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Jane Eyre Vs. Well, I Have Los

... that he had another wife. Jane never stopped loving Mr. Rochester, and he never stopped loving her; but Jane "knew what [she] must do-and do soon..." (pg. 299) And that was to leave him. Even though there were many logical reasons to over-ride her excuses, Jane had to stay true to herself. "I care for myself" (pg. 302) is her primary motive. Jane knew she had to go, or else she would be reminded everyday of the man who she could not have, because of another woman, and in doing so, causing herself a great deal of unnecessary pain. Anothe ...

Number of words: 308 | Number of pages: 2

Short Stories By Hemingway: Nick Adams

... giving birth to a child and Nick's dad is dedicated to performing as a doctor by helping the woman with her birth. Nick decides to go along with his father. The birth was a very brutal process, with only a pen knife and fishing leader and with no anesthesia for the woman, it was hard not to be. In the process of the woman giving birth, the husband of the woman could not bear the pain he was feeling for his wife and decided to cut his throat. Nick witnessed life and death first hand in this story. Nick who has observed the proceedings ask ...

Number of words: 705 | Number of pages: 3

Worn Path 2

... The conflict being illustrated is that of an individual versus society and the four problems that Phoenix faces as a result of this was her old age, her health, her grandson’s health and her state of poverty. "Her eyes were blue with age. Her skin had a pattern all its own of numberless branching wrinkles…" (paragraph 2). This quotation was one of many indications of Phoenix Jackson’s old age. Normally, in society there are benefits for the elderly and those that often plagues people at an old age. There are various ...

Number of words: 885 | Number of pages: 4

Achilles And Socrates

... lives and dies in the pursuit of honor and glory. Achilles place as a hero depended upon the understanding of his place in society, and performing with the expectations society had for him. He freely accepted the natural pattern of a hero, consisting of a hero's suffering and a hero's death. In Greek mythology there is no concrete concept of afterlife, so winning and glory then becomes the way to a meaningful life. To Homeric Greeks, death symbolized the loss of all things that were good, but there was one thing that would have been ...

Number of words: 1249 | Number of pages: 5

The Ruined Cottage

... unpleasant the young narrator is and tells him that he does not see the same things that he, Armytage sees. Armytage tells him the story behind this old abandoned house. While Armytage tells his story to the young narrator the young narrator forgets how unpleasant he was at the abandoned house. Armytage tells his story so well that the young narrator leaves with a new knowledge. The second example of a storyteller telling an effective story is in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." The Ancient Mariner mesmerizes on e of three wedding guests ...

Number of words: 342 | Number of pages: 2

Black Like Me

... American races did not exist, neither race really knew what it was like for the other. Due to this, Griffin felt the only way to know the truth was to become a black man and travel through the South. His trip was financed by the internationally distributed Negro magazine Sepia in exchange for the right to print excerpts from the finished product. After three weeks in the Deep South as a black man John Howard Griffin produced a 188-page journal covering his transition into the black race, his travels and experiences in the South, the ...

Number of words: 1749 | Number of pages: 7

Lord Of The Flies As A Religio

... Flies is an allegeory showing the fight between Christian and Pagan values. The character that more than anyone represetns Christianity in the book is Simon. The first time you read through the story, he is probably the character that is the hardest to describe and find a purpose for. He is different and does not fit in among the other boys,But if you go deeper into the book, it becomes more and more obvious that Simon's life on the island is strikingly similar to the life of another person that did not fit in. A person that lived some 2 ...

Number of words: 623 | Number of pages: 3

Joy Luck Club

... and kind much like some parents. Then we have winter which is not as nice, it gets colder and angrier at people, just like parent’s get angrier at their children. Then beautiful and warm summer comes back. In the story June’s Mom was like winter, cold and angry at June. She was angry at June for not being obedient, not doing what she told her to, and ruining her reputation in her little circle of friends. This one time June’s Mom basically forced June to take piano lessons, because she wanted June to be prodigy. June did take t ...

Number of words: 463 | Number of pages: 2

Why Do People Fight Wars

... clear as to which power is stronger. I could have found a million answers but none of them seemed to satisfy my equally curious and terribly scientific mind .and not only that it is the difficulty of telling a tender little soul that we're now in the process of planting more and more evil everyday that it's become impossible to control it's devilish crops. That each new day we're causing millions and millions of people to suffer and even die just because we can't "discuss matters" anymore. Sometimes i wonder is this "do or die " method g ...

Number of words: 399 | Number of pages: 2

Lolita (Film And Novel Compari

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Jon Donne - Alediction Forbidd

... It is a speech often given at a funeral. John Donne was the dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in London for many years. He gave many valedictions in his days as the dean, unfortunately one of his valedictions may have been for his lost wife. Donne was very well educated and grew up surrounded by the church and the arts. These influences no doubt helped to shape his views on love and the passing of life. Each stanza of "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" is tied together by an " a - b - a - b" rhyme scheme. This is not surprising because of th ...

Number of words: 1066 | Number of pages: 4

Beloved By Toni Morisson

... the survivor's tale is one way that contemporary authors can depict and discuss this formative American experience. ‘Beloved’ is the tale of Sethe, a survivor of slavery, and her family. Sethe is an escaped slave who made the split second decision to kill her daughter, rather than have her return to a life of enslavement. The entire novel revolves around this horrific act; the entire story is slowly unraveled through the remembrances of Sethe and others. These memories and "re-memories" do not follow chronological order. However, when the ...

Number of words: 767 | Number of pages: 3

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