Of Mice And Men: Mini-Critique
.... side a river George
and Lennie talk about their dreams of someday owning a farm with rabbits for
Lennie to take care of. The next day George convinces the farm boss to hire
Lennie and him. Lennie's Love for feeling soft things becomes a problem when he
is playing with a puppy and accidentally kills it. The wife of Curley, the
boss's son, comes into the barn to talk to Lennie. The climax comes when
Curley's wife lets Lennie feel her hair, but he strokes it too hard and she
becomes scared. Lennie holds her tightly to keep her from screaming and ends up
breaking her neck. The resolution of the story happens when George shoots
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Old Man And The Sea
.... him
too much?"(68).
"But I must have confidence and I must be worthy of the great DiMaggio who
does all things perfectly, even with a bone spur in his heel"(68), this
particular quote from the old man shows that the image of Joe DiMaggio works in
fulfilling its role in the old man's challenge of catching the fish. When
thinking of the great DiMaggio, the old man remembers to give himself more
confidence, and in doing so thinks back to his younger years when he was
referred to as the champion because of an arm wrestling match. This gave the
old man more strength and will to push on and fight the fish until he wins.
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Like Water For Chocolate And Master Harold: Oppression
.... owns a cafe and he has got two black men working for him, one of which is
Sam. Hally walks in one morning and finds Willie and Sam dancing, preparing for
a dance contest. "Hally- Think you stand a chance. Act your bloody age! (Hurls
the rag at Willie) Cut out the nonsense now and get on with your work. And you
too, Sam. Sop fooling around " (Athol Fugard, Master Harold and the boys 18).
Hally criticizes Sam by asking him sarcastically if he really thinks that he is
good enough to win a dancing contest. Hally screams at Willie and Sam for making
a mistake, this is ironic because Willie and Sam are in their forties while
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The Pearl: Prequel
.... stands. This was the first time in history that more than
three tests had to be run. It came down to Chuck the clan favorite and Tinagel
the outcast. Finally with a little cheating and a lot of dishonesty Chuck took
the pearl to gain its power till the coming year when he would relinquish
control of the pearl. Tintagel knew this fact but was jealous and devised a plan
to steal the pearl by poisoning Chuck. The next few days Tintagel spent
carefully gathering all the equipment and materials he'd need to complete his
plan. Then after his materials were gathered he mixed and organized them in
perfect blend. He had them delivered to C .....
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The Playground Of The Gods
.... of reason comes from a spiritual Mexican couple who are
Thoros's servants. They not only warn but predict of many consequences to the
ignorance to which nature is being shown. “Nature will not permit alteration on
such a scale.”(Emilio, 114).
However, these warnings are ignored by the men who do not appreciate a
bizarre servant couple speaking of things which money can't buy and power can't
control. This is when Spellman's utilization of irony comes into the picture.
A member of the party catches a tropical fever, yet he can't be cured because
the tree which possesses the antidote was destroyed in the creation of the
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Invisible Man: Plot Summary
.... letter gives him a job in a
paint factory. He does not derform well there and evetually causes he own
dismissal by ignoring hes work and getting knoked out by an explosion that is
his fault. He joins a black power group called The Brotherhood and is sent out
to spread the word of the group. He meets a man named Clfton, his first real
freind, and clifon is shot by a police officer. He speaks at Clifton's
funeral and the Brotherhood does not like what he says. he befriens a middle
aged white woman whao flirs with him a good bit. one night while with her is
is asked to come to Harlem and come a riot that is occering. A rival .....
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Poe's The Cask Of Amontillado: Themes
.... as something to call our attention
to what is really happening.
In the second paragraph Montressor states that in spite of his
decision of killing Fortunato, he continued smiling in his face ( Fortunato's ),
but he adds: "...and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of
his immolation." So, when they meet each other they behaved as always, but now
Montressor's smile had another meaning for himself.
Certain evening, " during the supreme madness of carnival
season...", Montressor meets his "friend" Fortunato and Montressor is very kind,
even affectionate towards him. He greets Fortunato... "My dear Fortunato .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Prejudice In Maycomb
.... his parent's leg...” ( 11 ). Tom Robinson is
prejudged by many people, some include: Scout, Mr. Gilmer, and Bob Ewell. For
example, when Scout says, “Well, Dill, after all he's just a Negro” (199).
Maycomb people are the sin of all prejudice in Maycomb.
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are mockingbirds. Both of these men are
victims of prejudice. To take advantage of these men would be a sin, just as it
would to kill a mockingbird. “Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for
us to enjoy...that's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird (90).”
Tom Robinson is taken advantage of by the Ewell family. Tom had nothi .....
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Raising In The Sun: Walter Younger
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Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes
.... own words, telling the same. Jim Nightshade and William
Halloway, neighbors and best friends, one born a minute before October thirtieth
and one born a minute after October thirtieth, both lay there in Jim's front
yard. The salesman stopped and told them that the storm was coming and it was
coming for them. One of their houses would get struck by lightning and who was
to say which one. "This," said the salesman, "is the one." He had been talking
about Jim's house, his was the one to get struck.
Will's father, a janitor for the town library, knew the storm was coming
too. He had never sensed one quite like this, so fierce .....
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Canterbury Tales: The Knight
.... he is meek "as a maiden". Moreover, Chaucer claims the Knight has never
said a rude remark to anyone in his entire life. Clearly, the Knight possesses
an outstanding character, and Chaucer gives to the Knight perhaps one of the
most flattering descriptions in the General Prologue than any other character.
His Knight can do no wrong: he is an outstanding warrior who has fought for the
'true faith' (according to Chaucer) on three continents. In the midst of all
this, however, Chaucer's Knight remains modest and polite. Thus we see him as
the embodiment of the traditional chivalric code: bold and fearless on the
battlefield, .....
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The Great Gatsby: Realism
.... to realistically portray the many plots
of The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald's realistic construction and development of plot
is extremely dependant apon the setting of the novel in which it take place.
F. Scott Fitzgerald uses realism to clearly depict the setting of the Great
Gatsby. This incredible use of realism could be mostly due to the fact that
Fitzgerald lived during the time of the novel, and by using great detail, he was
able to reproduce his interpretation of the 1920's. At this time the Great War
(WW1) had just ended and the United States was becoming as dominant world power.
The novel takes place during the summer in N .....
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