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Huck Finn - Jim

... To begin with, among the many characteristics of Jim, his compassionate nature shows throughout the book. When Huck and Jim come across the floating boathouse, Jim finds a dead man inside. He advises Huck not to look as he says, "It’s a dead man... dead two er three days... come in Huck, but doan’ look at his face." At the end of the book the reader finds out that the dead man turns out as Huck’s father. Further on down the river, Huck and Jim engage in a deep conversation. Jim speaks of the family he feels he has left be ...

Number of words: 949 | Number of pages: 4

Summary Of The Great Gatsby

... from Yale University in 1915, and just a little later he was in the Great War. When he came back he decided to go East and learn the bond business. He came East permanently in the spring of 1922. He found a house on the island which extends due East of New York. He has a beautiful house in a place called West Egg. That was on Long Island. He made contact with his neighbor living closest to him, Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby was a very rich man with an enormous property. His house had a big lawn, a swimming pool and an exclusive garden. ...

Number of words: 476 | Number of pages: 2

Analysis Of The Works Of Herman Melville And Nathaniel Hawthorne

... without letting obstacles get in the way. Hawthorne wrote in The Scarlet Letter of a woman who had to face reality and accept it, Melville takes a different approach demonstrating the potential disasters of one who refuse to accept it. Melville was influenced by the individualism represented in Hester and tried to express its importance through Ishmael. Finally, the conflict between good and evil was displayed between Melville's characters, Ishmael and Ahab, as it had been between Hester and society. Hawthorne gave numerous suggestio ...

Number of words: 1273 | Number of pages: 5

Damsels In Address

... the Fairy Tale," I agree with the assertion that positive traits in fairy tale indicate reward, while the negative characteristics bring misfortune. A heroine in a fairy tale is to be seen as a mentor, a model to easily portray what is right, and what is inherently wrong. For instance, a passive heroine proves to bring eventual reward through pain and suffering, while a female who is assertive, either mentally or physically, is shunned. Suggestions integrated throughout the text of the three tales provide strong evidence as to the d ...

Number of words: 1367 | Number of pages: 5

Animal Farm - Power Corrupts

... seventh chapter, Squealer responds to Boxer's question of whether Snowball fought bravely at the Battle of the Cowshed by making Snowball look deceiving. He says, "That was our mistake, comrade. For we know now – it is all written down in secret documents that we have found – in reality he was trying to lure us to our doom." This quote proves that propaganda was used to make Napoleon look good and his opponents look evil. One of many reasons Napoleon and Squealer get away with these false allegations is that the animals are too dumb to r ...

Number of words: 445 | Number of pages: 2

American History Vs. American Literature

... writings were sent back to friends in England. Most of them were dull, but some were humorous and enlivened with lively stories.As the country grew, men began to think more and more about governing themselves. Writings about politics and society became more popular. A note of liberty and rebellion were read in almost every kind of American Literature. There were many famous American authors who helped bring America a sense of liberty, history, courage, and romance. They gave us a greater and in better depth insight of our past. Authors such a ...

Number of words: 409 | Number of pages: 2

Character Essay Of Charlie

... stress with obnoxious repulsive acts. It is obvioous that Charlie's father drinks a lot of alcohol when Charlie states, "He put his arm around me, and I smelled my father the way my mother sniffs a rose. It was a rich compound of whiskey." what makes this statement so strong is that Charlie's father was on his lunch break, so apparently he was drinking at work. In additon, at all of the restaurants they went to, he would always demand, "If it isn't to much to ask of you- if it wouldn't be to much above and beyond the call of duty, we woul ...

Number of words: 458 | Number of pages: 2

The Openings Of The Time Machi

... Cold War era. It was written after the Second World War. The times, in which wells and Golding lived in, reflected on what was written in each of their stories. Wells lived in a time of peace and stability, as there hadn’t been a major war for 30 years, which was in 1865. This had an impact on what Wells wrote about in his story. There was an influence on who and what the characters were in the story, and how they lived and did things. The Morlocks are very similar to the miners of the Victorian times. The Morlocks lived underground and ...

Number of words: 2079 | Number of pages: 8

Macbeth: The Decent Into Madne

... factor which contributed to the deterioration of Macbeth was the prophesies, as told to him by the three witches. These original prophesies caused a chain reaction of events to occur within Macbeth, as well as within the world around him. Once aware of his own fate, Macbeth foolishly tried to control this entity, which greatly surpassed his own power and intelligence as a human being. His ignorance towards fate was the first element in this tangled web of deceit and obsession which worked against him. Macbeth's obsession with these prophes ...

Number of words: 1100 | Number of pages: 4

Secular Ethics

... ethics; medical ethics. Although I was unable to find a dictionary definition of the phrase "secular ethics", the meaning that can be derived from the two separate words is: The rules and principles that humans in general practice and respect in everyday life as opposed to the ethics of religion, politics, or medical treatment. I believe that secular ethics are a very significant part of everyone's life and every person must make decisions on what ethics to practice and live by. Secular ethics is very important for college students ...

Number of words: 368 | Number of pages: 2

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

... about an old man in the cafe, and each contemplate their life. The old man, who may be a reflection of Hemingway\'s anticipated aging, enjoys drinking in the cafe late at night. This may be a reflection of Hemingway\'s own writing in cafes in Paris. The old man prefers drinking late at night when the atmosphere is much more settled. The waiters kept a careful eye on the old man, as he has been known to leave without paying after too many drinks. As the two waiters monitor the old man, they younger waiter mentions that the old man tr ...

Number of words: 1551 | Number of pages: 6

Review Of A Time To Kill

... prejudice and the unfairness of treatment between the black and the white, of different races in our world. The film is set in the town of Canton, Mississippi. The movie begins with the cruel rape and attempted murder of a ten-year old girl. Her attackers are quickly found but, just before they are brought to trial, the girl's father guns them down and is himself put on trial for murder and attempted murder of a one-deputy. A simple story of revenge - except that this is the South, the murdered men are white, and the girl and her father are ...

Number of words: 656 | Number of pages: 3

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