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A Tale Of Two Cities - Critica

... One theme involves revenge; the evil effects of revenge bring out one's bad side. Although it occurs many times in A Tale, Madame Defarge is the main character representing this theme. Her sister and mother were assaulted by the brothers Evrémonde. After this, she vows to herself that all members of the Evrémonde family will die. She turns into a ruthless killer because she must get revenge. When her husband tells her to stop, she replies, "tell the wind and fire to stop, not me" (pg 338). We now see that she is a person teeming ...

Number of words: 1155 | Number of pages: 5

A Separate Peace: Gene Forrester

... forgives himself. This journey is a long and painful one. At the end of this long and winding road filled with ditches, difficulties and problems, Gene emerges a mature adult. Gene jounces the limb and causes Finny's fall and at that moment he becomes aware of his inner-self and learns of his true feelings. This revelation comes to him back in his room before he and Finny leave for the tree. It surrounds him with the shock of his true self until he finally reacts by jouncing the limb. Up in the tree, before the two friends are about to ...

Number of words: 736 | Number of pages: 3

The Necklace: The Downfall Of Mathilde Loisel

... clerks"(900). The author describes how she suffers from her lifestyle of being middle-class. There is a stereotypical "rich man, poor man" quality as Mme. Loisel longs for the material things that her old schoolmate Mme. Forester has. The physical appearance of the characters as well as their actions, thought, and emotions are very detailed throughout the story. The main character's life, as well as her husband's, takes a dramatic turn and the author describes the physical and emotional changes in great detail. The story's title does ...

Number of words: 882 | Number of pages: 4

The Good Earth: Summary

... sons. They named him Nung Wen. Before leaving the house of Hwang earlier, O-lan promised to bring their first child to pay respects to the house. That year, the harvest was good, so Wang Lung bought new clothes for O-lan, the baby, and himself. After paying their respects, Wang Lung made a deal with the house of Hwang and bought a plot of good land just outside the house. One year later, another boy was born and was named Nung En. Wang Lung's third child was a disaster. Not only was it a girl, but she was born retarded. That summer, a ...

Number of words: 1178 | Number of pages: 5

To Kill A Mockingbird: Atticus And Miss Maudie

... the characteristics of a mockingbird. Mayella didn’t mean to hurt Tom. She supposedly said, according to Tom, that she had never kissed a man before. She didn’t know the emotional responsibilities that should accompany kissing. She just knew he was there already, she wouldn’t have to search someone out. She saw it as a great opportunity. He came nearly everyday to do jobs for no pay. He must not have minded her company. Right? So what if he was a Negro? He was a man. Mayella didn’t know what extent of legal trouble her actio ...

Number of words: 615 | Number of pages: 3

Summary Of Dracula

... theme of middle class people triumphing over the corrupt aristocrats is revealed through the plot of the novel. The plot of Dracula is very simple and similar to that of a movie. The novel begins in Jonathan Harker's diary on May 3rd, sometime in the late nineteenth century. It starts off in England and then moves to Transylvania in Germany, and eventually back to England. The protagonist Jonathan Harker, after visiting Count Dracula, learns that he lives by drinking human blood. Jonathan tries to kill him but he escapes. The count th ...

Number of words: 780 | Number of pages: 3

King Lear 2

... that Edmund has not forgotten or tried to get past his issues with his father and brother. Not being able to forget his problem is a major component of bitterness and Edmund clearly demonstrated this quality. Sarcasm is used powerfully to show Edmund's animosity toward his brother and other legitimate children. The word "legitimate" means authentic or genuine and its tone is usually considered to be positive. In this case, however, Edmund uses the word "legitimate" sarcastically when saying, "well, my legitimate," since he does not mean it ...

Number of words: 329 | Number of pages: 2

The Outsiders

... to wreck houses and drinks lots of beer for fun. One night while Ponyboy was walking home a few Socs jumped him. The Socs pulled a knife and threatened to hurt him. Before anything really happened Soda and Darry pulled him away from the Socs. Ponyboy was afraid to complain to Darry. Sodapop and Dary always took Ponyboy with them places. One of Soda’s friends Steve was always with them. He was Soda’s best friend. They both worked at a gas station. They always were the busiest. Maybe it was because Steve knew so much about cars or ...

Number of words: 595 | Number of pages: 3

1984 Big Brother Is Watching Y

... of us can remember, and it is authority that dictates the way we act. Authority is based on instinct. When we receive an order, we intuitively react and follow the command. At first, we do not think, nor contemplate the effects that come as a result of our actions. In 1984, we get a sense of a greater authority in Big Brother. Although we never come to know if Big Brother actually exists, the power and authority that this idol holds over the people is unimaginable. The people of Oceania are divided into two classes, the members of the Part ...

Number of words: 1160 | Number of pages: 5

Critique Of "The Invisible Man"

... with the man fighting for his very education. Earning a scholarship meant to physically destroy the competition. It showed that to get an education he had to act the exact opposite of an educated man. He had to rely upon his own primitive brutality to insure his education. He was then mocked by having to recite a speech he was to memorize, which showed the total disrespect the people who were giving the scholarship had for the future students. After getting into school, a simple job turned into an unforeseen disaster that would ...

Number of words: 1758 | Number of pages: 7

Loneliness And Friendship In Of Mice And Men

... My final example is Crooks. Crooks is a black man at the ranch and because of that he is isolated from the other ranch workers. He has no friends or families so he is all by himself at the ranch. George and Lennie are two ranch workers with a dream of owning a piece of land where they can live and work on. These two are completely different, but because they have no one else in their lives they come to consider each other friends. When Lennie and George camped out in the forest George said, “With us it ain’t like that. We got a futu ...

Number of words: 774 | Number of pages: 3

Candide: A Satire On The Enlightenment

... refused to believe that what happens is always for the best. The Age of Enlightenment is a term applied to a wide variety of ideas and advances in the fields of philosophy, science, and medicine. The primary feature of Enlightenment philosophy is the belief that people can actively work to create a better world. A spirit of social reform characterized the political ideology of Enlightenment philosophers. While Voltaire’s Candide is heavily characterized by the primary concerns of the Enlightenment, it also criticizes certain aspects of ...

Number of words: 594 | Number of pages: 3

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