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Alice In Wonderland

... captivating creatures sprung from the mind of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a shy, stammering Oxford mathematics professor. Dodgson was a deacon in his church, an inventor, and a noted children's photographer. Wonderland, and thus the seeds of his unanticipated success as a writer, appeared quite casually one day as he spun an impromptu tale to amuse the daughters of a colleague during a picnic. One of these girls was Alice Liddell, who insisted that he write the story down for her, and who served as the model for the heroine. Dodgson eventually s ...

Number of words: 606 | Number of pages: 3

The Evils In The Chrysalids

... causes individuals to be isolated from each other, pride causes individuals to mistreat each other and finally that deception causes much hurt and distress among individuals. The first tool of evil that I found present in The Chrysalids was prejudice. David was faced for the first time in his life a tool of evil -- prejudice. It all started the day he met Sophie Wender. She was peering through the bushes when David was playing happily in a sand pile. They soon became best friends and enjoyed playing together for endless hours. One day ...

Number of words: 1024 | Number of pages: 4

Bladerunner

... your existence in the world. How do we know we all exist and live? Philip Dick causes us to contemplate on this issue, how exactly do we know we are "alive" and not androids. There is no truth in this world. Life is a play and everyone plays a part. "What foundations do we construct our realities and truths? We are what we make of the world through what we see in our eyes" (Saini 1). In other words, we believe what we see because we see it. "Blade Runner also predicts the likely of our future" (Timberman 3). Blade Runner off ...

Number of words: 1217 | Number of pages: 5

Great Expectations - Estella

... personality, her relation with other characters and even the way in which she moves along the novel. It is obvious Estella makes a reference to stars. Stars are cold but beautiful to see. The same happens with Estella: she has a cold personality but she is very pretty. Remember she was given to Miss Havisham at night which is when stars appear. Stella (without the first 'e') is the name of Sydney's beloved. Probably he gave his beloved this name because she was married in the real life and so, he could not reach her. Stars are far and they ca ...

Number of words: 1727 | Number of pages: 7

The Importance Of Gender Conflicts Literature To Society Past And Present

... were hunter and women were gatherers. World War II and the subsequent Industrial Revolution put women into the American workforce, not only in large numbers, but also for the first time in American history, in jobs that were traditionally male dominated positions. The war effort actively recruited the women due to lack of males available for these factory positions in large part because most of the healthy males were engaged in active military service. It was during this time that many women discovered that they could be financially indepen ...

Number of words: 1860 | Number of pages: 7

The Count Of Monte Cristo

... of France in large and populous cities. This was a time of great disruption. There was confusion all over the land in regards to who led France, King Louis or Napoleon. The citizens of France became divided by the two ruling parties. Royalists and the Bonapartist cut at each others throats in order to declare that their ruler was supreme. This situation has a profound effect on the events of the story. Dantes' enemies used the rivalry between the two parties in order to convince the Royalists that Edmond is a Bonapartist, therefore it is the b ...

Number of words: 1248 | Number of pages: 5

Animal Farm 5

... are tired of being treated cruelly and without respect for their contributions to the farm. They believe that if they ran their own lives that they would have an ideal existance and live in harmony together and that they could do as they pleased. Napolean and Snowball (two pigs) and the cows lead the revolt in the barn after the farmer refuses to feed them adequatly. All the animals attack and defeat the farmer and his men and scare the farmers wife into sneaking out of the farmhouse and escaping. Life after the humans leave is not ...

Number of words: 350 | Number of pages: 2

To Kill A Mocking Bird

... them in any way, all they do is play beautiful music for us to listen to. is set in a small town in South America called Maycomb. Most of the town’s people of this happy town are not at all what they seem for there is a great hate for all coloured humans. At first glance many readers would wonder how the title evolved, but once you explore the text you begin to understand what the bases of Harper Lee’s message. Harper Lee has portrayed two characters as Mocking Birds. The first of these is Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is a Negro livin ...

Number of words: 639 | Number of pages: 3

Joy Luck Club 3

... and they think differently. Therefore I think that some of the problems were cause by the dissimilarities of the two cultures, especially the contrasting dinner etiquette's to explain these differences. The cultural difference that is the easiest to see is dinner etiquette. I was upset when I first came to Canada about how the people kept taking my food because they were too lazy to go and get some more. After three years, I am taking food from the people in the dining hall, which means I have changed my way of thinking in this respect. T ...

Number of words: 1158 | Number of pages: 5

A Worn Path 2

... New Phoenix. In route to the city both travelers stop ceremonially for restoration. The Phoenix burns itself by choice and rises again. Old Phoenix stops on her journey to rest, after doing so she appears to be showered with youth. "Phoenix left the tree, and had to go through a barb wire fence. There she had to creep and crawl, spreading her knees and strecthing her fingers like a baby trying to climb the steps." Wetly relates Phoenix to the bind many times in the story directly and indirectly. She was also described as a "solitary bind. ...

Number of words: 734 | Number of pages: 3

Huckleberry Finn - Superstition

... sign and would give him bad luck. Huck got scared and shook his clothes off, and turned in his tracks three times. He then tied a lock of his hair with a thread to keep the witches away. "You do that when you've lost a horseshoe that you've found, instead of nailing it up over the door, but I hadn't ever heard anybody say it was any way to keep of bad luck when you'd killed a spider."(Twain 5). In chapter four Huck sees Pap's footprints in the snow. So Huck goes to Jim to ask him why Pap is here. Jim gets a hair-ball that is the size of a fis ...

Number of words: 739 | Number of pages: 3

Four Weddings And A Polaroid

... gals like us never get guys like that." Ruby's thoughts were immediately shut off bye her friend Elaine's comment. "And just why not?" Ruby replied, Elaine just smiled and continued drying the silver wear. Elaine worked at the diner as a waitress, though Ruby never quite understood why. She hated her job, always complaining about everything and everyone there. But that was just Elaine's nature, never satisfied. "Well I better get going, I still have to get my dress from the tailor's, for the big event," started Ruby as she gathered her co ...

Number of words: 1588 | Number of pages: 6

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