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Dunny Takes The Fifth

... lives without it ever being distinctly for the better or worse. Dunstan Ramsay was the "fifth business" in the life of Paul Dempster. Dunstan had a great deal of impact on the life of Paul even before his birth, at the simple toss of a snowball. If Dunstan wouldn't have had the instinct to move out of the path of the "snowball", that caused him so much mental anguish in the future, then Paul would not have been born premature and almost still. Ramsay took it upon himself to educate Paul, though the material he used to d ...

Number of words: 613 | Number of pages: 3

Irony In "The Pardoners Tale" And "The Nun's Priest's Tale"

... problems, all of which he himself is guilty of. He preaches about drunkenness, while he is drunk, blasphemy, as he attempts to sell fake religious relics, and greed, when he himself is amazingly greedy. Yet there are also many ironic situations in the story itself. The irony starts when, in the begining of the story, the three rioters make a pact to “be brothers” and “each defend the others” and “to live and die for one another” in protection from Death, (lines 37-43) and then in going out to fulfill their vow, they end up ...

Number of words: 692 | Number of pages: 3

Macbeth 2

... also craved to be the Queen of Scotland. The pressures that Lady Macbeth laid upon Macbeth were unmeasurable. Macbeth was constantly influenced by his wife. Macbeth had many dreams and wishes of ruling over Scotland. He was a very ambitious man. His desires and visions of being King seemed possible and achievable. With the influences of his wife and the foresights of the three witches, Macbeth realized that his dreams could become reality. Selfishly, not thinking of others, Macbeth committed murder to become King. He killed Dunca ...

Number of words: 1231 | Number of pages: 5

Character Analysis Of Mrs Mall

... men and women. Each readers judgment of Mrs. Mallard and her behavior eventually stems from their own personal feelings about marriage and the influences of expectations in our society. Readers of different genders, ages, and marital experiences are, probably going to react differently to Chopin’s description of the Mallards’ marriage, and that is very true of my response to the story that is compared to my father’s and grandmother’s responses. Marriage makes boundaries between people that make them unable to communic ...

Number of words: 1036 | Number of pages: 4

The Scarlet Letter: Mr. Dimmsdale

... keeps on mentioning that he keeps holding his hand over his heart. When Hester asks Pearl if she knows why her mother wears the "A", Pearl says, "For the same reason the minister holds his hand over his heart." (156) Roger Chillingworth, Hester's husband, says that he is there to help heal Mr. Dimmsdale, which in fact he really isn't. He says that some men hide their secrets, and if he told him what his secrets were then his illness would be cured. Mr. Dimmsdale then says that he will tell no man of his sin and that Roger should not get ...

Number of words: 693 | Number of pages: 3

Lord Of The Flies: Characters And Conflict

... Ralph has to be responsible and work on things such as keeping the fire going, setting up shelter, and trying to find away to be rescued. Ralph has to do what he feels is the right decision even though many times it is not a popular decision with the rest of the kids. “Ralph says to Jack as long as you and you hunters remember the fire” and Jack says “You and your Fire!” (Golding 49). This refers to how he doesn't think it is very important because he would rather be having fun hunting. Ralph is not the only character in Lord of ...

Number of words: 573 | Number of pages: 3

1984

... in 1984. George Orwell is famous for two major novels, which attack totalitarianism. The first is Animal Farm a satire describing the leaders of the Soviet Union as animals on an animal farm. The second novel is 1984 a story of dictators who are in complete control of a large part of the world after the Allies lost in World War II. The government in this novel gives no freedoms to its citizens. They live in fear because they are afraid of having bad thoughts about the government of Oceania, a crime punishable by death. By employing literary ...

Number of words: 1421 | Number of pages: 6

"Haircut"

... as I , that he was just a heartless fool with no consideration for anyone other than himself. A joke Jim played on his barber, Whitey, once seems innocent enough. He made a phony phone call impersonating someone's wife indicating that her husband had passed on and she needed him shaved. He traveled 7 miles and had to pay for transportation to their home and was shocked to see the "dead man" answer the front door. The barber found it mildly amusing whereas I'm almost sure the couple did not. Jim also couldn't stand the fact that the object ...

Number of words: 535 | Number of pages: 2

The Heart Of Darkness: Two Revolving Desires

... Marlow travels up the Congo River on a search for Kurtz. Since the book does revolve around Marlow's story, it would be logical to view Marlow as the main character. However, Marlow's story revolves around Kurtz. So the fact that the novel revolves around Marlow's story is basis for Marlow being the main character. The novel is based on Marlow's story. However, Marlow's story is based on Kurtz. Marlow journeys to find Kurtz, and when he finally does find Kurtz he completes his mission. Kurtz is the man who can swindle his way int ...

Number of words: 374 | Number of pages: 2

Great Gatsby Failure Of The Am

... because he never understood the true meaning of the American Dream. He mistook the meaning of success for being wealthy and as a result he died having lived like one of the East Eggers, whom he despised. Like the idle rich of East Egg he too accomplished nothing. His evolution as a man amounted to nothing more than a faded dream, because he never did accomplish what he had set out to do, which was to win back the heart of his one true love, Daisy. The prize for his success is similar to one who has made a deal with the devil in the sense t ...

Number of words: 1768 | Number of pages: 7

A Tale Of Two Cities - Syndney

... a better world rising out of the ashes of revolution, and long life for Lucie and her family- made possible by his sacrifice. This argument also links Carton's death with Christian sacrifice and love. When Carton makes his decision to die, the New Testament verse beginning "I am the Resurrection and the Life" nearly becomes his theme song. The words are repeated a last time at the moment Carton dies. In what sense may we see Carton's dying in Darnay's place as Christ-like? It wipes away his sin, just as Christ's death washed clean ...

Number of words: 686 | Number of pages: 3

A Separate Peace: Contrasting Gene And Phineas And The Struggle For Power

... power by stating that the tree is, indeed, a "cinch" (p. 6). No Upper Middler had dared to do the unthinkable, vaulting off a tree to land in a shallow river. Phineas is the first to do this. This single statement tells us much about him. He doesn't mind taking risks, enjoys intimidating others, and over exaggerates. It tells that he is very strong and powerful to be able to do what others can not do. The denotation of power is "the capability of achieving something." Not only is Phineas achieving something from jumping off this tree, he is ...

Number of words: 796 | Number of pages: 3

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