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Jamestown

... grantee of Sir Walter Raleigh. was a small, self-supporting community that was suppose to be protected by the Chesapeake Indians who were know to help English visitors. The colony was made up mostly of people on the middle to lower social and economic ladder. These people were willing to work for a living, farming or do crafts to form an English society on American soil. Each colonist was in turn given 500 acres for their trouble. 150 persons intended to start the voyage to America in the spring but because of financial troubles ...

Number of words: 2641 | Number of pages: 10

Human Comedy 2

... problems themselves. She has the experience and wisdom to guide her children. Ulysses Macauley: This little boy is everyone's friend He is content with simply watching the world around him. Ulysses adds humor to the novel and gives the novel a sense of calmness. Marcus Macauley. He is the oldest Macauley child who is fighting overseas in the army. The development in the novel relates to Marcus. The novel ends with his death. Mary and Bess: These two radiant girls symbolize hope. Throughout the entire novel they are waiting for Marcus to re ...

Number of words: 636 | Number of pages: 3

Themes Of Frankenstein

... his own hands. When he went to the University of Inglostaldt he intoxicated himself with the sciences so deeply that he never imagined the morality of what he was doing. He stayed so involved and focused on his experiments that he did not take into mind what could happen because of the size of the creature. Victor said: Although I possessed the capacity of bestowing animation, yet to prepare a frame for the reception of it, with all its intricacies of fibres, muscles and veins, still remained a work of inconceivable difficulty… As ...

Number of words: 1144 | Number of pages: 5

Lord Of The Flies

... is an evil and deplorable character. With his black hair and black choirboy attire, he was a dark and terrible person. "He was not noticeably darker than when he dropped in, but the shock of black hair, down his nape and low on his forehead, seemed to suit his gloomy face and made what had seemed at first an unsociable remoteness into something forbidding." Roger was an authoritative big'un that didn't seem to care about the consequences of his actions. Not only was his appearance gloomy, but his personality tended to be as well. "Roger, ...

Number of words: 504 | Number of pages: 2

The Blithedale Romance

... this feminist, and soon even all her opinions about feminism are nothing. Zenobia becomes, in this story the woman that she has been trying to do away with; she takes on the role of the woman behind the man. The trouble started in Zenobia's life when Priscilla is sent to Blithedale to live with her. Priscilla also falls in love with Hollingsworth. This is where the reader starts to see Zenobia's feminist point of view start to (Vaillette, 2) diminish. Zenobia in this book is picking a man over her sister, the first no-no in feminism. ...

Number of words: 1096 | Number of pages: 4

Growth Of A Chrysanthemum

... an already excellent work to create a classic. The claim that "Odour of Chrysanthemums" is a well-crafted story is hardly brave or risky, for many would agree. For instance, the man who in a sense discovered Lawrence, English Review editor F. M. Ford, said this about "Odour of Chrysanthemums": The very title makes an impact on the mind. You get at once the knowledge that this is not, whatever else it may turn out, either a frivolous or even a gay springtime story. Chrysanthemums are not only flowers of the autumn: they are the autumn itsel ...

Number of words: 2527 | Number of pages: 10

Conflict

... of his position Daru remains at his post in the school house awaiting a new task. Daru's actions show he is a loyal and obedient servant of his government. As such he is expected to follows the orders given to him by his superiors. "And you will deliver this fellow to Tinguit".(pg 49) Daru is expected to follow orders and conform to the French ideal. Although loyal to France, he has a strong sense of morality. "That man's stupid crime revolted him, but to hand him over was contrary to honor". (pg 56) Daru holds true to his morals even ...

Number of words: 659 | Number of pages: 3

My Antonia

... Homesickness was surely felt by Mr. Shimerda, as it was by many, but it was the failure to adequately find a way to provide for his family that sent Mr. Shimerda into a depressing downward spiral that left him no foreseeable alternative but to take his own life. The first descriptions of Mr. Shimerda are that of a successful businessman that had always provided well for his family. I noticed how white and well-shaped his own hands were. They looked calm, somehow, and skilled. His eyes were melancholy, and were set back deep under his brow ...

Number of words: 1217 | Number of pages: 5

Narcissim

... of the mythological character Narcissus who could only love himself, rebuffing anyone who attempted to touch him. Nevertheless, it is the underlying sense of inferiority which is the real problem of the narcissist, the grandiosity is just a facade used to cover the deep feelings of inadequacy. The Makeup of the Narcissistic Personality The narcissist’s grandiose behavior is designed to reaffirm his or her sense of adequacy. Since the narcissist is incapable of asserting his or her own sense of adequacy, the narcissist seeks to be admire ...

Number of words: 4614 | Number of pages: 17

Antigone

... Creon orders that Polyneices will not be buried because of his dishonor towards Thebes. Furthermore, if anyone is caught burying him they will be killed for disobeying his order. Polonieces is Antigone's brother. He is being punished because he attacked Thebes and betrayed Creon and the people of Thebes. Creon's harsh punishment on those who disobey the law makes many fear him and dare not to go against him. One example is Ismene's regard for Creon's laws. She tries to talk her sister out of burying her brother because of what cou ...

Number of words: 799 | Number of pages: 3

Faust And Victor Frankenstein: Unconcerned With Reality

... play at god come to poor endings. Many powers are much too mighty for mortal souls, a lesson that Frankenstein is forced to learn by the end of his tales. Victor both impresses, yet horrifies the reader. One marvels at his genius, but trembles at his destructiveness of the old and familiar. In the process of creating their new lives, Faust and Victor Frankenstein become distant and unconcerned with all reality and humanity around them. Faust's goal to become the Überminche is an understandable desire; however, the means by which he strives ...

Number of words: 1489 | Number of pages: 6

Greek Gods

... characterized religion in ancient Greece. Working as one big family, which they actually were, each one of the governed a certain aspect of the world in a way that usually reflected their own humanlike personalities. These unique personalities also contained many human flaws such as envy and greed, and were where the Greek God’s importance lay. Greek religion was more concentrated on the way an individual dealt with situations that popped up in the world around him than on understanding the world itself. In other words the Greeks were m ...

Number of words: 533 | Number of pages: 2

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