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A Man For All Seasons (A Man Cannot Serve Two Masters)

... King Henry of England, and God. By the end of the play it is shown that More cannot serve two masters despite all his efforts. It is apparent within the play that the Common Man is serving himself as his only master and no one else. In the play it may seem that he is not a self-serving character due to the fact that he obeys what people tell him to do, for instance in his conversations with Cromwell, and Chapuys, they ask him for knowledge about his master, Sir Thomas More. Firstly Cromwell asks him information concerning More's attitu ...

Number of words: 1038 | Number of pages: 4

Hills Like White Elephants

... to the near by hills as elephants, "They look like white elephants" (170). She is comparing the hills to her own situation-- pregnancy. "They’re lovely hills. They really don’t look like white elephants. I just meant the coloring of their skin through the trees" (171). Just as the hills have their distinct beauty to her, she views pregnancy in the same fashion making the reference to the hills having skin—an enlarged mound forming off of what was once flat. The man views pregnancy as the opposite. When the girl i ...

Number of words: 996 | Number of pages: 4

Robert Frost Poem Choices Are

... and how that has changed the rest of his life. The poem begins simple enough, "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood," as the speaker sees two roads before him and obviously he can't travel both. He tries to consider the consequences as he "looked down one as far as I could". But each road "bent in the undergrowth" as where each road lead to is not obvious. It's unclear to him what the consequences would be if he chooses either road. The second stanza shows the difficulty of making choices. The speaker tries to distinguish one road from anot ...

Number of words: 799 | Number of pages: 3

Shawshank Redemption And Film

... to the viewer in a way such that we are positioned to regard it as oppressive, enforcing conformity and routine and removing all elements of individuality within a person, "you come here for life and that's exactly what they take from you". The opening shots of the prison as Dufresne arrives to begin his double life sentences, are ones of an expanse of gray lifeless concrete blocks and bars. The surroundings however are picturesque, the true beauty of nature in bloom, no more evident than when the men are tarring the roof in summer. The ef ...

Number of words: 747 | Number of pages: 3

The Red Badge Of Courage Liter

... another chance to fight and prove he is not a coward. As the book progresses, the Youth learns to deal with his shame by feeling honored for being a hero. In the end, the Youth becomes a man. He learns that the most important lessons in life can be seen by opening his eyes. I personally was attracted to the Youth. All his thoughts and wild imagination impressed me. He would describe death as a being that could swallow him whole, and ramble on about wonderful sunsets. The Youth was also a very troubled soul. He worried a lot over thin ...

Number of words: 473 | Number of pages: 2

The Adventures Of Huckleberry

... couldn’t stand it. I was welts all over”(page # 189). Another thing Pap did to Huck was he locked him in the cabin, sometimes days at a time. “He got to going away so much, too, and locking me in. Once he locked me in and was gone three days.”(page # 193). No wonder Huck hated the land and civilization! Many of Huck’s bad experiences are on land and involve civilization. Jim being sold and that whole incident was almost really bad. Huck almost lost his best friend throughout the trip. “I was a thinking and Jim was real good to me. ...

Number of words: 315 | Number of pages: 2

Why Should Students Study Shakespeare In School?

... playwright. "Shakespeare's use of poetry within his plays to express the deepest levels of human motivation in individual, social and universal situations is considered one of the greatest accomplishments in literary history." School programs offer students the opportunity to study Shakespeare at length and provoke a greater appreciation of his literary ability. Analyzing his work enables students to recognize, understand and respect the playwright's true genius. Evident in Shakespeare's plays is the broad use of irony, imagery, rhythm ...

Number of words: 596 | Number of pages: 3

The Transcendentalist

... views, although it has some points that are positive. It contradicts itself and makes it impossible to achieve. It says to view things with intuition, but when in nature, knowledge is needed in order to survive. Chris McCandless talks about last minute suggestions with an Alaskan resident about surviving in the wild, "He peppered Gallien with thoughtful questions about the kind of small ...

Number of words: 519 | Number of pages: 2

Time And Fate In Romeo And Jul

... Romeo notices that Rosaline, his lover, is among these names. Benvolio challenges Romeo to compare her with other "beauties." Benvolio predicts, "Compare her face with some that I shall show,/ And I will make thee think thy swan a crow." (I, ii, l 86-87) To show his appreciation, the servant asks for Romeo’s presence at the ball. Romeo should have considered the servant’s warning; if Romeo occupies the name of Montague, he shall not be permitted. Once at the ball, Romeo is searching for a maiden to substitute the unrequited love of Rosa ...

Number of words: 911 | Number of pages: 4

Greenspan - The Case For The D

... To be more concise and clear to the point, Greenspan's book is a diary of controversial and beneficial issues which have hovered around our criminal courts and will continue to plague and pester them for years to come. By observing and understanding certain issues presented in his book, I was able to comprehend what type of person Greenspan is, what he believes in, what he represents and what he would do for his profession. The wheels of Jurisprudence are always turning, and I came to realise how Greenspan worked and bargained for his s ...

Number of words: 1548 | Number of pages: 6

Macbeth - Contradiction In The

... Macbeth will one day be King of Scotland and that the descendents of Banquo will become kings. Having shared this prophecy with Lady Macbeth, the goal of being king becomes very enticing. Macbeth’s first act of evil is the killing of Duncan. Before the murder, Macbeth tries to tell Lady Macbeth that he will not go through with it. She has to goad him into killing the King. After committing the murder, Macbeth seems almost delirious. He says that "…all great Neptune’s ocean will not wash this blood clean from my hand"(Act I ...

Number of words: 690 | Number of pages: 3

Huck Finn - Freedom

... and practice what he wanted to practice. Huck's intention was to break away from the constraints of society. He was introduced to at least three societies, that of his father, that of city life with Miss Watson and the Widow Douglas and that with Jim on the river. First, he was living with the widow, where he had begun to get used to the life of society, however as he was introduced to the life with Pap, he realized that he did not have the freedom he wanted in the life with the widow. He didn't see how he'd "ever got to like it so wel ...

Number of words: 1166 | Number of pages: 5

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