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Fahrenheit 451 - Symbolism

... believe that there is something truly amazing in books, something so amazing that a woman would kill herself for (Allen 1). At this point in the story Guy begins to read and steal books to rebel against society (Watt 2). Montag meets a professor named Faber and they conspire together to steal books. Montag soon turns against the authorities and flees their deadly hunting party in a hasty, unpremeditated act of homicide, and escapes the country (Watt 2). The novel ends as Montag joins a group in the county where each person becomes and narr ...

Number of words: 1362 | Number of pages: 5

Beowulf

... God. When Grendel is attacking Herot, and it's people think they are in their greatest danger, the people of Herot "sacrificed to the old stone gods / Made heathen vows / hoping for Hell's Support, the Devil's guidance in driving their affliction off." (175-178). With the use of the word "old" in this section, it can be inferred that the stone gods are things of the past. The rest of the passage shows that it was because of the doubt and fear, instilled in the people by Grendel, that the people of Herot regressed back to their old ...

Number of words: 912 | Number of pages: 4

Truly, The Great Gatsby

... you can!"(pg.116) Daisy was roughly Gatsby’s "green dream" at the end of the bay. "Gatsby believed in the green light...."(189) The green light represents the dream of Daisy five years before. Gatsby really wanted the old Daisy, and never realized that until much later. Gatsby’s everlasting devotion to Daisy shows his innocence. Just as a child might buy an apple for his first crush; Gatsby did everything for Daisy’s appeasement. Gatsby held his grand parties not to show off his wealth, but in hope that one day Daisy wou ...

Number of words: 494 | Number of pages: 2

The Chosen

... setting has an underlying sense of tension. One of the protagonists in The Chosen is Reuven Malter. Reuven is an orthodox Jewish boy. He is a very smart and diligent student. His father, David Malter raises Reuven alone in Brooklyn, New York as his mother has already passed away. Reuven has glasses, brown hair and eyes, and dresses in the typical orthodox manner. A plain boy, he has a bright mind and a very caring soul. The other protagonist in the novel is Danny Saunders. Danny is the son of a very devoted Hasidic Jewish tzad ...

Number of words: 1153 | Number of pages: 5

Math Learning Disabilities

... types of disabilities in math. It is also evident that students do experience not only differing intensities of math dilemmas, but also different types, which require adaptations. Many learning disabled students have persistent trouble “memorizing” basis number facts in all operations, despite adequate understanding and great effort. Students should be allowed to use pocket-size fact charts due to this disorder in order to reach a better problem-solving quota. Having the full set of answers in view is valuable, as is finding the ...

Number of words: 344 | Number of pages: 2

A Separate Peace 3

... was jealousy. Gene was jealous of everything about Finny. The openness which Finny possessed was one of these things which Gene envied. One incident of Finny’s openness was when he wore the pink shirt. By wearing this he was “symbolizing the first U.S. bombing in Europe.” Gene simply replied to the shirt by calling Finny “nuts,” but deep down inside Gene was jealous of Finny’s boldness. Another incident of Finny’s openness, or boldness is when he wore the school tie as a belt. Gene was anxio ...

Number of words: 764 | Number of pages: 3

Beowulf And Norse Mythology

... The gods and goddesses live in a hostile environment filled with war and violence. As Yves Cohat said, “Viking gods (Norse Gods), like the individuals who created them, were violent, ardent, and passionate. They displayed the qualities the Vikings valued in themselves-brutality, anger, lust, humor, strength and guile.” (Cohat, 105). Inevitably the whole religion as well as the people who practiced it are doomed to destruction. The gods were created by their worshipers, and were therefore very much like the Norsemen. The gods and huma ...

Number of words: 1508 | Number of pages: 6

Mark Twain, The Adventures Of

... isn’t biased against the old slave. It’s an important point because, as racism was a widely held mentality in the South, we can learn that that young boy was more open-minded than most people there. Later, they find themselves in the same situation. As they were escaping from the civilized world, they take refuge in the Jackson’s Island, on the Mississippi river. Huck is running away from a bad father and Jim has leaved Miss Watson because he didn’t want to be sold to New Orleans. Soon after joining Jim on the island, Huck begins to ...

Number of words: 1593 | Number of pages: 6

Blind Mans Bluff

... These people operated the spy submarines and risked being killed or captured by the Soviets. One example of this is when Commander Charles R. McVean took his crew and tapped a Soviet telephone line at the bottom of the Sea of Okhotsk. This stopped a potential nuclear war. They also started to make submarines that could dive deeper and explore murky depths. Other submarines are used for surveillance. If we were suspicious about a certain ship, a surveillance submarine would so out and spy on the ship and see what they were up to. ...

Number of words: 402 | Number of pages: 2

Huckleberry Finn - Morality

... that this is not true, and that "Miss Watsons Jim"(41) is taking refuge there as well. Many people would hate to be alone on an island with a "nigger"(43), but Huck is instead happy to have someone to converse with. At first Jim thinks he sees Hucks ghost and is petrified. Huck eases Jims feelings by changing the subject and saying "It’s good daylight, le’s get breakfast"(41), showing that Huck is not only real but he does not mind that Jim is black. Jim feels that Huck might tell on him for running away, bu ...

Number of words: 689 | Number of pages: 3

Summer Of My German Soldier

... Hughs is Patty's black nanny. Ruth cares about Patty and is kind to everyone. Ruth is the Bergen's cook, cleaner and baby-sitter. She is very religious and one of Patty's few friends. Charlene Madlee is a journalist that becomes great friends with Patty. Charlene teaches Patty all the basic journalism skills and also supports Patty when no one else will. Anton Reiker was a prisoner of war. After he escapes the POW camp he hides in the room above Patty's garage. Patty feeds and clothes Anton. Anton is kind and generous to others, but ...

Number of words: 754 | Number of pages: 3

Brothers Karamazov

... after he spent some time in prison. In the Novel The Brothers Karamzov, Dostoyevesky has both characters that are righteous, and those that are not. The characters Alyosha and Father Zosima are examples of the Christian purists. Throughout the story these men serve as the conscience for those who are being troubled and are always around to spread Christian morals. On the contrary there are also those characters in the novel that have many flaws. Father Karamazov is a drunken womanizer who has lost much of his son’s respect. One of his ...

Number of words: 342 | Number of pages: 2

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