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The Hobbit 3

... Middle Earth and today’s world are found in the objects and the actions of characters that can not be carried out or created in our world. The most abundant example of this in The Hobbit is the presence of magic. Gandalf, the wizard, is able to help the adventurers out of a number of dangerous situations by using his magical powers to harm their enemies. He set Wargs afire while he was trapped in a tree and created a bolt of lightening to kill many of the Goblins who had surrounded the group in a cave. The magical ring in the sto ...

Number of words: 1070 | Number of pages: 4

Blindness In Oedipus The King

... outward gift of sight. Sight, therefore, seems to be like good and evil, a person may only choose one. Teiresias, prophet of Phoebus, was stricken with blindness to the physical world, but, as a result, gained the gift of sight into the spiritual world. This great gift allowed him to become a superior prophet, praised by the people as “god like” and as a person “in whom the truth lives.” Therefore, it was no surprise that Oedipus asked the old prophet to come before the people to enlighten them as to who or what the ...

Number of words: 716 | Number of pages: 3

The Chocolate War

... every screw in Room nineteen. The Goober spent several hours doing his assignment, and eventually finished with the assistance of a few Vigil members. As the story goes on, the reader learns that every year at Trinity, there is a chocolate sale run by the assistant head master, Brother Leon. The last major detail in the rising action was when Archie informed Jerry of his assignment, Jerry’s assignment was not to sell chocolates for the first ten days of the annual chocolate sale. The climax of the novel was on the eleventh day of ...

Number of words: 967 | Number of pages: 4

Paradise Lost

... of the Son. It is their ability to admit their wrongdoings to God that allow them to have the promise of returning to Paradise (Heaven); something that Satan was not able to do. In the fourth book in , we see Satan wrestling with himself over what has happened (his fall), and what it is he is about to do (his completely setting himself against God). He is able to recognize that God’s forgiving nature extends even to himself, "I could repent and could obtain By Act of Grace, my former state", and is if only for a mome ...

Number of words: 975 | Number of pages: 4

The Bluest Eye By Toni Morriso

... often had to separate, social agencies were overcrowded with people that all needed help, crime rates increased and many other resulting problems ensued. n takes place during this time period. A main theme in this novel is the "quest for individual identity and the influences of the family and community in that quest" (Trescott). This theme is present throughout the novel and evident in many of the characters. Pecola Breedlove, Cholly Breedlove, and Pauline Breedlove and are all embodiments of this quest for identity, as well as symbols of t ...

Number of words: 2824 | Number of pages: 11

Dr Jekyl And Mr Hyde - Chapter Summary

... Sundays no matter what else they might have to do. As they walk down a lane on Sunday that would usually be crowded with merchants and children during the week, Enfield points out an old building without many windows, and only a basement door. Enfield tells a story of how, one night at about 3:00 am, he saw a strange, deformed man round the corner and bump into a young girl. The strange man did not stop but simply walked right over the young girl, who cried out in terror. Enfield rushed over and attended the girl along with her family. Still ...

Number of words: 2581 | Number of pages: 10

Red Badge Of Courage

... and allows color to take on meanings ranging from the literal to the figurative. Crane opens the novel with a description of the fields at dawn: "As the landscape changed from brown to green, the army awakened, and began to tremble with eagerness at the noise of rumors" (43). The fog clears to reveal a literal green world of grass. It also reveals another green world, the green world of youth. Like schoolchildren, the young soldiers circulate rumor within the regiment. This natural setting proves an ironic place for killing, just a ...

Number of words: 1451 | Number of pages: 6

Our Town

... Emily Webb, and George Gibbs. The second act focuses upon ‘love and marriage’, and takes place in 1904, the day of Emily and George’s wedding. We are exposed to all the tremulous events of marriage, yet the scene ends happily. The final act, set in 1913 involves the funeral of Emily Webb. After her death Emily chooses to return to her past, selecting her 12th birthday. Emily is soon returns to the cemetery, finding the whole experience saddening, as she realises the waste her life has been, taking everything for grante ...

Number of words: 965 | Number of pages: 4

Irony In Poe's Writings

... of all Poe’s stories. In the first paragraph, the narrator swears he is not mad. This is an irony, considering a person does not try to convince you he is not insane unless he is actually so. He is also very proud of his cleverness in planning the murder, which is ironic, because he is too clever for his own good. The old man- the victim of the narrator’s madness- is afraid of burglars and intruders, so he locks his doors and shutters tight. In fact, his real danger is already inside the house- which is an obvious irony. It is most ir ...

Number of words: 1059 | Number of pages: 4

The Once And Future King 3

... provides him with insight to become a great king. The badger teaches him certain characteristics about humans which help him to rule his kingdom. For example, he states, “True warfare is what happens between bands of the same species” (194). The animals in Wart’s other transformations teach him only about their societies. The most important information that the badger gives to Wart is that humans are one of the only species in the world who fight among themselves. The badger supports this statement when he says, “ ...

Number of words: 367 | Number of pages: 2

Julius Caesar – Victim Of Tragic Flaw

... the only way to preserve the greatness and freedom of Rome. A couple of these few happen to be some of Caesar’s close friends. This circle of people forms a conspiracy and organizes the assassination of Caesar. Caesar trusts almost everyone, and it is this that leads to his death. He doesn’t realize that his trust would end up getting him killed. An example of his trust is when Calpurnia has a dream of the citizens of Rome bathing in Caesar’s blood. She is certain that it symbolizes Caesar’s death, but Caesar is convinced otherw ...

Number of words: 499 | Number of pages: 2

The Yellow Wallpaper An Inside

... of women. Gilman does well throughout the story to show with descriptive phrases just how easily and effectively, the man 'seemingly' wields his 'maleness' to control the woman. But, with further interpretation and insight I believe Gilman succeeds in nothing more than showing the weakness of women. From the beginning of the story forward the narrator speaks of how her husband direct her so that she will recover quickly. My assumption is to believe this to be the initial sign that the feminist perspective will be presented throughout. The nar ...

Number of words: 665 | Number of pages: 3

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