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The Great Gatsby: Illusions

... own illusion, and with this illusion, you shape the person that you are. All of the rich people in this book have some sort of illusion surrounding their persona, but Gatsby has the greatest of all illusions surrounding him. Gatsby is presented as living the charmed life, with plenty of friends, no problems, and an honest man. In the end his whole illusion unravels and we find that he has plenty of problems, is very crooked and dishonest, and has no true friends. He longs for companionship with Daisy, and still can never have that. Gat ...

Number of words: 1084 | Number of pages: 4

Black Rain: Reader Response

... one paragraph, The name of the bomb had already undergone a number of changes, from the initial “new weapon” through “new-type bomb,” “secret weapon,” “special new-type bomb,” to “special high-capacity bomb.” That day, I learned for the first time to call it an “ atomic bomb.” (Black Rain 282) The importance of the name of the bomb may seem ineffectual, but he seems to dwell on finding out what caused this type of destruction. Something else that Mr. Shizuma wants to do is remember every little detail about what happ ...

Number of words: 1361 | Number of pages: 5

Abuse Of Power Within A Clockwork Orange

... an individual. The symbolism through imagery proves how Alex's ability to choose between good and evil is his ascendancy over the innocent and the weak. The first symbol is the music to which he listens and loves. It is the only thing in Alex's life that he truly cares for. This music represents the element of his choice and free will. When his ability of choice is robbed in an attempt to better him, he loses his love for music in which he exclaims, "And all the time the music got more and more gromky, like it was all a deliberate ...

Number of words: 1314 | Number of pages: 5

"How To Tell A True War Story"

... It really gives you an image of war that I was not able to portray to you. I had psychological wounds from war, which made it hard for me to discuss the war with people. I felt really secluded from society. In it is said that when people tell war stories they usually exaggerate to make the story more interesting. Sometimes the story sounds so over exaggerated and so far fetched that people don't believe it. The author Tim O'Brien says that, "Often the crazy stuff is true and the normal stuff isn't because the normal stuff is necessary to make ...

Number of words: 814 | Number of pages: 3

Billy Budd

... turn him into a real soldier. Billy wasn't use to the men on the ship and didn't understand the rules that they had on the ship. But there was one person that caught Billy's eye, the man at arms, Claggart. Billy never seen anybody so lonely but still so full of rage. Billy had made many attempts to talk to Claggart, but all had failed. Later on Billy was getting set up by Claggart. Why? Because Claggart was given bad information about Billy. Claggart was told that Billy didn't like Claggart and wanted to kill him later on the sh ...

Number of words: 311 | Number of pages: 2

Dancing On The Edge

... prodigy who hasn't published a book in years. One night her Aunt Casey comes over a séance Gigi is holding, to contact Miracle’s mother something goes wrong. While using the Ouiji board, Gigi gets a message from Miracle’s mom saying, that Dane is in trouble and gone. They all rush to his room, and when they open the door there is no sign of Dane, just candles lit around the room and his clothes in a pile on the floor, just as if he had melted. Gigi tells Miracle that’s Dane has in fact “melted”. After this her behavior slowly ...

Number of words: 279 | Number of pages: 2

Mama Lola: An Analysis

... and uses these ways of healing based on African roots, but has drastically changed in contemporary times and cultures. Alourdes reveals her life and most precious secrets and ceremonies with Karen and brings her in and welcomes her to the world of vodou and her family circle. The stories of Alourdes and her family are told through the eyes of Karen and the ones that were not seen or talked about were partly made up to complete her book and to make everything come together in the end. Vodou is not only a religion for these people, but it is ...

Number of words: 1329 | Number of pages: 5

The Glass Menagerie: Symbols

... of reality. For Laura, the fire escape is a way into her world. A way to escape from reality. Both examples can readily be seen: Tom will stand outside on the fire escape to smoke, showing that he does not like to be inside, to be a part of the illusionary world. Laura, on the other hand, thinks of the fire escape as a way in and not a way out. This can be seen when Amanda sends Laura to go to the store: Laura trips on the fire escape. This also shows that Laura's fears and emotions greatly affect her physical condition, more so t ...

Number of words: 722 | Number of pages: 3

As I Lay Dying By William Faul

... a baby factory in order to have children to do all the work. Addie is inbittered by this, and is never the same. Anse is begrudging of everything. Even the cost of a doctor for his dying wife seems money better spent on false teeth to him. "I never sent for you" Anse says "I take you to witness I never sent for you" (37) he repeats trying to avoid a doctor's fee. Before she dies Addie requests to be buried in Jefferson. When she does, Anse appears obsessed with burying her there. Even after Addie had been dead over a week, and all of the bri ...

Number of words: 662 | Number of pages: 3

Intolerance Within The Novel The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

... in 1910 with the passing of Haley's comet. Clemens often used prejudice as a building block for the plots of his stories. Clemens even said," The very ink in which history is written is merely fluid prejudice." There are many other instances in which Clemens uses prejudice as a foundation for the entertainment of his writings such as this quote he said about foreigners in The Innocents Abroad: "They spell it Vinci and pronounce it Vinchy; foreigners always spell better than they pronounce." Even in the opening paragraph of The Adv ...

Number of words: 1140 | Number of pages: 5

To Kill A Mockingbird: Everyone Is Not Prejudice

... are prejudice because of the things they do. Mr. Cunningham showed up at the jail for Tom Robinson's lynching. After the lynching Mr. Cunningham does not seem very prejudice as he did before. "Get aside from the door Mr. Finch" Likewise the Ewells are Prejudice because of the decisions that they make. They accused Tom Robinson of Raping Mayella. Mr. Ewell spit in Atticus's face at the court house. After Tom was dead Mr. Ewell told Mrs. Robinson that she couldn't walk down the street anymore. "You Niger Lover." Furthermore the jury is ...

Number of words: 208 | Number of pages: 1

The Sexes

... he has come to find a wife and get richer. From Petrucios response to his friend Hortensio (I,ii 64 - 75), it might be said that Petrucio came to Padua to make himself richer by marriage no matter how wretched the woman. I don’t believe this is true. He also tells Hortensio that his father has died and that he is out in the world to gain experiences he cannot at home, and to find a wife secondary. (I,ii 49 - 57) Petrucio enjoys verbal sport and a non-conventional sense of humor. Petrucio surrounds himself with neither tame nor ...

Number of words: 951 | Number of pages: 4

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