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A Separate Peace - Artificial Vs. Natural

... naturally. To begin with, Gene Forrester acted artificially. There are several instances throughout the novel where Gene disguises himself or is influenced by artificial things. Towards the beginning of the novel Gene tells the reader that he was a half inch taller than Finny ("I had been claiming five feet nine inches before he became my roommate..." (Gene Pg. 8) and that Finny weighed ten pounds more than he did. "He weighed a hundred and fifty pounds, a galling ten pounds more than I did..." (Gene Pg. 8) Because Gene mentioned those fact ...

Number of words: 1805 | Number of pages: 7

A Clean Well-Lighted Place

... their age. The young waiter was in a rush to close the bar an hour earlier because there was only the lonely old man in it. It was two a.m. and the bar is supposed to close at three. This young man throws the old man out of the bar just so he can go into bed with his wife. The young man has absolutely no respect for the older man who is deaf. He yelled at the old man saying, "You should have killed yourself last week." The waiter treats him like an obstacle as if he is slowing down his life. The second waiter introduced ...

Number of words: 526 | Number of pages: 2

Smerdyakov

... He and his friends mock her. He, then, rapes her. And, as if these actions are not cruel and offensive enough, he vehemently denies any of it happening. Later, when Lizaveta gives birth to Fyodor's illegitimate son, it is Grigory and Marfa who take the boy in, baptize him, and decide to raise the child. The townspeople mistakenly credit Fyodor for taking the dead woman's child into his house. All of these disturbing actions on the part of Fyodor are cause for his punishment. While Fyodor neglected his fatherly duties to his othe ...

Number of words: 1767 | Number of pages: 7

Pride And Prejudice

... opinion, pride comes in for the sharper criticism by Austen. She has chosen to personify this trait in several characters in "" although it is hard to find one character who portrays prejudice alone, throughout the novel. When prejudice does occur in this novel, Jane Austen has shown it in the hands of a notoriously proud character. Because prejudice is not personified (ie. depicted as a major characteristic flaw) I believe that it was not to be the object of Jane Austen's sharper criticism. Jane Austen has depicted pride in her minor (functio ...

Number of words: 979 | Number of pages: 4

Ghosts 2

... she faces the truth about her husband. The rain washes away the disguises so that the truth may be seen. Generally when this takes place the sun, another symbol, rises, revealing the reality of the situation. Mrs. Alving said, “And there we are, one and all, so pitifully afraid of the light” (271). All the characters are afraid to face reality, especially Mrs. Alving, represented by the light. Fire is yet another symbol Ibsen uses. When Oswald comes downstairs with Alving’s pipe, he recalls an incident when he was give ...

Number of words: 847 | Number of pages: 4

The Elders Of Things Fall Apar

... of his honor and not to be thought weak. This later gives way to the hatred that brews between Okonkwo and his real son Nwoye, as to the fact that Ikemefuna was a trusted friend and brother and the thought that Okonkwo only cares of himself and has no real emotion. Although that is not true as Okonkwo bears grief for what he had done. Soon there after, Ezendu perishes, and an accident happens that results in the seven-year exile from Umufia. Prior to, during and after Okonkwo's exile Obierika plays a huge part to the strength of Umufia as wel ...

Number of words: 545 | Number of pages: 2

Death Of A Salesman 3

... high ideals and high hopes. Children always have high hopes for their future. They all want to be astronauts or millionaires. Willy always believes he can achieve that kind of success. He never lets go of his wasted life. He dreams of being the man who does all of his business out of his house and dying a rich and successful man. Furthermore, Willy also dreams of moving to Alaska where he could work with his hands and be a real man. Biff and Happy follow in their father’s footsteps in their lofty dreams and unrealistic goals. Biff ...

Number of words: 679 | Number of pages: 3

Shiloh

... the story, she has opted for some change, and begins her adventure in experiencing new things such as \"... cooking unusual foods - tacos, lasagna, Bombay chicken.\" She begins to work on her body, borrowing the idea from Leroy\'s rehabilitation equipment, which would otherwise be collecting dust in a corner of the house somewhere. She begins to take writing classes to improve her mind, which further represents her need for change and something new. She has, in a sense, taken on the masculine role in the household since Leroy has co ...

Number of words: 1599 | Number of pages: 6

Rita Dove Literary Analysis

... at the poem “In the Old Neighborhood” we can deduce a number of things from the overall poem. Dove seems to go back in time to view her home as a child from a newly shifting and surreal location. The speakers in Dove’s poems are not usually at ease with their surroundings, and they tend to look upon scenes of home as seen through a distant and dispassionate eye. Dove’s home seems alien to her. Even the flowers are strangers there. Analyzing the poem farther we can see that Dove uses her views on home to further aliena ...

Number of words: 1059 | Number of pages: 4

12th Night Explication

... waxen hearts to set their forms! Alas, our frailty is the cause, not we, For such as we are made of, such we be. How will this fadge? My master loves her dearly. And I, poor monster, fond as much on him; And she, mistaken, seems to dote on me. What will become of this? As I am man, My state is desperate for my master's love. As I am woman -now, alas the day!- What thriftless sighs shall poor Olivia breathe! O time, thou must untangle this, not I; It is too hard a not for me t' untie. Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" is a comedy of m ...

Number of words: 1200 | Number of pages: 5

The Intentional Death Of Franc

... as well. What makes this mystery unique is that Hemingway gives the reader numerous instances that would lead the reader to devise an acceptable motive, yet human nature tells the reader that this killing could not have been intentional. From a purely objective analysis of the story, the reader would see far more evidence supporting the theory of an intentional killing rather than an accidental one. The clues supporting the idea that Margaret killed Francis intentionally can best be seen when observing and studying the background information ...

Number of words: 1886 | Number of pages: 7

The Allegory Of The Cave By Pl

... the Cave" symbolizes this trek and how it would look to those still in a lower realm. Plato is saying that humans are all prisoners and that the tangible world is our cave. The things which we perceive as real are actually just shadows on a wall. Just as the escaped prisoner ascends into the light of the sun, we amass knowledge and ascend into the light of true reality: ideas in the mind. Yet, if someone goes into the light of the sun and beholds true reality and then proceeds to tell the other captives of the truth, they laugh at and ridicul ...

Number of words: 443 | Number of pages: 2

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