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The Scarlet Letter 2

... and live successful lives in Amsterdam. When they eventually decide to settle in America, Hester is set on ahead of Roger so that he may finish his business in Amsterdam. Hester does not hear from her husband for two years, and many people conceive of his being lost at sea. Hester then falls in love with another man and they have a child together. She is found guilty of committing adultery and is sentenced to stand holding her child before Boston on a scaffold for three hours. She is interrogated as to who her fellow sinner is, but s ...

Number of words: 1595 | Number of pages: 6

Iliad As A Dictate Of The Fath

... code is based on paternal injunction. That way the father determines the values and behavior of the heroes in the Iliad. Throughout the Iliad the warriors are identified by their genealogy. The first line begins, “Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus…” (1, 1). With the opening we see how important the father’s name is in describing the identity of the hero. The same occurs in the lines to follow, “…Atreus’ son the lord of men…” (1, 7). In this line the name Agamemnon is not even mentioned, even though ...

Number of words: 2272 | Number of pages: 9

J.D. Salinger

... Orthodox Judaism rabbi, born in Cleveland, Ohio, and abandoned the faith to become a ham importer. His sister, Doris, was eight years older than him, and played a key part several of Salinger's later characters. Following the role of a later character Holden Caulfield, Salinger started in a public grammar school, then enrolled in McBurney School, a private school in Manhattan, along with several others in the area. Young Salinger did well in school, but his weakness was in arithmetic. Salinger showed an early interest in drama, voted most p ...

Number of words: 2227 | Number of pages: 9

The Women Of Shakespear

... for a weapon you really need a crutch, thus mocking his eagerness to join the combat. Lady Montague in response to her husband’s attempts to provoke Capulet tells him that he will not take a single step toward their enemy. This scene even though not exclusively between women, gives a look into the actual power these women had over their husbands. It also demonstrates that the women did not have the same animosity towards each other as the men had. These women did not adhere to any limitations based on gender in this scene, since they ...

Number of words: 1911 | Number of pages: 7

Analysis Of Frankenstien

... again view his ignorance and irresponsibility when after spending two years of work on his creature he disowns and abandons the creature. He runs out of the room after seeing the creature come to life. He fled the room because he thought the creature was so hideous, even though he had chosen all the best body parts for its creation. When Frankenstein returns to the house when he “became assured that my enemy had indeed fled, I clapped my hands for joy”(55). Even after all his work he is ecstatic that this horrible beast has lef ...

Number of words: 543 | Number of pages: 2

Chopin's A Pair Of Silk Stockings: Mrs. Sommers

... for years". At first Kate Chopin portrays Mrs. Sommers as an innocent little lady who believes in "family first". This is apparent when Mrs. Sommers "walks about in a dreamy state" contemplating what to buy and ends up with a huge plan to make her little brood look "fresh and dainty". To those around her, Mrs. Sommers is this innocent family lady. However, the minute she buys the silk stockings is the minute she becomes a different Mrs. Sommers. All of a sudden everything she has in not good enough, she looks at her shopping bag as "sha ...

Number of words: 526 | Number of pages: 2

Beowulf: A Man Of Many Values

... Beowulf was handicapped by age. Unfortunately, Beowulf was killed by this dragon, but managed to kill the dragon before his death. As Beowulf battles something more difficult each time, it increases the respect we, as a reader, have for our hero. This, ultimately, enables us to forgive or excuse his failure; his failure being that he did not survive the wrath of the dragon. In this story, Beowulf clearly demonstrates the Germanic values of a warrior society, including bravery, prowess in battle, loyalty, generosity, and a belief in wyrd ...

Number of words: 1785 | Number of pages: 7

Pride And Prejudice

... this passage, he is very confident, very sure of himself, and completely off the mark. It is something that we as readers can see quite plainly, but it reveals many things about Mr Collins's personality, and its distinct lack of depth. He views his proposal as doing Elizabeth and indeed the whole Bennet family a favour, by allowing them to keep Longbourn Estate in the family so to speak. While his proposal was comical in aspect it was also a looking glass into English society, through his long drawn out protests at Elizabeth's rejection of ...

Number of words: 1321 | Number of pages: 5

The Journey Of Odysseus And Te

... with the journey of his father. In this, he is developed from a childish, passive, and untested boy, to a young man preparing to stand by his fathers side. This is directly connected to the voyage of Odysseus, in that they both lead to the same finale, and are both stepping stones towards wisdom, manhood, and scholarship. Through these voyages certain parallels are drawn concerning Odysseus and Telemachos: the physical journeys, the mental preparations they have produced, and what their emotional status has resulted in. These all parta ...

Number of words: 2541 | Number of pages: 10

Witches Influence In Macbeth

... ponder if Macbeth ever had a chance of doing what was right after he met with the witches. It is however, more realistic to believe that Macbeth was responsible for his own actions throughout the play and in the end it was he who made the final decisions. The witches could foretell the future, they can add temptation, and influence Macbeth, but they can not control his destiny. Macbeth creates his own misery when he is driven by his own sense of guilt. This causes him to become insecure as to the reasons for his actions which in turn ca ...

Number of words: 912 | Number of pages: 4

Cymbeline Essay

... he is her father. Although, Cymbeline seems to be one of the first to be against her in any way. Even though the only thing he is really against is her love for the poor, yet dear, Posthumus. This is shown in Cymbeline's words to Posthumus. Thou basest thing, avoid hence, from my sight! If after this command thou freight the court With thy unworthiness, thou diest. Away, Thou'rt poison to my blood. (I.I.126) According to the King and his Queen, her son, Clot ...

Number of words: 716 | Number of pages: 3

Holy Sonnet XIV

... is asking God to restore his faith to an unquestioning level, either by force or proving his power to him so that his faith can be reinforced. The Shakespearean sonnet shows Shakespeare poking fun at the courtly conventions of the time. The sonnet is in the form of a love Sonnet. Although it mocks the conventional blazon it does not undermine the beauty of his mistress. Shakespeare tells us that he would love her even if "her breast were dun…." John Donne’s sonnet is quite personal as he is writing about his own beliefs bu ...

Number of words: 1759 | Number of pages: 7

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