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A Tale Of Two Cities: Reversal Of Characters

... He is portrayed as a drunk, and even admits this to Darnay on their "date." However, love, they say, is strong; Carton's love for Lucy changed him greatly though the course of the novel. He stopped drinking when he visited, and even pledged his life to her, and everyone she loved. Carton changed even more dramatically when death on the guillotine was approaching. He waxed philosophical about the future, and even quoted a few scriptures. This is most certainly not the man first seen at the Old Bailey with the sideways wig. Another int ...

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The Mayor Of Casterbridge

... the lowest working class. There, while exhibiting some of his cruder qualities, he also shows signs of true affection to others. While Henchard is the mayor, he scolds the chronincly late Abel for being tardy. Henchard is in Abel’s hut, and demands the following from Abel who is just waking up: “’ Out of bed, sir, and off to the granary, or you leave my employ today! ‘Tis to teach ye a lesson. March on; never mind your britches’” (169)! Even though Abel does deserve a punishment, he is a grown man and such ...

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Characters And Their Roles In The Great Gatsby

... was originally from the Midwest and was not familiar with the type of lifestyle that New York was to offer him. He moves to New York to seek fame and fortune in the Bond business. Upon arrival he is swept into all sorts of conflict and mishaps as it seems everyone wants to confide in their friend Nick. He is one of the few honest and whole hearted characters in this book amidst the corruption and deceit that East and West Egg have to offer. As he goes through the novel we see what type of man he is. We see his true ethics and morals come ...

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My Son's Story

... human-rights worker that ultimately leaves him estranged from his family, an immense sacrifice in his struggle for peace. Although this sacrifice shows a fierce commitment and willingness to do whatever it takes in the name of peace, it exemplifies a selfish desire for political amnesty at the high cost of destroying a family. The cause is actively consuming Sonny's life, annihilating his family. He is becoming so entangled within the political endeavor that he is slowly beginning to dissipate from his commitment to his family. He emerges ...

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Antigone Was Right

... nature. Antigone percieved her actions to be courageous and valid, and Kreone, the King, percieved them as blasphemous. The entire story focuses on deciding who’s right. The question arises, "Did Antigone take proper action?" Was it right to go against her Uncle Kreon’s wishes and go ahead and bury her brother that was to be left out for the vultures? Would it have been better just to leave the situation how it was? The fact is, Antigone did the right thing. She was acting out of divine influence so to speak. Since divinity and humanity ...

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Comparison Of Huck Finn And To

... characteristics into this comical relationship. Tom and Huck are two adventurous souls but in very opposing ways. Huck’s idea of adventure is to escape from society, their beliefs and all of their conformities, but he does it in a way that is level-headed and sensible. Tom, on the other hand, is more likely to make up an adventure based on something he had read in a book and not really trying to escape anything. All of his ideas and schemes come from books, unlike Huck, who has actually lived the fantasies Tom has imagined. The two are ...

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The Yellow Wallpaper: Going Crazy

... as women are scarred by the subjugation imposed upon them”(Lane 5). The ““Yellow Wallpaper”” brilliantly illustrates this philosophy. The narrator’s declining mental health is reflected though the characteristics of the house she is trapped in and her husband, while trying to protect her, is actually destroying her. The narrator of the story goes with her doctor/husband to stay in a colonial mansion for the summer. The house is supposed to be a place where she can recover from severe postpartum depression. She loves her bab ...

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The Many Faces Of Love In Arth

... the power to refine or to condemn. Wolfram von Eschenbach’s concept of love strays even further from sexual gratification and physical pleasure. In his epic poem, Parzival, Wolfram lauds the recognition and embracing of a divine love that transcends the earthly realm altogether. He, like Hartmann, acknowledges that earthly love can be a detrimental “padlock on our reason” (Wolfram, 153). Love in Parzival thus entails many of the same characteristics that it does in Hartmann’s works as far as love among human beings is concerned. B ...

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Chronicle - Life And Times Of

... great-grandmother in the south had a profound effect on Nel’s life. In many ways the trip made her realize her selfness and look at things around her in a different light, eventually sowing the seeds that initiated the friendship between herself and Sula. The two girls met each other at Garfield Primary School after knowing each other at a distance for over five years. Nel’s mother had told her that she could not interact with Sula because of Sula’s mother sooty ways. The intense and sudden friendship between them which was to last many ...

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Farenheit 451

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Macbeths Ambition

... decides to kill the king because he wants to extend his power all over the country by becoming the new monarch. He desires to be more wealthy and respected by the nobility as well as by the common people. Becoming king represents the highest rang in the political pyramid. The act of murdering is the only way to make his dreams come true because Duncan’s fair and prosperous rule over Scotland experience the support of the whole population. As Malcom and Donalbain fly to England, he automatically takes possession of the throne. Macbeth d ...

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Comparison: Journey To The Center Of The Earth & The Time Machine

... large spectacles, is vastly round and has and goggle eyes. His nose was irreverently compared to a thin file. Henry is the main character and loves mineralogy, and geology. Hans Bjelke, an Icelander, was the guide. The main character in The Time Machine was the Time Traveler. He was a scientist that has built a time machine in which he plans to travel through time. Second of all, the two books are different in plot patterns. The book Journey to the Center of the Earth uses the plot "The Choice." Professor Hardwigg found a parchment by Arne Sak ...

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