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Frankenstein: The Creator's Faults In The Creation

... dark black hair, eyes sunk into their sockets, and black lips (Shelly 56). Frankenstein, having chosen the parts for his creature, is the only one possible to blame for its appearance. Martin Tropp states that the monster is "designed to be beautiful and loving, it is loathsome and unloved" (64). Clearly it is Frankenstein's lack of foresight in the creation process to allow for a creature that Frankenstein "had selected his features as beautiful," (56) to become something which the very sight of causes its creator to say "breathless horror a ...

Number of words: 1323 | Number of pages: 5

A Rose For Emily And Antlers: The Struggle Against Loneliness: A Search For Human Affection

... and their attempts to gain affection are clearly evident. Emily and Suzie both fear loneliness and use false or unmeaningful relationships to comfort their need of being loved. Emily and Suzie both develop a distinct reputation in their small towns. One of the effects of a small town is that everyone knows who you are, what you do, and whom you are with. Therefore it is not an uncommon for the town’s people to recognize someone’s loneliness and lifestyle. In Emily’s case, because of her honorable family heritage, "she demanded ...

Number of words: 1086 | Number of pages: 4

To Kill A Mockingbird: Stereotypes

... When stereotypes of Boo are used, the truth is often obscured. "You'll get killed if you touch that tree"(pg 38) This quote reveals that the two siblings felt that Boo was a harmful person because of false rumors. Stereotypes are easily picked up, and used to horrible extreme when a large majority of people use them. This was the case with Scout and Jem when they picked up on the stereotypes going around the neighborhood about Boo. “When I got there, my breeches were all folded and sewn up”(pg 63) When Boo sewed Jem's breeches to ...

Number of words: 819 | Number of pages: 3

Animal Farm: Animal Satire

... PRESENTATION 21 4.2. ELEMENTS OF SATIRE IN ANIMAL FARM 21 4.2.1. SUMMARY OF THE PLOT 22 4.2.2. SATIRICAL TECHNIQUES IN ANIMAL FARM 24 4.2.2.1. APPROACH TO THE SUBJECT 24 4.2.2.2. VIEW POINT 26 4.2.2.3. CHARACTERISATION 27 4.2.2.4. IRONY 34 4.2.2.5. COMPARISON OF ANIMAL FARM AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 43 5. CHAPTER CONCLUSION 49 5.1. SUMMARY OF THE STUDY 49 5.2. CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY 49 REFERENCES 51 ABSTRACT Animal Farm as Political Satire KORKUT, Rydvan Supervisor: ...

Number of words: 4776 | Number of pages: 18

"Paul's Case": Willa Cathers

... ash from many steel plants. Paul had dreamed of living in New York and he believed that he was put in the wrong life when he was sentenced to Pittsburgh. His house and Cordelia Street portrayed such a deprivation and ugliness; his room with its yellow dingy wallpaper and the painted wooden bed that had began to flake. "The nearer he approached the house the more absolutely unequal Paul felt to the sight of it all; his ugly sleeping chamber, the cold bathroom with the grimy zinc tub..." His school was described with having "bare floors an ...

Number of words: 1090 | Number of pages: 4

Uncle Toms Cabin

... is a brilliant man, and invented a machine that was used in the factory he works in. His owner became jealous and demoted George from his factory job to doing hard labor on the plantation. This story takes place throughout the states of Kentucky and Mississippi. Because his Kentucky plantation was overwhelmed by debt, George Shelby, Sr. makes plans to trade some slaves to a slave dealer named Haley in exchange for debts being canceled. The dealer selects Uncle Tom as payment for the debt. While the two are discussing the possible tran ...

Number of words: 1183 | Number of pages: 5

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

... They made him wait until the banks opened to see if the check was good because it was from the well-known Dr. Henry Jekyll. That evening in his apartment, Mr. Utterson has further reason to be interested in Mr. Hyde because Dr. Jekyll’s will has an unusual clause that stipulates that Edward Hyde is to be the sole beneficiary of all of Jekyll’s wealth and property. After some time, Utterson meets up with Hyde entering the door, and he starts a conversation with him. Hyde gets suspicious and hurries inside the door. Utterson then walks ...

Number of words: 731 | Number of pages: 3

Street Car Named Desire

... at the University of Missouri to study journalism. His father, angry that Hazel Kramer, Williams's childhood sweetheart had also enrolled there, threatened to withdraw him. The romance soon ended, and Williams, deeply depressed, dropped out of school. He survived his depression for awhile through his poetry, plays, and stories, but the strain soon resulted in a nervous breakdown. "Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory" Williams once said. Tennessee used his stories to express his childhood pain. Alcohol was a prevalent theme ...

Number of words: 533 | Number of pages: 2

David Copperfield: The Many Differences Between James Steerforth And Tommy Traddles

... the readers that James Steerforth is an extremely handsome young person whom everyone seems to adore. In every instance in the book when someone sees him for the first time, they recognize him as being very attractive. He was described as being tall and thin character. On the other hand, Traddles was pictured as being somewhat on the heavy side. He reminds the reader of the fat clumsy kid in their own school. Dickens portrays this when he says, "Poor Traddles! In a tight sky-blue suit that made his arms and legs like German sausages, or ...

Number of words: 579 | Number of pages: 3

The Crucible

... one last time. He decides that he will "confess" to the crime of witchcraft, thereby avoiding being hung. However, to accept what he said, the judge also requires him to sign a written confession which states that he confessed to the crime of witchcraft. Judge Danforth would post it on the church door, to use Proctor as an example to get other people to confess. That upset Proctor greatly, because people would look down on him with disdain, and it would blacken forever his name. What was most important to him was to make a stand agai ...

Number of words: 384 | Number of pages: 2

Summary Of The Heart Of Darkness

... steamboat captain. Marlow then goes on to tell the story that Conrad himself had experienced in his own life. After being examined by a doctor who measures his skull and cautions him to remain “calm” in the jungle, Marlow takes a French steamer to the mouth of the Congo River. The steamer moves very slowly, making many stops along its way, and Marlow marvels at the vastness and mystery of the jungle. They pass a French gunboat firing shells into the dense, black depths of the jungle. Marlow is told that there are enemy natives hi ...

Number of words: 1758 | Number of pages: 7

Review Of: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings By Maya Angelou

... Rock. The main reason why I liked this scene the most, is because I like how Maya Angelou described her uncle pretending not to be crippled by standing erect at the counter. Although I liked many other scenes in this book, such as when Maya Angelou writes about how much she loved pineapples, this is my favorite scene that I can recall. Maya Angelou's Uncle Willie interests me the most in this book. He interests me the most out of all the other characters, because it makes me think about how my life would be if I were crippled like he was. ...

Number of words: 510 | Number of pages: 2

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