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Jane Eyre 6

... Mrs. Reed cast all punishment on Jane. One day Jane was placed in the red-room, so she curled up with a book. While slowly browsing through Bewick's History of British Birds Jane took a special notice of "the solitary rocks and promontories." (Bronte 2) The reader comprehended Miss Eyre's feelings of desolation and loneliness. After spending a sleepless night in the room, Jane looked out upon daylight to find "rain still beating continuously on the staircase window." Her "habitual mood of humiliation, self-doubt, and forlorn depression" ...

Number of words: 1438 | Number of pages: 6

Siddhartha

... The tortured adolescent who is cruelly oppressed by the "system," usually the expectations of his parents and teachers. *In his last twenty years, Hesse lived in seclusion and published little. He died in 1962, just before his works became popular in the United States. Literary period/country *Contemporary/Ancient India Characters *Siddhartha -Protagonist -Main character in action -He is stubborn in his quest and yet honored by his community and relatives. *Govinda -Siddhartha's psychological alter ego -Main character's fri ...

Number of words: 1517 | Number of pages: 6

Oedipus Rex 7

... paper and passages from the text will be cited in support of this thesis. At the moment of his birth, Oedipus received a reading from the Delphic Oracle which stated that the baby was destined to grow up to murder his father and marry his mother. Shocked, his parents (King Laios and Queen Locaste of Thebes) try to circumvent Hera’s curse by turning the infant over to a loyal servant (The Theban Shepherd) to take to the top Mt. Cithaeron to be killed. After nailing his ankles together and leaving him to die of the elements, the old s ...

Number of words: 1113 | Number of pages: 5

The Devil In Disguise

... broken glass" (592) all suggest that he is evil in some way. "His whole face was a mask, [Connie] thought wildly, tanned down onto his throat but then running out as if he had plastered make-up on his face but had forgotten about his throat" (596). This indicates that Friend is not of human race, and he is using the mask to cover his face and shield his true identity from Connie. Also, Arnold's boots "must have been stuffed with something so that he would seem taller" (596-7). The fact that Friend is short could mean he is an elf or dwar ...

Number of words: 585 | Number of pages: 3

Macbeth Is Not A Villain...

... and sympathy. This would not be the case if Macbeth was a totally vile and reprehensible villain, and thus the tragedy of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is clear. Macbeth was certainly no villain to begin with. He is introduced to us as a man of great honour, nobility and strength of morals. He is held in high regard by King Duncan, who addresses him as “valiant cousin, worthy gentleman”- so highly, in fact, that Macbeth is granted a promotion over Banquo (who seems to be of an extremely worthy and loyal character). But there is a ...

Number of words: 2426 | Number of pages: 9

Romeo & Juliet Basic Summary

... empty corner of the room. They talk and they kiss. Juliet finds out Romeo is a Montague and Romeo finds out Juliet is a Capulet. Romeo stays after the party and sneaks into the Capulet's orchard and tries to confront Juliet. He sees her and listens to her talk. Then he speaks to her and prepossess to her. She accepts and they are to be married the next day. Romeo finds Friar Lawrence and asks them to marry himself and Juliet. Friar apprehensively agrees in hope of ending the feud of the two families. Juliet sends her nurse to find ...

Number of words: 375 | Number of pages: 2

Gregory

... stockholm syndome, the "phenomenon in which hostages and their keepers develop bonds despite their adversary positions". This idea played a major role in and will be looked at in greater depth as I explore the true meaning of honor and how it played an equal role in this story. At this time, I pose the question, "what is honor ?". Honor is the feeling or expression of admiration, respect or esteem. To whom did the Executioner's honor belong? To Headquarters? To ? Well, this changed, not only in direction but also in intensity. At first, ...

Number of words: 861 | Number of pages: 4

All Quite On The Western Front

... yet the harassment only brought them closer together and developed a strong spirit amongst them. Katczinsky, or Kat, was soon shown to be a master scavenger, being able to provide the group with food or virtually anything else; on this basis Paul and him grew quite close. Paul's unit was assigned to lay barbed wire on the front line, and a sudden shelling resulted in the severe wounding of a recruit that Paul had comforted earlier. Paul and Kat again strongly questioned the War. After Paul's company were returned to the huts behind the ...

Number of words: 1072 | Number of pages: 4

Chaucers The Wife Of Bath

... not represent women as the typical weak gender but she is a medieval woman at her most eloquent and her most basic (Jones, pp. 1). The Wife of Bath is essentially a conformist and though her behavior at times may seem out of hand, her needs are really quite normal. Put simply, she likes men and does not like sleeping alone. She tries hard to fulfill these needs but as far as Chaucer tells she had remained faithful to each of her five former husbands when they were alive. She flirts and is familiar with men but she nowhere does she actually ...

Number of words: 956 | Number of pages: 4

Oedipus: The Mysteries Of Fate

... to be responsible for the wonders of science, and the vagaries of human nature; therefore, according to the facts of this story, Oedipus was a true victim of fate for several reasons. Laius and Jocasta, the childless king and queen of Thebes, were told by the god Apollo that their son would kill his father and marry his mother (page 56). A son was born to them, and they tried to make sure that the prophecy would not come true. They drove a metal pin through the infants ankles and gave it to a shepherd, with instructions to leave it to d ...

Number of words: 858 | Number of pages: 4

Howl & Kaddish By Allen Ginsberg

... decade of the 1950’s was a time of change. America and the world was experiencing a transition from innocence to a more knowledgeable society. Revolutions in all aspects of life were going on: civil rights, sexual, rock and roll and the introduction of new experimental drugs in the communities of San Francisco and Greenwich Village. Out of all of these revolutions came the beat generation, a group of young Bohemian writers who wrote and thought about the things that Americans used to "throw under the rug". Names can be mentioned: ...

Number of words: 2615 | Number of pages: 10

Oedipus Rex

... supposed father's death. Through this, Oedipus also finds out that his parents are not what he believes. And that he really has no idea who or what he is. The play follows recognition because, when the shepherd who saved Oedipus arrives, he finds out the truth behind his life and that he had fullifilled the prophecy. As the text states: " Shepherd: If you must be told then...they said it was Laios' child. but it is your wife who could tell you about that. (Text Omitted for space purposes) Shepherd: There had been proph ...

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