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The Awakening

... of novels, short stories, and movies. Suicide moves like an undercurrent in the sea of themes of . The possibility of suicide and even the idea of death darkens the story, making Edna's emotional ups and downs dangerous - her occasional misery leads her to subconsciously think of suicide. She holds the hopelessness at bay by moving out and getting her own apartment, while trying to find a man who will accept her, but in the end she succumbs. Edna's closest physical brush with death occurs one night at the beach, when the summer resi ...

Number of words: 762 | Number of pages: 3

A Raisin In The Sun

... of extremely graphic imagery adds even more to his argument. Through the effective use of all three of these tools, this poem conveys a strong meaning and persuasive argument. The poem's use of excellent diction helps to more clearly define what the author is saying. Words like "guttering", "choking", and "drowning" not only show how the man is suffering, but that he is in terrible pain that no human being should endure. Other words like writhing and froth-corrupted say precisely how the man is being torm ...

Number of words: 720 | Number of pages: 3

The Lottery As An Allegory

... used to represent the death that is associated with the lottery. The first allegorical use is seen through the description of the characters. Everything about them is symbolic. For example the names of the characters suggest a certain meaning. Mr. Summer’s name suggests that he has become a man of leisure through his wealth. Also Mr. Graves’ name is simply a foreshadow of the grave situation to come. The "victim" of the story, Tessie Hutchinson, rebels against the lottery by screaming at the end of the story, "It isn’t fair ...

Number of words: 567 | Number of pages: 3

The Heroic Code (from The Ilia

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Jane Erye - Feminism

... of letters. Jane Austen's own tongue-in-cheek opinion of her work, in a letter to her sister Cassandra immediately after its publication, was: "Upon the whole... I am well satisfied enough. The work is rather too light, and bright, and sparkling; it wants [i.e. needs] shade; it wants to be stretched out here and there with a long chapter of sense, if it could be had; if not, of solemn specious nonsense, about something unconnected with the story: an essay on writing, a critique on Walter Scott, or the history of Buonaparté, or anythi ...

Number of words: 2493 | Number of pages: 10

Nihilism

... more clear to the reader. Using as a starting point we shall look at Bazarov’s views and interpretations of science, government and institution. Next we will turn to the issue relationships. Finally we examine Bazarov’s death and the stunning truths it reveals. These issues combined with the theme of will prove that chance, or fate is a strong force which cannot easily be negated. as a concept is used throughout Fathers and Sons. To gain a better understanding of the ideas behind this term let’s look at what Bazarov says on the subjec ...

Number of words: 1653 | Number of pages: 7

THE MONKEY

... is sent on a journey where he encounters lots of problems but through this time he makes many friends and faces many enemies. The characters that Monkey must face represent universal qualities of human nature. Husuantsang represents “everyman” the ordinary nature of all human beings. Pigsy symbolizes uncontrollable sensuality and pure appetite while also representing energy when needed on the spiritual path and Sandy who Chinese commentators identify with the qualities of sincerity or whole heartiness. These are Monkeys companio ...

Number of words: 379 | Number of pages: 2

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

... Jules Feiffer and his wife, Judy, in 1970. After the inspiration arose, Angelou began her "rigid work on yellow legal pads" (pg. 9) where she let her ideas flow. The content of those legal pads resulted in a bestseller, of which contained Maya Angelou’s flowing style, the use of dialect, settings, and characterization. Dialect is very influential to the tone of Angelou’s autobiography, as it was to the tone of Herman Melville’s Billy Budd. It was only through the dialect that the reader was able to understand Billy’s ...

Number of words: 843 | Number of pages: 4

Crime In The Great Gatsby

... very abusive side of himself. He hit Myrtle for saying Daisy's name. This is an excerpt from that scene. Tom Buchanan and Mrs. Wilson stood face to face discussing in impassioned voices whether Mrs. Wilson had any right to mention Daisy's name. "Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!" shouted Mrs. Wilson , " I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai--- Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with is open hand. (41) Tom was a spoiled brat who is used to getting everything he wants. This could have been a factor when he told Nick: ...

Number of words: 347 | Number of pages: 2

Short Analysis Of Macbeth

... to Duncan's murder. After Macbeth became king of Scotland his personality changed he became a totally different person who was very cruel and violent. After he had committed the crime of murdering Duncan he always felt guilty and didn't really know what was going to happen next. Macbeth was very scared of Macduff and ordered murderer's to kill Lady Macduff and their son. Macduff told Malcolm to lead an army against Macbeth, this was at the end of the play, where Macbeth was killed by Macduff. Macbeth's ambition is extraordinary throughout the ...

Number of words: 1575 | Number of pages: 6

Grapes Of Wrath 2

... places, or the towns folk could have just created a lynch mob, and eventually the people living in the development would leave. I believe that the economic situation of the country has a great effect on the fall, or succession of people like the Joads, but I don't believe government programs will effect them at all. For example, the great depression was a major economical event, and it greatly effected more then just people like the Joads, but programs like the public works administration, which employed people for government construction pro ...

Number of words: 786 | Number of pages: 3

Romeo And Juliet - Friar Laurence Always Intended The Best

... in the play that indicate "Friar Laurence always intended the best for Romeo and Juliet." That is, no matter the tragic outcome of the play, Friar Laurence's only intention was for the marriage of Romeo and Juliet to be happy, everlasting and for it to bring peace to the civil feud between the families. Although he is not seen very much during the play, Friar Laurence's role is a highly important one. In Romeo and Juliet there are three main events, the marriage, the plan and the death, that relate to him. One of the most true and ...

Number of words: 1277 | Number of pages: 5

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