Louis Tanner Of Destroying Angel And Rick Deckard Of Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep: Importance To The Thematic Development Of "moral Men In Immortal
.... a cop he never captured the chain killer.
This person fused chains to people's bodies and then threw them into the water.
For Tanner who was now a retired cop, it was as if a spark lit up in him. All
the old memories fled back into his mind. The nightmare of his partner getting
shot on a "drug bust gone"(13) wrong began to replay in his mind. He had a
conscience; therefore, he could never forget what was done to his partner nor
the victims of the chain killer.
One of the many other themes found in this book was body mind invasion. When
Tanner was still a cop, slugs worked at the police station whose job was to
"solve almost .....
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Irony Of The Setting In "The Lottery"
.... Upon reading the first paragraph, Shirley Jackson describes the town in
general. The town is first mentioned in the opening paragraph where she sets
the location in the town square. She puts in perspective the location of the
square "between the post office and the bank" (196). This visualizes for the
reader what a small town this is, since everything seems to be centralized at or
near the town square. This is also key in that the town square is the location
for the remaining part of the story. The town square is an important location
for the setting since the ending of the story will be set in this location.
Also, .....
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The Major Years: Isolation And Emily Grierson - A Deadly Combination
.... notes that, "The will to
confront reality seems to be losing out to the need to escape"(p.184).
Miss Emily is a woman who had the whole town wondering what she was
doing, but did not allow anyone the pleasure of finding out. Once the men that
she cared about in life deserted her, either by death or by simply leaving her,
she hid out and did not allow anyone to get close to her. Miss Emily was indeed
afraid to confront the reality that Backman discusses. Since she did not want to
accept the fact that the people she cared about were gone, she hid in her house
and did not go out. She was the perfect example of a woman .....
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Biography Precis -- Black Boy
.... without being punished. He takes his
father literally and hangs the kitten. But Richard's mother punishes him by
making him bury the kitten and by filling him with guilt. Another theme is seen
when his father deserts the family, and Richard faces severe hunger. For the
first time, Richard sees himself as different from others, because he must
assume some of the responsibilities of an adult. In contrast to his above
characteristics, Richard soon shows his ability in learning, even before he
starts school, which he begins at a later age than other boys because his mother
couldn't afford his school clothes. Rebellion, hunger (for .....
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Literature And Life: Of Human Bondage And Beyond
.... if I did not
start living for the present, my future would soon become my neglected present.
I would have wasted my life doing meaningless things and I would have no
experience to share with anyone who may be interested in the uneventful life I
had led. After I came to this startling revelation, I grew even more apathetic
in my depression. I truly felt that there was nothing I could do to remedy this
situation and was at a total loss for solutions. Soon enough, though, I
concluded that there was no alternative to hard work to change the current state
of affairs in my life. It was then that I truly embarked on the most difficul .....
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Of Mice And Men: Loneliness
.... to read. He also usually rubs his own back with
liniment because a horse kicked or threw him when he was younger. Another thing
that showed his loneliness is that he had his personal belongings scattered
around the room. He also had this stuff scattered around the room because he
was crippled and was a stable buck, which meant he was more permanent then most
of the other people. Also, because he was alone he demanded that other people
keep their space too.
Another character that's lonely is Lenny. Lenny's lonely because George
is usually yelling at him. Lenny and George are friends, but Lenny tries to talk
with other people to .....
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Lord Of The Flies: We Hate Piggy
.... him whereas Ralph enjoyed the freedom. It
was Piggy's idea to write down all of the survivors' names and he knew where to
put the hole in the conch and what it could be used for. Piggy is also clever
in which when he is asked to do something physical, whether it would be
exercise or hard labour, he says he cannot do it because of his asthma, but
most people could see that he is lying. An example of this is when he was
afraid to swim.
“Piggy tip-toed down the sandy side of the pool, and
sat there up to his neck in water smiling proudly at
Ralph.
‘ Aren't you going to swim? '
Piggy shook his head.
‘I can't swim. I wasn .....
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Lord Of The Flies: Man Is Savage At Heart
.... shown the underlying savage side existent in all
humans. "Golding senses that institutions and order imposed from without are
temporary, but man's irrationality and urge for destruction are enduring" (Riley
1: 119). The novel shows the reader how easy it is to revert back to the evil
nature inherent in man. If a group of well-conditioned school boys can
ultimately wind up committing various extreme travesties, one can imagine what
adults, leaders of society, are capable of doing under the pressures of trying
to maintain world relations.
Lord of the Flies's apprehension of evil is such that it touches
the nerve o .....
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Black And White
.... of his tales. By doing this, Chesnutt
discretely satirizes whites in general.
In the first story, The Goophered Grapevine, Uncle Julius tells of a
conjure woman putting a “goopher” on the grapevines, causing all blacks that eat
the grapes to die within one year. This story is relayed upon the first meeting
of the northern white couple (John and Annie) and the native South Carolinian.
After telling his tale of Henry and the others that suffered from this spell,
Uncle Julius concludes that these northerners should not buy this vineyard,
adding conveniently that he is not afraid to eat the grapes because he know the “
ole vi .....
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Lost Heritage In Alice Walker's "Everyday Use"
.... before nightfall. (Walker
289)
And Maggie is the daughter, "homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms
and legs," (Walker 288) who helps Mama by making "the yard so clean and wavy"
(Walker 288) and washes dishes "in the kitchen over the dishpan" (Walker 293).
Neither Mama nor Maggie are 'modernly' educated persons; "I [Mama] never had an
education myself. Sometimes Maggie reads to me. She stumbles along good-
naturedly She knows she is not bright" (Walker 290). However, by helping Mama,
Maggie uses the hand-made items in her life, experiences the life of her
ancestors, and learns the history of both, exemplifi .....
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Mark Twain Wishes To Bring Attention To Man's Often Concealed Shortcomings
.... journey down
the river sets the stage for most of Mark Twain's comments about man and society.
It is when they stop off at various towns along the river that various human
character flaws always seem to come out. Examples of this would include the
happenings after the bringing on of the Duke and King. These two con artists
would execute the most preposterous of schemes to relieve unsuspecting
townspeople of their cash. The game of the King pretending to be a reformed
marauder-turned-missionary at the tent meeting showed that people are gullible
and often easily led, particularly when in groups and subjected to peer pressure.
The .....
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The Last Hung: Joop's Mid-Life Crisis
.... as being Diana. She did this by giving the
name of "Worshipping Diana to the act of Joop kissing her.
Her skin was white except for one violet-colored bruise just under her
right collarbone; it never disappeared entirely during the hunting season and
came from the kick of her hefty weapons. It pleased her that he liked to kiss
this particular spot. She called it "Worshipping Diana" (Stern 112).
By doing this, Mari therefore implies that she believes she is the
goddess of hunting. Not only does Mari imply that she is similar to the goddess
Diana, but Joop also feels very upset about her believing that she is .....
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