Lord Of The Flies: Essay On Jack Merridew
.... older than themselves. They share similar opinions about their
situation and its solution. They both want to be rescued and taken home.
They both realize that there are a lot of things they must do to survive on
the island until all of them get rescued. And lastly, they both are
dominant types, but yet at the beginning of the novel they both acknowledge
each other's authority and behave to each other in a friendly way.
At the return Ralph found himself alone on a limb with Jack and
they grinned at each other, sharing this burden. Once more, admit the
breeze, the shouting, the slanting sunlight on the high mountain, was s .....
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The Theme Of Fear In "Lord Of The Flies"
.... the boys that their fear
of a beast is absurd. Ralph is unsuccessful in deterring the fear of the
boys. Several of them tell of monsters they have heard of, like the giant
squid, and ponder the fact that beasts and ghosts may be roaming the island.
Ralph observes all this and is powerless to control the situation. He calls
a vote to decide if the ghosts are real. This is the climax of a series of
futile attempts to hinder their fear. The sanity that is left among the
boys is disappearing rapidly. The fear of the beasts is only growing more
serious. In a group meeting, Simon tries to tell the boys that if there is
a beast to fear .....
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Lord Of The Flies: Idea Of God
.... shape of
a man. This idea was challenged by another Hebrew prophet, Jeremiah. He
was the first to convey the message that god was holy, apart from the world,
and did not meddle in mortals lives. This change was brought about by the
change in morality by the monotheistic Hebrews. With the ascension of
David's son Soloman to the throne, the Hebrews became a very moral people.
After the Hebrews had mastered temptation and sin, their god could not be
an immoral being. The change in that god did not care about his people,
and was above them was brought about because the Assyrians destroyed Israel.
The natural reaction of the peopl .....
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Salzman's "Iron And Silk": Losing Face
.... affection was just not done, it wasn't normal. At the end of class
one student stayed, he confessed that he still kissed his children. Every
night after they have gone to sleep he sneaks into their room to kiss them.
The student could not admit to the entire class that he was different. Not
only did Mark meet plenty of people who were concerned with loosing face,
but the Chinese government was the same way.
I think the best example of trying to keep face was when Mark
killed a rat. Mark was in the middle of teaching when a rat fell on his
desk, he quickly swatted it. The students told him he would receive a
reward if he br .....
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A Review Of "The Lost World"
.... rugged, volcanic terrain, overgrown with dense jungle.
This book was actually packed with action, that is what kept me
reading it for such long periods at a time. One very adventurous scene was
when Sarah and Kelly where chasing after the raptor which had the key
wrapped around it's mouth. "They were now just three feet away. Kelly
could smell the animal. It turned it's head and snapped at them." Another
exciting scene was when Eddie Carr was battling with the raptors on the
high hide and lost. "One of the raptors caught the strut in its jaws and
jerked it hard. Eddie lost his balance, twisted, and fell back .....
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"Love" In The Novel Narcissus And Goldmund, By Herman Hesse
.... respects the "strong, delicate senses" that Goldmund possesses.
However, when Narcissus confronts Goldmund with his gifted observations of
him, it is a valid indication of the type of relationship that has so far
grown between them.
"I am superior to you only in one point: I'm awake, whereas you
are only half awake, or completely asleep sometimes... Natures of your
kind are almost always superior to us creatures of the mind... You live
fully; you were endowed with the strength of love, the ability to feel."
Narcissus clearly feels that there exists a separation between himself and
Goldmund. In his eyes, they are not and can n .....
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Baldwin's "Fire Next Time"
.... supported the existence of racial barriers by
teaching one should behave. Realizing the hypprocarcy involved with
Christianity, the author broke away from the congressional church, to
search his own way of liberating the society.
Baldwin emphasizes that liberation is love, and "love is more
important than color." (71) The author states that fear creates the need
for power. The Nation of Islam was fearful of the Whites dominating over
the Blacks. Fear always dominated the minds of black people. This fear
caused Elijah to strive for power to liberate the community. The Nation
of Islam wanted absolute control of the White so .....
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Tribulation And Comedy In Lucky Jim
.... sense that beautiful girls are not for him. As well, it seems to
come from an unprecedented, yet noble sense of duty combined with pity; and
a belief that he hasn't "got the guts to leave her" (Amis, 1953, 201).
Essentially, Jim lacks confidence. In noting Margaret's deceit, one
observes from the inception of their friendship, that Margaret is
manoeuvring Jim into something he is not aware he is being involved: "It
had seemed only natural for a female lecturer to ask a junior...male
colleague up to her place for coffee, and no more civil to accept. Then
suddenly he'd become the man who was `going around' with Margaret, .....
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Madame Bovary: Memorable Scene
.... how she had longed for the love affairs that she had
read about in her romance novels, and how she had imagined her future. She
recalls how her imagination had carried her away into the depths of the
story; perhaps it is her imagination that is at fault for implanting these
ideas in her head. Life certainly has not turned out the way she dreamed.
Next, she remember the few precious moments in her life: the
waltzes, lovers, etc. She then decides that she was never happy. Even
though Emma has just listed several of the most happy moments in her life,
she feels that life is simply not satisfying.
The tone throughout this passage co .....
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Madame Bovary: The Theme Of Fantasy
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Major Themes In Faulkner's "Light In August"
.... Immediately
the book draws into her past, relating events leading up to this point,
explaining her motives. One gets a definite feel for her character, and
settles into her narrative, but as soon as this happens, the book switches
gears, turning instead to a vague character, Joe Christmas. With little
introduction, or warning, the book reels into Joe's past, catching the
reader totally unaware and throwing off the entire continuity of the book.
Faulkner's desire for unity and coherence in the pattern is not as strong
as is his desire for truth to individual response (Reed, p.123). Thus Lena
is a frame, she serves only to accentua .....
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Maggie: A Girl Of The Streets - Innocence Vs. Experience
.... the city and trampling any innocence upon which
they come. He cannot understand how Maggie could possibly remain innocent
surrounded by the filth of his world. Maggie seeks only escape from the
Bowery but doesn't wish to become as her family. She latches onto Pete as
a symbol of maturity and success who can both appreciate her innocence and
incorporate her into his experience. Pete is at first attracted by her
purity but eventually abandons her for Nell, a figure who, like Mamie,
speaks fluently and dresses accordingly. Without Pete to lead her out of
Bowery life Maggie is lost and, ironically, becomes alienated even by he .....
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