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Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde: Life Of Dr. Henry Jekyll

... upon a small screaming girl while this man was running somewhere. A large crowd had gathered around and they saw the man, Edward Hyde. The crowd forced the man to give money to this girl for trampling over her. Hyde did not run over her for any reason. He just did it out of spite and evil. He represents all the evil in the world. The reaction of others to him is one of horror because while looking at him, others feel a desire to strike out at him and kill him. His physical appearance brings out the worst evil in other people. Since Hyde ...

Number of words: 809 | Number of pages: 3

Symbolism And Themes Of Catcher In The Rye

... such as symbolism and themes. The novel becomes even more meaningful when an author is able to tie the symbolism into the themes. One author who is able to do so is J.D. Salinger in his novel Catcher in the Rye. He is successfully able to tie meaningful and insightful symbolism into the themes as if he wrote the novel just for the reason to place these meaningful pieces of literature into the novel. Salinger is able to tie these two elements together and create a reoccurring idea behind various symbols and a main theme of the progres ...

Number of words: 1791 | Number of pages: 7

The Island Of Doctor Moreau: Could It Be?

... like years. I thought about everything I had been through the past five years. The occurrences on the island with the beast folk and the way I come upon the current life that I now live. After being found at sea I was taken to land where I tried to start a new life. It was very hard as I imagined that all that I saw was not as it seemed. I met a woman –a scientist- named Catherine Plumeria. I told her about the island and my experience on it. It was only a natural reaction from my story that she thought I was crazed. We sat and talk ...

Number of words: 1209 | Number of pages: 5

Fallen Angles

... several disputes. Peewee and Perry wake up the next morning and find out that they are to go on patrol in order to search out and destroy any Vîet Công soldiers that they encounter. The patrol lasts for a few hours and Peewee and Perry are just about to camp, when a mutual friend of Peewee and Perry drops out of formation for a second and steps on a land mine, killing him instantly. Perry is so upset by this and needs Peewee to help him talk out his feelings of grief for the loss of the friend. Peewee and Perry have a few days to rest, ...

Number of words: 721 | Number of pages: 3

Mark Anthony's "Crypt Of The Shadowking": A Fantasy

... easy to read in just one or two sittings. Anyone who loves a good fantasy should read this book. After seven long years of traveling, the rough looking, worn out Caledan Caldorien is returning to his home town Ireaebor and finds it has been taken over by a tyrant known as Cutter. In Caledan's absence, Cutter has passed many ridiculous laws and anyone violating any of these is forced into slavery under the Tor which the city is set upon, where Cutter is mining to find the crypt of the Shadowking, where the nightstone, an ancient artifact of ...

Number of words: 990 | Number of pages: 4

A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man: Conflicting Desires Within A Doctrine

... Mr. Casey and Dante are fighting about religion and politics in Ireland. As they are arguing, Stephen's train of thought leads him to think about Eileen. Eileen Vance was the little girl that Stephen wanted to marry when he was younger. She is described to have ivory hands and golden hair, which confuses Stephen with the phrases, "Tower of Ivory" and "House of Gold" which is part of the Roman Catholic Litany of Our Lady. Later when Stephen is at school, he again thinks about Eileen. Stephen gets his first sensual experience from Eileen whe ...

Number of words: 852 | Number of pages: 4

Beowulf Good Vs Evil Analysis

... King Hrothgar¹s hall from the wrath of Grendel, then of Grendel¹s mother and finally in his old age an evil dragon. King Hrothgar¹s love for his people and overall goodness is shown at the welcoming of Beowulf into his kingdom. Wiglaf was a Geat warrior and one of Beowulf¹s chosen band. Wiglaf is portrayed as good because of his decision to risk his life for Beowulf. When all of Beowulf¹s chosen band of Geats left him in his final battle with the dragon, Wiglaf was the only one that choose to stay and help his great King. In contr ...

Number of words: 344 | Number of pages: 2

All Quiet On The Western Front

... to convince naïve young men to go to battle to fight for their country, the death of their comrades, and the physical breakdown are all part of twentieth century warfare. With all the effort of preparation, discipline, and anticipation, false hopes were created for the young individuals, which leave the battlefields with numerous emotional and physical scars. Paul Baumer is the main character in “”, and Robert Ross is the main character in “The Wars”. Both boys were at a very young age when they were exposed to World ...

Number of words: 1374 | Number of pages: 5

Franny And Zooey: Childhood

... with trust. The events of our childhood determines who we are, what we will be, what our future hold. For example, I have recently learned that, in many cases, an abused child will result in a loathsome and abusive adult. The process continues geeneration after generation. This is devestating because his or her child has absolutely no power in controlling the early events of their childhood. An abused child is not at fault of the results of their childhood. A child is easily susceptible to having the rest of his or her life ruined, such ...

Number of words: 646 | Number of pages: 3

A Classic To Kill A Mockingbir

... the whole last half of the book is about racism. The attitude of the whole town is that Tom Robinson, because he is black and,"…all Negroes lie,…all Negroes are basically immoral beings,…all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women…"(Lee 207), will be found guilty regardless of how good a case Atticus makes for him. There was substantial amount of evidence that suggests his innocence. Even the prosecution's two witnesses' stories contradicted each other. The jury did not give a guilty verdict it gave a racis ...

Number of words: 818 | Number of pages: 3

Escaping Harlem

... first realizes how distant his brother had become when he reads about him in the newspaper. “He became real to me again. A great block of ice settled in my belly…” Sonny’s brother never respected Sonny’s interest in music. He thought it was only some fantasy or passing phase. He never took the time to actually listen to his brother and take him seriously. In the end Sonny’s brother realizes how important the music is. He sees it not as notes and sounds but an expression of their past and his emotions. It becomes a way to ...

Number of words: 987 | Number of pages: 4

Analysis Of Grendel And Beowul

... fascinated by the Shaper’s poetry. He often returns to the mead hall to listen to it. One night while he is listening, he hears the story of Cain and Abel, including the Danes explanation of Grendel. His reaction to this leads to one of his most dramatic emotional reactions: “I believed him. Such was the power of the Shaper’s harp! Stood wriggling my face, letting tears down my nose, grinding my fists into my elbow the corpse of the proof that both of us ere cursed, or neither, that the brothers had never lived, nor th ...

Number of words: 1252 | Number of pages: 5

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