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Hypocrites In Huckleberry Finn

... is taken into the home of the Grangerfords where he sees much of the hypocrisy of Southern society firsthand, especially through false notions of aristocracy. Huck observes that "[He] hadn't seen no house out in the country before that had so much style."(97) The Grangerfords house, is seen as a grand house to those inside. This fancy house makes a visitor think of the sophisticated homes in town, however they are still back country people who only view their home as having style for the things inside. In the parlor of t ...

Number of words: 915 | Number of pages: 4

To Kill A Mockingbird: Trading Places With Atticus Finch

... invited that poor kid to eat at his house for lunch. That was very kind of him. I wouldn't have invited him in the first place, as it was the depression, and I wouldn't exactly call the Finches rich, either. I would like to try life in his shoes, because he was such an outstanding member of the community. Also, I would like to see what life was like back then in the South. There are many things I would enjoy seeing, such as the average citizen's political views, or if the average citizen even had one. It would also be fun to see ...

Number of words: 385 | Number of pages: 2

The Hobbit: A Review

... Baggins. The unpredictable wizard Gandalf is also a high point in The Hobbit. Coming and leaving at odd times and at his own will makes Gandalf realistically human. Each dwarf also has his own unique points and personality. The setting of The Hobbit is also captivating. Tolkien's elaborate descriptions of all the places in the story are wonderful. Most scenes in The Hobbit are dark and mysterious, which I thought added to the grave mood of the story. The story of Bilbo's adventures is so dangerous that the many settings of the novel had to ...

Number of words: 467 | Number of pages: 2

True Cristian Kindness- Mercha

... by two characters--the Duke, 3 times, and Portia, in her guise as the lawyer Balthazar, 10 times. Mercy is never mentioned by Shylock, implying either that he does not believe in it, or that he sees a hidden motive behind the Christians' insistence that he should be merciful to Antonio. In the trial scene, mercy and revenge reveal the true nature of Venetian society as insecure, hypocritical and vengeful. The Christian values are seen as insecure by the way that they are practiced. Mercy is a Christian value associated with the New Testam ...

Number of words: 886 | Number of pages: 4

Huck Finn Racism

... one would realize that it is not racist, but anti-slavery. For someone to think that Twain considering the era was racist would ludicrous. Considering that Mark Twain is a revolutionary writer and must use detail from an era to make the story unique he shouldn’t be considered racist. Their time period is set around the Civil War which was fought for abolishment of slavery. Huck to some people would be the argument for Twain’s racism, but Huck was raised from a boy by people with extreme hatred towards blacks such like Pap and Mi ...

Number of words: 629 | Number of pages: 3

Book Review: Darkness, Be My Friend

... district were abducted and locked into the show grounds by armed soldiers who are taking over Australia. After finding this, they go on to perform numerous terrorist activities around the district to hamper the enemy's progress. These including blowing up a bridge on a major convoy route, attacking an important bay used for supplies and in Darkness, Be My Friend, the teenagers set out from New Zealand to assist a small group of elite New Zealand soldiers attack the new airbase that has been built in their town. In this book, the New Zealand so ...

Number of words: 653 | Number of pages: 3

Pearl's Contribution To The Scarlet Letter

... makes her blend into some situations and not into others. Pearl was portrayed as a stereotypical "victim of Hester's sin", adultery, because as she walks through town with her mother the other kids shout and curse at her. Pearl takes it in stride and defends her mother and fends off the evil children. The adults of Boston, mostly Puritans, talk behind Hester's back about the child being one of a sinner. Another common stereotype filled by Pearl is whenever an adult is occupied with something then the child finds something to do. When Hest ...

Number of words: 853 | Number of pages: 4

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

... and important to the story. Arguably it is more important theme of the book, than the issue of mental illness, which forms the setting and the core of the novel. The leader figure in the ward is Big Nurse, who has complete control over the ward. Any decisions that are made over a patient or with regards the running of the ward must go through Big Nurse first. She is seen by the Chief as being almost mechanical in her approach to her running of the ward: She’s got that bag full of a thousand parts she aims to use in her duties t ...

Number of words: 2321 | Number of pages: 9

The Theme Of Nature In Tess Of The D'Urbervilles

... sky, and lucius springtime at the dairy. It is significant that he uses nature, because in doing so Hardy is not only able to signify feeling, but show Tess's change of emotion by using it in parallel with the changes nature undergoes. In this way, the various images of nature are used to interpret Tess's divergent and varying feelings. The first images Hardy uses with Tess are those that portray a sense of innocence and purity. By saying, "every girl carried in her left (hand) a bunch of white flowers. . . their hair reflected in the s ...

Number of words: 1113 | Number of pages: 5

Snow Falling On Cedars

... casements.", the weather is shown to be cold and snowy but not entirely unpleasant. This is a parallel to the trial, it has just begun and the reader is yet to learn of the crime committed and discover the people and circumstances which the town is in the midst of. The novel flashes back to the childhood lives of the characters, the setting here is one of innocence. The reader is given the chance to view each character in their youth, a time when racism, prejudice and adult issues were not heeded. Kabuo and Carl are depicted as friends, they ...

Number of words: 1415 | Number of pages: 6

The Chrysanthemums: Elisa Allen Comes To Life

... Elise Allen in both her physical appearance and character personality traits. Steinbeck begins his narrative with a very detailed physical description of Elisa. She is a thirty-five year old women living in Selemas Valley in central California (304). She has a “lean and strong”(304) face. Elisa’s eyes are “as clean as water” (304). Her figure appears “blocked and heavy in her gardening costume” (304). She had on a pair of “clodhopper shoes” and a “ ...

Number of words: 483 | Number of pages: 2

The Odyssey - Comparing The Ro

... very small roles other than Rex O’Herolan’s personal cheerleaders. However, in the epic poem, The Odyssey, Homer gave souls and personalities to his female characters. Women are not in the story just to please Odysseus; they are important and independent characters that help him on his heroic journey. The women in The Odyssey are essential in Homer’s poem: they not only act as a voice of reason and care, but are the deceptive and deceiving characters that add an intangible mystery. In “Rustler’s Rhapsody&# ...

Number of words: 851 | Number of pages: 4

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