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Summary Of Walden Pond

... in this comparatively free country, though mere ignorance and mistake, are so occupied with the factitious cares and superfluously coarse labors of life that is finer fruits cannot be plucked by them." This to me means that people care more about the fine things in life and easier work instead of nature's gifts and hard work. Thoreau draws a parallel between others preoccupation with money and his own enjoyment of non-monetary wealth. Thoreau's statement " A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to leave alone" ...

Number of words: 745 | Number of pages: 3

Frankenstein Protagonist And A

... strive to achieve his goal by any means necessary. Victor becomes so blinded by his passion for his goal that he fails to see the evil in what he is achieving. Nature, on the other hand, is the obvious protagonist, because Nature has not done anything. The role of antagonist and protagonist changes throughout the rest of the novel, but nevertheless, Victor is the antagonist because of the theme man cannot augment nature without destroying the very thing he is attempting to perfect. When the monster (also Nature) is created, the role of anta ...

Number of words: 549 | Number of pages: 2

Enders Game--enders Empathic A

... ability as both a physical and psychological defense against the many truculent characters in his life, such as his enemy in school, Stilson, and his older brother, Peter. The usefulness and necessity of Ender's empathy manifest themselves again at the battle school, where it helps Ender immeasurably to defeat his enemies, both in and out of the game room. Lastly, towards the novel's end, Ender's empathy takes on a much more universal significance when it first allows him to win the war for humanity against the buggers, and then at last is ...

Number of words: 1538 | Number of pages: 6

Beauty And The Beast

... over the years? How have the fairy tales of affected the children of yesterday, today and tomorrow? I hope to show how fairy tales, more importantly , is helpful to children in many ways, but mostly by teaching them the way that they should act in society. There are three very important lessons that teaches us. First, and probably, the biggest one, is that beauty is only skin deep. It is what is on the inside that counts. Second, which ties in with the first lesson is, don’t be too greedy because you will only be looking for the beau ...

Number of words: 1962 | Number of pages: 8

Lives Of Saints: Christina's Strength In Resisting Society's Demands

... further growth and development a difficult task. As a result the community only tolerates acquiescence and conformity. Like the character Cristina in Nino Ricci's novel Lives of the Saints, it is only the most tenacious that can resist caving in to the pressure. Often, this deviance can harm others, not just the dissident. Vittorio is continually badgered for the deeds his mother performed, and he is too innocent to realize that, her independence of spirit is the reason. As well, Cristina's father does not see past the cloud which has sl ...

Number of words: 488 | Number of pages: 2

All Quiet On The Western Front

... Paul and his friends visit their classmate Kemmerich, dying from a leg amputation. All Muller can talk about is who will get Kemmerich's fine leather boots. The more sensitive Kropp laughs bitterly at Kantorek's having called them Iron Youth. Lounging around the next few days, Paul recalls the basic training methods of Corporal Himmelstoss. Cruel as he was, Himmelstoss did a lot more than Kantorek to toughen them for battle. Alone with Kemmerich, Paul can hardly bear it when his friend dies and all the orderly cares about is getting the ...

Number of words: 1346 | Number of pages: 5

Paradise Lost

... Satan as an Archillean hero motivated by a sense of injured merit and also as an Odyssean hero of wiles and craft; the description of Satan's perilous Odyssey to find a new homeland; and the battle scenes in heaven. . . . The poem also incorporates a Hesiodic gigantomachy; numerous Ovidian metamorphoses; an Ariostan Paradise of Fools; [and] Spenserian allegorical figures (Sin and Death) . . . . (3) There were changes, however, as John M. Steadman makes clear: The regularity with which Milton frequently conforms to principles of epic structure ...

Number of words: 3207 | Number of pages: 12

Laidlaw

... character of Cheif Detective Inspector Jack , he is the main character and the most memorable one. He is the spearhead of the investigations into the murder of a teenage girl , he has to do this in a city of hard men, villains and fat cat businessmen. To look more deeper into the mysterious character of and his personality , we need to look at his interests and prejudices , is the main focus , in this novel and he captures everyone’s imagination and thoughts . He is an unorthodox detective who is always wondering about the natur ...

Number of words: 1349 | Number of pages: 5

The Cask Of Amontllado

... to convince him to leave the carnival and sample some Amontllado that he had supposedly just purchased. Montresor keeps mentioning that he was on the way to have Luchresi sample the wine and get his opinion on its authenticity. He knows that Fortunato would never give up an opportunity to sample such a fine wine, nor would his ego allow an "inferior" connoisseur to judge the quality of the wine. The way in which Montresor manipulates Fortunato's ego is masterful. Montresor knows the servants have left for the evening because he ordered the ...

Number of words: 459 | Number of pages: 2

Morrison's Beloved: A Review

... for emancipation of blacks. Mr. Bodwin represents a time in history where slavery starts to come into question. People (white) started to realize this travesty and begin to speak up and act towards the abolition of slavery. The abolitionists begin a process which will eventually end in the 60's where blacks will attain complete freedom. They begin a legacy of freedom fighters that will not stop till blacks receive the right they so deserved. Future leaders of known fame will be Malcolm X and Martin Luther King which will carry on th ...

Number of words: 518 | Number of pages: 2

Jane Eyre: Jane's Love For Rochester

... she flees to another part of England where she meets St. John, a man who she does find good looking, but doesn't like his personality. From here she returns to Thornfield where she marries Rochester. If Jane had gone through her life looking for beauty instead of someone who shared a mental similarity with her, she never would of found happiness. Jane is attracted to Rochester, even though she does not find him to be handsome. "...it was not easy to give an impromptu answer to a question about appearances; that tastes mostly differ; and ...

Number of words: 626 | Number of pages: 3

Sphere: Summary

... Many personality conflict arise. At one point communication is almost permanently lost with the surface world. An idea the spacecraft is from the future is shortly lived. Once the Sphere is opened, total anarchy takes control of the scientists lives. A monstrous squid, 15 times the size of a normally larger squid, emerges and destroys the living quarters of the scientists. Now they are forced to live in the spacecraft with all communication lost with the outside world. Killer shrimp, fire, and internal floods follow the introduct ...

Number of words: 361 | Number of pages: 2

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