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Grapes Of Wrath - Censorship

... Wrath was published and came under fire for its content. Vulgarity and the misrepresentation of a preacher were the main complaints that led to the ban and burning of the novel from St. Louis, Missouri libraries in September 1939. Vulgarity may be prevalent in the book, but it has its purpose. Steinbeck used some vulgar terms to accurately represent the lingo and slang that was used by the people of the 1930's. Most of the terms that were considered vulgar may be a bit distasteful, but is nothing that is not heard on the streets today. Extre ...

Number of words: 708 | Number of pages: 3

A Fantasy

... you about my fantasy horse. My horse's name was Lighting because he was the fastest horse ever. He was a beautiful he had a black mane that shinned when the sun hit it. I keep his tail braided. He was a kind and gentle horse who loved apples. But there is one thing that sat him apart from all the other horses he could talk, like Mr. Ed on Nick at Night. Lighting was as real to me as the next door neighbor's dogs. Lighting was like my source of salvation when I was in trouble. When I got into trouble and was sent to my room he always came ...

Number of words: 432 | Number of pages: 2

Scarlet Letter 4

... Wagenknecht. From Hawthorne's point of view, he feels that a sin should not be delt with like a crime. When he states that “The scarlet letter had not done its office”(160), Hawthorne shows that the magistrates did not effectively punish Hester. Furthermore, Hawthorne shows that the magistrates are arrogating God’s power. Thus, he feels that only God can effectively punish sin and that anything otherwise is sacrilegious. The scarlet letter upon Hester does not chastise her but only prevents Hester from grievance and ...

Number of words: 439 | Number of pages: 2

Woman To Man

... such issues weren’t discussed in the public, but as a well regarded poet, she had achieved a good reputation for expressing herself, and therefore could write a subjective poem about this issue. The main idea of this poem, is based upon female sexuality and sensuality, and that sex is symbolic of life, or death if pregnancy fails. The title seems to mean now, "Woman to Man" as if the woman is offering herself to the Man, offering her body to create a child, through the act of sex. It also means that the woman has something to give to t ...

Number of words: 1050 | Number of pages: 4

Only The Heart

... The Vo family choose to escape. Toan’s father had been taken by the military police because he was involved with the Vietnamese army. Toan, linh and Phuong were the children in the two families they had to learn quickly what was an acceptable thing to say and what was not. It was hard for them because they didn't know why they couldn’t act in a certain way nor do a certain thing. These children just had to rely on their parents until they got older. They left because the war had brought communism; they were scared and didn’t know what to ...

Number of words: 916 | Number of pages: 4

A Dolls House

... criticism of an unequal society. A Doll’s House created the character of Nora in order to portray how women of his time period are ignorant of their situation in society. The play also attempted to show how women are taught to play ignorant. She does not realize until the end of the play that men have always controlled her. Her ignorance is apparent through everything in her life. She does not even take the fact that she has children seriously. She has a nurse take care of her children and she visits them when she fee ...

Number of words: 1501 | Number of pages: 6

To Kill A Mockingbird 3

... form them. The summertime boundary introduces the first instance of boundaries. This serves as the area in which Calpurnia allows Scout and Jem to play before calling them back home for going too far. The setting of a boundary portrays what will come in the novel. The summertime boundary emerges as the area in which Scout and Jem's games take place. This also accounts for where they meet Dill, another player in their game. The main character, Boo Radley, lives next door to the Finches. None of the children have ever seen Boo, but from the i ...

Number of words: 1020 | Number of pages: 4

Do Not Judge A Book By It’s Cover

... the same. What appears on the surface is not a sign of a person’s personality. Where did all the generalizations associated with appearance begin? Why does a neatly dressed person propose they are high class? The cleanest, most intelligent person may have very bad manners. In Pygmalion, when Henry Higgins takes Eliza to the "at-home" at his mothers house he can not behave himself despite the fact he is of the upper class ranking. "Higgins: ‘Do you mean my language is improper?’ Mrs. Higgins: ’No dearest: it would be quite pro ...

Number of words: 518 | Number of pages: 2

Romulus And Remus

... The wolf looked after them until they were found by Faustulus, one of the old king's shepherds, who adopted them as his own. When the boys were grown, Faustulus told them who their father was and described their mother's fate. avenged he by killing Amulius, and they restored Numitor to the throne. They then decided to build a city on the Tiber River. Realizing that only one of them could be its ruler, they sought guidance from the gods. Each climbed a high mountain to see what he could see. Remus saw a flight of six vultures, but Romulus ...

Number of words: 549 | Number of pages: 2

Hemingway And "Nada"

... Alice has "nada". Nada is a term used in Hemingways story "A clean well lighted place". Steven K. Hoffman interpreted the word in an Essay he wrote. The word nada translated to English, basically means "nothing". But further it means much more than the simple word nothing. Nada from the point of Alice's view means that there is nothing behind of her belief. That means that her life is not based on a concrete belief. She does not believe in any religion; her religion is Ketchel. That arises from her place in society. In society she ...

Number of words: 696 | Number of pages: 3

A Reminder Of Manhood In The O

... however through failing efforts and intervention of the gods, the constant prodding of Odysseus' crew, or prior knowledge of the situation, Odysseus prevails over the enchantresses' temptations, allowing Odysseus to return to his homeland, once again regaining his identity as a man. The episode involving the beautiful nymph, Calypso, relies on the intervention of the gods to rescue Odysseus from her enticing actions. With divine power on his side, Odysseus gains the right to return home and regain his identity as a man and as a leader ...

Number of words: 877 | Number of pages: 4

Odysseus: Heroes

... in the poem, "Women," are better heroes because they can be related to easier. I don't think the poem characters are like an epic hero because they are less into them selves than an epic hero. They also seem to have done lesser things, I mean epic heroes always do something so great, like take twenty men on, or lead an army to victory. Everyday heroes seem to be more realistic and do something that's great, but its not written up in every news paper in the country. Odysseus is a brave man that did great things. In The Odyssey he conq ...

Number of words: 779 | Number of pages: 3

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