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Breakfast Of Champions- Kurt V

... while doing so finds a few answers about not only them but him as well. In the beginning Trout comes off as a pessimistic unknown writer. One of his most popular works, Plague on Wheels was sold for twelve dollars for the pictures alone. Later people would pay only a dollar for it, but this time “for the words”. Trout is in awe about the way that people work. In Plague on Wheel he expresses the ideas and ways of humans and then refers to them as “ cuckoo”. He cannot understand why people do such ridiculous things suc ...

Number of words: 646 | Number of pages: 3

Mice Of Men

... consist of mice, dogs, kittens, etc. Lennie loves to feel and pet animals, but he does not know his own strength. He kills them without really noticing what he has done, until George tells him that he did something wrong. After being scolded, Lennie is very remorseful about what he did. Once, after being yelled at Lennie says, “I pinched their heads a little and then they was dead- because they were so little (13).” Lennie’s remorse is probably more for upsetting George than it is for actually killing the animal. Another way that death ...

Number of words: 503 | Number of pages: 2

The Scarlet Letter: The Theme Of Punishment

... all over the town of Boston for her work. Hester is modest in everything that she does. Hester herself wears only poor clothing while she embroiders marvelous works for the rest of Boston. The only piece of clothing forbidden to create was the wedding vail. How could a woman wearing the scarlet letter create a dress that represents the values of marriage; having committed sin as she did to be involved in the marital bonds of another couple. Although she does the job willingly and rarely ever looks back to the horrid past behind. ...

Number of words: 572 | Number of pages: 3

London's To Build A Fire: Naturalism In Modern Life

... naturalism to show how in life, humans can depend on nothing but themselves to survive. "To Build a Fire" is a short story that embodies the idea of naturalism and how, if one is not careful, nature will gain the upper hand and they will perish. When the narrator introduced the main character of the story, the man, he made it clear that the man was in a perilous situation involving the elements. The man was faced with weather that was 75 degrees below zero and he was not physically or mentally prepared for survival. London wrote that the col ...

Number of words: 1239 | Number of pages: 5

Lord Of The Flies: Man's Nature And Characteristics Of Simon

... when the correct circumstances are presented, and he is taken away from other rational men. I believe that man is a civilized creature. In the book, Piggy states “We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are the best at everything. So we've got to do the right things”. Man is only uncivilized when something that he believes in is crushed or torn apart, or something he is against is thriving. One example of this fact is when Jack challenges Ralph because he represents dem ...

Number of words: 653 | Number of pages: 3

BAG OF BONES

... it no easier to bear” (125). For some reason, Mike is drawn back to his lake lodge located in a “one-stop town” in Northern Maine. Named “Sarah Laughs”, after a previous owner, the lodge proves to be haunted. While visiting town the next day, Mike meets a young lady named Mattie after coming in to a close encounter with her three-year old daughter, Kyra. He instantly falls in love with the 20 year old beauty. While trying to start a relationship with Mattie, she informs Mike that her father-in-law, Max Devore, desperately wants ...

Number of words: 751 | Number of pages: 3

Play It Again Rita

... and is being perceived. The movie offers much more background information on other characters and events that are important to the story. 'The Screenwriter's Bible' by David Trottier offers a good insight in script writing and story structure. It deals with the basic elements of a typical screenplay, and explains what it actually is that an audience craves. Many of the principles can and should be applied to any story whether a screenplay, theatric play, novel or short story. The play is much more predictable in the sense that a great ...

Number of words: 961 | Number of pages: 4

The Tomorrow City By Monica City

... the city. Only two young people, Caro and David, are not manipulated by the computer. They band together and work out a strategy to disable the computer. The two make a daring infiltration of the building that the computer is located and after a traumatic episode in which Caro is blinded, the computer is destroyed and the city is returned to it's previous state. ii) The theme of the book is to show that technology is not a perfect solution to the many problems faced by man. By using a product of technology, the computer, and showing h ...

Number of words: 583 | Number of pages: 3

Herman Hesse's Siddhartha

... Samana from the woods should come to me and desire to learn from me. Never has a Samana with long hair and an old torn loin cloth come to me. Many young men come to me, including Brahmin's sons but they come to me in fine clothes, in fine shoes; there is scent in their hair and money in their purses. That is how these young men come to me, O Samana.² These teachings in which Kamala placed upon him helped him to seek out the riches and wealth that would supposedly bring him happiness. Another of the people who Siddhartha obtained know ...

Number of words: 549 | Number of pages: 2

The Stone Angel And The Fifth Business: Analysis Of The Main Characters

... and Dunny Ramsay through the birth, lack of feelings and escape from the family have undergone similar feelings of guilt through their whole lives. First of all, Dunny the main character of The Fifth Business, for whom the snowball was intended, feels extremely guilty because he knew that Percy Staunton with whom he had earlier a fight, would throw one final snowball at him before he goes into the house for supper. To avoid the coming snowball he dodges around pregnant Mrs. Dempster who at the same time gets hit on the head, causing her grea ...

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A Second Look At A Man Called Horse

... are still not content. They test the value system they have grown up with. They often go against their parents' and grandparents' wishes. They put life to the test and usually come to realize what is of most value to them eventually. The young man set out on what would be a journey of self discovery. He had a lot of pride in his heart. "He had the idea that in Indian country, where there was danger, all white men were kings, and he wanted to be one of them." But he was knocked down the first notch when he discovered out there that so ...

Number of words: 979 | Number of pages: 4

Themes And Contradictions In The Chronicle Of A Death Foretold

... believes it to be, honor and the extremes one would go to in order to maintain it, and fate, what role does it plays in ones life. These themes are explained through the characters’ actions, but the themes are so closely related that one action can explain several themes at once. By the end of the story, each one these themes has been contradicted by his characters. When Marquez did this, he meant to go a step further and make the reader look at the hypocrisy of the town. Fate was used as an excuse for not intervening or warning Santia ...

Number of words: 927 | Number of pages: 4

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