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The Short Story Of Night - A C

... of the raised circular portion as in the scene with Kepler and his soon-to-be wife sitting on a hill awaiting his "prophesied" comet or with the depiction of Tycho’s observatory. On the other hand, this rise in physical level also produces a platform for a higher level of observation or rationale. Kepler’s wife, while standing on this upper level, would begin to ponder and question her husband on various topics possibly beyond her character’s intelligence level as inferred by her husband’s response. It is ironic that s ...

Number of words: 529 | Number of pages: 2

Of Mice And Men

... become apparent until later in the story, it is fairly obvious from the beginning that his physical strength is lacking. Lennie, on the other hand, is physically "strong as a bull"(22), according to George, but mentally is a weak as George is physically. Together, as they travel from place to place looking for their chance at making their dream a reality, they use each other's strong points to help them complete the task. Without one another the two characters would have absolutely no chance at success, for what one is lacking the other has ...

Number of words: 2056 | Number of pages: 8

Huckleberry Finn

... The Widow Douglas adopted and tried to "civilise" Huck. But Huck couldn't stand it so he threw on his old rags and ran away. But he went back when Tom Sawyer told him he could join his new band of robbers if he would return to the Widow "and be respectable." The Widow lamented over her failure with Huck, tried to stuff him into cramped clothing, and before every meal had to "grumble" over the food before they could eat it. She tried to teach him about Moses, until Huck found out he was dead and lost interest. Meanwhile, she would not le ...

Number of words: 2948 | Number of pages: 11

Hamlet 8

... before even thinking of notifying Hamlet. Which makes the claim about Hamlet being mad, seem weak. However Horatio pleads a warning to Hamlet, saying “What if it tempts you toward the flood, my lord, or to the dreadful summit of the cliff that beetles o’er his base into the sea, and there assume some other horrible form which might deprive your sovereignty of reason, and draw you into madness? Think of it. Horatio’s comment may be where Hamlet gets the idea to use a plea of insanity to work out his plan. Later, when Ham ...

Number of words: 582 | Number of pages: 3

Hurting Charlie Flowers For Al

... and did nothing to help him. Is it not better to do your best than to be the best? Charlie Gordon was a motivated man who always put forth as much effort as he could! He struggled for independence and freedom in a world he desperately wanted to be a part of. A statement such as, “Im gonna try awful hard” is often heard spoken by Charlie. Everybody notices how hard Charlie tries to be what he considers normal. Dr. Strauss described Charlie best when he said, “But most people of his low mentality are hostile and uncoope ...

Number of words: 614 | Number of pages: 3

Utilitarianism

... they are not valid, rational objections to this theory. Act will be the specific theory used for the presentation and discrediting of the arguments against . The first idea to be addressed is of the utmost importance. Today's conception that must be done away with is the negative connotation of the word slave and the concept of slavery. Without first addressing this issue no person in their right mind would say that slavery was justifiable in any situation, let alone the situations where it can be advantageous to society, the slave, or b ...

Number of words: 1679 | Number of pages: 7

Kingston's “No Name Woman”: Community's Role

... implies that the same people who were once considered Maxine Hong Kingston’s aunt’s kinsmen, turned against her in no time. “Women in China did not choose” they were merely objects of desire. They had no wish of their own. They lived in a society dominated by men. Women were expected to efface their sexual color and present plain miens. Later it was said that, a man, in some remote place against her wish, could have raped her aunt, but “No one ever talked of sex ever”. So even though she had sex against her will, she couldn’t ...

Number of words: 425 | Number of pages: 2

The Outcasts Of Poker Flat - J

... said that he would try, and off he went. No worries or second thoughts about it. Those two things to me, show that John Oakhurst is a extremely calm person. John, the gambler, is an extremely courageous person. He has proven this by a number of actions in this story. First of all he shows tons of courage by not getting scared when the travelers and him get snowed in. If it where me I probably would have run off like Uncle Billy did. Another example of when Mr. Oakhurst showed courage was when he kicked Uncle Billy to stop him from laughing. M ...

Number of words: 399 | Number of pages: 2

For Whom The Bell Tolls

... this main theme. Hemingway emphasized the fallacy of war by discussing how there are no real winners in war, that war is equal. What goes around comes around. That whereas one man may kill another, another man will come to kill the first man and so on, in a never-ending cycle of stupidity and futility. The setting of this book can be analyzed here; the Spanish Civil War in the 1920-30 time period is the setting for the book, on the battlefields in the Spanish countryside. The whole fascist/communist aspect is brought up since both sides ...

Number of words: 841 | Number of pages: 4

Black Boy By Richard Wright

... and untamed without restrictions. The next time Wright sees his father is during court when his mother was asking him to pay child support. This is the moment that Wright feels resentment for his father when he sees his father smiling throughout the court conflict while his mother was crying. Another occasion where Wright becomes a victim is when his mother makes Wright to accompany her to ask his father for money. When they were ready to ask his father for the money they found him with another woman getting “comfortable”. As Wrigh ...

Number of words: 967 | Number of pages: 4

Character Sketch For Shiloh

... mother. Her emptiness toward her husband may be seen in the way she interacts with him. She feels very uncomfortable when she is around him. Norma Jean is always trying to find something for him to do. When he arrived back home Mason states the “she seems a little disappointed.” (Mason p. 47). The emptiness she feels toward her mother is presented in the feelings she has toward her. Her deceased son symbolizes her emptiness because of his death. In the beginning of the story Norma Jean tries to conceal the emptiness that she ...

Number of words: 730 | Number of pages: 3

Something Wicked This Way Comes: Perfect Love Casts Out All

... fear through the love of his son and is eventually saved, whereas Miss Foley us ruined by her preoccupation with fear and failure to love. Mr. Halloway's life is plagued by the constant thoughts of his ever nearing death. As he approaches his middle age, he feels that he has failed as a father to his son, William. Speaking to Will, he tells him, "(I am) always looking over your shoulder to see what's coming ahead instead of looking at you to see what's here." He fears that death is going to come to him and he would have missed out on his son ...

Number of words: 671 | Number of pages: 3

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