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Grapes Of Wrath 5

... It is a classic conflict between good, portrayed by the poor, and evil, portrayed by the rich. Throughout the book, a turtle appears and reappears several times. As John Bloom notes, "The turtle itself becomes a symbol for the poor Okies"(Bloom 13). The turtle sets up a parallel between his journey and the journey of the Joads. A connection is made between the Okies struggle and the naturalistic struggle to survive. The turtle symbolizes the persistence neccessary for good to prevail over evil. The turtle overcame every obstacle that he ...

Number of words: 758 | Number of pages: 3

Alice Walker

... grown with, she writes about the black woman's struggle for spiritual wholeness and sexual, political, and racial equality. Much of Walker's fiction is informed by her Southern background. She was born in Eatonton, Georgia, a rural town where most blacks worked as tenant farmers. At the age eight she was blinded in the right eye when an older brother accidentally shot her with a BB gun, after which she fell into somewhat of a depression. She secluded herself from the other children, and as she explained, "I no longer felt like the little girl ...

Number of words: 1091 | Number of pages: 4

The Black Box: Symbolic Of Death And Faded Traditions

... stool ( which the box was placed on).” People are afraid and the distance they kept was not due to their fear of the box, but of what the box stood for . . . death. This point is further illustrated through the manner in which the box was stored. “The rest of the year, the box was put away, sometimes one place, sometimes another; it had spent one year in Mr. Grave’s barn and another year underfoot in the post office, and sometimes it was set on a shelf in the Martin grocery and left there.” Death is not something that people dea ...

Number of words: 574 | Number of pages: 3

The Bogart By Susan Cooper

... called the Gang 5. The parents of Emily and Jessup were Robert and Maggie Volink. Robert works in the theater and Maggie owns and runs an antique store. The Volink family were excited and amazed that they inherited a castle. But what the Volink’s did not know was that a spirit called a Boggart lived there. The Boggart is a sprit that is neither good or bad. He mainly plays practical jokes on people. It is like a little child that can be friendly towards mortals. Boggarts cannot be seen or heard.. The Volink family sold the castle righ ...

Number of words: 820 | Number of pages: 3

The Optimist's Daughter: Summary

... of Miss Tennyson and Major Bullock. Miss Tennyson is another bride's maid to Laurel McKelva and is married to Major Bullock. Miss Missouri is the maid to the McKelva's and a long time friend of the family. 3.1 Two main characters in The Optimist's Daughter are Wanda Fay and Laurel McKelva. Wanda Fay is a woman in her 40's and has the maturity of a child. Whenever she becomes mad, Fay starts to scream, point fingers, and search out people who will help her. She can not stand up and fight for herself, instead Fay uses tactics to make he ...

Number of words: 1375 | Number of pages: 5

The Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber

... ordeal started the night before when Francis was awakened by the sound of a lion roaring, which frightened him for the rest of he night. In the early morning Francis, Margot (his wife) and their guide Robert Wilson go out to hunt for this lion. After coming upon the lion, Francis shoots three times, hitting it twice and only wounding it. The wounded lion went trotting off into the tall grass, hiding and waiting for the hunters to come after him. Before the men go in after the lion, Macomber sat, "sweating under his arms, his ...

Number of words: 849 | Number of pages: 4

The Invisible Man: Philosophy Through Characterization

... narrator at first never realizes his innocence. At first the timid Invisible Man is invited to attend his scholarship award ceremony. However with other Negroes he is rushed to the front of the ballroom where a stripper frightens them by dancing in nude. After staging the "battle royal" and attacking one another in response to the drunken shouts of the rich white folk, the boy is brought to give his prepared oration of gratitude to the white benefactors. An accidental remark to equality nearly ruins him, but the narrator manages to s ...

Number of words: 591 | Number of pages: 3

To Kill A Mockingbird: Lessons Never Learned

... prejudicial behavior in the novel. Two examples portray a type of prejudice still present in today's society: the false accusation and trial against Tom Robinson, and the treatment of Boo Radley by the people of Maycomb. The plots involving both of these characters highlight the actions of a society moved by prejudice. In the case of Tom Robinson, the prejudice against him was based simply on his race. He was falsely accused of raping a white woman. Because the alleged victim was white, the people of Maycomb readily accepted her ac ...

Number of words: 938 | Number of pages: 4

The Gradual Development Of Cha

... are dead, namely Piggy and Simon, both murdered. In this essay it will be shown that the boys on the island move from civilization to total anarchy, through the examples of their use of face paint, the death of Simon and the destruction of the conch. In Lord of the Flies, an example of their move from civilization to anarchy lies the use of face paint among the boys on the island. Some of the boys, like Ralph and Piggy, never wear face paint. This shows that they stay civilized throughout the story, while the other kids do not. Early i ...

Number of words: 805 | Number of pages: 3

The Great Gatsby: Adults In The Great Gatsby And Adults In The 80s And 90s

... for walks, didn't feed it continuously, and later we find his dog leash just lying around. Tom was irresponsible and prejudice towards other races which were different form his in many instances. His irresponsibility was displayed when he was having an affair with Myrtle and not staying together with Daisy. Tom's prejudice on other races was revealed when he said, “nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions and next they'll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white,”(1 ...

Number of words: 488 | Number of pages: 2

Phineas And Gene A Comparitive

... extreme confidence could have insulted someone they just met because the other person could have easily struck back to cause a conflict, but Phineas' confident nature helped him get through the situation as he laughed his way through the conversation. Another example which showed Phineas' confidence occurred during a conversation he had with Gene. Even though Phineas did not know Gene, he felt perfectly comfortable talking about his sexual history. The author explained what Phineas was talking about as he stated, " He had experienced it three ...

Number of words: 1437 | Number of pages: 6

If Eveline Were A Man

... once when her father put on her mother's bonnet and made the children laugh. This is one of the only positive memories in nineteen years that Eveline keeps with her about her father. It was hard for Eveline to imagine a good life. When Eveline met Frank it was uneasy for her to fall in love with him. Since Eveline never knew what love was, loving somebody else was difficult for her. It is hard for a person to love if they've never been loved. Frank wanted to take her away from her terrible life. He knew Eveline was miserable. Evel ...

Number of words: 497 | Number of pages: 2

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