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Major Themes In Faulkner's "Light In August"

... this regard. So obviously it would be foolish to attempt to trace every line, follow every branch to its root, one could spend a lifetime dissecting the book in this manner. Fortunately, in the midst of this menagerie of wonders, there are dominate themes. There are veins of meaning that permeate throughout. Chief among them; Faulkner's study of 20th century man's search for identity, and his compassionate portrait of the origins of evil. I have come from Alabama a fur piece (Faulkner, p.3). The reader begins the book in this manner, follow ...

Number of words: 1222 | Number of pages: 5

The Chosen By Chaim Potok

... while conforming to tradition. The basis of all the conflicts in the entire novel stem from the differences in family life which are brought on by the discrepancies of religious beliefs. Rueven, who is an Orthodox Jew, goes to a parochial school where Hebrew is taught instead of Yiddish (which would be considered the first Jewish language). Rueven's school is also very integrated with many English speaking classes. But on the other hand, Danny, who attends a yeshiva (also a Jewish school), considers himself a true Jew because he (unlike Ruev ...

Number of words: 773 | Number of pages: 3

A Separate Peace - Inflouence

... he has to destroy Finny's greatest asset, his skill in sports, just so that he does not have to be the "popular guy's friend. Gene knocks Finny off the tree limb and breaks his leg. Everyone at Devon except for Finny suspects that Gene caused Finny to fall off the branch, not Finny's loss of balance. Finny's outlook on the whole situation is very grown up. He did not blame anyone but himself, even though it was not his fault at all. Finny seems as though he will never grow up because he is so immature, with his silly denial of the war's exist ...

Number of words: 762 | Number of pages: 3

Lord Of The Flies

... confidence in himself came from the acceptance of his peers. He had a fair nature as he was willing to listen to Piggy. He became increasingly dependent on Piggy's wisdom and became lost in the confusion around him. Towards the end of the story his rejection from their society of savage boys forced him to fend for himself. Piggy was an educated boy who had grown up as an outcast. Due to his academic childhood, he was more mature than the others and retained his civilized behaviour. But his experiences on the island gave him a more re ...

Number of words: 2319 | Number of pages: 9

Frankenstein: Roles Between Males And Females

... a turn in the opposite direction when he becomes the victim of his own creation. Both creature and creator manifest a number of qualities that are commonly referred to as male or female. As the creature becomes more typically male, Victor becomes more typically female. This is important because Victor is initially in control; he is the creator, thus he is the one who will make the decisions. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work out the way Victor had planned, and by the end of the novel, it is the creature who is giving the orders. Th ...

Number of words: 1128 | Number of pages: 5

Social Commentary In Animal Farm

... astounding, but when viewed in tandem, alludes to the idea that socio-economic systems are still evolving and in time the terms capitalism and communism will be thought as ineffective as feudalism. The shared characteristics of social commentary and animal metaphor literally, are what make these particular artworks the amazing examples of their respective genres that they are. The animal metaphor tends to depict humans as being motivated by our animalistic desires, as well as the tendency among ourselves to be highly competitive and often, ...

Number of words: 661 | Number of pages: 3

Brandy's "I Want A Wife": An Analysis

... iron. She has to keep track of who in the family needs new clothes. She has to keep the house well maintained and make certain that things are kept in a proper place for when they are needed. Another reason why a woman's role is harder than a man is that the woman takes care of the children health. They make arrangements for doctors and dentists appointment. Mothers have to amuse there children when they're feeling down by bringing them to the park, playing games with them or just reading them a book to them every night. Furthermore ...

Number of words: 415 | Number of pages: 2

The Awakening: A Woman's Fight For Independence

... this story Edna struggles with three main opposing powers. First, there is the society's opinion of what a woman's "roles" in life was and how they should act, look, and feel. Second, is her independent nature. The last opposing power she comes across is her undying love for the charming Robert Lebrun. It is the unwritten rule that a woman should marry, have children, and be happy and content with that as their life. Society portrays this to be a woman's rightful job and duty. A woman should act and look "proper" at all times. This ...

Number of words: 824 | Number of pages: 3

Subject: Joseph Conrad's-Heart Of Darkness

... suddenly on the headquarters, on relief, on thoughts of home...towards his empty and desolate station_(32). From the beginning of his trip, he is compared to Kurtz by all of the people that he comes into contact with, and a great deal of his thoughts are of Kurtz. He wonders how he will measure up to the standards that the company set for him, what Kurtz¦s personality is like, and what Kurtz would think of him. The more obsessed he becomes with Kurtz, the more he sets himself up for the horrible reality of what his new idol was truly made of ...

Number of words: 590 | Number of pages: 3

Huckleberry Fin 2

... book specifically means freedom from society and its imperatives. Huck senses this truth when he mentions how other places feel so cramped and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft. He resents the objectives and beliefs and the so-called "civilized" people of the society around him. He disbelieves what societal beliefs have been ingrained in his mind since his birth, which is shown by his close friendship with Jim, a runaway slave. The river is the only form of separation from this society which H ...

Number of words: 1543 | Number of pages: 6

Hawthorne's Use Of Symbolism In Young Goodman Brown

... of knowledge, he is forever changed. From the start, Hawthorne describes Goodman Brown as a good Puritan who is devoted to his wife "Faith," whose name he uses like a shield for his soul. At the beginning of his walk through the woods, Brown runs into the Devil who tries to convert him; this is shown by the Devil's offering of the staff to Brown. The Devil goes on to say that Brown's family has had dealings with evil in the past; examples used are the Salem witch trials and the killing of Indian non-combatants. This may be Hawthornes ...

Number of words: 563 | Number of pages: 3

Book Report Boundaries

... touch us and when they may touch us. Mental boundaries help us know that we are free to think our own thoughts , have our own feelings, and express our own opinions. Emotional boundaries help us express our own emotions and feelings -- not those of others. Spiritual boundaries help us understand what is God's will and what is our own will. The book begins with a look at a day with Sherrie, a woman whose life was boundaryless. Sherrie catered to her children's every whim. She could never say, "No," to her mother who had not adjusted to b ...

Number of words: 3574 | Number of pages: 13

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