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Comparison: Treatment Of War In "The Rank Stench Of Those Bodies Haunts Me Still" And "The Soldier"
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The line "And I remember things I'd best forget." seems to express a longing for the images to be forgotten. Farther on in this stanza, tents are described as "hives", which draws a comparison between the soldiers and insects, as though they too are part of a collective.
In the next stanza, the lines "Gun-thunder leaps and thuds along the ridge; / The spouting shells dig pits in fields of death," seem to recreate the sounds of the weapons. The shells dig pits in the fields as though ready for the wounded men to fill. The poet expresses the hope that anyone he cares for could be spared this experience, and that they get back home wounded, but alive .....
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Jane Eyre
<view this essay>.... near, shone full both on us and on the approaching figure, which we at once recognize as Miss Temple” (62). Sure enough, Miss Temple invited the two girls to her room and treated them with cake and tea, which brought Jane to comfort from the public humiliation. “We feasted that evening as on our nectar and ambrosia; and not the least delight of the entertainment was the smile of gratification of our hostess regarded us, as we satisfied our famished appetites on the delicate fare she liberally supplied” (65). Another example is Jane’s first morning at Thornfield. A positive mood was foreshadowed when Jane described the weather as, “The chamber looked such .....
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The Island Of Dr. Moreau
<view this essay>.... the creatures and chaos begins. When the conflict finally comes to a halt, there is only one true human standing. The plot, main character, theme, style, and setting are key elements found in this novel.
The basic conflict of this novel was that the creatures of the island went against the creators, or the scientists. When the Beast Men were first created, they were not to intelligent. Due to this, the creators manipulated their minds with lies. The creatures, even though they out numbered the humans by a large margin, believed everything their “Masters” would utter, and, therefore, followed a code of law. These laws consisted of the following: they wer .....
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Love In Rosettis Goblin Market
<view this essay>.... the beginning of the poem we learn of two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, who have a close relationship: "Crouching close together/ In the cooling weather,/ With clasping arms and cautioning lips,/ With tingling cheeks and finger tips./ 'Lie close,' Laura said," Here the two sisters are hiding together, secretly gazing on the goblin men. In the poem the 'goblin men' represent the human figure of man. We soon find that Lizzie is very apprehensive of the goblin men and she warns her sister of impending danger: " 'We must not look at goblin men,/ We must not buy their fruits;/ Who knows upon what soil they fed/ Their hungry thirsty roots?' " This is Lizzie's .....
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Beloved: American Experience With Slavery
<view this essay>.... can depict and discuss this formative American experience.
‘Beloved’ is the tale of Sethe, a survivor of slavery, and her family. Sethe is an escaped slave who made the split second decision to kill her daughter, rather than have her return to a life of enslavement. The entire novel revolves around this horrific act; the entire story is slowly unraveled through the remembrances of Sethe and others. These memories and "re-memories" do not follow chronological order. However, when they are all pieced together, the whole picture of slavery, Sethe's act, and its aftermath emerges.
A universal characteristic of the survivor's tale is the subjectivity and inco .....
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Hucks Relationship With Pap (h
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To Kill A Mockingbord: Atticus Finch
<view this essay>.... mob even though it is unpopular, he lectures to his children about not
being judgmental.
During Tom Robinson's trial Atticus was asked to keep watch.
Everyone in town wanted to kill Tom so this was very dangerous. Atticus
excepted this task because he knew it was wrong to unfairly judge a person.
As expected a mob formed and demanded Tom Robinson be given to them.
He in there, Mr. Finch? a man said
He is, we heard Atticus answer, and he's asleep. Don't wake him.
...You know what we want, another man said. Get aside from the
door, Mr. Finch.
You can turn around and go home again, Walter, Atticus said
pleasantly.(153-154). .....
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Character Analysis Of Iago In
<view this essay>.... planting the handkerchief onto Cassio without making himself look suspicious. Iago also plays Roderigo into giving him money and leaving the picture so Iago can do his work.
Possibly the best work Iago does is on his boss, Othello. Iago plays Othello perfectly. He plays on every man's weakness, jealousy. Othello takes every word Iago says like it is truth, and whenever he does question Iago, Iago's quick wits keep him uncovered by weaving all his lies together. Iago was capable of bringing Othello into killing his own wife without ever have Othello question his wife or anyone else. In Othello's mind, Iago was so trust worthy that anyone elses word would .....
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