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The Picture Of Dorian Gray

... 24). Basil immediately notices him, however Basil is afraid to talk to him. His reason for this is that he does "not want any external influence in [his] life" (Wilde 24). This is almost a paradox in that it is eventually his own internal influence that destroys him. Wilde does this many times throughout the book. He loved using paradoxes and that is why Lord Henry, the character most similar to Wilde, is quoted as being called "Price Paradox." Although Dorian and Basil end up hating each other, they do enjoy meeting each other for the fir ...

Number of words: 853 | Number of pages: 4

Snow Falling On Cedars: Ishmael And Hatsue

... him and that she was still learning what love really is. She moved on with her life, whereas Ishmael could not. Ishmael’s view of love did not change throughout the novel. He met Hatsue as a child, and formed the idea that he loved her through his limited knowledge and through his adolescent view of relationships. His love was simplistic, yet real. He had concrete reasons for his love. He enjoyed being with her. He looked forward to meeting her in the hollow cedar tree. He went out of his way to see her, even if she did not see him. He thou ...

Number of words: 1004 | Number of pages: 4

The Crucible: John Proctor

... trait that suits John Proctor well. When Proctor tried to convince everyone that the girls were lying, was an instance of bravery because children were thought of as the vice of god and they were pure of blemishes. Proctor also fought the court trying to keep them from convicting his spouse even though nobody else would dare to do. Another quality that made him brave was when he confessed to the court that he had an affair with Abigail just to save his life. That John Proctor is brave, is obvious but ha can also be very extreme at some times ...

Number of words: 453 | Number of pages: 2

Analysis Of The Epilogue Of Th

... be to go to Naples and reclaim his dukedom, but he doesn't want to do that because he has already "pardoned the deceiver" who took his position many years ago. Prospero then says something a little strange, but it makes sense in the context of the story, he ask us to "release [him] from [his] bands with the help of your good hands." In other words, clap so that the sails of the boats his friends are riding in will be safely returned and Prospero can be "relieved by prayer" of the audience. All of what Prospero has said is very nice cute, but ...

Number of words: 580 | Number of pages: 3

The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Society And Nature

... either a god or a sanctuary. Like a god, the river guides Huck on his journey. It pulls Huck downstream where he meets new people such as the scheming duke and king and the Grangerson family, and also reunites him with old friends, such as Jim, the runaway slave. The river can also represent a sanctuary to Huck as well. It is a place for him to run to, to escape the life he doesn’ t want. It is a safe haven from his father who wants nothing but his son’s money. The reason Huck turns to the river in the first place is to escape from his ...

Number of words: 489 | Number of pages: 2

The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby Is A Pathetic Character

... her willingness to exchange it for a life of love. But Daisy's discontent, like her sophistication, is a pose."(Aldridge 36) The fact is, Daisy has almost all of the things that a woman could want out of a marriage. She is very wealthy, she has a beautiful daughter, and her relationship with her husband is of a comfortable nature. It is true that her life is not very exciting, but it is unreasonable to think that she would trade all that she had in her marriage to Tom Buchanan for Jay Gatsby. At that time, divorce was very uncommon, an ...

Number of words: 1284 | Number of pages: 5

Visions Of The Future

... the topic and his main concerns about the visions of the future. Still only one hundred years ago, people were blindly optimistic about science. All work and products were created by man. People were not so concerned about making their work more efficient, easier, or better productive. The Scientific Revolution began to change many opinion of views of the people. The Scientific Revolution shaped the modern world by introducing mathematical and scientific theories. The formation of the empirical method , reason, and the laws of nature su ...

Number of words: 1193 | Number of pages: 5

Brave New World

... , we are confronted with a man, Bernard Marx. Bernard is inadequate to his colleagues. So he resorts to entertaining himself most evenings, without the company of a woman. This encourages his individual thought, and he realizes that independent thought is rewarding, and that he must strive to become a real individual. Although this is true to a certain extent, Bernard does not realize that he would much rather attain social recognition. At least, not until the opportunity presents itself. Thus, through a series of events, Bernard uses the c ...

Number of words: 1149 | Number of pages: 5

Scarlet Letter- Guilty Heart

... constant in the human character through this development is conscience. As conscience continues to consume all that is his very essence, the struggling Arthur Dimmesdale, illustrates Hawthorne's theme of the negative affects of a sin-stained conscience and a life of secrecy in The Scarlet Letter. In this story, an anguished Arthur Dimmesdale struggles to pacify his conscience and withhold the secret of his sin from being known. He did not reveal to anyone the revenge he felt in his heart, and he tried to keep anyone from realizing tha ...

Number of words: 1086 | Number of pages: 4

One Hundred Years Of Solitude

... have no control over it. To be alone, and forgotten, is their destiny. The novel begins with geographic isolation. Jose Arcadio Buendia shouts, "God damn it! Macondo is surrounded by water on all sides!" Whether it is, in truth, an island is irrelevant. The town believed itself to be cut off from the rest of the world. In addition, Jose Arcadio Buendia and Ursula are looking for solitude. The founding of Macondo was a result of escaping Jose Arcadio Buendia's murder of Prudencio Aguilar. Aguilar's ghost haunted them, eventually forc ...

Number of words: 561 | Number of pages: 3

Forrest Gump

... off they medals an thow them on the steps of the Capitol.” When it becomes his turn, he throws his Congressional Medal of Honor onto the steps. Instead of landing on the steps, it hit the Clerk of the U.S. Senate on the head. As a result, Forrest is arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon. These sorts of fiascoes happen during the course of this novel. Throughout the novel, Forrest is telling of his remarkable life that he has led. It starts when he is a child. When he was in school, he was transferred to a special school because ...

Number of words: 1013 | Number of pages: 4

Lives Of Dystopia Can Be Changed

... and successful in their attempts to change their lives. As both books unfold, the fear that these characters live in is unimaginable. It seems that they are being held hostage or being kept in prisons, yet they are almost completely free. Winston is living life on camera because of the telescreens that watch his every move, and Offred’s life is supervised by Aunts and guards regardless of the situation. She is taken to the bathroom, watched while she sleeps, and even though she is constantly being watched, her face cannot be s ...

Number of words: 2147 | Number of pages: 8

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