that was thrown overboard". Bradford believes that the sailor died
because God was punishing him. According to Bradford, the sailor's cursing, and
mistreatment of the other passengers displeased God, so God punished him
accordingly.
In the same chapter, Bradford tells of another ship passenger named John
Howland. At one point in the trip, the Mayflower came upon a violent storm.
The winds of the storm were so fierce, and the seas were so high, that all the
sailo .....
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Eugene Ionesco's "Rhinoceros": True Means Resides In Action Not Words
.... I can look after myself." (pp. 62) This refusal comes from his
arrogant view of himself as a "Master of [his] own thoughts," (pp. 61) and
"[Having] will-power!" (pp. 7) By seeing the doctor, Jean would have put
himself in the position of taking responsibility for his actions and seeing that
he wasn't always the "master of his own thoughts" and that his will-power was
actually quite weak. It would be admitting the meaninglessness in his futile
attempts to remain a human. He didn't want to see that he, in fact, was
becoming a rhinoceros.
Had Jean agreed to see a doctor, he may have been saved. By seeing the
doctor, Je .....
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A Christmas Carol
.... body cares about
Scrooge or his things. Also, the businessmen that Scrooge does business with
regularly show no feelings about his death and go to his funeral simply for food.
Dicken's shows a way to resolve the problem by simply treating others how you
want them to treat you. At the end Scrooge's attitude changes and changes in
how society will treat him are shown to be inevitable.
Another social concern is the priority of family over money and personal
gains. Money proves to be the golden idol that is worshipped by the people in
the Christmas Carol, but also proves to destroy lives. For example, Scrooge
gives up a cha .....
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Hemingway's "The Old Man And The Sea": An Analysis
.... with
food, a living, an enemy, and a friend.
When he was out on the sea fishing, he was at home. The sea, la mar,
was like his mother. The fish in the ocean were like his brothers and sisters.
When he heard the dolphins playing in the night he thought, "They are
good...they are our brothers like the flying fish." (p.48) He had almost reeled
the giant marlin in when he realized what he was doing. "You are killing me,
fish. But you have a right to. Never have I seen a greater, or more
beautiful...thing than you, brother." (p.92) Even as he ate the fish that he
would catch, or as he killed scavengers trying to get the marlin, .....
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Lord Of The Flies: Our Society Suppresses The Evil That Is Presented In All Of Us
.... 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 he let the evil within take
control. He became .....
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Fahrenheit 451: Books - A Part Of Our Past
.... our day and age people are watching too much television. We figure
that everything that is in books is on the television. If we need to learn
about something we rent a movie about it or watch a show on it. No one reads
books anymore just for the fun of it, or so they can read the paranormal,
science fiction, horror, classics, fiction or non-fiction novel that surround
our world. If we want to see stuff like that we will watch “The X-Files” or
rent a Stephan King movie. Actually when you read books there is much more
satisfaction about it. They help you develop your imagination which can be
very good in many things. The descr .....
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Fahrenheit 451: The Meetings Between Montag And Clarisse
.... rubs the
dandelion under Montag's chin and Clarisse remarks "What a shame, you're not in
love with anyone " (22). Montag thinks that he is in love, but realizes that he
is not in love and not at all happy.
In the third meeting, Montag begins to feel that he has known Clarisse
forever. Montag states " You make me feel very old and very much like a father
" (28). Clarisse remarks " Now you explain why you haven't any daughters like
me, if you love children so much? " (28). Montag realizes that it is a long
time since anyone has cared enough to ask a good question rather than sit around
and worry about themselves. Montag ans .....
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The Scarlet Letter: The False Qualities Of Life
.... 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 of that sermon, and vowed
within themselves to .....
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