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Crucible

... on many people’s lives. Someone can accuse another of a crime, and in almost no time at all, there will be a trial in the town court. Not only those who are personally affiliated with the crime are affected, everyone in the town is touched also. When Putnam states, “ She cannot bear to hear the Lord’s name… that’s a sure sign of witchcraft,” he jumps to conclusions about the girls being witches. Simply because he made this accusation, talk was stirred up in town. The townsfolk become highly agitated over this situation, and the ...

Number of words: 636 | Number of pages: 3

Beat Movement

... a consciousness of life worth living. They offered a method of escape from the stultifying, unimaginative world we live in, through the exploration of one's intellect. Beat has had many different contemporary implications in music, poetry and literature. Literature has been liberated considerably. The poetic form has been changed to inaugurate a new poetic form, an American form. "There was less emphasis on tradition and more emphasis on the individual talent. (www.rohan.sdsu.edu)" One of the most important contributions to contemporary vers ...

Number of words: 677 | Number of pages: 3

Sir Gawain And The Green Knight: Test Of One Knight's Chivalric Attributes

... not seem worthy certainly will not result in much of a story, or in establishing a theme. Through the use of symbols, the author of Sir Gawain is able to show that Gawain possesses the necessary attributes to make him worthy of being tested. He also uses symbols throughout the tests of each individual attribute, and in revealing where Gawain's fault lies. The effective use of these symbols enables the author to integrate the test of each individual attribute into a central theme, or rather one overall test, the test of chivalry. To establ ...

Number of words: 1980 | Number of pages: 8

View Of Individual And Society By Hawthorne, Thoreau, And Mark Twain

... his opinion of the Puritans, but translating that belief to his own modern time is much more difficult. Hester’s “original sin” in The Scarlet Letter was an act of rebellion. By committing adultery, she defied the preset laws and standards of Puritan society. Hester’s daughter, Pearl, is very rambunctious and rebellious in nature as well. Rev. Dimmesdale hides his private life from the community and mutinies against his own religion. Through all these characters’ actions, Hawthorne shows us why the Puritan society was in disarray. H ...

Number of words: 1002 | Number of pages: 4

Fried Green Tomatoes

... However, the main plot line tells the story of two women, Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, and the trials and tribulations of their life in the 1920’s and 30’s. Idgie and Ruth are business partners, best friends, and in the eyes of many, also lesbians. “[] represents around the issue of lesbianism, depicting a strong and intense friendship between two white women (the tomboy Idgie Threadgoode and the fern Ruth Jamison), but never committing itself one way or another” (Pelligrini 7). There have not been many sto ...

Number of words: 1620 | Number of pages: 6

Sons And Lovers

... named the Morels, but though the names are different there are many parallels between and Lawrence’s own life. These parallels are what make the novel truly autobiographical. However, the strongest evidence of the autobiographical nature of this novel exists in the comparisons between Lawrence and his parents with their fictional counterparts in the book. David Herbert Lawrence was born in 1885, in Eastwood, England. Eastwood is an industrial town, the main industry being coal mining. In the novel, Eastwood becomes the town of Bestwood. A ...

Number of words: 1554 | Number of pages: 6

Lord Of The Flies: Human Nature

... who rely on the permanency of human nature, and not on its growth and development. The error of Louis XIV was that he thought human nature would always be the same. The result of his error was the French Revolution. It was an admirable result." Human nature depends upon the environment in which they are immersed. The idea that children, not humans in general, are swayed by the ideas and actions of their parental figures is also a central idea of the book, "The Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. Because of the war in England where ...

Number of words: 926 | Number of pages: 4

Chronicle Of A Death Fortold B

... obliged to honor and offer gifts to a bishop that doesn’t even like the town. It is perhaps because they fear if they do not keep their faith, they are putting in jeopardy their fate after death; this is the primary concern of all religions, life after death and fear of the unknown. "For years we couldn’t talk about anything else. . .and it was obvious that we weren’t doing it from an urge to clear up mysteries but because none of us could go on living without an exact knowledge of the place and the mission assigned to us by fate"(113). ...

Number of words: 392 | Number of pages: 2

Compare Rosencrantz And Guilde

... Shakespeare’s world providing Stoppard with his protagonists. However, the play is not an attempt to rewrite ‘Waiting for Godot’ in a framework of Shakespeare’s drama. In studying these texts, the reader is provoked into analysing, comparing and contrasting them. In particular the characters in ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’ provide intriguing material to consider the human condition. The characters, their personality traits and responses to stimuli, as well as what directs and motivates ...

Number of words: 1365 | Number of pages: 5

Irony In 1984

... are remembered ("Memory"), but it's actually an incinerator. The next example of irony comes when you learn about the departments of Government in Oceania. The Ministry of Truth is actually the maker of lies for the history books, the Ministry of Love discourages love, and the Ministry of Peace is actually quite violent. The final example of verbal Irony can be seen in the name of the leader of Oceania, "Big Brother." The concept of a big brother is one whom is older and wiser and helps the "littler siblings" -- this not the case wit ...

Number of words: 421 | Number of pages: 2

The Great Gatsby: Unfaithfulness And Greed

... and Myrtle had a notorious affair throughout the novel while Daisy becomes very close to her ex- beloved, Jay Gatsby. Even with their new lovers, none of them displayed true love. Each wanted something from the other. Tom wanted the "possession" of Myrtle, Myrtle wanted Tom's "luxuries and wealth," and Daisy wanted Gatsby simply for his wealth. Both Tom and Daisy know of each other's affairs, but neither one truly cares. As the story progresses, it seems as though each of them is trying to make the other more jealous. Honesty and Love, ...

Number of words: 416 | Number of pages: 2

A Farewell To Arms Is A Classi

... malefemale relationship. These two lovers were so absorbed in each other that they needed no one else in their life. “’Wouldn’t you like to go on a trip somewhere by yourself, darling, and be with men and ski?’ ‘No. Why should I?’ ‘I should think sometimes you would want to see other people besides me.’ ‘Do you want to see other people?’ ‘No.’ ‘Neither do I.’” p.297. This conversation shows that Catherine loves him so much that she is willing to ...

Number of words: 1229 | Number of pages: 5

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