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Death Of A Salesman: Symbolism

... is distraught over its in tended purpose. The deceptive nature of the hose is apparent when Willy is confronted about it by Biff his son and Willy denies its existence. A similar denial is also evident when Willy is confronted with the tape recorder in Howard's office. The tape recorder signifies the change in Willy's life throug h the advancement of technology. It also represents the end of Willy's career. This is brought about when Howard, Willy's boss and godson, shows the tape recorder to Willy and appe ars to be more interested in t ...

Number of words: 533 | Number of pages: 2

No One Writes To The Colonel By Gabriel Garcia Marquez

... maintains itself through "Big-Brother" tactics that include the use of censors, secret police, and ordinances like "TALKING POLITICS FORBIDDEN." The sweeping control that is present under this martial law is evident in the every day life of the Colonel and the people of his town. The first example of the nature of their lives is shown through the funeral. A poor musician has died of natural causes; the first in a long period of time. The government in attempt to avoid a demonstration and possibly a riot, reroutes his funeral procession t ...

Number of words: 976 | Number of pages: 4

Hysteria In The Crucible

... community. In the Crucible this can be seen when Abi and the other girls of Salem are found dancing in the woods. The dancing strikes fear of witchcraft, and the process of hysteria begins. The American Communist scare in the 1950's was initiated by the increased popularity of the socialist system of government. Because this system challenged the basic civil rights of Americans, this event involved the entire nation. In order for hysteria to occur a significant number of people must learn of the event. This happens by the promotion and ...

Number of words: 532 | Number of pages: 2

The Color Purple

... begins, Celie is a 14-year-old girl growing up in Georgia, when she is faced with the ultimate child abuse. She is repeatedly raped by her stepfather and becomes pregnant by him twice. She has almost no self-worth or self-esteem. She doesn’t even fully understand what has happened to her or what she has done to deserve it. To help her cope with the abuse and to help sort out her feelings, Celie writes letters to God. The first lines of her first letter show her sense of worthlessness. “Dear God, I am fourteen years old. I ...

Number of words: 1590 | Number of pages: 6

All The King's Men: Man As A Slave To Knowledge

... the end, he is overcome by the forces of knowledge. Willie did not want to be a slave to knowledge, but rather, its keeper. Stark uses information about people for blackmail, to achieve his goals. His goals for political offices ranged from Mason County Treasurer to state governor, senator, and most likely thoughts of presidency. And on the way to get to these offices, Stark had to overpower others with dark knowledge, the secrets people keep. Stark says that “man is conceived in sin and born in corruption and he passeth from the stink of t ...

Number of words: 1344 | Number of pages: 5

Conrad Jarrett

... also prove him as a dynamic character. In the beginning, Conrad has trouble dealing with every day life. He cannot make even the simplest decisions for himself. “Too many details crowd his mind. Bush his teeth first? Wash his face? What pants should he wear? What shirt?” (page 2) Conrad also feels like he cannot show his emotions to people or they might think him “out of control.” When he rides with Lazenby and the others in the car, Conrad restricts his anger because he does not want his friends to look at him like he is ...

Number of words: 700 | Number of pages: 3

The Call Of The Wild

... to this story. Authority- If someone of power or authority does something, it is easier to follow, just like how the Mayor of the town Jon was from went to the Klondike. That helped Jon make his decision about going also. Value Judgment- Family values are important to a lot of people. Charlie, an Indian guide that Jon became friends with, had a family and left them to go with the others to the Klondike. He realized during the trip that he needed to go back to them because he was abandoning them. He left Jon and went back. He later returned ...

Number of words: 461 | Number of pages: 2

Death Be Not Proud

... bay. One of the main reasons that Johnny remained alive for so much longer than he should have lived, was the hope that he possessed. He hoped every day of his illness that he would get better, that his parents would be spared their grief, or that some doctor would come up with a revolutionary idea that would heal him. Because of his hope, Johnny never complained or protested during the entire course of his illness. He always obeyed the doctors' wishes and followed their instructions to a "T" because he wanted so desparatly to get well ...

Number of words: 675 | Number of pages: 3

Babbitt: Conformity

... All of Babbitt's thoughts are controlled by society. Thoughts that are not those of society are frowned upon. "What he feels and thinks is what is currently popular to feel and think. Only once during the two years that we have him under view, does he venture upon an idea that is remotely original-and that time the heresy almost ruins him."(Bloom) At first the reader sees Babbitt as a person more than happy to conform to the standards set for him by the rest of society. Babbitt goes about his normal routine praising modern technol ...

Number of words: 1786 | Number of pages: 7

A Seperate Piece

... A Separate Peace identifies some of the characters as innocent to the world. Gene expresses what peace is like by saying "sixteen, careless and wild" and "Phineas was the essence of this careless peace." Gene Forrester returns to visit the school and a tree in the book and represent him returning to some of the traumatic events in his life. Gene had always conformed to rules and followed rules and regulations with obedience. Throughout time this changes, as the influence of Finny lowers Genes obedience to such things. The wars within Gene ...

Number of words: 446 | Number of pages: 2

All Around The Town By Mary Hi

... story because this is the time period that the main character had her abduction and her multiple personalities started to form. The main character in this story was Laurie Kenyon, a four year old girl in the beginning of the story who eventually grows up to be a twenty-one year old woman. She has blond hair, green eyes and a fragile little body. Sarah Kenyon is present throughout the story. She is Laurie's sister and helps Laurie deal with all her problems as best she can. Bic and Opal were Laurie's abductors. Bic had a beard and his a ...

Number of words: 1246 | Number of pages: 5

Brave New World Vs. Modern Soc

... with the issue of procreation. The majority of babies born in our society today, are still the result of intercourse between a man and a woman. In many cases the birth of a child is a memorable and joyous event for the woman. In Utopia, however, if a woman is caught bearing offspring, she will be punished by exile. Offspring not produced the society’s way is a threat to the society’s existence, in the eyes of the leaders. As today, pregnancy, in Utopia, could be prevented using a variety of methods. Where our society u ...

Number of words: 964 | Number of pages: 4

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