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Lord Of The Flies: About The Author

... what was needed for world destruction. It was during this time that Golding wrote the Lord of the Flies. The title itself suggests true evil and destruction; in Hebrew it is translated as Ba'alzevuv and in Greek, Beelzebub -- a pungent and suggested word for the Devil. This book is not about a group of young boys desolated on an island. It is about society; it is about about man, and it is about the true evil possessed within us all. Golding uses the property of setting in Lord of the Flies as the first hint of the evil within man a ...

Number of words: 566 | Number of pages: 3

Dolores Claiborne

... of Salena being raped by her father. Although Salena plays an important role in both the book and the movie, her roles in each are different. In the book, she is dependent on her mother until the point when her father begins to sexually abuse her. She then withdraws from everyone and tries to forget about the fact that it ever happened. In the movie, however, Salena has come back from New York to defend her mother after she has been accused of killing Vera Donovan. She has developed a drug abuse problem, just like her father. Salena is t ...

Number of words: 517 | Number of pages: 2

A Summary Of A Christmas Carol

... homeless people under a bridge, and a cemetery. 2). The four main characters in the book are Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew, Fred. First, lets examine Ebenezer Scrooge, since he is the main character of the story, All 3 ghosts visit him. Through him, the lesson of the story is to be learned. In the book, he is made out to be Anti-Christmas and he is constantly commented about by characters in the book, some feeling pity, others feeling hostility. "External heat and cold had little influence on ...

Number of words: 1769 | Number of pages: 7

Catcher In The Rye - A Sequel

... after speaking to Mr.Spencer we have decided to send you to Loomis Chaffee. “Loomis Chaffee!” I said, trying to keep my cool. Why and how did you choose Loomis Chaffee? Then they gave me that same old response. Well Mr.Spencer teaches at a prep school and. I didn't let them finish the sentence. “NO!” I exclaimed. I refuse to go to one of those prep schools, all of the little kids are phonies. But then as abruptly as that little conversation started, it ended. They said, “You are going come Saturday and you can't do a thing about it. ...

Number of words: 457 | Number of pages: 2

A Critique Of "Gone To Soldiers" By Marge Piercy

... by hiding resisting French Jews. Piercy makes history exciting by making each character really experience love and hate and the mundane daily struggles of the individual. I completely enjoyed Gone to Soldiers, because several main characters prevented me from getting bored and kept me reading to find out what was going to happen to each person next. I really enjoyed the profile of Louise Kahan a female Jewish American writer, because she is independent and strong willed. An example of her strength and belief in herself Louise did not inst ...

Number of words: 497 | Number of pages: 2

Old Man And The Sea, Santiago

... Sea in 1952, which has the main character Santiago alone for the majority of the novel. Santiago is a tragic man because of his capacity for suffering, sense of commitment, and refusal to surrender. The tragic man has a high endurance for anguish. He believes strongly in what he is doing, feels guilt and guiltlessness at the same time and therefore, he suffers. He attempts to justify his behavior but does not convince himself. Santiago believes in killing the giant marlin but he knows the fish is his brother. He struggles over whether h ...

Number of words: 873 | Number of pages: 4

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie Crawford

... (once by her own gun-wielding hand)-she kept a death-grip commitment to live on her own terms, relying only on her own guts, creativity, strength, and passion, and the power she drew from her community, to pull her through. In Janie, Hurston created a character that reflected her own strong belief that the most important mission we have is to discover ourselves. Janie Crawford was raised in the household of her grandmother, Nanny Crawford, a maid and a former slave. Janie, like her mother before her, was born of rape, and Nanny is committed t ...

Number of words: 1181 | Number of pages: 5

Themes In Ellen Foster

... lost children were taken in and loved. There is an example of symbolism used throughout the novel Ellen Foster. The microscope is a symbol used throughout the whole novel. This was something that Ellen held very dearly. In all the places she went, Ellen took this with her every place. When she was bored this amused her. She even told Dora that it was a gift given to her by her “imaginary” boyfriend. Ellen kept the microscope hidden from other people. She didn’t want people to break it. Ellen kind of kept her life secretive from ...

Number of words: 412 | Number of pages: 2

Foreshadowing Destiny(great Ga

... The motif of reckless driving is also symbolic of blindness. Jordan, Daisy, Tom and the other "jet-setters" of the twenties drive recklessly; they would rather not know what lies beyond the corner than take precaution. So caught up in the frenzy of having fun, they risk thoughtlessly their own lives and the lives of others. Nick states to Jordan, "You're a rotten driver. Either you ought to be more careful, or you oughtn't drive." Jordan responds, "They'll keep out of my way. It takes two to make an accident." Fitzgerald attacks the motif o ...

Number of words: 481 | Number of pages: 2

Hesse's Siddhartha: Siddhartha's Character

... longed for through his diversity, and he shrewdly applied it to compose his accurate philosophies of everyday life. Siddhartha's character exemplifies the insatiable feeling that everybody harbors. He stood for a unity of individuals. He stood for their thirst, and most importantly he stood for their ultimate quench; He stood for the insatiable feelings that all people have and need to eventually fill. As the Brahmin's son, Siddhartha could not contain himself. He was restless and felt that he had learned all he had to lear ...

Number of words: 1087 | Number of pages: 4

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 to ...

Number of words: 1314 | Number of pages: 5

Summary Of Rosen's "My Lost World: A Survivor's Tale"

... Family, part one, is a five-chapter summary of the Rosen's immediate and extended family. Sara goes into great detail of a who's who in this particular Jewish family. She names cousins, aunts, uncles, and so on. Further, Sara explains the traditions and practices of the Judaic tradition. She carefully goes through each holiday, describing what food is eaten, which prayers are recited, and the typical clothing attire worn during these times. Sara came from a very large family. Thus having many stories and memories to tell in ...

Number of words: 817 | Number of pages: 3

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