The Lord Of The Flies: A Picture Of Our Society Today
.... purpose was to set a
signal fire and live off fruit until help came. The conflict came when
the fire and hunting could not be committed to at the same time. As the
fire was a 24 hour task and hunting needed the whole party, the party
started to take sides. Ralph's fire would be the sensible thing to do to
get rescued however hunting would lift the standard of living for all the
boys and would also be a luxury, recreational event. The fire was hard
work and immediate results were none even though long-term results would
be better. The hunting side wins eventually. In Australia today we are
spending beyond our ability to afford .....
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Lord Of The Flies: The Vision Of God
.... in the 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 react .....
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Courage, Intelligence And Strength In The Client, Dragon, And Beowulf
.... Courage is a prominent feature of all heroes. Within these three books,
each character, Mark Sway, Dirk Pitt and Beowulf, display signs of Courage.
Mark Sway was a courageous boy at his age of 9 years old. Mark would never
quit from continuing with an idea of his if it was for good: "`We can't let
them take the body, Reggie. Think about it. If they get away with it,
it'll never be found.'"1 What this phrase points out, is that Mark did not
want to leave the Mafia men to retrieve the body of the Senator Boyette,
for if they got the body, his efforts to keep quiet about the whole
situation would seem fruitless. Di .....
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The Martian Chronicles: "Yours Will Be Mine Soon"
.... key and says
they "will be taken care of" in the next room. They enter only to find
that they are locked within an insane asylum. They are taken next to the
ship and then killed. In the third expedition, the group lands and at
first think they are on Earth but traveled back in time to the year 1920.
The captain and one of his men tell his men to stay on ship while they go
and survey the land. However, when they came back they saw their men
talking and associating with many of their dead family members. Each of
the crew men go to the house with their family members. At the end of the
night, the captain finally realizes what w .....
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Themes In Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil
.... and, therefore,
about his or her probable behavior. Thus, by wearing the veil, the minister
takes away the basis on which people can predict his behavior. This is the
main cause of the minister's isolation, although he is made unpredictable
already by the mere act of wearing the veil. Part of the frightening effect
of the veil derives from the knowledge that the person behind it can see
everything without being seen himself:
"Each member of the congregation, the most innocent girl, and the man of
hardened breast, felt as if the preacher had crept upon them, behind this
awful veil, and discovered their hoarded inequity of .....
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The Metamorphosis: Society Split Into Different Sections
.... transformation could mean how society can
compare him to a cockroach for his giving up on them and treat him as if
he was less than human.
Gregor has obviously had a life of hard labor at a job that he
finds to be unbearable; as he states "Oh, God what an exhausting job I've
picked" (P862 Ph4). He feels that he must work though. He feels that his
family is incapable of supporting themselves. His mother has asthma, his
father is old, and his sister is very young. As it turns out though, in
the end, his family was perfectly capable of supporting themselves; In
fact his father had been saving up money the entire time. In rea .....
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"The Miller's Tale" And "The Reve's Tale": Similarities
.... for a joke" (110), Alan proceeds to
rape the Miller's daughter, while John sleeps with the Miller's wife. It is
apparent that these situations are very similar, in that the scholars are
having adulterous sexual intercourse with both the Carpenter's and the
Miller's wives. This similarity shows how the Miller and the Reeve are
preoccupied with sex and adultery which is a sign of their dishonesty.
The two tales also share common traits in the fields of immorality
and sexuality. For instance, "The Miller's Tale" contains several different
occasions of lying and cheating, including the scene where the Miller
cheats Alan and .....
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"Minister's Black Veil" : Hidden Sins
.... says, "‘I don't like it,…..He has changed
himself into something awful only by hiding his face'"(294). Others cry, ‘
"Our parson is going mad'"(294)! The sermon in which he speaks that day is
"…darker than usual…"(294), and also gives a gloomy feeling. The parson
speaks of a secret sin; the audience soon relates the sermon to why he is
wearing his black veil. The congregation feels that the sermon is given by
someone else through Mr. Hopper's body. As a result, the minister's black
veil is the talk of the town after the disturbing sermon.
In the next section of the parable, Mr. Hopper fronts the
bewildered town at a funeral .....
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The Canterbury Tales: The Monk
.... Maur.
The Monk was motivated by greed and the trappings of the modern
world. He put aside all the church rulings that did not suit him, and
indulged in all the things the world had to offer him in terms of comfort.
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Analysis Of The Most Dangerous Game
.... and tricks they have
learned over the years, and then wage war against each other. The setting
plays a sufficient role in the story's overall development. Without this
setting the story would not reveal the game of “cat and mouse” which is
going on. The setting holds the bulk of the action in it, the story has
characters hiding in trees, falling in quicksand, and by being led into
traps. Not using this setting in the story would make the story miss out
on its excitement and suspense.
The next few paragraphs will introduce the characters and will
provide a psychological profile of them. Some observations will also be
made o .....
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"The Gift Of The Magi": Theme Of Love
.... and they both were willing
to sacrifice their most prized possession. Neither gift was useful at the
time but it was a sign of their love.
This theme not only relates to this short story but it relates to
life. For example, Mother Theresa gave her love for the world, but she was
not rich. She had more to give in the way of love. Another example was a
family who adopted many children, regardless of their handicaps, and loved
them, which was something that money cannot buy. Finally, there are many
people who volunteer their time and show their love is worth more than
material things.
In conclusion, the definition of wealth m .....
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Catcher In The Rye: Holden Caulfield's Perception And Gradual Acceptance Of
.... perverts,
morons and screwballs. These convictions which Holden holds waver very
momentarily during only one particular scene in the book. The scene is
that with Mr. Antolini. After Mr. Antolini patted Holden on the head while
he was sleeping, Holden jumped up and ran out thinking that Mr. Antolini
was a pervert as well. This is the only time during the novel where Holden
thinks twice about considering someone as a pervert. After reviewing Mr.
Antolini, Holden finally concludes that maybe he wasn't making a "flitty"
pass at him. Maybe he just like patting guys heads as they sleep. This is
really the only time in the novel w .....
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