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The Yellow Wallpaper 3

... an unpredictable life. The wallpaper is at first a great annoyance to Jane; she claims that it is confusing and contradicting. Because her disease confuses her mind and contradicts her logic, the paper parallels her mental state at this point. Desperately attempting to unravel the mystery she imagines in the wallpaper, she becomes obsessed with deciphering its meaning. As her illness progresses, she begins to hallucinate and finally concludes that there is a woman trapped within that “pointless pattern.” Jane knows that she ...

Number of words: 352 | Number of pages: 2

Odysseus The Hero 2

... (p. 120). When his men feared that he was dead and Odysseus returned to them unharmed, from their hearts they said, “You are back again my prince! How glad we are…”(p.120). Also, because Odysseus had not returned home to Ithaca, many men tried to wed his wife, Penelopeia, so that they could rule his kingdom. Odysseus was also an epic hero because he had human weaknesses. One of his weaknesses was that he was arrogant. Even after he defeated Polyphemos (the Cyclops) Odysseus stayed longer just so he could tau ...

Number of words: 755 | Number of pages: 3

Hamlet - Act 3 Summary

... their parts and not to over emphasize things. Horatio has agreed to watch Claudius as the play advances and help me determine his guilt. Ophilia was full of questions during the dumb-show and I had to assure her that it will be explained later. The time comes, when the players shall act my new parts. Claudius jumps up and tells them to stop the play and turn on the lights. He acts as though he is appalled and completely confirms his guilt! Now, I feel that I should kill my mother, as she is requesting me. But I shall not, I shall do as my fat ...

Number of words: 323 | Number of pages: 2

Nietzsche And Apollonianism And Dionysianism

... realize what life is about and why things are the way the way they are. It can be very interesting to sit down and think about something that seems so difficult and realize that in actuality it is quite simple. Nietzche was a great believer in this type of thinking. He wrote Apollonianism and Dionysianism. It described his answer to achieving this self-mastery. Nietzsche was one of the most intelligent modern thinkers of his time. Many of his writings were describing the change in society and religion. Nietzsche believed that because of all ...

Number of words: 735 | Number of pages: 3

The Outsider By Albert Camus V

... Trial there are many people who influence the protagonists in a positive and in a negative way, but none of those characters are as important as the priest. The priest, being of the same profession in both books and trying to accomplish the same kind of tasks, have a totally different effect on the two protagonists. In The Outsider the priest changes the whole attitude that Meursault has to life, whereas in The Trial the priest tells Joseph K. how his life actually is. "Why do you refuse to see me?" This question was asked by the priest and wa ...

Number of words: 1137 | Number of pages: 5

An Analysis Of The Cask Of Ama

... the catacombs where he buries him alive by walling him into a niche. The story is told in first person from the point of view of Montresor himself. The exposition of the story occurs when Montresor tells us that he wants to take revenge on Fortunato because “he ventured upon insult.” We also learn that he intends to go unpunished for this act of vengeance. The narrator informs us that he is going to continue to smile in Fortunato’s face, but use the pride his victim has in wine to lure him into the catacombs to taste some of his n ...

Number of words: 1285 | Number of pages: 5

Hamlet - Was Prince Hamlet Wacko?

... murder; or act responsibly, and await further proof of Claudius' guilt. Throughout the play, Hamlet teeters on the brink of insanity induced by his actions, or inactions. Hamlet's sanity is clarified, in the first act, by statements and feelings expressed within his dialogue. When asked about his depressed appearance and demeanor by Gertrude, Hamlet replies, "Seems, madam? Nay, it is. I know not "seems" (1037, line 76). This relates the idea that Hamlet is 'what he appears to be'. Later, he clearly makes a statement about his m ...

Number of words: 2103 | Number of pages: 8

Business Ethics Essay (Grapes

... car. They lied to the people who wanted to buy that car, saying that it had just been sold. They took advantage of the people’s naiveté, and that is very wrong. Those car dealers were definitely unethical, taking advantage of people just because the demand was greater than the supply, they seized upon the opportunity to rip people off of their hard-earned money. ...

Number of words: 102 | Number of pages: 1

Metamorphosis 2

... and she continued to show that she still cared about him. She took care of him and fed him when no one else seemed to care. After seeing her “changed” brother for the first time and being frightened by his appearance, “she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut again”. Grete still cared for her brother even though he had changed. Grete feeling sorry for Gregor, brought him an assortment of foods, to find out which ones he liked. She also wanted to help him out by removing the furniture fro ...

Number of words: 576 | Number of pages: 3

The Bluest Eye

... ideal of beauty in Toni Morrison’s story are Pauline and Pecola. In Toni Morrison’s story and in real life, beauty is described by people as having blond hair, blue eyes , perfect figure, etc. It’s been said that if you have good looks, you can make it in life with just looks alone. People only strive for becoming beautiful because they want attention. As is the case in Toni Morrison’s story. The characters in her story think that they are ugly , by others opinions of them , and want to become beautiful so they will be recognized ...

Number of words: 569 | Number of pages: 3

Analysis Of Amy Lowells Poem A

... decade a comparison between the lover and “morning bread” is made in line three, showing the reader that instead of being like “red wine and honey” in the beginning, which burnt the speaker’s mouth with sweetness, now the lover is perceived as being “smooth and pleasant”. The speaker of the poem could either be male or female, who is in love with someone and has been with that person for a decade. The speaker is telling the one that he/she loves how the feelings have gone from just being infatuated ...

Number of words: 406 | Number of pages: 2

Skunk Hour

... portrayed in the poem. Skunks, generally, are avoided by everyone because of their reputation for spraying unwelcome visitors with a noxious vapor. Here, the reason for Robert Lowell’s choice in animals becomes obvious. Utilizing such an isolated animal to parallel the thoughts of the speaker, Lowell considerably strengthens the distance between the speaker of the poem and the "love-cars" (Lowell 11) being watched. Even if the occupants of those cars knew they were being observed, chances are they would not associate themselve ...

Number of words: 819 | Number of pages: 3

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