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Flowers For Algernon

... Charlie in a worse state than before the operation. Sadly, the idea of improving intelligence by surgical means, " has no practical application what-so-ever." As well as being a story about a failed scientific experiment, also addresses the issue of love and friendship, especially between ‘slow' and ‘normal' people. A special friendship develops between Charlie and Ms Kinnian, over the course of the radio play. To Charlie, Ms Kinnian is like a mentor. She supports and cares for Charlie throughout his development, and helps him re ...

Number of words: 972 | Number of pages: 4

On The Short Story Phineas Com

... is insecure. An example of this occurs when he finds out that he is room mates with Phineas. "I had seen him at a distance around the school the previous winter, and gotten the impression he was bigger than I."(J. Knowles, 100) This quotation shows our first introduction with Gene's insecure character. One can see this because he immediately assumed Phineas to be "bigger than I,"(100) instead of waiting to meet him and then forming an opinion that maybe Phineas would be pleasant. His first impression of him was as a bully, therefore, we ...

Number of words: 2005 | Number of pages: 8

George Orwells Satirical Appro

... after the book was published. George Soule did not open his mind to Animal Farm. He once said, "…the failure of this book…arises from the fact that the satire deals not with something the author has experienced, but rather with stereotyped ideas about a country." Orwell's use of "satire in the form of a 'fairy story'…to get his point across shows his indignation for hard-core ideological doctrines whose purposes are to lead to the eventful destruction of a society" (Unger). The characters in Animal Farm are compared to t ...

Number of words: 924 | Number of pages: 4

Count Of Monte Cristo

... to fulfill his desires. His character traits were all built on one thing: greed. He had many other traits, such as jealousy, selfishness, and slyness, which were important in accomplishing his goals. Perhaps the most important was jealousy. Fernand had a jealous temperament. In Chapter Three, Fernand asked Mercedes to marry him with these words, "Listen Mercedes, it's almost Easter again-- a good time for a wedding. Give me an answer!" Fernand burned with rage when Mercedes answered his plea with, "I love you like a brother, but never ask any ...

Number of words: 636 | Number of pages: 3

In The Zoo: Caesar And The Bear

... but the reader can never get a full aspect of her identity until she transforms the sweet dog Laddy into the viscous watchdog Caesar. Early on in the zoo, the narrator depicts the sad polar bear as being like "Mr. Murphy". The reader cannot assess this statement until he/she discovers later on who Mr. Murphy is, but upon learning his identity, a greater understanding of him is achieved due to his polar bear correlation. These are a few examples of how animals are used throughout the novel to mold the reader's understanding of the hu ...

Number of words: 1548 | Number of pages: 6

Literary Theory And African Am

... African American culture and other racial notions that have been created throughout the configuration of the Post-Modernist, Feminist and Post-Colonial theories. Post-Modernism is a complicated term, one that has only emerged as an area of study since the mid-1980’s. Post-Modernism, by it’s very nature, is virtually impossible to come up with one single definition, though, Post-Modernism in it’s totality is the movement in arts, music, literature and drama which rejected the past Victorian ideas of “modern”. The movement contribut ...

Number of words: 1235 | Number of pages: 5

Shakespeare And Frost - Masters Of Their Trade

... major existentialist and metaphysical themes are dealt with. Frost’s On a Tree Fallen Across the Road, includes major metaphysical and existentialist themes that are clearly portrayed by the poet, Frost, in a story about travellers who’s journey has been bared by a hurdle, represented by a fallen tree. "The tree the tempest with a crash of wood, Thrown down in front of us is not to bar Our passage to our journeys end for good." The first three lines of this stanza already expose this existentialist message. When read lite ...

Number of words: 747 | Number of pages: 3

The Tempest And Hierarchial So

... due to their race, financial status, and gender. We also are shown those who transcended the social norms by treating those who were "below" them equally and respectfully. The Tempest reflects Shakespeare's society through the relationship between characters, especially between Prospero and Caliban. Caliban, who was the previous king of the island, is taught how to be "civilized" by Prospero and his daughter Miranda. Then he is forced to be their servant. Caliban explains "Thou strok'st me and make much of me; wouldst give me Water with be ...

Number of words: 1176 | Number of pages: 5

Catcher In The Rye 9

... plate can save the game. Holden Caulfield is the catcher with nowhere to go or anything significant to save. The rye is like a field where a baseball team plays, although it grows tall and Holden gets lost inside. Holden needed to feel like a savior. One day at the museum, after writing his sister Phoebe a note to meet him there, he had an urgent need to be a 'catcher', to save Phoebe and the other kids. There was profane language on the wall and he did not want them reading it. He thought it may corrupt them and said, "It drove me damn n ...

Number of words: 909 | Number of pages: 4

Tone Analysis-their Eyes Were

... in creating the imagery. In the first paragraph, she describes how “Tea Cake crumpled at his bullet” and how Janie “pried” her husband’s teeth from her arm after “he crashed forward in her arms.” She also begins the second paragraph by saying “It was the meanest moment of eternity” and how Janie sacrificed herself “with Tea Cake’s head in her lap.” The mentioning of Janie’s sacrifice is crucial to this scene. Even though Tea Cake treated her better than her pa ...

Number of words: 340 | Number of pages: 2

Sex And Lies In Arabian Nights

... has been a mainstay in literature for countless years. Many love stories reach their highest point when the two perfect lovers consummate their relationship. However in Arabian Nights the idea of sex many times is used to create conflict or controversy and therefore leading to lies and/or violence. In “The Story of King Shahryar and His Brother,” King Zamon, after realizing that he forgot a present to bring to his brother, returns home to find his wife naked in the arms of a black cook. He is so enraged that he kills ...

Number of words: 1048 | Number of pages: 4

Taming Of The Shrew - Illusion Vs. Reality

... a person's own family fears them, one would assume that there is good reason for it. In Katherina's case though, nobody ever takes the time to listen to what she actually feels. When she says, "A pretty pet! It is best put finger in the eye, an she knew why." (Pg. 16), she is not acting maliciously but rather calling out for attention. In contrast to all the flattery that Bianca receives, the only time people ever talk about Katherina is when she acts like a shrew. A more vulnerable side to Katherina actually surfaces ...

Number of words: 654 | Number of pages: 3

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