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All Quiet On The Western Front

... yet the harassment only brought them closer together and developed a strong spirit amongst them. Katczinsky, or Kat, was soon shown to be a master scavenger, being able to provide the group with food or virtually anything else; on this basis Paul and him grew quite close. Paul's unit was assigned to lay barbed wire on the front line, and a sudden shelling resulted in the severe wounding of a recruit that Paul had comforted earlier. Paul and Kat again strongly questioned the War. After Paul's company were returned to the huts behind the line ...

Number of words: 1072 | Number of pages: 4

Catch 22 And Good As Gold - Sa

... small island of Pianosa in the Mediterranean sea late in the war when Germany is no longer a threat. It is the struggle of one man, Yossarian, to survive the war. Throughout this novel Yossarian is trying to escape the war, and in order to do so he does many improper things. Good as Gold is about a Jewish man named Gold. It is about Gold’s experiences with the government while being employed in the White House. It also deals in detail with Gold’s family problems and Gold’s struggle to write a book on the contemporary Jewish society. Th ...

Number of words: 2538 | Number of pages: 10

The Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglas, An American Slave

... was ever able to disprove his statements. Frederick Douglass does offer a biased review of slavery, as he was born into it, yet even in his bias he is able to detect and detail the differences in the slave holders cruelty and that to which he was subjected. From being whipped and humiliated daily, "a very severe whipping… for being awkward" (101), to being able to find his own work and save some money, "I was able to command the highest wages given to the most experienced calkers" (134), he is able to give the reader a more true picture of ...

Number of words: 1207 | Number of pages: 5

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

... did not tell his brothers or sisters where he was going because of the mere fact that he wanted to be king. Edmund was deceitful to all of his brothers and sisters, but especially Lucy. He was deceitful to all of them when he told the witch when they were in Narnia. He was primarily deceitful to Lucy when she had figured out how to get to the land. She told him about the closet, but he did not believe her until they were playing hide and go seek and he hid in the closet. Lucy told the others that he had been to the land and Edmund denie ...

Number of words: 371 | Number of pages: 2

Franny And Zooey And The Razor

... their search for meaning. Nevertheless, both characters benefit from their religious experiences. Both Franny Glass of Franny and Zooey and Larry Darrel of The Razor’s Edge turn to religion as an escape rout from their everyday lives and disturbing memories. They have become annoyed and dissatisfied with their ordinary lives and the individual values and goals in their everyday lives. While Franny was dining with her boyfriend, Lane, she describes the atmosphere around her and how she feels about the theatre department and how sick ...

Number of words: 3739 | Number of pages: 14

A Tale Of Two Cities: Assorted Themes

... in the book is Carton's death. He sacrifices his life for his love for Lucie Manette. Sydney Carton met his death with great dignity. In fulfilling his old promise to Lucie, Carton attains peace; those watching see "The peacefullest man's face ever beheld"(366) at the guillotine. Charles Darnay gives up his estate in France, for the idea of working in England. His decision to become a teacher put him in a conflict with his uncle, the Marquis St. Evremonde. Miss Pross lost her hearing when she tried to stop Madame Defarge from killing ...

Number of words: 751 | Number of pages: 3

“Tintern Abbey” And “Intimations Ode”: Natural Peace

... He emphasize the lapse of time by stating, “and again I hear” (line 2), “Once again Do I behold” (lines 4-5),and “Once again I see” (line 14).He also mentions how nature is unchanged. Suggesting the landscape of nature is rich, green, and peaceful, advocating that it has solitude. Wordsworth also implies in lines 105-110 of the mind not only receiving sensations from the outside world, but it also half-creates them. In Wordsworth, a sensation is formed by imagining his childhood in a series of stages in the development with n ...

Number of words: 326 | Number of pages: 2

The Canterbury Tales: The Monk

... a dishonest monk. The Monk was a man who looked as though he enjoyed the good life. He was fat, and obviously enjoyed good food as well as fine clothes. He wore a fur cloak adorned with fancy decorations, and other expensive apparel. It was required that a man go to school to become a monk, and the Monk had attended school to become part of the religious order. However, he was more interested in hunting than studying. He was good to his horses, and had greyhounds as well. His friends were hunters also. The Monk even preached aga ...

Number of words: 263 | Number of pages: 1

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, which c ...

Number of words: 773 | Number of pages: 3

"A Wrinkle In Time"

... Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs Which, age very old) versus the evil IT (Burnett 1). "It is a dark and stormy night. Meg Murray, her small brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are in the kitchen for a midnight snack when a most disturbing visitor arrives. ‘Wild nights are my glory,' the unearthly stranger tells them. ‘I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract?' Meg's father had been experimen ...

Number of words: 1522 | Number of pages: 6

Mother-Daughter Tradition In The Joy Luck Club

... because she was raised in a society with more American influence than Chinese. In a Chinese society a woman's social standing is measured by how successful your children are and also how well you care for your spouse. Because of this, Waverly's mother boasts about Waverly's mastery of the game of chess. Throughout all of the Jing-Mei Woo stories June has to recall all of the memories of what her mother had told her. She remembers how her mother left her babies during the war. June's mother felt that since she had failed as a mother t ...

Number of words: 418 | Number of pages: 2

A Lesson Well Taught

... is a woman of knowledge, who wants to share such knowledge with children. But through hands on experience is such knowledge gained and a lesson taught. With one trip to the F.A.O. Schwartz, the children see how different their lives are compared to others. “This is mine, that’s mine,” (458) says Big Butt as he looks through the windows at all the toys. It is a child’s instinct to want, and I believe this was a lesson in itself. The fact that the children all wanted the toys that they saw but they couldn’t afford them made them t ...

Number of words: 482 | Number of pages: 2

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