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Compare And Contrast On Characters Rayona And Pearl

... Pearl had her mother's scarlet letter to live with. As children they didn't know who their fathers were, they were forced to guess. Rayona and Pearl were also similar because they both had a tough time getting along with the kids they had to go to school with. Neither of them were able to make friends very easily. Rayona's trouble was that she was part African American growing up in a Native American community. Pearl had trouble because of the fact that her mom committed adultery and the kids laugh at her. Both of the children ...

Number of words: 456 | Number of pages: 2

Belove Analysis

... Sethe chose to have this engraved on the tomb, because this was the "word she heard the preacher say at the funeral...Dearly Beloved" (5). The baby is first christened at death, with a name by which the preacher refers to the spectators at the burial. Sethe thus named the child after herself, insofar as she, Sethe, was whom the preacher was addressing as "dearly beloved." In this way she brands her detached conscience with guilt. I call it her "detached conscience" because in order to go on with life, Sethe needed to remove herself ...

Number of words: 1610 | Number of pages: 6

The Hanging Of Billy Budd

... Everyone on the ship enjoyed Billy’s presence, except Claggart. He was described to be a “sweet, pleasant fellow” (pg. 5). Vere liked Billy as much as the others, “…they all loved him!” (pg. 6) Because of this, he wondered what the best choice was: save Billy, or hang him. The decision to hang Billy was, in retrospect, the right one. If Captain Vere chose not to hang Billy, no one would have learned from his/her mistakes-including Billy himself. Lack of punishment can lead to severe problems; today, for example, the a ...

Number of words: 479 | Number of pages: 2

Daddy By Danielle Steele And A

... masculine traits. The time period in witch both men are accustomed to are very different. Norman lives in the early 1900’s when it was still the time of men had their place working and women had their place in the kitchen. While Oliver is in the time setting of around the late 1980’s to the early 1990’s in a time when women are equal to men. The time periods that the two characters live in have changed their personalities. If they were to switch places they would more than likely have reversed personalities. Norman is living in the ear ...

Number of words: 1731 | Number of pages: 7

The Last Hung: Joop's Mid-Life Crisis

... further examines the reason behind the picture. By looking at the picture, Joop realizes that he is going through a mid-life crises, which can only be resolved by exorcising memories of his wife, the bear, and the goddess of hunting, Diana. The solution to the first part of his mid-life crisis is to get rid of the memories of Mari that still resided deep within his mind. He does this by visiting the house where the majority of these memories take place. While touring through the house he remembers all the ways that Mari resembled the god ...

Number of words: 1232 | Number of pages: 5

Ragged Dick

... caught up with smoking cigarettes and gambling. Through Dick’s shoe-shining business, he tends to meet lots of people. Each and every day is another learning experience for Dick. There are many times when Dick’s integrity and honesty are tested, yet being a boy of good trust, he never cheats anyone. As time goes on, Dick eventually meets a young boy named Frank, who is of a wealthy family, but is not at all familiar with New York City. Dick makes a very intelligent proposal; he offers to show Frank all around the city, and tak ...

Number of words: 652 | Number of pages: 3

The Scarlet Letter: Hester Prynne And Adultery

... has threatened their immortality. They punish and humiliate her for creating her own laws and beliefs. Hester Prynne is a person victimized by a Puritanical society that has resurfaced in Boston, New England. The novel begins in the marketplace, which serves as a meeting ground for the entire community. This is where Hester first feels the wrath of her milieu. The townspeople are angry and anxious, ready to punish her. "Those who had before known her, and had expected to behold her dimmed and obscured by a disastrous cloud, were astonished, a ...

Number of words: 1472 | Number of pages: 6

A Separate Peace: Truth, Lies, And Violence

... to examine Gene’s personality you have to bring certain personality traits from someone. That person is Phineas (Finny). Gene has always been one to stick to the rules and regulations. He has always obeyed his superiors. He would rather be in accordance to the rules and be on his best behavior, than to be a rebel who goes against everything. Gene is a person who thinks before he acts. He is an individualist or a person with a distinct characteristic. He admires people who are extreme individualist. I think that is easier for Gene t ...

Number of words: 575 | Number of pages: 3

Jane Eyre: Ladies First

... not very pretty and is barely on the social structure. On the other hand Emma Woodhouse is a beautiful girl and is financially sound. She is raised by her maternal father. In Emma, Emma Woodhouse is in search of finding the appropriate man for herself is the main theme. As the reader goes deeper into the text Emma slowly progresses into a self-deception. Having since childhood been obliged to manage her father, she still likes to manage things, and particularly people. She manages to manipulate everyone except Mr. George Knightley. In ...

Number of words: 1462 | Number of pages: 6

To Kill A Mockingbird: Courage

... it. First, Atticus. Atticus was one of the people who showed the largest amount of courage. He showed courage when he shot the dog. He showed courage in not fighting when it seemed to be the only thing to do. But, first and foremost, he showed courage in taking the Robinson case. Because “even though you're beaten 100 years before you started is no reason not to do something”. This is one of the things that Atticus lives by. Scout also has courage, but in a different way. She has shown courage in many situations, such as when she has sto ...

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Is Life Significant?

... in fact both prove to be in complete juxtaposition of each other relative to meaning. First off in order to emphasize the differences between the two authors, Annie Dillard (Death of a Moth) and Virginia Woolf's (The Death of the Moth) uses of metaphors and meanings I bring up the two titles of the essays. "The Death of the Moth" as a title forces into my mind a meaning which is opposite that of a title like "Death of a Moth". This happens for one reason: Right away I notice the difference in phrasing. Woolf uses the word "the" while Dillar ...

Number of words: 849 | Number of pages: 4

The Swimmer: Themes Of Loss And Social Status

... uses the private pools of all his friends in his path eventually reaching his destination of his home.” He took off his sweater that was hung over his shoulders and dove in. He had an inexplicable contempt for men who did not hurl themselves into pools.” (Cheever 283). This idea might be used in describing Merrill’s bold and determined life. However, throughout his travels, Merrill’s character seems to dwindle on several levels as the story continues. When Merrill reaches his first pool at the Grahams, they responded to him ...

Number of words: 1076 | Number of pages: 4

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