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Lassie

... book, the Carracloughs and the Duke of Rulding. Joe and Lassie are really close and think they will never be separated, well they were wrong. Complication The problem that occurred in the story was that Joe's father Sam realized that they could not afford to keep Lassie any longer and they would have to sell her. Sam didn't want to but he had no choice if he didn't it would be unfair to his family and to Lassie. Sam then sold Lassie to The Duke. Climax After Lassie has been at the dukes for a while they ship him off to the Dukes other h ...

Number of words: 330 | Number of pages: 2

The Pearl: Summary

... the doctor be called, but Kino knows the physician is Spanish and considers himself above treating poor Indians. This does not satisfy Juana, who announces that if the doctor will not come to the village, then they will go to his house. But the doctor refuses to treat Coyotito because Kino is too poor. Later that day, while Kino and Juana are fishing in the Gulf, Kino finds an enormous pearl and cries out in joy. He believes the pearl will make him rich and enable him to provide security for his family. But Kino discovers otherwise. The pea ...

Number of words: 792 | Number of pages: 3

The Animal Farm

... bad because with power, there is responsibility. If one takes advantage of that responsibility, then there will be corruption. Orwell portrays this by permitting the farm animals to nominate the pigs to be in charge of the farm. The pigs left in charge are Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball. Napoleon and Squealer both have evil intentions by turning the dogs after Snowball, in other words, killing him. Napoleon would make the other animals work long hours and give them little portions of food, while he and Squealer would feast on large meal ...

Number of words: 482 | Number of pages: 2

The Street Lawyer

... the homeless, and soon Michael left Drake & Sweeny and became a laywer for the homeless, a street laywer. But just before he officially left his firm, he stole the eviction file that he wanted to see. As Micheal copied the file, he began to find out more about the eviction and realized it was illegal and his ex-firm, Drake & Sweeney, were responsible for wrongful deaths of some homeless people, who had died after being evicted. When the firm found out about the missing file, Michael was wanted for Grand Larceny and they were pressing criminal ...

Number of words: 304 | Number of pages: 2

A Grain Of Wheat And Jomo Keny

... who did not contribute to this "exploit" or those who chose to save his own skin or family and betray his to the movement bore a brand "Cain" on their forehead forever. A vivid description of the struggle between nation and individual. Despite Ngugui's flashback format A Grain of Wheat is certainly an attention keeper. Kenya at the brink of Uhuru (freedom) from the British, as experienced through the eyes of some interesting and greatly entertaining characters. Amazingly in the midst of this historical event the story is filled with love a ...

Number of words: 1052 | Number of pages: 4

Gogol's The Overcoat: A Whisper Of Changey

... to speak out against the evils of the Russian government. He used symbolism to prove his points, and often risked exile by his own government for expressing such radical views. Many different objects in The Overcoat can be mirrored with the objects of true life. Everything from Akaky Akakyevitch's coat, to his administrator is used by Gogol to symbolize the situation of Russia during Gogol's time. In truth, the Russian government was against the free-thinking man, and so was against Gogol. Akaky himself is used as a symbol of the Ru ...

Number of words: 1059 | Number of pages: 4

The Great Gatsby

... the past over again with his lover- Daisy, Nike Carroway warned him to give it up, because it was impossible. Unforturately, Mr.Gatsby was not believe it. So at the end, Mr.Gatsby's dream still had not came true because Daisy did not break up with Tom and go with him. It can be seen in the last chapter on the novel, when Gatsby was murder, Daisy went to somewhere else with her husband, and did not go to Gatsby's funeral. I called up Daisy half and hour after we found him, called her instinctively and without hersitation. But she a ...

Number of words: 806 | Number of pages: 3

The Lesson By Toni Cade Bambara

... easily figured the ten percent tip for the taxi driver on the way downtown. She also makes a rather insightful remark when she challenges the meaning of democracy as it applies to the lives of the group of kids that Miss Moore takes on a field trip to F.A.O Schwarz, a toy store for the well to do. Miss Moore is a wise, college educated, African-American woman who felt a responsibility for the education of the group of kids in her neighborhood. She sets the stage with little lessons built into her outings. Miss Moore obtains the parents ap ...

Number of words: 581 | Number of pages: 3

An Analysis Of The Lord Of The Flies

... man shows how the hardships and turmoil of life can greatly effect a person's character. The story takes place on a deserted island after a plane crash strands a group of adolescent boys. The boys are forced to learn how to live on the land without any resources or adult assistance. The group chooses Ralph as their leader and gives him the responsibility of guiding the group. Ralph's main enemy and adversary is Jack, the appointed leader of the savage hunters. The boys go through many trials and hardships while on the island including th ...

Number of words: 642 | Number of pages: 3

Of Mice And Men: The Great Depression And Lennie And George's Dream

... for George and Lennie to keep their job in order to earn the money to save up for their farm. This among other things made it impossible for them to reach their objective. When one was lucky enough to find a job, they did everything in their power to keep it because there was not a surplus of open job opportunities. In fact, during the peak of the Great Depression, more than one fourth of the United States population was unemployed. “Few could spare a dime to help American farmers…”(Nardo13). Lennie had trouble keeping out of mischief ...

Number of words: 739 | Number of pages: 3

Henry Fielding's "Joseph Andrews"

... a lot of time alone with him. Then, not even a week after her husband's death, she invites Joseph into her room a talks with him about women, when she intentionally lifts her head so Joseph would find out that she is naked under the covers of the bed. To urge him on, she plays an actress' role in saying: "I have trusted myself with a man alone, naked in bed; suppose you should have any wicked intentions upon my honor, how should I defend myself?" The second example of the sexual advances and the lack of control of their barbaric nature, ...

Number of words: 890 | Number of pages: 4

Oedipus The King

... avoid his fate. His pride first affects him when he is told about what his fate has in-store for him. Oedipus explains to Jocasta that he was told that he “was fated to to lie with my [his] mother and show to daylight an accursed breed which men would not endure, and I [he] was doomed to be murderer of the father that begot me [him]. When I heard this I fled” (Sophocles 45, 1.792-4). Ironically the pride which caused him to attempt to avoid his fate, put him on a path to it. On his trip away from Corinth, he unknowingly met with hi ...

Number of words: 1059 | Number of pages: 4

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