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Diary Of Anne Frank

... the type of place that Jews all over were living. The most important part of the play were the people who were acted out. They gave the play a sense of flavor and realism. Anne, a young German girl was particularly amusing because of the scuffles she and everyone around her seemed to have. Anne's Mother was a woman who was more traditional than anything else and wanted Anne to be more like a lady. One such person was Margot. As Anne's sister, she was very nice and didn't speak out and was very proper. The Frank's weren't the only on ...

Number of words: 625 | Number of pages: 3

Hemingway's "For Whom The Bell Tolls": War's Affect On Man And Importance Of Time

... Hemingway reveals much about the individuality of men through the relationship of Robert Jordan and Maria. When Jordan is dying at the end of the novel he says to Maria "Thou wilt go now, rabbit. But I go for thee. As long as there is one of us there is both of us. Do you understand?"(p460) We begin to understand how we as people are never truly alone but instead are always surrounded by the memories and thoughts of those we love. When two people truly fall in love they become as one. Where one goes, both go. Robert finally says to h ...

Number of words: 1165 | Number of pages: 5

Huckleberry Finn: On The Surface…

... was better suited to the slums than to intelligent “respectable” people. Twain took this insult one step further, refusing to have it sold in book stores- preferring instead selling it door to door. This method appealed to the masses, if not the respectable class. Twain once wrote, “My books are water; those of great geniuses wine. Everybody drinks water” (Zwick 1). Now, over 100 years later, Huckleberry Finn suffers yet another attack. It has been called racist trash, derogatory for its use of the word nigger and its stereotypic ...

Number of words: 881 | Number of pages: 4

A Separate Peace: An Analysis

... pushing the limit, living on the edge. Like when he decided to try and break the school swim record. He just went and did it. It was unofficial, but he did it. Gene tried to talk him into doing it again so it could be official. Finney wanted no part of it. He knew he broke the record. That's all that mattered. He proved his accomplishment. What an insane way to act. I would want the world to know of my great accomplishment. I believe this made Gene crazy. That is was so easy for Finney to decide to break the swim record and not really care. Pe ...

Number of words: 499 | Number of pages: 2

Call Of The Wild: A Study Of Jack London's Belief In Darwinism

... trial and error, what behavior brings rewards, and that which brings punishment. [Buck] had never been struck by a club in his life, and did not understand. ...he was [now] aware that it was a club, but his madness knew no caution. A dozen times he charged, and as often the club broke the charge and smashed him down (London 18). Buck "...had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. That club was a revelation. ...the lesson was driven home to Buck: a man with a club was a lawgiver, ...

Number of words: 613 | Number of pages: 3

Flowers For Algernon 4

... novel is exciting and contains very original material. The moods which are created in the reader, being me, are ones of sorrow, anger, and guilt. One of the elements of the story which contributes greatly to the mood the reader experiences would be the plot. In the story, Charlie, is subject to an experiment which increases his intelligence in hopes of knowing more in the soul purpose of impressing people to gain friends. Unfortunately some of his anticipations were not met. The main characters in the novel include Charlie, Ali ...

Number of words: 772 | Number of pages: 3

The Themes Of Great Gatsby

... confident enough to try to win Daisy. It isn’t the American Dream itself, which is being criticized; it’s the corruption of the American Dream. The once, American Dream of noble goals, has been changed into the pursuit of power, pleasure and a showy but empty form of success. As you read the novel, you come across many images of blindness; is this because hardly anyone seems to see what is really going on? The characters have little self-knowledge of each other. Even Gatsby, lacks the insight to understand what is happening. He never ...

Number of words: 401 | Number of pages: 2

A Night To Remember

... Titanic left Queenstown for New York on her Maiden Voyage carrying 1316 passengers and 891 crew. All was calm cruising along the Atlantic at 221/2 knots and the ocean looked like glass. The watchman in the crows nest accounted for an iceberg but since the ship was unsinkable there was no need to worry right? All was calm on the ship as well some were playing cards, looking out at the night sky, listening to the band play, and some people decided to sleep. Until that "grinding" noise came, at around 11:40 that night some people heard a grind ...

Number of words: 737 | Number of pages: 3

Bram Stoker's Dracula: Anti-Christianity

... crucifix around Jon’s neck. Later in the book it discusses how you can defend yourself from Dracula and other vampires by the possession of a crucifix or practically any consecrated item from the Christian religion can be used to save you from the attack or presence of a vampire. For example, in the latter of the book Van Helsing uses a Host to prevent Dracula to enter his coffin. Another time, during the night Van Helsing and Lucy stay out near the courtyard of Castle Dracula, Van Helsing makes a (Holy circle) with the Host to keep ...

Number of words: 1515 | Number of pages: 6

No Loser, No Weeper By Maya Angelou

... grew up with her grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas, along with her brother. Angelo has experienced a lot of negative things in her life. The Great Depression, her parents' death, racism, being sexually abused at an early age, becoming a single mother in her middle teenage years and bad marriages. This period in Maya's life constitutes much of the pain that is included in many other poems. In the poem, ANo Loser, No Weeper," Maya describes how she just hates to lose something, whether is small like a watch or a toy. Moreover this poem i ...

Number of words: 753 | Number of pages: 3

Overview Of "Catcher In The Rye" And "Death Of A Salesman"

... a hermit. In the book "Death of a Salesman" there is a lot of inner conflict with the father. He is always trying to be something that he is not. He lies to his family about how how good he is doing at work and he also ends up lying to himself. He lies so much, that he starts to believe the lies that he is telling, and then he falls into his own trap. He wanted to be something that he was not. He knew that he couldn't be that, but he kept trying, and he kept lying. He tried and tried to be the best salesman, to die, and have the death ...

Number of words: 345 | Number of pages: 2

Red Badge Of Courage Book Repo

... Henry, Jim Conklin, and Wilson all symbolized a specific aspect of mankind. In the beginning of the story, Henry is characterized as a shy and timid boy who has been nurtured his whole life by his mother. When Henry develops the motivation to free himself from his nurturing mother and finally become a man, he decides to fight in battle. As soon as Henry enters battle, this motivation to become a man softens to a mere whisper -- Henry is afraid. He, too, threw down his gun and fled. There was no shame in his face. He ran like a rabbit. ...

Number of words: 606 | Number of pages: 3

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