The Scarlet Letter: Who Is The Greatest Sinner?
.... life. However, on that day in the brook, “she undid the clasp that fastened the scarlet letter, and, taking it from her bosom, threw it to a distance among the withered leaves (p.198).” In doing this, Hester violated her punishment. How can a person who does not acknowledge their punishment be innocent? Can a person who longs for the day she can escape her punishment be innocent? Hester had long to get rid of the letter for seven long years. On the day that Hester and her adulterer planned to flee, her thoughts of leaving her punishment behind were plenty. She couldn’t wait for the moment when “the deep, mysterious ocean wi .....
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Intertextuality Of To Kill A Mockingbird And A Blow, A Kiss
.... Harper Lee has adopted a style most novels are written in. The story opens with Scout reflecting on events of the past, referring to developments in the story which are yet to occur. "To kill a mocking bird" Is divided into two sections, The first is almost entirely devoted to the development of characters. Scout describes in vivid detail every thought, look or sign of attitude that another character may be associated with. These vivid descriptions set Harper Lee’s novel apart from the short story. Whilst "A blow, A kiss" relies on the reader to "fill in the blanks" from a stereotypical analysis of the father and son based on the .....
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Lord Of The Flies: Man Giving Into Savagery
.... when civilization disappears. Piggy relies on civilization to survive, unlike Jack who relishes at the fact he is king. Hiding himself from Jack behind Ralph’s authority, Piggy may be intelligent but is a chicken-hearted coward. Piggy also clings desperately to the conch and its authority. When Jack leaves the tribe, Piggy is not timid to express his ideas and is relieved that the "bully" decided to leave. "We can do without Jack Meridew." (pg. 128) \
Lacking physical qualities, Piggy depends on his intelligence and knowledge to make himself useful.
Ralph also reveals his true nature when civilization is lost, .....
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The Periodic Kingdom: Review
.... prepares you for the analogies used later on in the novel. Also it is very helpful in understanding the suttle nuances of the periodic table. The first chapter gives you an introduction into Atkins’ thinking, we learn of that the periodic kingdom is splits into “provinces”, such as the Western Desert and the Southern Island. If one does not pay attention in this opening chapter one will become lost later on in the novel because Atkins sticks with these analogies for the entire book.
Moving on to Chapter 2, Atkins uses more analogies. He compares the finding of elements by humans to the kingdom being “explored and exploited f .....
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Holden’s Revelations
.... the common association of light and goodness. Thus, Holden’s perception of the world remains, essentially, unchanged.
The belief that does change during the book is that Holden can evade or protect the world. He sees a corrupt environment, and at first, believes that he must either protect or abandon it. On his date with Sally, Holden reveals his feelings about his situation in the world: "Did you ever get fed up? I mean did you ever get scared that everything was going to go lousy unless you did something?” (130). From here, one sees that Holden feels a responsibility to protect the world from becoming “lousy.” At .....
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The Epic Of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh
.... virgins, he does what he wants, and he tends to offend the gods. He has lots of problems with Ishtar. By going into the forest and facing Humbaba, Gilgamesh makes a name for himself and changes the views of the people in his city. The past of Gilgamesh does not change, but the great deed of killing Humbaba, makes him a better person because he protects his city. Gilgamesh does this because of his love for Enkidu and his people. Finally and most importantly, the main reason that Gilgamesh changes from the beginning of the book is the friendship that he has with Enkidu. Enkidu is made to make Gilgamesh more human. In the beginning .....
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Gatsby's Pursuit Of The American Dream
.... if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over (83)." Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream where all have the opportunity to get what they want.
Later, as we see in the Plaza Hotel, Jay still believes that Daisy loves him. He is convinced of this as is shown when he takes the blame for Myrtle's death. "Was Daisy driving?" "Yes...but of course I'll say I was." (151) He also watches and protects Daisy as she returns home. "How long are you goi .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism
.... and free thought, a trait of the Romantics. One of Pearl's favorite activities is playing with flowers and trees. (The reader will recall that anything affiliated with the forest was evil to Puritans. To Hawthorne, however, the forest was beautiful and natural.) "And she was gentler here [the forest] than in the grassy- margined streets of the settlement, or in her mother's cottage. The flowers appeared to know it" (194) Pearl fit in with natural things. Also, Pearl is always effervescent and joyous, which is definitely a negative to the Puritans. Pearl is a virtual shouting match between the Puritanical views and .....
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Medea: Guilty As Charged
.... Medea refused to accept all that Jason offered and labeled him disloyal for seeking another wife. However, our great society allows men to pursue other relationships when they grow tired of their current companion. Therefore, Jason did not act beyond his given rights. He actually showed Medea additional loyalty when he went out of his way to ensure her well-being by calling on the gods to witness that he wished to help her and the children in every way (619-20). Medea responded selfishly. “Her heart on fire with passionate love for Jason” (8) morphed into a burning rage of jealousy. She did not return Jason’s favors but .....
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The Sound And The Fury Essay
.... time itself.
The Compson family hold fast to time and signifies loss. They are more focused on the old south rather than the new. In the Dilsey section there is the sermon about the resurrection that Reverend Shegog gives on Easter day. The resurrection is a rebirth of God coming back from death just as the south is trying to move forward from their "death" in the past. During the Reverend's sermon he says," I tells you, bredden, en I tells you, sistuhn, dey'll come a time. Po sinner sayin Let me lay down wid de Lawd, lemme lay down my load. Den whut Jesus gwine say, O bredden? O sistuhn? Is you got ricklickshun en de Blo .....
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The Flivor King
.... his father in that he was able to bring home a paper after a days work and still have the energy to read it.
Shuytt worked hard for the Ford Company, and before he knew it, he had moved up in his line of work from a spindle-nut screwer to the manager of spindle-nut screwers. He was dedicated and believed he was doing the best for himself and heis family. His wife at home was begining to grow tired, however, with all four children, tow infant deaths, and housework on the side. She could not ask Shutt to work any less for the cost of his house payments had surprisingly escalated. In teh early 1900's it was common fo .....
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The Firm: A Student Review
.... about the firm. At this point, beginning to realize the firm was not all that it was cracked up to be in holding up the high moral standards they set for others and themselves, Mitchell was beginning to get a different sense of the firm. Mitchell was also told by the FBI agent, Terrance, that the firm kept a close eye on all parts of their employees' lives. Terrance convinced Mitchell to find hard evidence on the firm to verify the murders, not the so-called accidents, of their associates.
"Mitch nodded slightly, but said nothing. Lomax lite another cigarette and kicked the ice from his lizard - skins." " Just call me .....
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