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Sympathy For Macbeth

... the young boy, Manolin. Manolin, the young boy, that followed Santiago was not fishing with the old man because his parents forced him to, actually he was told to stay away form the old man because he was bad luck, but because he wanted too. He liked to be around the old man and listen to what he had to say. When the old man would look at Manolin he would see himself at a younger age, someone who cared more about the elderly and their heritage than the new ways bestowed on them. Manolin symbolized the disciples of Jesus. The ones who w ...

Number of words: 1380 | Number of pages: 6

12 Angry Men: Influence Of Surroundings

... of how the two testimonies given by the old woman and old man are lies, votes guilty. Three outraged by this exclames "A guilty man's gonna be walking the streets... he's got to die! Stay with me." (23) But Four sees the truth that Eight has brought into th light and still votes guilty. Eight tries to convince Three how the boy is not guilty beyond reasonable doubt but Three does not listen adn would rather see the boy die. "For this kid, you bet I'd pull the switch."(17) This shows how emotionally unstable Three is. He is a grown man li ...

Number of words: 334 | Number of pages: 2

Chaplin's, The Kid

... a mean street from Chaplin's feral boyhood in the slums of South London. Ambling down the alley, taking his daily constitutional while deftly ducking the flying garbage heaved by householders from the tenement windows above, the Little Tramp appears. With fastidiously impeccable manners, he slips off his walking gloves before selecting a cigarette butt from his smoking case, an old sardine can. Pausing to note the worn condition of those shabby fingerless gloves, he tosses them away with the cavalier panache of a gentleman of leisur ...

Number of words: 905 | Number of pages: 4

The Pearl: Material Society, Material Thoughts

... towards the spiritual aspects of life. Beginning to pray for her son's endangered life. The doctor who had resided in the upper-class section of the town, refused to assistant the child, turning them away when they arrived at the door. Lastly they turned to the sea to seek their fortune. When Juana set sight on the "Pearl of The World." she felt as though all her prayers had been answered, if she could have foreseen the future what she would have seen would have been a mirror image of her reality. Juana's husband was caught ...

Number of words: 1019 | Number of pages: 4

To Kill A Mockingbird: Courage Of Atticus Finch

... county Atticus also risks the chance of not being re-elected for legislature. Secondly it is courageous of Atticus when he shoots the mad, rabid dog. At this scene he also takes many risks. Atticus risks the chance of missing, and the dog running up, and attacking them. He also risks the chance of shooting a non rabid dog. Atticus could miss the dog, and cause damage to a living, and or a non-living thing. Thirdly it is courageous of Atticus to be willing to charge Jem with Bob Ewell's death. He risked the loss of Jem in the process. He also ...

Number of words: 337 | Number of pages: 2

The Societal Implications Of "The Yellow Wallpaper"

... oppression and lack of stimulation. The woman is confined to an attic in the old abandoned mansion her and her husband are living in over the summer. The attic is lined with bars around the windows and the fateful yellow wallpaper. When first arriving, the woman describes the wallpaper as "sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin. The color is repellent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow" (659). As her stay progress the women continues to see different images in the paper, but the final image she notice ...

Number of words: 896 | Number of pages: 4

“The Tale Of The Sangreal”: The Use Of Symbolism

... of something or someone. White commonly symbolizes purity, innocence, chastity, and holiness. White is found repeatedly throughout “The Tale of the Sangreal”. For instance, Sir Launcelot encounters a hermit dressed all in white. This hermit represents good salvation and holiness. He helps Sir Launcelot to understand that he is the greatest knight on earth, and if it were not for his sin, he would be able to see it. White is one of the colors on the bed, made from the Tree of Life. White symbolizes the innocence of Adam and Eve. W ...

Number of words: 1783 | Number of pages: 7

A Rose For Emily: Comparison To The Sound And The Fury

... father. This father being proud of the Crierson name, undoubtly thinks that any young man no matter who he is, is unworthy of his daughter. These selfish beliefs and views are successful in getting rid of any young men that did try. This in turn confines Emily into the beliefs of the past and relying only on her father(mother long dead) for a family. Actually Miss Emily does possess some "aristocratic" traits. She has great independence and dosen’t go with the bureaucratic rules and regulations. This in turn gets some admiration from ...

Number of words: 987 | Number of pages: 4

To Kill A Mockingbird: Atticus

... not to let his emotions take over him. He remembered what Atticus told him, “…You just hold your head up high and be a gentleman.” Jem knows not to say anything rude back to Mrs. Dubose and he minds his manners. It is good to hold back the negative feelings toward someone else, spearing their hurt feelings and one’s regrets. Another lesson Atticus taught the children is to not be prejudiced against anyone. Just because someone is different than one’s view of what is different does not mean that they need to be treated bad. ...

Number of words: 424 | Number of pages: 2

The House Of Seven Gables: Symbolism

... house itself. The house itself takes on human like characteristics as it is being described by Hawthorne in the opening chapters. The house is described as "breathing through the spiracles of one great chimney"(Hawthorne 7). Hawthorne uses descriptive lines like this to turn the house into a symbol of the lives that have passed through its halls. The house takes on a persona of a living creature that exists and influences the lives of everybody who enters through its doors. (Colacurcio 113) "So much of mankind's varied experience had p ...

Number of words: 2633 | Number of pages: 10

Martin Heidegger’s Being And Time

... of Heidegger. In Being and Time, Heidegger’s essential philosophical and human question is: “What is the meaning of Being?” Before delving straight into this question there is one important side note. Heidegger believes, as do many existentialists, that existence precedes essence. In this sense, humans exist before they are given any sort of purpose. More traditional philosophies understand essence to precede existence. For example, God created humans for some sort of end. In other words God had an underlying purpose in ...

Number of words: 1191 | Number of pages: 5

East Of Eden

... start at an early age and never go away. Cathy was rejected as a child and then she grew up with resentment in her creating evil. The resentment never went away so the evil just built up. This is a step in the direction of crime and guilt. Revenge is pursued when a person is rejected by others. With revenge comes more evil and crime. "I am sure my self that there would be fewer jails"(Steinbeck p.355) Revenge causes people to do bad things which gets them into trouble. When revenge takes over the person becomes obsessed and they te ...

Number of words: 277 | Number of pages: 2

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