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Lord Of The Flies: Darkness Of The Island And Fear, Nature, And Destructiveness

... the way he steels from both Ralph and Piggy, and the violent ways that he leads his tribe in the end. His hidden evil identity surfaces when he hides his true identity under a mask of paint, abandoning all of the civilization that he has ever in his life known. Jacks excitement about killing is chilling to the bone. “I went on. I thought, by myself--” The madness came into his eyes again. “I thought I might kill” In this quote from Jack, He shows his desire to kill, alone. It also shows that from the beginning, Jack had to kill, an ...

Number of words: 823 | Number of pages: 3

Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Friendship Is The Key

... property, rather than a human. This changes as the two journey down the Mississippi River, becoming dependent on each other, and feeling a practical and emotional need for each other. The focus of his book is not on the adventure itself, but rather on the father-son relationship that springs up between Jim and Huck during their pilgrimage down the river. Huck, being the mischievous boy that he is,often showed much ignorance to others. He did not recognize the feelings of others- as many young boys his age don’t realize. The unrecognizabl ...

Number of words: 1055 | Number of pages: 4

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

... class family and he was trained as a civil servant and diplomat. He held various positions at court and in the King's service. Chaucer was appointed controller of customs in the port of London in 1374(Harvey ). His experience in all these positions helped develop his fascination with people, and his wide knowledge of English life. Chaucer found his characters in the world about him and in the world books and brought them eternally alive through his own creative powers. He presented his characters in the jumble and haphazardy of life, with a m ...

Number of words: 1474 | Number of pages: 6

The Crucible: Elizabeth's Strength

... All of this is too much for Elizabeth and the burden is very heavy. Elizabeth’s husband, John, is a religious man. He believes in God, but not the minister who preaches His word. John’s actions, though, are not so religious and devoid of sin. Abby, a young seductress, was able to gain his attention while Elizabeth was bedridden. A fiery and passionate affair scared his relationship with his wife. Elizabeth struggles with his infidelity. When Reverend Hale questions the couple on the commandments, it is evident that there is still ...

Number of words: 785 | Number of pages: 3

Lord Of The Flies: Character Analysis Of Piggy

... such as places to build forts, and weapons that can be made. While Piggy's main interests were in building shelters to be protected, and a sundial to know what time it was. There are may other things that Piggy did to attempt to bring order to the island just like a grown-up. When Jack was busy hunting pigs and dancing about in the blood that engulfed him, Piggy just wanted people to listen to him. He yearned for someone to listen to his ideas without asking questions: when he suggested moving the fire to the beach, he just wanted a ...

Number of words: 625 | Number of pages: 3

The Black Cat By Poe

... effect that Poe was looking for through the use of description of setting, symbolism, plot development, diverse word choice, and detailed character development. In most cases, the setting is usually indelible to a story, but “The Black Cat” relies little on this element. This tale could have occurred anywhere and can be placed in any era. This makes the setting the weakest element of “The Black Cat.” Next, symbolism is always an integral part of any Poe story. The most obvious of symbolic references in this story is t ...

Number of words: 678 | Number of pages: 3

Summary Of Tess Of The D'Urbervilles

... major characters whom Hardy chooses to place in the most precarious moral and social dilemmas. It is through these characters and their dilemmas that Thomas Hardy displays the social issues found in Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Hardy's protagonist seems to have been born in a dilemma. Tess was the oldest of a very large family and she had the responsibility of caring for her younger siblings. Young Tess had many concerns to cope with in her life. Her father who drank too much came to understand that the Durbeyfield family could very well ...

Number of words: 1471 | Number of pages: 6

Catcher In The Rye: Childhood Innocence - What Holden Never Had

... all the other little kids would see it, and how they'd wonder what the hell it meant, and then finally some dirty kid would tell them-cockeyed naturally- what it meant, and how they'd all think about it and maybe even worry about it for a couple of days. I kept wanting to kill whoever'd written it… But I rubbed it [The ‘fuck you' written on the wall] out anyway." Another example is on page two hundred and eight, "'So shut up.' It was the first time she [Phoebe] ever told me to shut up. It sounded terrible. God, it sounded terrible. It soun ...

Number of words: 713 | Number of pages: 3

The Scarlet Letter: The Symbolic Scaffold

... out of a prison and then taken to the scaffold. Hester must stand here for three hours while the townspeople talk about her wrongdoings. During this scene, the reader learns that the prisoner has committed adultery, a very serious crime in her puritan town, and that she must wear a scarlet letter on the bodice of her dress. This letter is an A, a constant reminder of the sin that was committed. The next scaffold scene involves Hester, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale (the father of Mrs. Prynne’s illegitimate child), and Pearl (the illegitim ...

Number of words: 411 | Number of pages: 2

Animal Farm

... piece." We all just assumed that we might be getting some new friends from the neighboring farms. The next day we get up to go back to work. The strenuous towing and pulling has been much worse since boxer was gone. He was such a hard worker. The animals have had to do twice the work. Napoleon, as usual sits in his office doing his "paper work." Rumors have been circulating that the cat has seen Napoleon sleeping at his desk, then after waking, moving to drink his rum. Something must have to be done. That night, when Napoleon was asleep, all ...

Number of words: 486 | Number of pages: 2

Johnny Tremain

... and write, and was a fast learner. This made him the most valuable in the family. He always treated the other learners very badly. This is why one day, they played a trick on him. Johnny and Mr. Lampham had a very important client they were working for. They were going to make him a special bowl for his wife's birthday. Johnny was working all week on the handles he was to design. He came close to the end of the week but he still hadn't got it perfectly right. On Saturday he was told that he couldn't work because he couldn't work on Sabbath. ...

Number of words: 560 | Number of pages: 3

Juror

... is locked in his mind simply because he has a personal grudge against people like the defendant. Next, on page 10 and 14, he states “You can’t believe a word they say” and “The kids who crawl outa those places are real trash”. Clearly it can be seen that he has a certain unfounded prejudice towards the defendant, viewing him as a liar and a piece of trash, with no supporting evidence. This prejudice most surely influences his verdict of ‘guilty’ without view of any evidence. If that is not enough, starting on page 62 10 ...

Number of words: 490 | Number of pages: 2

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