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How Does Bernard Shaw Satirise

... of love in a number of ways. He grossly exaggerates (exaggeration being the most important part of these romantic ideas), but does so to an even greater extent than normal. He gives stark comparisons between his perceived reality and that of the majority of the population, and does so among the characters, the plot and the situation. He also makes a mockery of these ideals by eventually allowing the characters to realise for themselves the absurdity of their attitudes. Yet, strangely, perhaps because he realised that his play still had to be ...

Number of words: 1974 | Number of pages: 8

Great Expectations 2

... due in large part to the way Miss Havisham, her stepmother, raised her. She had no emotion, as Miss Havisham used her for revenge on men. On his first visit to the Satis House, Pip overheard Miss Havisham tell Estella "Well? You can break his heart." [65]. By doing what Miss Havisham tells her to, she shows she is just as heartless as her stepmother. She also represents manipulation in how she played with Pip's feelings, who has strong feelings for her eventhough he also cannot stand her. She tells Pip "Come here! You may kiss me if ...

Number of words: 838 | Number of pages: 4

The Crucible

... forced with this inner turmoil throughout this play. At the outset of the play she is perceived to be a very shy girl who will never speak her mind as shown when Proctor sends her home and she responds with " I'm just going home" (21). As the play continues and as she is influenced by Abigail, Mary begins to break this self induced mold and does what she wants. Mary Warren, along with many other girls gets caught up in the hype of getting all the attention and exercising power via initiating and adamantly continuing these "witch trials". Fina ...

Number of words: 916 | Number of pages: 4

A Comparison And Contrast In Both A's Worn By Hester And Dimmesdale

... of the extremity of their sins. Where Hester's A is beautiful and artistically done ("fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her bosom; pg.37) her interpretation of the extremity of her sins is one of self composure and nonchalantness. She views her sins solely as a "violation in the natural order" of the environment and therefore cannot even perceive her sin as being evil except through outside brainwashing. While Dimmesdale's personal interpretation as to the extremity of his own sins is a "violation of God's law," which ...

Number of words: 582 | Number of pages: 3

The Mayor Of Casterbridge: Micheal Henchard Left Lonely And Depressed

... he wants to take his life. Henchard could not love the Elizabeth-Jane who lived with him as his daughter. He knew that she was not his own so he became bitter towards her. For many years he treated her unkindly and left her thinking he was her father. When Elizabeth-Jane wants to move out of the house he is quick to let her go. When he learns she is departing immediatly he tries to persuade her to stay. He does not want to lose her although he considers her a hassal. During the time period while she is away Henchard is lonly and depressed. ...

Number of words: 660 | Number of pages: 3

Of Mice And Men - Hopes And Dr

... his or her land. Lennie, the mentally retarded brute, is childly amused of the dream. He loves soft things, and touching them; and when George tells of the rabbits they will have on the farm, Lennie shivers in joy. Candy is a much older man, who has lost his hand. He isn’t worth as much to the ranch’s employer as the other men, so he fears unemployment. He too dreams of a better life. One day, in the bunkhouse, he overhears George and Lennie talking about their future plans. “You know a place like that?” [Candy, p. 59] George immed ...

Number of words: 381 | Number of pages: 2

The Scarlet Letter: The Puritans Are Wrong In Thinking That Pearl Is Wicked

... of Pearl as an infant and toddler, nature imagery emphasizes Pearl's startling beauty and unpredictable, yet innocent, character. Pearl's beauty and innocence are apparent from the time of her birth. Hawthorne describes Pearl's "innocent life [as] a lovely and immortal flower"(Hawthorne 81). Even though Pearl is a product of the "guilty passion"(81) between Hester and Dimmesdale, both her soul and her body are untainted and flawless. Hester notices that Pearl has no physical defects, but Pearl's character has an unexplainable aspect ...

Number of words: 1794 | Number of pages: 7

Pride In The Iliad

... Achilles. He could have taken safety within the walls of Troy, or disappeared into a mass of his comrades, but Hector chose to stand his ground and confront Achilles. "Ah for a young man all looks fine and noble if he goes down in war…he lies there dead…but whatever death lays bare, all wounds are marks of glory." If Hector had salvaged his pride and retreated to safety, he would have lived to defend Troy. Therefore, the possibility arises that he could have stopped the onslaught of the Acheans altogether, and won the war for the Troja ...

Number of words: 561 | Number of pages: 3

Christian Or Hypocrite

... to survive. The story begins with Mr. Shelby, Tom's master, discussing business with Mr. Haley, who is a slave trader. Mr. Shelby is in debt to Mr. Haley and is forced to give up a couple of his slaves. Mr. Shelby makes a deal to trade his best servant Tom. Mr. Shelby also agrees to give up a small boy that belongs to Eliza, his wife's servant. When Eliza hears about her child's fate, she decides to take him and run away. Tom decides to stay and go with the slave trader. Eliza escapes with her son safely to Canada. Tom is trad ...

Number of words: 1340 | Number of pages: 5

The Revolt Of Mother: The Power Of Decision

... lives forty years with a suppressed dream—a new house promised to her after her wedding. She lives with the everyday routine of cleaning the house and cooking pies for the family. This shows the stagnation of her everyday existence; an existence brought about by forty years of non- decision. Mother stays content with her shack. "She was a masterly keeper of her box of a house. Her one living room never seemed to have in it any of the dust which the friction of life with inanimate matter produces"(LACpg.284). This shows the lack of empower ...

Number of words: 1259 | Number of pages: 5

Summary Of "The Grapes Of Wrath"

... of hate and prejudice. The Joads dream of owning a nice white house and being overwhelmed with fruit was quickly put to end after their first night in California. Ma says, "But I like to think how nice it's gonna be, maybe, in California. Never cold. An' fruite ever'place, an' people just bein' in the nicest places, little white houses in among the orange trees." They had been lied to by the handbills and other propaganda that was circulating in the dust bowl region. The growers in California knew that the people of the dust bo ...

Number of words: 1217 | Number of pages: 5

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

... is the case when McMurphy coming from the "real" world, a society where a person can do what he pleases, is associated with the mental ward patients, whose lives are completely controlled by their nurses and their routines. McMurphy and the patients have a significant effect on each other. The mental ward and the world that McMurphy comes from are completely different. The mental ward is completely based on rules. The patients' lives are based on the routine that their nurse, Nurse Ratched, has established for them. Nurse Ratched believes ...

Number of words: 725 | Number of pages: 3

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