The Stone Angel: Hagar Shipley
.... She
refused to cry before and after the punishment: "I wouldn't let him see me
cry, I was so enraged" (p.9). She continued to build a wall around herself
to hide her emotions. Her pride interfered with many relationships in her
life. When her brother Dan was dying, her other brother Matt asked her to
put on her mother's shawl and pretend to be her to comfort Dan. Hagar
refused: '...however much a part of me wanted to sympathise. To play at
being her- it was beyond me" (p.25). Hagar was to proud to pretend to be
her weak mother even for her dying brother. Matt resented the fact that
Hagar refused to do a favour for Dan and th .....
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The Stone Angel
.... to teach school but her
father wouldn't allow it. Hagar, instead, kept her father's accounts and
played hostess. Hagar meets Bram Shipley three years later and decides to
marry him. Her father does not approve of the marriage, but Hagar marries
Bram in a spirit of willful pride. Hagar's father does not speak to her
ever again. When entering the marriage with Bram, she expected that she
could change him into the image that she wanted him to be. By doing this,
Hagar denied Bram the affection and sharing which might have made him less
rebellious and despairing. Hagar didn't consider Marvin, her first born,
her son because he w .....
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1984: The Structure Of The Novel
.... Two
Minute Hate and everywhere else, but for some people like in The
Brotherhood, he is a hero. Winston thinks about the brotherhood and
wonders if it is a myth or a reality. Therefore, Winston's conversion to
Party doctrine becomes obvious when he writes in his diary, and when he
questions Goldstein.
Secondly, by the structure of the novel, in the second part the
reader becomes aware of Winston's conversion to Party doctrine as he
understands it. Winston has a love affair with Julia. As it goes along he
understands why the Party does not want people to get together. It gets
them talking and sharing their feelings and thou .....
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"The Anniversary" And "To His Coy Mistress": The Synchronicity Of Pen And Life
.... this world of Marvell's creation and
see the enigma that lies within the term "lower rate." We have been
hearing of an agonizingly slow mating ritual, Marvell has been patiently
dancing around his mistress, praising her every aspect with a devotion that
approaches what one would offer to the divine. How, we ask, can he slow
down to a "lower rate?"
This is not the only striking aspect of the first stanza. We know
that Marvell is speaking of a state we are unfamiliar with and in its
unfamiliarity lies the force of his argument. The unfamiliar weaves in and
out of our notion of the familiar as we seek to understand Marvel .....
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Comparison Of Lord Of The Flies And All Quiet On The Western Front
.... The boys chant "Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill
her blood." It is clear from Golding's description of the revelry that
followed the killing that the act of the hunt provided the boys with more
than food. The action of killing another living thing gives them pleasure.
The last stage in Jack's metamorphosis is demonstrated by the murder of the
sow. Golding describes the killing almost as a rape. He says, "Jack was
on top of the sow, stabbing downward wherever pig flesh appeared ... Jack
found the throat, and the hot blood spouted over his hands. The sow
collapsed under them and they were heavy and fulfilled upon her." .....
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The Genji Monogatari
.... that they wear to
the portion of Genji's palace that they inhabit, without a more than casual
appreciation to nature in reading this novel a great chunk of the literary
value is lost. "[Murasaki} is not content simply to describe the charms of
the different seasons, but they are skillfully harmonized with the feelings
of the characters" (Shinkokai, 1970 p.55). The first example of this is in
the Broom Tree Chapter (Chapter 2) in the conversation that Genji and To no
Chujo carry on at length about the various merits of the ideal lady
(Seidensticker, 1976 p 20) . The scene takes place during the summer rainy
season on a particu .....
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The Themes In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee
.... the perfect
combination for writing a story about life in a quiet town in Alabama. The
only way to be a good writer is to write from experience, and since she
lived most of her life in the setting of the story, her writing proved to
be good. The timing for the release of To Kill a Mockingbird could not
have been more perfect. "In a time of the burgeoning civil rights
movement, her book was met with popular acclaim and was later adapted for
film" (Matuz 240). To Kill a Mockingbird to some extent is based on Lee's
childhood. "Scout was based upon Lee's own upbringing…the mischievous
Dill was recently found out to be based upon L .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: The True Sign Of Maturity
.... myself; it's the best way; then you don't have no
quarrels, and don't get into no trouble...I hadn't no objections, 'long as
it would keep peace in the family." (19). It is now clear to Huck that
these men are not going to be a blessing to him and Jim. Still, he never
says a thing, and just wants to have a friendly atmosphere between all of
them. He goes as far as to refer to them as family. Huck even treats liars
with kindness and concern.
More of Huck's kindness is shown during the Peter Wilk's scam. He
feels bad for the three daughters, because the Duke and the King are trying
to take their late father, Peter's, money. While t .....
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The World Anti-Communist League: "Inside The League"
.... Nazi collaborators, racists, assassins, anti-Jewish bigots, and
right- wing anti-communist American politicians. The one factor all had in
common was their involvement with the World Anti-Communist League.
The Latin American death squads, for instance, were found to be linked
through an umbrella group of Central and South American rightists called
the Latin American Anti-Communist Confederation (CAL). CAL in turn was
affiliated with the World Anti-Communist League (WACL), lead by a retired
U.S. Major General, John Singlaub. Singlaub boasts WACL is the
coordinating body for raising private aid for the Contras, a task .....
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Similarities In Fitzgerald's "Two Wrongs" And "An Alcoholic Case"
.... condition that is so bad it requires him to
have a nurse. This is an obvious and maybe at first glance, the only
similarity between the two stories. In Fitzgerald's stories, fictional
problems are often the result of alcoholism. There are, however more
similarities than that.
There are also similarities in the supporting characters. Emmy
Pinkard in "Two Wrongs," is Bill McChesney's wife who is struggling in her
pursuit of a career as a ballet dancer. At the same time she must be
supportive of the ups and downs and moving around of her husband's career,
in essence, putting her career on hold. She is a woman who will stick by
her h .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: The Unfairness Of Life
.... a quarter at home to bring you, and you can't
use any stovewood." (21) When Miss Caroline offers the money to Walter,
Scout quickly steps in, trying to save her from an embarrassing moment.
The Cunningham's financial situation is hard enough for Walter. He no
doubt feels as if it's his fault, he has let the family down. "We brought
him home for dinner one time..." (154) This quote may seem offensive to
Walter, saying he can't provide enough food so his son has to go else where
for dinner. All these things are difficult, and the only way Walter
Cunningham knows how to deal with them is to keep on working hard.
Boo Radl .....
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Brave New World: The Use Of Distortion
.... its lack of commitment and endurance
will eventually be its downfall. Lack of the experience of pregnancy
severs the emotional ties of the woman and her child. An emotionless
society feels no guilt. In addition, Lenina, when accused of lack of
promiscuity by Fanny while in the locker room, religiously denies it.
Monogamy requires commitment, pain, and work. Huxley is predicting humans
progressing to a society of people who are unable to focus on anything but
pleasure; unable to handle the work of a commitment. He knew the road we
were on would lead the wrong way.
Huxley also uses distortion to open peoples eyes to the .....
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