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Catcher In The Rye Holdens Sig

... he ever really has a chance to get it started. Holden lacks the essential ability to motivate himself, which he needs to survive in the ‘real’ world. He continues to be kicked out of every school he attends because he fails to apply himself, his simple reasoning being “How do you know what you’re going to do till you do it? The answer is, you don’t” (213). Everybody else in his life tries to encourage him to care about school and his grades but it doesn’t make any difference. From the start of th ...

Number of words: 1553 | Number of pages: 6

Beloved

... we might discover that the effect of speechlessness relates to the broader thematic content of the novel. The circumstances of 's death are horrific. Life in slavery is equally horrific. For the former slaves that populate the novel, the past is unspeakable. Every day, Sethe beats back memories of her enslavement at Sweet Home. For a long while, Paul D can only verbalize his experiences through song. One of the most common forms of punishment for slaves was gagging with an iron bit. Sethe's own mother was forced to wear the bit so often ...

Number of words: 848 | Number of pages: 4

The Study Of Imagery In Adrian

... satire and exaggeration to create a humorous plot. Irony is a significant literary device, which is used many times to achieve a good sense of humor. A perfect example for a use of irony is seen in the description of the psychologist of the main character, Lenora. “After all, she was just a psychologist. God ! She wasn’t ! Apart from Pandora [his infatuated love] she was probably the loveliest woman I have ever spoken to. I found it hard to take my eyes off her black suede shoes with high heels. “ (p. 35)” Befor ...

Number of words: 1327 | Number of pages: 5

1984 3

... government did so skillfully and convincingly in 1984. I also came to the understanding the "ignornace is bliss" can be a statement held as dogma to many modern day governments. If the people of a society are uneducated, then they are easy to rule because without knowledge, their is no motivation for one to better his or herself.They are content and happy in their own words much like an animal.This belief is what permeates the story of 1984.The Big Brother an druling classes of the "inner and outer" pary are vastly outnumbered by the commo ...

Number of words: 395 | Number of pages: 2

Friendship In Mary Shelleys Fr

... to learn from and not be a total outcast to society. None of these characters desire to be isolated and when any of them become so, they lose the ability to function properly and are driven insane. Whenever Victor suffers tragedy, he looks to the close comfort of his friends to raise his spirits. Following the creation of the monster, Victor undergoes great pain when he states, “I passed the night wretchedly”(p.87). In the process of creating the monster, Victor has been isolated for a long time. He becomes mad and sickened ...

Number of words: 1135 | Number of pages: 5

"The Hobbit"

... Bombur, and Thorin, for those of you who are adept in remembering names) burst into his life, pulling the hobbit out of his quiet home, and sending him in an adventure filled with dangers, dragons, gold, and most certainly unpeaceful realms. As hobbits will do, Bilbo found himself on enchanted paths, wishing he had never gone. He hoped to indeed live up to Gandalf's standard of him, since he was the one who chose him to journey into the desolate lands of Smaug, a golden-red dragon who had stolen hoards of gold and silver wrought by the d ...

Number of words: 830 | Number of pages: 4

The Lord Of The Flies: The Evil Of Mankind

... whose function is to ensure the survival of the being within which it exists by any means possible. When the boys first land, they attempt to establish a form of order amongst themselves. After finding the conch, Ralph states, "Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things." Once Ralph is named chief, the boys decide to take down the names of all of the children. Being of grammar school age, this is expected. The taking of names is comparable to scholastic roll call. Granted, these are little boys and in their minds a chief ...

Number of words: 1006 | Number of pages: 4

A Tale Of Two Cities: Sydney Carton

... Manette. Even after Lucie is married to Charles Darnay, whom she loves, Sydney refuses to give up his love for her. For someone in his mid-forties, this is somewhat an immature action. Had he been more mature, he might have forgotten about Lucie when she was married and found someone else. Another perhaps less important but very noticeable example is his appearance. He didn't seem to care what people really thought about him or the way he was dressed, and remained very calm and relaxed, maybe even carefree, most of the time he was in court ...

Number of words: 503 | Number of pages: 2

Fahrenheit 451: Insignificance Of Life And Death

... and death of certain characters indicate the loss of hope and love in their corrupt world these people lived in. People in this confused society were never happy, and some desired death. Others just didn’t care, and thought their lives were meaningless. Their desire for death reflected a social malice of purposelessness and hopelessness. Montag comes home from work to find Mildred lying deathlike on the bed in the darkness listening earplugs. The room is described as not empty and then empty indeed, because she is physically there, but ...

Number of words: 1127 | Number of pages: 5

Animal Farm

... After Old Major died the animals did not think that much of the rebellion as they used to. Two horses did not like the idea. They were Clover and Mollie. The other horse, Boxer, listened to what ever his leader said. The pigs also had trouble with the farmer's tame raven, Moses. Moses said that the rebellion was not a good idea. One day however, the rebellion did happen. After the animals had the farm secure, they made laws called the Seven Commandments. They were like our ten commandments. Then they renamed the farm from Manor Farm to ...

Number of words: 1029 | Number of pages: 4

Beowulf - Significance Of Scyl

... this poem titled Beowulf? It appears that the poet of Beowulf is rambling, ranting unrelated events and apparently digressing from the main topic. However, even though no concrete conclusions or links are presented between Scefing and Beowulf, the reader learns soon enough that the seemingly digressive poet had in truth, slyly and with all intention inserted some indirect indications in the tale of Scefing. As the poem reaches its finale, the reader recognizes in an epiphany the sophisticated construction employed by the poet in the wea ...

Number of words: 809 | Number of pages: 3

The Stone Angel: Hagar Shipley

... son John. Her stubbornness caused her marriage to dissolve, Marvin to be unhappy, her daughter-in-law's frustration, and her own death. Hagar's overwhelming pride was the reason she could not show love nor affection to those around her. She inherited her pride from her father and from an early age she always refused to show emotion because she was too proud to let anyone see her weaknesses. Her father made aware that she had "backbone" (p.10) and that "she took after him" (p.10). The first sigh of Hagar's excessive pride was shown when he ...

Number of words: 971 | Number of pages: 4

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