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Mark Twain's The Adventures Of HuckleBerry Finn

... seem to lend themselves well to a discussion of this sarcastic view. In the beginning of the novel, it would seem that both Huck Finn and Jim are trapped in some way and wishing to escape. For Huck, it is the violence and tyranny of his drunken father. Kept in a veritable prison, Huck wishes desperately to escape. Jim feels the need to escape after hearing that his owner, Miss Watson, wishes to sell him down the river-a change in owners that could only be for the worse. As they escape separately and rejoin by chance at an island alon ...

Number of words: 728 | Number of pages: 3

Silas Marner

... In the novel, he has a daughter named Eppie whom he disowns for eighteen years. After eighteen years, Godfrey wants her back to fill a hole in his life and make him happy. He believes that his wealth can replace his missing love. He admits this when speaking to Eppie, “though I haven’t been what a father should ha’ been to you all these years, I wish to do the utmost in my power for you for the rest of my life and provide for you as my only child” (714). However, Eppie “can’t feel as [she’s] got any father but one,” (715) m ...

Number of words: 511 | Number of pages: 2

Emma 2

... relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us. Pride and/or vanity is exhibited in different forms by each character. Ms. Austen was trying to send the message that an excess of pride or vanity is indeed a failing. Those characters who can recognize their flaw emerge as the true heroes of the story. In many minor characters of the novel, pride is a common characteristic. Mrs. Bennet, for instance, is extremely proud when it comes to her daughters marriages of mercenary advantage. She is so concerne ...

Number of words: 792 | Number of pages: 3

Gustave Flaubert And Madame Bovary: Comparisons

... and that their experiences actually tie in with each other. Emma Bovary dreamed of a life beyond that of perfection as well. She realizes that she leads an ordinary and average life, but simply does not want to abide by it. In the novel, Emma meets a pitiful doctor named Charles Bovary. The first time they meet, Charles falls instantly in love with her. They begin to see more and more of each other until Charles asks Emma's father for her hand in marriage. They end up getting married and everything goes fine, just like a normal ...

Number of words: 1410 | Number of pages: 6

The Scarlet Letter: Guilt

... this say about what she is thinking? She can’t get the fact out of her head that what she did was wrong and that by the puritan society she will be cast into hell. The only reasons she sees the Black Man is cause in her mind she is trying to prepare herself to meet him. Dimmesdale is going mentally insane because of the effects from guilt. He sneaks out at night to stand on the platform, but why doesn’t he confess. He is a reverend, and should be able to tell everything. That is why it is so hard for him. He is trapped between a roc ...

Number of words: 452 | Number of pages: 2

The Pearl: Prequel

... not made by an oyster but were forged by the pillar. This pillar was the giver of power before the pestilence of man arrived. Now the pillar does not exist due to the carelessness of man. To keep order among the oysters they gathered all the pearls forged by the pillar and cursed them so that if man found one in the leader oyster it would destroy the finder and find its way back to the sea. This conference I told you about is a great as well as horrible experience for all the oysters. Triumph and defeat lurks around all corners. The conten ...

Number of words: 700 | Number of pages: 3

The Old Man And The Sea: The Old Man

... he makes to the younger waiter. In the begining of the work the younger waiter is complaining about the old man staying at the cafe. The older waiter takes up for the old man by explaining that the old man, “stays up because he likes it” (Hemingway 160). This is the initial time that the older waiter indicates that he identifies with the old man's feelings. This identification becomes more apparent farther in the work. For instance, the older waiter categorizes himself as being one, “of those who likes to stay late at the caf ...

Number of words: 533 | Number of pages: 2

All Quiet On The Western Front: Ramifications Of War

... information about warfare around the world, it has changed the face of warfare since it allows the world to see the harsh conditions. The extremely harsh conditions on the front of any war take a certain kind of person to deal with them. Men going into World War I did not know - could not know - what kind of effects the war would have on them. They were not prepared for the gruesome situation they would see and encounter. They did not realize that they would see "…coffins and corpses lie strewn about…" [Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet ...

Number of words: 514 | Number of pages: 2

The Time Machine - Analysis

... low intelligence compared to the people that lived in his time. They were often described as and compared to little children. “Then one of them asked me a question that showed him to be on the intellectual level of one of our five year old children.”(39) He was very shocked about this weakness that the Eloi possessed. The fact that the Time Traveller lived 800,00 years in the past led him to believe that over time, the generations got less and less intelligent and more involved with having fun compared to the world where he lived. Th ...

Number of words: 602 | Number of pages: 3

Comparison Of 1984 And The Cry

... lack of experience of different cultures is not the reason for a lack of a true understanding of these cultures in 1984. The people of London are effectively poisoned against such cultures by the Party and so have no reason to want to experience them. Waknuck is also based largely on Religion - it is a Christian society. Most of the prejudices are formed from the Bible. Any creature that is against “the true image of God” (or a mutant) is called a Blasphemy. The Christian religion (and indeed other religions) have been the source of ...

Number of words: 1105 | Number of pages: 5

The Culture Of Censorship In F

... was one of these trustworthy firemen. People took great pride in watching the fires being started and houses being burned. Fires were always started at night. Everyone said they were more beautiful at night. People had no part in the fires with the exception of watching the fires. The people in the novel focus on the destruction of books through fire as a form of entertainment and also focus on material things as pleasure seeking activities. The entire culture revolved around advances in technology such as T.V's, radios, and self-buttering to ...

Number of words: 462 | Number of pages: 2

The Puritan Society In N. Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"

... be regarded in the context of the settlers' history and religion. They believe that man is a creature steeped in sin, ever since Adam and Eve's fall from innocence. To them, committing the original sin strapped human beings of their own free will, so that God now decides about their lives. Everything that happens is seen as God's will, and providence plays an important role. Through the sacrifice and righteousness of Christ, however, there is a chance for people to be saved. One cannot definitely know who will be saved, although pious and fa ...

Number of words: 1538 | Number of pages: 6

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