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Kate Chopin's The Awakening

... to help the reader understand a person challenging the beliefs of a naïve society at the beginning of the twentieth century. Chopin's style and tone essentially helps the reader understand the character of Edna and what her surrounding influences are. The tone and style also helps the audience understand the rest of the characters throughout the novel. The entire content is relevant to the time frame it was written, expressing ideas of the forthcoming feminist movement and creating an awareness of what was happening to the women of th ...

Number of words: 890 | Number of pages: 4

The Hobbit Bb J. R. R. Tolkien – Review

... five Armies. SMAUG: The dragon of the Lonely Mountain who hordes the treasure he stole from the dwarves of Dale. GOLLUM: He is perfect example of the evil powers of the One Ring. He was born a Hobbit but had the ring too long. It made him into a slimey little creature who only lives to possess the ring. BARD: The archer who killed Smaug. He shot the dragon in the one spot it had no protection. The towns people later considered him a hero. What the people didn't know it was Bilbo who discovered the weak spot in the dragon's iron scales. BEO ...

Number of words: 1529 | Number of pages: 6

Streetcar Named Desire

... during the duration of The Street Car Named Desire . For example, his first array of brutality is evident at the poker night when he gets so angry and throws the radio out the window. Another example of his brutality is displayed when he beats his wife, Stella. Lastly, his arrogance and ferocious actions are most apparent when he rapes Blanche, while his wife is in labor in the hospital. Stanley Kowalski’s first exhibition of his brutal actions occurs at poker night. Blanche turns on the radio, but Stanley demands ...

Number of words: 692 | Number of pages: 3

To Kill A Mockingbird

... of information he knew would help her. I also appreciated the fact that Jeremy did everything for his sister out of love for her. Scout was a girl from a middle-class family with good standing in their community. She was often fussed at by the ladies of the town and by her uppity Aunt Alexandra because she did not carry herself in a lady-like manner. Instead of her having tea parties and wearing dresses, Scout climbed trees and wore jean overalls. I laughed as I read this particular part because it reminded me of when I was young and liked ...

Number of words: 1151 | Number of pages: 5

In Our Time: Review

... individual brush-stroke and study it, it would be meaningless. But if you pull back and see all the brush-strokes, you can view the painting in its entirety." He thought this was very wise and went away, contented that I was a literate genius. Myself, I didn't really know what to gather from the stories. I've never honestly read any Hemmingway previously. I've started to read The Sun Also Rises about ten times and gotten waylaid by Batman, Robert B. Parker, and the like each time. I think I read The Old Man and the Sea ages ago in high school ...

Number of words: 587 | Number of pages: 3

Juanita Platero's "Chee's Daughter": Character's Environment Reveals A Great Deal About Personality

... the personalities of the protagonist,Chee , and the antagonist Old Man Fat. Chee's setting reflects his caring nature. He shows this by caring for the land he lives on like a father would do for his son. He shows that he cares for the land by thinking that "if he sang the proper songs, if he cared for the land faithfully, it would not forsake him now..."(82) Chee is trying to grow food and he thinks that if he cares for the land and respects it that the earth would in turn make the food grow well. Another way to show this is how Chee th ...

Number of words: 513 | Number of pages: 2

A Journey Into The Heart Of Da

... is an honest man. He sets out on a genuine search for answers to his questions of exploration of the unknown "when (he) was a little chap" (Conrad 64). Marlow was drawn to a certain place on the world map, called the Congo "the biggest, the most blank, so to speak---that (he) had a hankering after" (Conrad 64). Upon first entering the mouth of the Congo River, Marlow declares his stance on lies and those who lie. [He believes that lying in the worst thing for a person.] He vows never to lie in his life. After reading Kurtz's report abo ...

Number of words: 692 | Number of pages: 3

Uh-Oh: Some Observations From Both Sides Of The Refrigerator Door

... title, but it is explained quite thoroughly in the book. At any time you may pick up this book and read a section of it without having to read it from the start, and yet every story and idea in the book flows right into the next. The sheer simplicity and ease of reading is a pro, but still it is very detailed in every way. Here's one thing though: if you didn't like the style of writing in his previous books, chances are not much will change your opinion on this book from your opinion on the last. The style of writing is very laid back, sort ...

Number of words: 444 | Number of pages: 2

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Learning Process Of Life

... begins to develop her own ideas and ideals. In Their Eyes Were Watching God each principle character has their own perceptions towards marriage. The first ideas that Janie was exposed to was those of her grandmother, Nanny. Nanny saw that Janie was entering womanhood and she didn't want Janie to experience what her mother went through. So Nanny set out to marry her as soon as possible. When Janie asked about love, she was told that marriage makes love and she will find love after she marries Logan. Nanny believed that love was seco ...

Number of words: 873 | Number of pages: 4

Frankenstein: Morality

... on the second monster. The first monster threatened Frankenstein and even his family. The monster angrily said to Frankenstein, "I can make you so wretched." (pg. 162) Trying to scare Frankenstein for not creating his mate the monster resorted to threats. If the good doctor does create a companion for his first creation he may be endangering others. "The miserable monster whom I had created," (pg.152) says Victor upon looking back at his work. If there is another monster there will be twice the power and possibly twice the evil, ...

Number of words: 773 | Number of pages: 3

The Black Cat: The Narrator Is Crazy

... The narrator tells the reader how much he loves animals and stresses the fact that his favorite animal is their black cat. He describes his love for the cat and tells the reader that the cat loves him too. Yet, once the cat does not give the narrator quite as much attention as he had hoped, the narrator’s personality changes completely. He begins to show resentment toward the cat, and in a fit of drunken rage, gauges out his eyes. A second example of the narrators craziness is, after a while, the cat’s eye heals and naturally he av ...

Number of words: 529 | Number of pages: 2

Catcher In The Rye 2

... relay the feel of natural speaking such as: "I mean you'd be different in some way - I can't explain what I mean." The contractions; you'd and can't - since they are common in everyday language - establish a very common and simple tone. Stress on the first syllable of "different," reinforces the tone by demonstrating how typically they speak, just as in reality. He uses dashes for pauses and signaling associative digressions. Instead of signaling pauses, commas are used mostly where mechanically required, for instance: "So all of a sudden, ...

Number of words: 1583 | Number of pages: 6

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