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Calculated Captivity

... by him, as he becomes a ‘victim of a modern age’. To understand how this deception is accomplished it is important to examine the major turning points in Alex’s life, and how Burgess presents them. To begin, Burgess displays Alex’s villainous disposition, which causes the reader to hate and resent him. Through the aid of the State’s treatment Alex is reformed, at which point Burgess allows the reader to determine and develop an opinion of whether this treatment is morally acceptable or not. In the end however it is obvious t ...

Number of words: 1840 | Number of pages: 7

Book Report On The Catcher In

... being rumored to be a quiet, polite boy, nicknamed "Sonny". At 15, he attended Valley Forge Military Academy, then shortly attended New York University. In 1942, he was drafted into the Army. Finally, in 1953, he met Claire Douglas. Two years later, in 1955, he married her. After having 2 children, he unfortunatley withdrew more and more from society. But his career was not wasted. In this book, Salinger shows just how creative a writer he really was. From the opening of the book, where an old and withered Holden Caulfield begins with a d ...

Number of words: 533 | Number of pages: 2

Vronsky And Anna's Struggle With Love

... their struggle to find and show their love for each other In the beginning I feel that Vronsky's love really was not love at all. She was just an attractive girl who he wanted. The fact that she was married and she was something he wanted and could not have probably only made what he felt for her infatuation than love. As the book continues, though, I felt that Vronsky changed and became closer to Anna. He seemed to care for her and not just in a sexual way but, in a way that he would do anything for her to make her happy. I felt tha ...

Number of words: 1177 | Number of pages: 5

Great Expectations 2

... show the impossibility to expect that that should happen. Joe does not adopt a role as father for Pip. We see Joe’s reluctance to accept this role one night when a group was “assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen” (133). When Jaggers comes and offers to take Pip to London, Joe does feel as though he is losing something, but he certainly did not feel as though he was losing a son. We can learn more about Joe’s behaviour through what does not say than through what he does. After Jaggers reveals that h ...

Number of words: 1268 | Number of pages: 5

Oliver Twist 4

... Fagin, the symbol of evil, corruption and manipulation. Throughout the story we are introduced to each of these characters through an omniscient point of view, and are able to categorize them according to their personalities, thoughts and actions. With their differing levels of honesty and social status, each of them play a crucial role in the development of the story's theme. As most of the author's characters, Mr. Brownlow too, is brought out with an indirect presentation but it is not long after introducing him that his wholesome goodne ...

Number of words: 1150 | Number of pages: 5

Flying Towards Fate

... in a world which he cannot comprehend anymore than he can understand himself. Each person is a self-creation, but chance furnishes most of the material out of which he must make himself. The nature of man’s hope in himself forces him to strive for an understanding of his universe and confront the powers of fate that govern his life. No matter what he finds the universe to be, or his particular life, man refuses to deny his own aspirations. He will discover and make decisions that provide meaning, which allows purpose and dignity in ...

Number of words: 3255 | Number of pages: 12

The Awakening

... of the reprimand, Edna goes into the next room to check on the children. "She soon came back and sat on the edge of the bed, leaning her head down on the pillow…. She began to cry a little, and wiped her eyes on the sleeve of her peignoir." (7) This is the first incident in which we see Edna's depression. At first, it doesn't seem like it is that significant, but Edna then goes out and sits on the porch and cries some more: " The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir refused to dry t ...

Number of words: 1619 | Number of pages: 6

Atticus Finch In To Kill A Moc

... that they were looking out for his well being. Atticus is very honest and straight forward with his children. He shows this when Scout asks him if they are wealthy. Atticus simply states that the family is not wealthy. This shows he wants his children to know what is going on. Another reason Atticus shows he is a great father is he is a good role model for his children. Atticus shows this when he can walk away from tough situations. Such as when Mr. Ewell spit in his face. he remains very calm and cool about the situation. When this happ ...

Number of words: 456 | Number of pages: 2

Hound Of The Baskervilles

... his veins, Doyle was better able to write about the noble Baskerville family. Doyle knew about nobility and he was able to pass this personal quality onto one of his characters. The Baskerville family was a very respected one especially after Sir Charles took control over Baskerville Hall. "Though Sir Charles resided at Baskerville Hall for a camparatively short period his amiability of character and extreme generosity had won the affection and respect of all who had been brought into contact with him." (Doyle 19) The noble Baskerville f ...

Number of words: 1100 | Number of pages: 4

Macbeth Blood Will Have Blood

... led to the downfall of Macbeth. This blood imagery adds to the guilty theme because all the characters are driven to the brink of insanity when they see blood on their own hands or in other places. This can make a character react to the people surrounding him in a unnatural way, or if it is all kept inside, these feelings might make the person totally breakdown. “Is this a dagger which I see before me, / The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.”(II, i, 33-34) The first image Macbeth sees is right before he kill ...

Number of words: 726 | Number of pages: 3

Hamlet - Soliloquies

... hatred for his mother's incestuous marriage to his uncle, Claudius, his low self-image, and his great reverence for his father. Each aspect of this soliloquy has an integral and conflicting part in Hamlet's role. While he hates Claudius and immensely idolizes his father, Hamlet will be plagued by his low self-image, thus taking no action and contributing even more to his existing problems. In the beginning lines of this soliloquy Hamlet is already considering suicide. O that this too too solid flesh would melt,… Or that the Everlasting had ...

Number of words: 1456 | Number of pages: 6

Lord Of The Flies 4

... with 20 pre-adolescent boys who are on an airplane and the airplane crashes on a remote jungle-island, which is a very effective setting to establish the idea of savagery. The setting of the story is very important because it shows how the boys are given their own paradise and destroy it. The airplane crew is killed and the boys are left on their own, with no adult supervision. At the beginning of the story, we meet the character, Ralph, the protagonist of the novel. Ralph is an example of the ethical citizen, intelligent and responsible but ...

Number of words: 1555 | Number of pages: 6

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