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Great Expectations Vs. Oliver Twist

... talked often about the abuse he received at the hands of his sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery. On one occasion he remarked, "I soon found myself getting heavily bumped from behind in the nape of the neck and the small of the back, and having my face ignominously shoved against the wall, because I did not answer those questions at sufficient length."2 While at the orphanage, Oliver from Oliver Twist also experienced a great amount of abuse. For example, while suffering from starvation and malnutrition for a long period of time, Oliver was ch ...

Number of words: 1726 | Number of pages: 7

Canterbury Tales: Who Is The Narrator?

... promise to produce a word-for-word transcript of the pilgrimage, to "reherce as ny as evere he kan Everich a word" (1), would be a difficult promise to keep if he hadn't been taking notes the whole journey and writing up the stories to be read later. Perhaps the promise to produce a perfect copy is just hyperbole. What isn't hyperbole, however, is his caution before the Miller's Tale. He acknowledges that his audience might not want to hear what he has to say because he asks them if they want to listen to his tale. Besides being a poet who bo ...

Number of words: 1953 | Number of pages: 8

William Fualkner - A Rose For

... for Emily because they knew that she would not be getting married. The death of Emily’s father displayed a different side of Emily. Since there were rumors of insanity in her family, Emily’s denial of her father death portrayed just that. Soon after, Emily came back to reality and grieved her fathers’ death. No one seemed to see much of Emily after the death of her father. The only person they would see was her butler. To everyone’s surprise, Emily did meet a man a few years later, by the name of Homer Barron. ...

Number of words: 584 | Number of pages: 3

The Great Gatsby - Daisy's Role

... as sweet and innocent. Her white and seemingly floating dress appeals to Nick in this way. She grew up as "the most popular of all the young girls in Louisville." Even then she dressed in white. Daisy also keeps a daughter around as a show toy. Whenever company comes over, she beckons for the little girl to come and put on a little act for everyone. This is signifies her life. She is kept in the closet until it's time to show off for company. Daisy becomes radiant and personable. When everyone has gone, she is a bored housewife, of no i ...

Number of words: 766 | Number of pages: 3

The Great Gatsby As A Satire

... Here, Fitzgerald uses Nick to point out the character’s flaws and makes each person the butt of the witticism by what they themselves do. The supposed “guests” at all of Gatsby’s parties are prime examples of satire in The Great Gatsby. Many people who attended the parties were never even invited. This disregard for propriety illustrates the crassness and thoughtlessness that seemed to run rampant among the rich and famous during the twenties. An example of carelessness is when a large group of people at one of t ...

Number of words: 592 | Number of pages: 3

One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich: Summary

... spirit, his deception and careful teamwork. Ivan has to be smarter than the guards in the camp, so, he will not get into trouble and get treated even worse than he does. When Shukhov and Senka want to transport the hacksaw-blade that Ivan found back at the camp, Shukhov removes both mittens, one with the blade. He then unbuttons his coat and let the guards search him. They search him side and back and his pocket, and one guard also crushes the mitten that Ivan holds out which is the empty one. This was in the book as, He was about to ...

Number of words: 1248 | Number of pages: 5

Raymond Carvers Cathedral

... human nature to embrace preconceptions regarding the facets of daily life, from politics to people. It is, as well, innate to consider oneself better than another. An awakening such as the narrator's, however, ruptures the protective shield that surrounding steadfast biases, and forces the person to assess their position in the greater schema of humankind. A bias that surfaces early on, is the mention of Robert's wife, "Beulah!" The narrator exclaims, "That's a name for a colored woman." (Carver, "Cathedral," 182) Here, by attaching a stereot ...

Number of words: 1247 | Number of pages: 5

Reasons For The Downfall Of Ma

... probably will not change considerably afterwards. Emma had read he books when she was still learning, but had reached her critical period before she could learn about actually reality. The other girls didn't have this problem. They could distinguish between fantasy and reality. This failure to distinguish between the two was Emma's "tragic flaw.' Emma had read about these ideas in books, but instead of viewing these concepts as fantasy, she viewed them as reality, and later in life, acted as if that was the normal thing to do. Anything d ...

Number of words: 547 | Number of pages: 2

The Lord Of The Flies: Personal Reflections

... not put much though into what he is doing. He also seems to be influenced easily by Piggy. Although his strength and age over- powers the others, Piggy's intelligence is by far greater than Ralph's. Jack is similar to Ralph in his strength, but seems to have a totally different point about survival on the island. His points focus on the fact that they are going to stay there for a while, and need to hunt. Simon is different than the others. He seems to have some common sense, but does not speak up. He is also one of the bigger kids ...

Number of words: 1659 | Number of pages: 7

A&P

... but his reasoning for doing it was they were embarrassing the store. Sammy quickly says 'I quit' before he sees the girls walk out the door. Sammy was hoping they would hear him and stop and watch 'their unsuspected hero'. The story ends with Lengel working his till and Sammy looking around for the girls, but they were gone of course. Sammy's stomach was turned as he wondered how hard the world was going to be from then after. Through out the story, I felt that Sammy was feeling trapped in life by his job. When Sammy made reference to h ...

Number of words: 505 | Number of pages: 2

The Stranger - Immersed In Sensuality: A Contemptible Trait

... on actual murder B. Controlled by sun 1. Sun in Mersault’s eyes 2. Wanted to get out of sun Immersed in Sensuality: A Contemptible Trait “The man [Mersault] is, indeed, a derelict; he has no intellectual life, no friendship, no interest in anyone or faith in anything. His life is limited to physical sensations...” (Girard 95). In The Stranger, Mersault goes through life being “dictated by externals” (Parker) until it ultimately causes his downfall when he is executed for not allowing society and the consciousness of society ...

Number of words: 1109 | Number of pages: 5

Book Report On Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov"

... the embodiment and the source of this immorality. In him Dostoevsky creates such perversity and depravity that one can feel no positive emotions for the man. His physical appearance--he is "flabby" with "small, suspicious eyes" and a "long, cavernous mouth with puffy lips, behind which could be glimpsed small fragments of black teeth"--accurately reflects his foul, disgusting character. He has no respect for himself; he enjoys playing the part of the shameless "buffoon" for attention, even though the attention he receives is negati ...

Number of words: 3141 | Number of pages: 12

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