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Suffer The Little Children - S

... her name allowed us to know that she is not married. She is an unhappy woman. We can gather what kind of person she is from her reference to the children as monsters, bitches, evils, who have nasty little games. The diction of the story emphasizes wickedness. King uses metaphors, and almost every one of them suggests a likeness with something evil, taking for example the giggling, like the laughter of demons...or they were ringed in a tight little circle, like mourners around an open grave. Irony also exists in this story. Sidley seems to ...

Number of words: 645 | Number of pages: 3

Comparative Analysis: Cinderella And Snow White

... theme. Ostensibly, the themes of these fairy tales are about young, caring, and respectful women surviving intergenerational conflict and other perils and living happily ever after, while the hidden messages are about subservience, degradation, and the idea that physical beauty is the most important aspect of women. Kolbenschlag and Yolen both agree that Cinderella was subservient and accepted the unjust and extra work that her siblings and (step)mother required of her (Kolbenschlag 525). Like a housemaid, she took everything they could ...

Number of words: 1186 | Number of pages: 5

The Great Gatsby: Symbolism Of Character's Names

... , the women named Daisy is the complete opposite of everything that the flower stands for. Daisy is not only crule but corrupted by money and materialistic things. Her and Gatsby were once in love. When Gatsby went to war Daisy left him because he had no money. She went off and married Tom Burchman who was very rich. When Gatsby comes back to West Egg, and finally gets to show Daisy that has made it big. She falls back in love. Coincidence? No,Daisy just follows wherever the money goes. “ Daisy is like, she’s like... money”(chapter ...

Number of words: 659 | Number of pages: 3

Dickens And "The Jew"

... time. His attitude reflected the common British belief that Jews were villainous thieves. Fagin, a thief, is described by Dickens as "a very old shriveled Jew, whose villainous and repulsive face was obscured by a quantity of matted red hair"(Dickens 87). This common depiction of the Jew was accompanied by the stereotype that they had big noses and lured orphaned children into their filthy dens and turned them into derelicts. He was a thief because he did not have any skills, nor was he welcome anywhere. On the other hand, to describe Fa ...

Number of words: 2068 | Number of pages: 8

The Martian Chronicles: "Yours Will Be Mine Soon"

... is portrayed with a passion. Man's lust with imperialism leads to destruction. Man's greed for land causes desolation. In the begginning, a first expedition is sent to Mars to try to colonize it. This plan is cut short when a Martian, who has telepathic abilities, senses the men coming. When the men land, they meet a martian with a gun and so ends the first expedition. Next, another group is sent to try to gain land on Mars. These men land and go knocking from one door to the next saying that they were from Earth. Each martian tells the ...

Number of words: 800 | Number of pages: 3

The Time Machine By HG Wells

... them a working model of the time machine and gave them a demonstration. When they left the Time Traveler went ito his labto get into his time machine. He stepped into the time machine sat down. He slowly pushed the lever forward to go ahed in time, as he got used to the controls he went faster. Through a window he saw he saw everything happening faster and a dial told him the date. The mannequin in the window also showed him the changing times. As he traveled through time he slowed down to take a closer look at the changes that ...

Number of words: 377 | Number of pages: 2

Frankenstein By: Mary Shelley

... like was the fact the title was completely misunderstood by me. I thought Frankenstein was the monster's name. Instead it was the scientist's name - Victor Frankenstein. When I finally got into the story line I could easily related to the monster's feelings about human beings. This is the real Franskenstein a man who faces extreme misfortune when his creation curses him and vows to murder him one day. While, Frankenstein was away at college he faced loneliness - one of man's worst enemies. He longed for a friend who take away his pain. S ...

Number of words: 1203 | Number of pages: 5

The Life And Work Of Anthony Burgess

... in "Who's Who" could not provide the exact number of books he wrote." (Baldwin A8). Some of Burgess's works include The Long Day Wanes, The Doctor is Sick, and, perhaps Burgess's most famous book, Clockwork Orange. A Clockwork Orange is an interesting novel that paints a picture of a gruesome violence in the not-so- distant future. The story is based on, and told by the narrator, the fifteen- year old Alex, but it shows many references to the life and experience of its author. In a series of five books, Burgess also focused on his lif ...

Number of words: 1819 | Number of pages: 7

The Beauty Myth: Themes

... how she is treated. If a woman is hired because of the way she looks and not because of the skill she possesses, it can be assumed that the workplace for her will be unpleasant. The second issue in the book deals with sex. Sex throughout the centuries has revolved around the theme of appearance. The book states that men are more interested in the way a woman looks instead of the type of person she really is. The third issue in the book is the issue of culture. The ways in which women are treated in culture has significantly made an impact on ...

Number of words: 1366 | Number of pages: 5

Catcher In The Rye: How Holden Deals With Alcohol, Sex, And Violence

... the reason for underage teenage drinking is they believe in a mixture of rebellion towards their parents and a sign of maturity. Another reason for teenage drinking is it represents a daring gesture. According to Dr. Joseph Franklin, ”The way drinking starts is, one kid dares another kid to take a drink of alcohol, and the kid doesn't want his friends to think he is a coward so he does. Then the rest of them follow.” In the book, Between Parent and Teenager, it states the substance abuse is the number one cause of death among ...

Number of words: 1041 | Number of pages: 4

Universial Themes In "The Return Of The Native" And "Great Expectations"

... The basic theme of Great Expectations is that good does not come from ones social standing but rather comes from their inner value. These novels are considered classics because of their timeless themes. Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native displays a theme of chance. Book First, chapter 8 contains a perfect example. Eustacia persuades young Johnny Nunsuch into helping her feed a fire. She dismisses him and begins to walk home. Before reaching home, he is frightened by the light coming from the heath and returns to discover Wildeve me ...

Number of words: 1239 | Number of pages: 5

Metamophasis

... a lawyer, but Franz did not want to be a lawyer, he wanted to be a writer. He went to law school against his will, because his father wanted him to go there. He then took a high paying position with the government of Czechoslovakia in an insurance post. In the story, Gregor’s father had very little respect for him, and Gregor had to work to pay off the family debts. That is an example of Gregor’s father’s control over his life and Kafka’s situation was similar. He eventually was forced to become a lawyer, wherea ...

Number of words: 929 | Number of pages: 4

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