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Siddartha

... as he leaves home with his friend Govinda to join a group of wandering ascetics known as the Samanas. The author’s message is brought to our attention in the form of ’s goal of finding what he describes as “his Self, his innermost.” It is clear that Hesse is telling us that we must identify ourselves before finding true peace; finding peace by conquering the barrier that is mortality. The author says, “These were Siddatha’s thoughts; this was his thirst, his sorrow.” Because strays from his goal as the depth of his contemp ...

Number of words: 644 | Number of pages: 3

Black Like Me: Racism Is A Foolism Misunderstanding Of Man

... a black man in the deep south? He sought the real answer to this by darkening his skin with extreme amounts of medication. A new skin color determines everything and John is now thrown into a new world that he was in no way prepared for. He was no longer John, an average but respected white novelist, he was a black man and that is all that mattered. Simple pleasers like a drink of water or the use of a restroom become near impossible. John, at first was puzzled by this, but soon realized that it was not his personality, his age, but his b ...

Number of words: 781 | Number of pages: 3

Heart Of Darkness: Different Centers Of Darkness

... Throughout the film, minor parallels occur between it and the novel. For instance Willard is told that an individual who came up before him went crazy and blew his brains out. Likewise, Marlow is told of a sailor who hung himself after going up the Congo River. Secondly, Col. Kurtz’s little army attacks Capt. Willard’s patrol boat while similarly Kurtz sends his band of natives to assault Marlow and his crew. Finally, the Russian in Conrad’s novel, and the photographer as portrayed by Dennis Hopper in Apo ...

Number of words: 843 | Number of pages: 4

The Odyssey: Telemachus And His Development

... War. But the name proves to be ironic, for the epic ends with Telemachus taking part in two battles. Not having any father figures as a child severely effects Telemachus. He becomes a timid, shy and spineless boy who is greatly pampered by his mother. He is not helped by being the son of a world- famous father- a difficult reputation to live up to. This lack of motivation and assertive behavior does not help Telemachus when the suitors start eating away at his estate. Telemachus knows what the suitors are doing is wrong but yet do ...

Number of words: 891 | Number of pages: 4

Death Of A Salesman

... of insecurity, persistence, and unknown identity. From the very beginning of his life, Willy Loman experienced problems with his popularity and personality. His last name is a pun on a "low man." He is at the bottom of the business world as an unsuccessful salesman. In addition, his theories on life and society prove to be very degrading, not to mention influential to his mind set every day. Willy believes that being well-liked and having a personal attractiveness, together, can bring success, money, and many friends. Ironically, Willy doe ...

Number of words: 1167 | Number of pages: 5

There Are No Children Here

... had gone through the spelling bee a year before. On the previous spelling bee he wasn't able to control his studer enough to spell the word and he ran out of time. Even though this happened, he believed in himself and tried again. At the spelling bee, he determination showed. He thought out the words and concentrated on every letter to make sure he didn't studder. On the last round, he was against his friend Clarise. Pharoah missed his word and Clarise won the spelling bee. Pharoah was still very please because his friend won and sec ...

Number of words: 810 | Number of pages: 3

Carvers Cathedral

... light in Plato’s “Myth of the Cave” represents reality. The narrator expresses the fear of expressing reality when he said “ I wasn’t enthusiastic about his visit. He was no one I knew. And his being blind bothered me. My idea of blindness came from the movies. In the movies, the blind moved slowly and never laughed. Sometimes they were led by seeing eye-dogs. A blind man in my house was not something I look forward to”. (Page 98). The narrator felt that being blind was like being in a type of prison and the preconceived notion o ...

Number of words: 1194 | Number of pages: 5

Similarities And Differences Between The Odyssey And Oedipus The King

... has been held captive by the nymph Calypso for twenty years. We also learn that Odysseus had finished (and won) fighting a war against the city of Troy and has been held captive by Calypso ever since. During this time, Odysseus' son and wife, whom Odysseus left behind to fight in the war, have been patiently waiting for Odysseus' return to his palace in Ithaca in which Odysseus is king. Telemachus, Odysseus' son, has grown into a young man and he's constantly battling Suitors from destroying and wasting his father's wealth while looking to ...

Number of words: 881 | Number of pages: 4

Real And Unreal

... stemming mainly from our own selfish vain imaginings. Literature gives us many examples of these sorts of ideals while at the same time showing us how reality eventually prevails these conceptions. Whether the stories portray an ideal relationship or a realistic one, is dependant on the author. If the author chooses to place his/her characters in an ideal relationship, it must be perfectly ideal. Ideal does not necessarily translate to a positive viewpoint, though. It could mean the perfectly wrong relationship. It just implies that the ...

Number of words: 870 | Number of pages: 4

Great Gatsby: Fitzgerald's Criticism Of The American Dream

... of the American dream. The Great Gatsby embodies a criticism of America and the American experience, more radical than any other author has attempted. The theme of the novel is the destruction of the American dream during the 1920s, a period when the vulgar pursuit of material happiness has corrupted the old values that gave substance to the dream. The characters are Midwesterners who have come East in pursuit of this new dream of money, fame, success, glamour, and excitement. Tom and Daisy must have a huge house, a stable of polo p ...

Number of words: 507 | Number of pages: 2

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

... that he either meets me man to man or he is a yaller skunk and better be outta town by sunset!" Hardy leans further back, hooks his thumbs in his lapels. "Bibbit, you tell this young upstart McMurphy that I'll meet him in the main hall at high noon and we'll settle this affair once and for all, libidos a-blazin'." Harding tries to drawl like McMurphy; it sounds funny with his high, breathy voice. (21-22) A further linkage of McMurphy with the heroic (male) American past is forged by the fact that he wears a pair of shorts decorated with " ...

Number of words: 833 | Number of pages: 4

Steinbeck's "The Flight": Naturalism

... him. It was a continues string of bad luck or naturalism for Pepe. His horse gets hot which destroys his transportation. He gets shot then a rock perices through his hand. His arm becomes swollen and he has awful pain. From the wound in his hand he has poison in his blood stream. He has nowhere to run or hide. He has no protection since he lost his knife and rifle. Here stands a stranded, injured “boy” that has no protection or transportation. This is when his animal instinct begins. When a human he has the talent of having ...

Number of words: 321 | Number of pages: 2

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