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The Lord Of The Flies

... just as the children on the island experienced fear, the island became an evil place as if “a beast “ had been unleashed. We later learn that the fear of the unknown causes humans to release their own devils from within. In effect, their world isn’t so different from the one we live in now. I find it ironic that the very person who interrupted the children’s sick man-hunt of Ralph, will take the children to his ship, which will then hunt the enemy in the very same fashion. Society is no better than the children who are ...

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Morals And Psychological Aspects In Jane Eyre

... honesty, justice, and friendship. Her past experiences strongly support this moral foundation. As a child she was constantly accused of being dishonest. Mrs. Reed even informed Mr. Brocklehurst that she was deceitful when she met with him before sending her off to school. She tells him that he should "keep a strict eye on her, and, above all, guard against her worst fault, a tendency to deceit." This both infuriated and crushed Jane. She through experiences such as these came to hate the idea of deceit along with anyone who practiced it ...

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Grapes Of Wrath

... quest to reach the promise land, the women play a very special role in which they are distinct and contribute something to the Joad family and to the world. The most authoritative figure is Ma Joad. She is a very strong southern woman whom the whole family looks upon for support. Ma is a lady who is both strong mentally and physically. Her understanding is acknowledged by the rest of the family to be supreme. Of her emotional strength Tom says. “Her hazel eyes seemed to know, to accept, to welcome her position, the citadel of th ...

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Identity Crisis (joy Luck Club

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A Perfect Day For Bananafish

... suicide has two basic components: the spiritual depravity of the world around him, and his struggle with his own spiritual shortcomings. The spiritual problem of the outside world is mostly a matter of material greed, especially in the west, and materialism. On the other hand, his own spiritual problem is more a matter of intellectual greed and true spiritualism. In addressing the suicide, the difference should be distinguished between the "See More Glass" that we see through little Sybil’s eyes, and the Seymour Glass th ...

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Cooper's "Deerslayer": View Of The Native Americans

... experiences and situation. Many critics, for example, argue that The Deerslayer presents a moral opinion about what occurred in the lives of the American Indians. Marius Bewley has said that the book shows moral values throughout the context of it. He says that from the very beginning, this is symbolically made clear. The plot is a platform for the development of moral themes. The first contact the reader has with people in the book is in the passage in which the two hunters find each other. "The calls were in different tones, evidentl ...

Number of words: 2278 | Number of pages: 9

Candide

... because "Private misfortunes contribute to the general good, so that the more private misfortunes there are, the more we find that all is well" (Voltaire, p. 31). Pangloss, the philosopher, tries to defend his theories by determining the positive from the negative situations and by showing that misfortunes bring some privileges. As grows up, whenever something unfortunate happens, Pangloss would turn the situation around, bringing out the good in it. learns that optimism is "The passion for maintaining that all is right when all goes w ...

Number of words: 1481 | Number of pages: 6

Religion And Its Effect On Stephen Dedalus

... by statements such as, "Pull out his eyes/ Apologise/ Apologise/ Pull out his eyes." This strict conformity shapes Stephen's life early in boarding school. Even as he is following the precepts of his Catholic school, however, a disillusionment becomes evident in his thoughts. The priests, originally above criticism or doubt in Stephen's mind, become symbols of intolerance. Chief to these thoughts is Father Dolan, whose statements such as, "Lazy little schemer. I see schemer in your face," exemplify the type of attitude Stephen begins to assoc ...

Number of words: 1177 | Number of pages: 5

Invisible Man: The Narrator

... accepted by the whites. He thinks people want to listen to him and that they look up to his views. He is notably naïve, and even admits to it. He forms and idea of what he wants to be when he is expelled from college. That was when he realized he was not very important to anyone. During the middle of the novel, the narrator's visibility fluctuates; this symbolizes a change. He is slowly realizing that he is really invisible to everyone. When the narrator was speaking with Mr. Emerson about a job, Mr. Emerson said "…I happen to know o ...

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Analysis Of Pearl In Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"

... and appears during the early stages of Hester's punishment. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the character of Pearl in the Scarlet Letter. Her whole life had many difficulties while living in Puritan New England. Furthermore, Pearl displays much parallelism to the scarlet letter that Hester must wear. Finally, Pearl's birth intensified the conflicts in the novel. Clearly, Pearl becomes the symbol of all the other major characters' tragedies. Chronology The character of Pearl in the Scarlet ...

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An Analysis Of Gulliver's Travels

... king hears of the news and sends the army to stop the giant from escaping. Gulliver is then taken to the king's castle were he is searched fore weapons or other dangerous items. The Lilliputians are divided into two tribes. One is holding Gulliver and the other lives on the second island which is separated from the first by a canal (resembles of England and France) . Gulliver is at the littlenders and the enemy is the bigenders which live on the island of Blefuscu. Gulliver helps the Littlenders to defeat the bigenders. In this book Swift e ...

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Character Analysis Of Arthur Dimmesdale In "The Scarlet Letter"

... states that he showed, ÿnervous sensibility and a vast power of self restraint.ÿ While this seems to give Dimmesdale great strength, it is also his largest flaw. His body refuses to do what his heart says is right. Dimmesdale instructs Hester to reveal the truth, but when she refuses he doesnÿt have the willpower to confess himself. Therefore, his sin becomes even larger than hers, because while hers is an exposed sin. He continues to lie to himself and his followers by keeping his secret hidden, so his is a concealed sin. Here Hawth ...

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