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The Crossing

... of the wolf, the word “and” is used twenty times. This amount is 150% higher than the amount of times the author chose to include the word “and” in sentences which did not mention the wolf. There are times in which it would be just as easy, if not easier, for the author to leave out the word “and”. For example, McCormac could have said: “he touched the cold, perfect teeth”. However, “and” was again squeezed in for the purpose of repetition. A possible reason for this is that ...

Number of words: 638 | Number of pages: 3

Jane Eyre: Somewhere, The Dark Sheds Light

... proves to be the biggest obstruction at each stop of Jane's journey through Gateshead Hall, Lowood Institution, Thornfield Manor, Moor House, and Ferndean Manor. As she grows, however, as she is her own shoulder to lean on in her times of need, Jane slowly learns how to understand and control repression. Jane's journey begins at Gateshead Hall. Mrs. Reed, Jane's aunt and guardian, serves as the biased arbitrator of the rivalries that constantly occur between Jane and John Reed. John emerges as the dominant male figure at Gateshead. He insist ...

Number of words: 1350 | Number of pages: 5

Deliverance: The Passing Of The Torch

... took place. Before the four men left on their camping trip, Ed said "I liked Lewis; I could feel myself getting caught up again in his capricious and tenacious enthusiasms that had already taken me bow-hunting and varmint- calling with him, and down into a small, miserably cold cave where there was one dead, crystalline frog. Lewis was the only man I knew who could do with his life exactly what he wanted to." This thought of Ed's goes to show how much he followed and depended on Lewis. Through this thought, it seems as though the majority ...

Number of words: 825 | Number of pages: 3

Jane Eyre: A Critical Evaluation With References By McFadden-Gerber

... but in McFadden-Gerber's opinion, Jane remains the same orphaned female in constant discord with elders and supervisors. Ms. Eyre is a heroine who refuses to blend into the traditional female position of subservience and who stands up for her beliefs. In the beginning, Jane at first develops when she faces her aunt and the ignorance she received from her in the earlier part of her childhood. The c limax of the story involved her choice to leave Rochester was based on her own self-love; Jane Eyre had no family or friends to influ ...

Number of words: 557 | Number of pages: 3

Neighborhood Shock

... due to the lack of understanding and communication there arises conflict. In one scene, the camera focuses on Sal and his son Pino talking face to face and in their pizza shop. In the background you see the oriental couple standing outside their mini-mart as they too try and survive in a global village. Pino is telling his father how tired he is of trying to run their business in a black neighborhood as he asks, "Could we sell this and open up a new pizza parlor in our own neighborhood? Barnlund further explores this surcumstance when he sa ...

Number of words: 1050 | Number of pages: 4

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing

... but is can also be attributed to depression and obsessive compulsive disorders. In this study, there were 240 participants (123 male and 117 female). they were grouped according to grade. There were 85 fifth graders (40 male and 45 female), 90 eighth graders (44 male and 46 female), and 65 eleventh graders (39 male and 26 female). The subjects evaluated hailed form ethnically diverse neighborhoods of the northeast. The racial breakdown of the participants was as follows: 94 Caucasians, 110 African Americans, and 36 Hi ...

Number of words: 495 | Number of pages: 2

When The Legends Die

... greatly. It is a shame to see such a once prosperous culture become insignificant in today's world. To understand what this once great culture consisted of, first one has to obtain a basic grasp of some of the ideals that were practiced by Native Americans. Philosophy of life, importance of nature, and the ways in which they can receive their names are just some of the most important aspects to basic Native American culture. Native American life philosophy was very unique. It stated that life was ongoing. Birth, life, death, and ...

Number of words: 771 | Number of pages: 3

Catcher In The Rye: Holden Portrayed As A Troubled Young Man

... times as smart. Holden also tells us that Allie was much more mature for his age then he should have been. This is the basis of Holden's fear of growth and change. The more you grow, the closer to death you find yourself and death is the ultimate change. Reveling in innocence, perfectness, and being untouched by change is the most comfortable pattern of living for Holden: "In chapter 5 when Holden is waiting for Ackley to get ready to go to town, he looks out of the window of his room, opens it, and packs a snowball from the sn ...

Number of words: 910 | Number of pages: 4

Metamorphosis: A Review

... Its almost as if Kafka was , by his very directness, trying to eliminate the possibility that the story was any sort of metaphor. His direct, unembellished approach remains constant throughout the story. To find the message in Metamorphosis, however, one must assume that the story is meant for much more than entertainment. Before his transformation at the beginning of the book, Gregor Samsa was working very hard at a menial job to support his entire family. While his boss was very strict, Gregor managed to do well enough to keep his ...

Number of words: 322 | Number of pages: 2

The Role Of The Wife Of Bath A

... before ever meeting the man she will marry. Financial independence is something women often strive to achieve, often choosing it to precede a husband and family. Sexuality is a thing that is no longer considered of utmost privacy, but rather is discussed in intimate detail with most women's close acquaintances, if not all. The Wife of Bath is perhaps more appropriately used as a persona for this era than it was for when it was written, and indeed, when this twentieth century perspective is removed, she becomes the outrageous woman she ...

Number of words: 1994 | Number of pages: 8

Charles Dickens Great Expectat

... worlds and experiences consist of other people, and it is this interaction with different characters that plays an important role in the shaping of the individual. I believe Dickens displays each character's personal strength and integrity by revealing how much they allow themselves to be changed by their surroundings. Dickens conveys this shaping of the individual through the main character, Pip, and the different worlds he lives in, the experiences and interaction with other characters he has. Additionally, other characters are shown to ...

Number of words: 2305 | Number of pages: 9

Fahrenheit 451: How Montag Is Convinced To Change His Mind About Books

... a barren present without past or future" (105). However, Kingsley Amis describes it as a "conformist hell" (110). The main character of the novel, Guy Montag, is a firefighter brainwashed by the government at the beginning of the novel. He enjoyed his job burning books, but that would soon be changed after he meets Clarisse McClellan. Clarisse McClellan was Montag's next door neighbor. She elusively convinces Montag to question his own happiness. Clarisse also causes him to question the society he is living in. "Clarisse wonders whe ...

Number of words: 1126 | Number of pages: 5

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