The World As Will And Idea And Young Goodman Brown: Symbols
.... the presence of his own wife. The next morning Goodman Brown returns to Salem a changed man, stern, sad and gloomy, he believes that all are cursed. It is difficult for the reader to determine if the events in this story actually took place of was it a dream 'Had Goodman Brown fallen asleep in the forest, and only dreamed a wild dream of a witch-meeting?'
Hawthorne uses symbolism and imagery throughout the story. Browns journey entails leaving light for darkness, civilization for wilderness and Faith for devilry. The very use of the name Faith for Brown's wife has a strong symbolic meaning, Hawthorne offers an ambiguous ill .....
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Comparison Of Animal Farm To The Russian Revolution Of 1917
.... cloth and pain a white hoof and a horn on it similar to the hammer and sickle of the former Soviet Union (“Animalism”).
The animals on the farm do many other things that are very similar to what the people of Russia were going through in their everyday lives. Just like in the novel, the gun that sits at the foot of the flagstaff is a reminder of the Battle of Cowshed. It is also a criticism on the method behind the Rebellion, therby a criticism on Trosky’s methods of revolutions as well (“Animalism”).
After Lenin’s death in 1924, there was a struggle between Joseph Stalin and Trotsky for leadership of the Communist party (“A .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Symbolism In The Title, Names And Objects
.... the outside but inside was nice. Jem was not always mature to other people in the beginning but at the end he treated all people like he was an adult. “How he could tell I was feeling bad under my costume I don’t know, but he said I did all right, I just came in a little late, that was all. Jem was becoming almost as good as Atticus at making you feel right when things went wrong.”
Harper Lee used the title of the book in the story as a symbol. One example is when Mr. Underwood said that killing Tom Robinson was like killing a mockingbird. “Mr. Underwood simply figured it was a sin to kill cripples, be they standing, sittin .....
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The Heart Of Darkness: Theme Based On Lies And The Good And Evil In Man
.... since the creator can only explain himself in his creations."(Kimbrough,158) The story is written as seen through Marlow's eyes. Marlow is a follower of the sea. His voyage up the Congo is his first experience in freshwater navigation. He is used as a tool, so to speak, in order for Conrad to enter the story and tell it out of his own philosophical mind. He longs to see Kurtz, in the hope's of appreciating all that Kurtz finds endearing in the African jungle. Marlow does not get the opportunity to see Kurtz until he is so disease-stricken he looks more like death than a person. There are no good looks or health. In the story Marl .....
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A Farewell To Arms: The Chaotic And Brutal World Of War
.... because of his outlook on life in response to the many experiences that he faces with war, love, and death. However, many agree as a result of war, the character of Lieutenant Frederick Henry experiences a change in his morals and values.
In the novel, Lieutenant Frederick Henry volunteers as an army ambulance driver in World War I. There Lieutenant Frederick Henry learns to deal with his comrades and begins to see eye to eye with them. They discuss how Henry and his four partners take cover in a dugout that comes under Austrian bombardment in Caporetto. A canister shell hits and Henry's legs are seriously wounded. Alth .....
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“A Doll’s House” And “Ghosts": Style And Social Criticism
.... about what people think of him, not real issues. Ibsen also shows that people are narrow-minded. Nora even points this out to Tovrald when he is condemning Krogstad for one mistake. Mr. Manders is very narrow-minded in the way he thinks society should be. He has a very cut and dry outlook on the way life should be lived. He looks down upon people he believes are sinners because they live a different way of life. This is shown through his discussion with Oswald about life in Paris.
Ibsen also shows that people in the Victorian time do not speak their minds. Nora and Tovrald never sat down to have a real discussion about any .....
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"How To Tell A True War Story"
.... the truly incredible craziness" (461). After I did this a couple times, I was disgusted with myself and quit. I wanted to keep my memories of war to myself.
During the war I picked up the nickname Krebs and that is what I was known as. When I returned home everyone called me Harold and it felt strange. I feel like at war I was a different person and when I returned home no one knew me as Krebs, they only knew me as Harold. The characters in "How to Tell a True War Story" were given nicknames at war as well. I feel as though the experiences at war have toughened my heart so much that I cannot find my place at home. When yo .....
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The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr. Hyde: Good And Evil In Nature
.... you catch me at the wrong moment, beware! When I am extremely tired and overwhelmed, I get frustrated and take my anger out on the people around me. When I feel repressed I often have a bad temper. Sometimes at my job I feel overworked and exhausted, and I have no patients with customers. I try not to show these evil traits to people, but they sometimes come out and I cannot help it.
My good and evil traits are a part of me and they represent what I am. Like Dr Jekyll I am often become another person when faced with opposition. I am not alone; most individua
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The Scarlet Letter
.... the punishments both private and public. Hester wishes she were dead but then changes her mind because she says to Chillingworth, “I have thought of death, have wished for it, would even had prayed for it, Yet if death be in this cup, I bid thee think again, ere thou beholdest me quaff it. See! It is even now at my lips.”
Hester is responsible for her adulteress affair with Dimmesdale. She deals with her guilt by staying strong and helping others. The narrator tells us, “such helpfulness was found in her so to do and to symphasize that many people refused to interpret the Scarlet Letter “A” by it s original signification, The .....
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Animal Farm: Socialistic And Fascist Governments
.... governments. The animals in animal farm are involved in a communist system, which is where the results of everybody’ work is spread around equally. Which in theory would work, but Wells is making a point through the character Moses. He makes a statement that some will not do work and still reap the benefits. While others like Boxer, do enough work for two animals and is given the same amount of rations. This seen throughout the story in ways of a dictator controlling by intimidation rations being cut from everyone but the pigs and lies spread to cover the truth.
This was a very good book that is very interesting and fun .....
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The Colors Of Daisy Buchanan
.... and the use of white helps to shroud her in more mystery, as its purity does not disclose any further information about her. However, white is inaccurate when trying to portray Daisy as pure, as she did cheat on Tom. “His heart beat faster and faster as Daisy’s white face came up to his own. He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God.”(117). In this case her “white face” is almost like a mask of innocence trying to hide her true feeling and desires. This mask of innocence also helps her later when she kills Tom .....
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The Black Box: Symbolic Of Death And Faded Traditions
.... that the towns people stored the black box. People place their experiences with death in different rooms and shelves of their hearts.
The black box also symbolizes the need for a new tradition and the reluctance of the townspeople to accept change. The black box is a symbol of the lottery itself. The physical appearance of the box suggest that it was not only the black box that needed to be replaced but the tradition of the lottery . “The black box grew shabbier each year; by now it was no longer completely black but splintered badly along one side to show the original wood color, and in some places faded or stained.” As th .....
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