Far From The Madding Crowd: Love Is Love Is Love
.... who eventually becomes a suitor, when she encounters him at the beginning of the story. The first time Gabriel laid eyes on Bathsheba, she was gazing admiringly at her own reflection in her pocket mirror. Gabriel realized immediately that her greatest fault was “what it is always . . . vanity.”
Gabriel, although impressed by Bathsheba’s beauty and vivacity, does not immediately begin to court her. He proposes marriage to her, but she admits that she does not love Gabriel and if they tried to make a relationship work without love, he would grow to despise her. Being the amiable fellow that he proves himself to be throughou .....
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Gimpel The Fool: Golde Vs. Elka
.... how or want to retaliate. “Look who’s here! He’s come, the drip. Grab a seat” (Singer 6). She belittled him all of the time.
Golde was more sarcastic, than mean, to Tevye. Tevye did not always have the opportunity to be a great provider for his family. This would upset/anger Golde. “A lot he need children-and seven of them at that! God punish me for saying so, but my mistake was not to have taken them all and thrown them into the river” (Aleichem 5).
When Tevye came come from driving the old ladies to Boiberik, and earned a lot of money, he wanted to share his good news with his family-even if it meant waking up hi .....
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The Hobbit Bb J. R. R. Tolkien – Review
.... He has th e ability to change forms from human to bear. It is he who determines the outco me of the battle of five Armies.
STORY SUMMARY
The book begins with Bilbo Baggins enjoying a pipe after breakfast. Th is is one of his favorite pleasures and he feels quite content in doing so. He is middle-aged, and resides in a clean warm burrow in the ground.
One morning Gandalf, a wizard stops by to chat with Bilbo. He informs Bilbo that he is looking for someone to go on an adventure with him. Although Bilbo is tempted he declines, but not before inviting Gandalf for tea the next morning.
The next day Bilbo hears his doo .....
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The Color Purple: Nettie
.... and the women in the family like possessions to be sold to the highest bidder. For the first time in her life, Nettie met a man who, not only wanted her to learn, but also had the benefit of "a wonderful marriage" (139) based on friendship and understanding.
To her great disillusionment, the situation in Africa was appalling. In some cases, the discrimination was greater than that in the United States. In the Olinka tribe they believed, "the husband had life and death power over the wife. If he accuses one of his wives of witchcraft or infidelity, she can be killed." (172) Additionally, a woman's life is centered on her h .....
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The Taming Of The Shrew
.... polite wife but she still retains her innate assertiveness. Katherine's being tamed is not a matter of her being cured of her shrewishness but rather her having learned to get along in a man's world.
In this play courtship and marriage aren't the result of love but rather an institution that people are expected to take part in. Suitors are not judged by how much they love the woman but how much money and land they can give her. A woman's suitors would all gather together and compare fortunes, and he with the largest fortune won her hand. Women are being treated like objects to be bought and sold, rather th .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Coming Of Age
.... of them. Mrs. Dubose would make snide comments to them because she assumed that they were trouble and were always up to no good. She would point out Scout’s unlady-like appearance with, “What are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole, young lady! You’ll grow up waiting on tables if somebody doesn’t change your ways . . . ” (101). Jem and Scout never liked Mrs. Dubose, but with Atticus’ prompting they could deal with her. However, she made one comment that went too far. Because of Mrs. Dubose’s racist ways, she said to Jem and Scout, “Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthous .....
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A Winter Dream: Judy Jones
.... her, and she not only excepts that, but also usually makes them prove it. Judy looks out for herself only, and does anything that will benefit her. This is typical behavior from the Jazz Age, however it is taken to an extreme in this case.
Judy’s good look, and ability to manipulate men, comes with a price. She may have the looks, but she doesn’t have the intelligence to back up her perfection. A perfect example of her stupidity is shown with Dexter Green. Judy met Dexteron many occasions, in one instance only a day apart, and still did recognize him. She is obviously not the smartest person. This is obvious in the fact that b .....
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Night: A Summary
.... him. I'm sure that as Elie moved forward in the line that he thought that the Nazis were using fire for something God hadn't intended. He was also angry at God for allowing them to use fire in such a horrible way. God daved Isaac, why couldn't he save them? Although Wiesel doesn't make note of it, several other Holocast survivors say that although the fire was awful due to the smell of the burning bodies, it kept them warm in the frigid cold even at a far distance. Fore represented not only death but also fear, suffering, hatred, and destruction. To the Nazi's however. it represented a source of power against the Jewish peop .....
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Jane Eyre: Somewhere, The Dark Sheds Light
.... abuse. Mrs. Reed condones John's conduct and sees him as the victim. Jane's rebellion against Mrs. Reed represents a realization that she does not deserve the unjust treatment. Jane refuses to be treated as a subordinate and finally speaks out against her oppressors. Her reactions to Mrs. Reed's hate appear raw and uncensored, and foreshadow possible future responses to restraints. This rebellion also initiates the next phase of her journey.
Lowood Institution represents the next step in Jane's progression. Her obstacle here appears in the form of Mr. Brocklehurst, the operator of the "respectable" institution. He made his fir .....
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Geoffrey Chaucer And The Canterbury Tales
.... that allow the reader to really see how he lives his life. The readers saw that the Friar was,
“…Highly beloved and intimate with the County
folk within his boundary.”
The Friar also,
“…knew the taverns well in every town and
every innkeeper and barmaid too…”
With these vivid, detailed characterizations that Chaucer uses, the readers can see just how deceitful and evil that the Friar was. Throughout “The Canterbury Tales” Chaucer writes so that the readers are looking at the story with an omniscient point of view.
When Chaucer created his entourage of characters, he wrote using different points of view in his de .....
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The Piano Lesson: Characters
.... culture.
Slavery is still fresh in the minds of many blacks and whites during the ‘30s and so are many harsh feelings. Berniece and Boy Willie tackle the racism of their time in the same way their parents did. Bernice’s personality is very similar to her mother’s, Mama Ola. She chooses to avoid conflicts over racism whenever possible, even if it means keeping quiet about subjects that should be addressed. She finds it easier to “ lay low” than to create a situation. Berniece views the history of the piano with the same disdain and sorrow that her mother held for so many years. In one of many heated arguments with Boy Willie, .....
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The Mayor Of Caterbridge: Important Characters
.... This time the furmity woman made her presence felt was in court one day when she was charged with misconduct for urinating in the street. Henchard happened to be filling in for someone else as judge that day. When Henchard charge her, the furmity woman told the court room about Henchard selling his wife and also said that he wasn’t fit to judge her when he was no better. Because of this, Henchard lost some of his glory in the eyes of the townspeople.
The third and final time the furmity woman shows up, she makes it known about the letters that Joshua Jopp had. When Lucetta’s letters were read, it was discovered that L .....
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