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As I Lay Dying: Styles Used By William Faulkner

... have not learned much. We see how keen Darl's sense of intuition is, and we learn an important family secret. Darl is often used as an objective speaker, although he is indeed involved with the situation he is speaking about. In this chapter he recalls Jewel's purchase of his horse. This is a strong clue that Jewel is not Anse's son, since Anse is extremely lazy and would never work as hard as Jewel did for a horse. We also see the tension between Anse and Jewel. We see the lack of respect Jewel has for Anse. It is rather ironic when Anse ...

Number of words: 734 | Number of pages: 3

All The Presidents Men

... rings to awaken Bob Woodward. His editor wakes Woodward to inform him about break-in at the Democratic headquarters. His editor told him that the break in had occurred late the previous night. The authorities had arrested five, of the five in custody, four of them were Cuban-American Miami citizens. They were found to be in the possession of high-tech surveillance and communication devices, along with hundreds of dollars, mostly in $100 bills, in sequential order. They also discovered address books, one of which included a telephone number ...

Number of words: 702 | Number of pages: 3

The Prince And The Pauper

... the reader is thoroughly frustrated at the misfortune Edward must endure. Tom, however, lives in the palace and is trying to cope with the ceremonies and traditions required by the Prince of Wales. His seemingly odd behavior is classified as insanity by Henry, the King, and the Lords and Nobles. He slowly but surely adjusts, however, and upon succeeding Henry, turns out to be a very wise king. At the same time, Edward persistently claims to be the rightful king, to all he encounters. For this, he is thoroughly mocked and beaten all the time. ...

Number of words: 1506 | Number of pages: 6

White Lilacs

... Catherine Jane the story wouldn't be as interesting. This would happen because the story would be about a black community from a white perspective. The protagonist in WHITE LILACS is Rose Lee Jefferson. The antagonist in WHITE LILACS it the whole white community except Catherine Jane and Emily Frith. In WHITE LILACS the main conflict is weither the black community in Dentin, Texas will have to move to another place against their will. the secondary conflicts are: - Rose Lee had to learn to set the table right. If she did not she ...

Number of words: 622 | Number of pages: 3

Around The World In Eighty Days: Summary

... Fogg around the world because he suspected that Mr. Fogg was a bank robber. Aouda, a Parsee woman who was saved from a Setee by Fogg and Passepartout. The antagonist of the novel was time, Mr. Fogg was pressured to arrive back in London within 80 days or otherwise lose his fortune. My favorite character in the novel is Passepartout. Passepartout was an innocent Frenchman that just after being hired as Mr. Fogg's servant was told to pack for a trip around the world. Throughout the entire novel the reader is informed of all the peculia ...

Number of words: 573 | Number of pages: 3

The Yellow Wallpaper: What The Hell????

... sense to me. The pattern with the woman seems to be related to the way she is being treated by her husband, John. John is very protective of her wife because she is in all reality a very sick woman. She feels trapped because of this and the way she sees the paper must be an indication. She stays up late at night and hours on end during the day to stare at worthless, tattered, yellow wallpaper. This story really bored me to death. All I could think of was, "when is this story going to be over?" I remember having a highly active imagina ...

Number of words: 297 | Number of pages: 2

Another 1984

... The apartment, which was rented from the owner of the antique store, is one way he makes himself different. The antique store owner could sense how Winston was different from the others, and he showed that when he said, “There’s another room upstairs that you might care to take a look at.” (81) Winston is instantly charmed by the rooms nostalgic look and furnishing.! At first it was, “a wild, impossible notion, to be abandoned as soon as though of.”(82) One thing that leads to him later renting the apartment is the fact that their ...

Number of words: 1057 | Number of pages: 4

Macbeth Motif Of Blood

... scene of the first act. The king shouts, “ What bloody man is that?” (I,ii,1) He is referring to a soldier coming in from battle. The soldier then explains to King Duncan of Macbeth’s heroics in battle. One assumes that Macbeth is bloody just like the soldier. The soldier describes Macbeth in action “Disdaining Fortune, with his brandished steel, / Which smoked with bloody execution.” (I,ii,17-18) This line connects Macbeth with killing, and hints at the future. The evil deed of murdering the king becom ...

Number of words: 498 | Number of pages: 2

Like Water For Chocolate: Summary

... could be passionate, but is forbidden and destroyed by a mother with traditional values. Pedro confessed his love for Tita and promised to be true to her, from then on they were bound together by love at first sight. One thing held the two from pursuing their love- a family tradition. This tradition states that the youngest daughter born to Mama Elena must take care of her until she dies, meaning Tita could not be married but must devote all her time to her mother. Pedro ends up marrying one of Tita's sisters, Rosaura, in order to be ...

Number of words: 810 | Number of pages: 3

Farewell To Arms Paper

... vague so the reader can reflect on his/her own thoughts. Hemmingway is pragmatic in the sense that his writing can be read literally, but also romantic if you read his work more in depth. One symbol that Hemmingway seems to use constantly is night and the fear of darkness. Fredrick is afraid of the dark. What this seems to mean is that Fredrick is afraid to be in the unknown. This is the idea that males want to know what is around them. Fredrick is afraid of what he does not understand. This symbol is also seen in “A Way You’ll Never ...

Number of words: 1337 | Number of pages: 5

The Cask Of Amontillado

... to trap and kill Fortunato in the end by burying him in the catacombs. Montresor’s actions display much of the same characteristics of Satan himself. Satan works his way around us and lures us to death descised as pleasure, the same way Montresor did this to Fortunato. Satan and Montresor are sneaky, insidious, and nefarious in their act towards Montressor and the world. This first characteristic that Montresor reveals in himself as Satan would is the characteristic of being sneaky. Montresor displays this in the cunning way h ...

Number of words: 870 | Number of pages: 4

The Awakening 4

... in the beginning, but turns a little awkward once you actually get into the novel. The main character is Edna Pontellier. A young southern woman that has been brought up in the way that most southern women were brought up in the Victorian age of the late 19th century. She was taught to be a good daughter, good wife, and finally a good mother. When the story begins she is all of these things. Then she meets a young man by the name of Robert. He turns her life upside down as she begins to feel a passion for him that she has never felt before in ...

Number of words: 1136 | Number of pages: 5

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