The Invisible Man: Summary
.... These words remain
imprinted in the narrator's mind throughout the book, although he never
fully understands their meaning. His grandfather's words eventually serve
as catalyst for his subsequent disillusionments, the first of which occurs
directly after he graduates from high school.
At this time, the narrator is invited to give a speech at a
gathering of the town's leading white citizens. The speech he is planning
to give expresses the view that humility is the essence of progress.
Subconsciously, the words of his grandfather prevent him from truly
believing the thesis of his own speech, but he gives it anyway. Instead of
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Great Expectations: Miss Havisham An Eccentric Character?
.... how well she look she said "I do not, I am yellow
shin and bone."1 She started arguing with Camilla and both would make
insults to each other. Miss Havisham asked Camila what was the matter and
Camilla said "Nothing worth mentioning, I don't wish to make a display of
my feelings, but I have habitually thought of you more in the night than
I am quite equal to."2 All Miss Havisham would say is "Then don't think of
me."3 Miss Havisham also told them quote "This, is where I will be laid
when I am dead. They shall come and look at me here."4 She said this
because she treated her relatives like vultures.
She also acts in we .....
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Their Eyes Were Watching God: Learning Process Of Life
.... then could
one experience love. Nanny felt that a young girl like Janie was too young
to make decisions for herself, so when she caught Janie exploring her
womanhood Nanny felt that she needed to marry Janie as quickly as possible
so that she could find love in a safe a secure environment. Nanny has her
own ideals when it comes to marriage and Janie will soon learn that
everyone's are different.
Second, Janie sees Logan Killicks' perception of marriage. In the
beginning it appears to Janie that Logan is a very nice gentleman, who is
constantly treating her well. However as time goes on, Janie see Logan's
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The Irony In "The Lottery"
.... the end of the story when Mrs.
Hutchinson is chosen for the lottery, it is ironic that it does not upset
her that she was chosen. She is upset because of the way she is chosen.
She shows this by saying "It isn't fair, it isn't right" (316). The
situation is extremely ironic to the story.
The title of the story "The Lottery" is ironic. By reading the title
of the story the reader may think that someone is going to win something.
In actuality when the reader gets to the end of the story, he finds just
the opposite to be true. Jackson shows every day as if it is any other
summer day. Jackson foreshadows the events to come by .....
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The Little Prince, Siddhartha, And The Monkey God: Journey
.... to seek the meaning of
love. Having the opportunity to meet many people, he learns something from
each and one of them. The king represented the evil of totalitarianism,
the conceited man represents one of the evil aspects of human, the tippler
showed the sorrow and pain a person can hold, the businessman showed how a
person can possess greed, the lamplighter represents loyalty, one of the
good sides of human being, finally meeting the geographer, the Little
Prince learns curiosity and hard work. But meeting all these people still
haven't gave the Little Prince what he wanted yet. He finally trampled
upon Earth, where he will s .....
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Summary Of The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
.... packing industry
is centralized. They take a tour of the plant, and see the unbelievable
efficiency and speed att which hogs and cattle are butchered, cooked,
packed, and shipped. In Packingtown, no part of the animal is wasted. The
tour guide specifically says, "They use everything about the hog except the
squeal."
Jurgis' brawny build quickly gets him a job on the cattle killing
beds. The other members of the family soon find jobs, except for the
children. They are put into school. At first, Jurgis is happy with his job
and America, but he soon learns that America is plagued by corruption,
dishonesty, and bribery. He .....
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A Review Of The Jungle
.... the working conditions are
terrible. The setting is a perfect place for a man to struggle from one
problem to the next without ever finding the solace of comfort and
relaxation. The time is important to the novel because it is before any
laws on working conditions and food quality have been established. The
novel takes place in several time sequences where Sinclair briefly stops
to explain the new problem that the main character must overcome.
The main Characters on the novel are Jugus, the man of which the
story follows, Ona, Jurgis's wife, Elzbieta, mother in law of Ona, and
Marija, Ona's cousin. Jurgis is the main character .....
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An Analysis Of Brave New World
.... wish
of becoming someone important; a recognized name in the jumble of society.
This ends when the curiosity of others ends, and as a supreme result of his
arrogant behaviour, he is exiled.
The instigator of this curiosity as well as the author of Bernard's fame
(and folly), is an outsider know as the Savage. The Savage is brought in
from outside of the utopian society by Bernard as an experiment. He faces
"civilized society" with a bright outlook, but eventually comes to hate it
bitterly.
Lenina, the supporting role of the novel, is the most pronounced example of
the ideal citizen. She adheres to the principles of the society .....
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The Fountainhead: Howard Roark And Objectivism
.... works well with in the realm of the book, I fail to see it in
the "real world." In the "real world" these underlying principles are ever-
changing. Brought out by constantly advancing ideas, technology, and influences,
old conventions become replaced everyday. I fail to see the social beauracracy
that Miss Rand seems to believe there is. Besides even if it did exist, I don't
see how intentionally going against it would make anyone happier.
Although I have to say that I did not agree with Ayn Rand's ideas, I did
however find The Fountainhead an excellent read. The story-telling itself makes
it a book that is har .....
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Hawaii By James Michener
.... the
many "types" of Hawaiians are confronted with. Michener uses mostly
specific, fictional details to support the general ideas of the islands and
their various people, that he conveys through Hawaii. I will go into more
detail about the plot in the "Documentation" section.
Michener's Hawaii is a superb example of a great work of literature. He
paints vivid literal pictures of various scenes throughout the novel. For
example, in the first chapter, the Pacific Ocean is described:
"Scores of millions of years before man had risen from the shores of
the ocean to perceive its grandeur and to venture forth upon its turbulen .....
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True Son
.... did not seem to get better with the medicines that the Whites had. One
night Gordie told True son that some Indians had been seen in the town.
Once he was left alone in his room, True Son put on his Indian clothes and
went out the window to meet his people.
He finds Half Arrow who had come with another Indian, Little Crane
who was married to a white that was taken to live with her real family.
True Son's uncle had seen Little Crane and scalped him. True Son and Half
Arrow tried to kill the uncle in revenge but were almost killed and decided
to escape instead.
The climax of the story is after they have escaped and are in the
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The Scarlet Letter: Pearl - The Living Symbol
.... us, for a retribution too; a torture to be
felt at many an unthought-of moment; a pang, a sting, an ever-recurring
agony, in the midst of a troubled joy! Hath she not expressed this thought
with the garb of the poor child, so forcibly reminding us of that red
symbol which sears her bosom?'"(110-111).
Pearls gestures, and the essence which her presence pours forth,
insinuate to the child's evil roots and the effect there of.
"the child could not be made amenable to rules. In giving her
existence, a great law had been broken, and the result was a being whose
elements where perhaps beautiful and brilliant, but all in dis .....
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