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Huckleberry Finn: Good Vs. Evil

... the law. However, he has grown quite attached to Jim, and is beginning to realize that Jim is a really good person. He would also never hurt him. This illustrates the concept and symbolism of Jim's freedom and societies influence on Huck. At one point, Huck convinces himself that the nest opportunity he receives, he will turn Jim in, and clear his conscience. The opportunity became available when slave hunters meet them on the river. Huck had an absolutely perfect chance to turn him over. However, he made up a story that his father ...

Number of words: 438 | Number of pages: 2

Candide: Cause And Effect

... that he believes in cause and effect. That if something happens, it happens for the best, and causes a positive outcome. No matter how bad a consequence it happened for a reason and that reason will somehow benefit a person. Influence by Pangloss, Candide believes that, “sense everything is made for a purpose, it follows that everything is made for the best purpose.” Candide goes though many trial and tribulations though out his journey. Candide searches for his love, Lady Cunegonde, never able to obtain her. But by the end of the b ...

Number of words: 718 | Number of pages: 3

Transfer Of Power

... the amount of power she has received. Ursula uses this power that she received to come out on top of many situations that might not have turned out so well without her guidance. There are at least two times when the state of Mocondo is in a horrible condition. Ursula prevails through the seemingly never ending rainstorm and the Banana Company massacre. Also during these events she continues to work in the house as best she can when many other Mocondo villagers just become idle. Ursula ses her personal power when her 17 grandsons are execut ...

Number of words: 533 | Number of pages: 2

Antigone 2

... job of bringing out these two emotions in a reader. At the beginning of the play there is a conversation between Antigone and her sister Ismene. During the conversation the reader learns the two girls lost their father in battle and both of their brothers at the hands of one another. Then the reader learns that one of the brothers, Polynices, has been left out to die without a proper burial. At this time the reader begins to feel pity for the two sisters. They have lost their father and their two brothers all at the same time. Later in th ...

Number of words: 622 | Number of pages: 3

A Farewell To Arms: Style

... power because it is so full of sensory detail. There was an inn in the trees at the Bains de l'Allaiz where the woodcutters stopped to drink, and we sat inside warmed by the stove and drank hot red wine with spices and lemon in it. They called it gluhwein and it was a good thing to warm you and to celebrate with. The inn was dark and smoky inside and afterward when you went out the cold air came sharply into your lungs and numbed the edge of your nose as you inhaled. The simplicity and the sensory richness flow directly from Hemingway's and ...

Number of words: 607 | Number of pages: 3

Cry The Beloved Country: The Power Of Love

... love. He can search for it in many different places, but the power he is searching for remains in God. A human has no control over their likes and dislikes. People cannot make something better or worse than it is. Love is the same. One cannot help it if they love something. People or things can touch a person’s life, and they naturally grow to or learn to love it. There are different definitions of love, but the true definition lies with God. People can spend their entire lives searching for more power. The thing that they must real ...

Number of words: 497 | Number of pages: 2

The Effects Of Sin In The Scarlet Letter

... had dignity and pride when she first stepped out of the prison and when she stood upon the scaffold this "A" unfamilarized and seperated her from the community, and she stood alone with her child as she does for the most part of her life following this event. From then on, she was to live away from the community with her baby, Pearl, and was shunned by everyone. The sin she has committed has made her think that death would be an easy way out and that she deserves little, for she says, "I have thought of death, have wished for it, would have ...

Number of words: 836 | Number of pages: 4

Critical Review Of 1984 By George Orwell

... how the governments would come to control everything and anything it wished to do. It is also possible that he wanted t tell of how mind control and torture techniques could be used to make an individual or an entire nation do what the government wanted. In his novel Orwell used the image of a man who stood in a shadow that covered his face. This was to make him anamous and unrecognizable. The figure was called "Big Brother" and this figure was placed on posters and put all over the place with the saying, "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU." Th ...

Number of words: 604 | Number of pages: 3

The Ironies In Orwell's 1984

... things are remembered ("Memory"), but it's actually an incinerator. The next example of irony comes when you learn about the departments of Government in Oceania. The Ministry of Truth is actually the maker of lies for the history books, the Ministry of Love discourages love, and the Ministry of Peace is actually quite violent. The final example of verbal Irony can be seen in the name of the leader of Oceania, "Big Brother." The concept of a big brother is one whom is older and wiser and helps the "littler siblings" -- this not the ca ...

Number of words: 421 | Number of pages: 2

Animal Farm 2

... He was able to take complete leadership of the farm because he secretly trained the dogs to attack Snowball. George Orwell writes, “ ‘Never mind the milk, comrades!’ cried Napoleon, placing himself in front of the buckets. ‘That will be attended to, the harvest is more important’ (817). Napoleon is quite demanding none of the animal’s even question his authority because they know that he has more control than any other animal. Throughout the novel Orwell has many quotes that describe Napoleon as a l ...

Number of words: 983 | Number of pages: 4

John Savage Desires What Makes

... sexual freedom provides happiness to this society’s citizens, the Fordians. Promiscuity is encouraged, and monogamy is discouraged. There is no room for love, or real emotional ties. John Savage does not agree with these ideas, but he fails to see the implications of loving others. In our society, love and sexual desire are the causes of murder, suicide, and rape. “Everyone belongs to everyone else”(pg.35). This is one of the many hypnopaedic messages that are repeated to the Fordians. It prevents them from feeli ...

Number of words: 1360 | Number of pages: 5

The Black Cat By Poe

... effect that Poe was looking for through the use of description of setting, symbolism, plot development, diverse word choice, and detailed character development. In most cases, the setting is usually indelible to a story, but “The Black Cat” relies little on this element. This tale could have occurred anywhere and can be placed in any era. This makes the setting the weakest element of “The Black Cat.” Next, symbolism is always an integral part of any Poe story. The most obvious of symbolic references in this story is t ...

Number of words: 678 | Number of pages: 3

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