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The Effect Of Prejudice In To Kill A Mockingbird

... Boo does not act like a normal person. In society, his actions are mysterious and abnormal. One day Boo was cutting the newspaper with scissors, and when his father passed "Boo drove the scissors into his parent's leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activity"(Lee, 11). Boo just sat there after stabbing his father. He did not apologize or feel remorse for his actions. Boo Radley isolates himself from the people of Maycomb. Boo stays inside his home all day and nobody ever sees him. After some trouble ...

Number of words: 1188 | Number of pages: 5

Robinson Crusoe

... lone survivor of the entire ship. Daniel Defoe shows that if you believe in yourself and in God, you can overcome any obstacle. After Robinson Crusoe sets sail to Africa in search of slaves, his boat is crushed in a huge sea storm. He is then knocked out of the boat and almost drowns. Luckily, he is washed ashore by waves. Robinson Crusoe now has to fend for himself, because he is the only survivor on this abandoned land. His main concern is survival. He has no idea how to use tools, but from his own determination to live, he ...

Number of words: 713 | Number of pages: 3

Abortion In Toni Morrison's Beloved

... are manifold in Beloved. Sethe was living in a time completely different from our own. She and other slaves experienced things that none of us could ever imagine; having breast milk stolen from her own body, being whipped by a chokecherry tree to the point of leaving permanent scars. Other cruelties for Sethe are to know that her friends were hurt. Sixo was roasted alive and Paul A hung. Paul D is locked onto a chain for eighty-three days in a prison camp in Georgia. These pains for her friends can be just as painful for Sethe. All i ...

Number of words: 1352 | Number of pages: 5

The Crucible 3

... proves itself to be particularly profound, for it manages to both accurately describe the actions of the Puritans, and relate it to our world today. To understand the implications of Mr. Miller when he discusses the Salem witchcraft trials as having an impact on our society, one must first completely understand the metaphor, and all of its implications. Clearly, the candle described represents their persecution of the witches, perhaps the burning flame a symbol of the power that the Puritans possessed. It was the divine light that emanated ...

Number of words: 985 | Number of pages: 4

A Clockwork Orange (book Analy

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“The Hand”

... again and a new idea came to me. The hand still could represent the marriage, but also it could represent the character of the man. The woman did not really know the man before she married him and yet she thought he was a good person. After examining the hand I think she sees a part of him that went unnoticed before. She realizes that she doesn’t really know him and that he may not be as sweet and kind as she had imagined. She is now able to see the nasty side of him. When she cries out she seems to be almost afraid of the hand mean ...

Number of words: 441 | Number of pages: 2

Lies Of The Crucible

... they are also looked at as selfish, among other things. There are several examples of how lying can be an act of selfishness in The Crucible. The first deals with the play’s protagonist, Abigail Williams. Abigail lied because she loves John Proctor and wants him for herself. Abigail accuses Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor’s wife, of being a witch. This news comes one night from Mary Warren. Elizabeth is speaking, “I am accused?” And Mary Warren replies “Somewhat mentioned…” …Elizabeth l ...

Number of words: 868 | Number of pages: 4

Great Gatsby 4

... light lights up across the bay from Gatsby’s place. This light burned at the end of Daisy Buchanan’s dock. For Gatsby, this green light symbolized the “go-ahead” sign. Green was the symbol for promise, hope, and renewal. Gatsby’s dream in life was to be with Daisy. The green light on the other side of the bay that Gatsby saw gave him an unyielding hope that his dream would be realized. At the end of the first chapter Gatsby was seen stretching his arms toward the green light appearing as to be worshipping it. G ...

Number of words: 833 | Number of pages: 4

Dollshouse

... It wasn’t expected that women with a little business know-how could derive ways to earn or borrow money. Torvald treats Nora like a doll. He calls her by all manner of names: squirrel, silly child, lark, songbird. The names he uses directly relates to how Torvald feels about her at the time. He tends to treat her views and opinions as less than important or trifling. Torvald doesn’t want Nora spending too much money at Christmas. Nora wants to borrow against his upcoming promotion and subsequent raise in salary. Torvald st ...

Number of words: 574 | Number of pages: 3

The Scarlet Letter: Light And Darkness

... a pattern of what is to come in the novel through a common tie prevalent in the three different scaffold scenes. The tie is that of creation and release. In the first scaffold scene, Hester releases not only her guilt about her crime, but, she also releases Pearl to the society and creates in Pearl the need for strength and determination that she will need to overcome the legacy of her creation. In this scene she also creates the need in Dimmesdale to absolve himself of his guilt. The second scaffold scene is the opportunity for Dimmesdale ...

Number of words: 757 | Number of pages: 3

Lipset's American Creed

... entitled Black Odyssey: The African-American Ordeal in Slavery. This introduction focuses on how slavery fit into the national consciousness. Without a doubt, there is a powerful abnormality in the founding of America. The documents establishing a country where all men are created equal neglect to address, or even mention by name, those people whose lives were "merely the extension of the master's will" (Huggins xiv). Indeed, this suggests that the Founding Fathers had an "out of sight, out of mind" mentality towards the issue of slavery. ...

Number of words: 958 | Number of pages: 4

Night

... to live in ghettos. This hardship was easier for the Wiesel’s because their house was located inside where the ghetto was going to be set up. Initially, the Jews were able to have their own government and police system. After living in this ghetto for a while, the Germans forced them to relocate into a new ghetto some miles down the road. This new ghetto did not last very long and the Jews were forced to move again. The Germans forced the Jews to board a train and travel to a concentration camp. Elie, Elie’s mom, father, and sister ...

Number of words: 925 | Number of pages: 4

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