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The Stranger: Existentialism
<view this essay>.... important questions in life are not accessible to reason or
science. Acting on your own experiences is essential in arriving at the
truth and “man is condemned to be free. (Sartre)”
There were two parts in The Stranger that helped me better
understand existentialism the most. One part of the novel that helped me
to understand existentialism better was when Meursault shot the Arab on the
beach and how he handled the situation afterwards. The Arab had drawn his
knife and held it up to Meursault, but this wasn't what bothered him, it
was the light from the sun that shot off the Arabs knife, and the intense
heat along with the salt from his sweat in his eyes .....
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Scarlet Letter 2
<view this essay>.... Hester has gone beyond the letter of the law and done everything asked
of her. She becomes quite a popular seamstress, heralded all over the town
of Boston for her work. She herself wears only drab clothing of ordinary
clothing, punishing herself with humility. There is only one piece of
clothing that she is forbidden to make, the wedding vail, it is assumed
that she can not possibly represent the values of a marriage. It would be
most improper to have one who has committed as sin as she had to be
involved in the marital bonds of another couple. Nevertheless, she does her
work dutifully and completely.
She is emotionately worn ou .....
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The Dubliners: Summary
<view this essay>.... of mournful emotions, instead he shows a
feeling of freedom. " I wished to go in and look at him but I had not the
courage to knock... I found it strange that neither I nor the day seemed in
a mourning mood and I felt even annoyed at discovering in myself a
sensation of freedom as if I had been freed from something by his death." (
Joyce, Dubliners 5-6)
What he had felt freed from was always being under the constant
supervision of the priest to do what he felt was righteous.
It is not until the end of the story that the boy realizes from
one of the Sisters, Eliza, about the priest madness as well as his
physical and spiritual paralysis. He unders .....
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Book Analysis, Uncle Toms Cabi
<view this essay>.... retain their memories and thoughts.
After her husband accepted a job in Maine, Stowe began writing a novel using the information and visions she had brought with her from Ohio. After some time, she submitted it to the National Era, which published the novel as a serial. When it was published, Uncle Tom’s Cabin reached immediate success. Many publishing companies from around the world published her novel in 20 different languages. Stowe found herself speaking around the world, especially in England. A play blossomed from the novel, which also was successful.
Stowe did not stop writing after Uncle Tom’s Cabin, but her other novels never had quite th .....
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A Good Man Is Hard To Find Ana
<view this essay>.... is representative of devoutness and Christianity which O'Connor apparently believed to be more prevalent in the "glamorous" Old South. Attention to prim detail separated the grandmother from the rest of her family who seemed to be living in a different world than she. As she organized herself in preparation for the trip, her family was described as rather common people living in a frusturated middle class world. O’Connor described the old woman as she settled herself comfortably, removing her white cotton gloves and putting them up with her purse on the shelf in front of the back window.
The children's mother still had on slacks and still had her head .....
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Brave New World Vs. Modern Soc
<view this essay>.... babies born
in our society today, are still the result of intercourse between a man and a
woman. In many cases the birth of a child is a memorable and joyous event for
the woman. In Utopia, however, if a woman is caught bearing offspring, she will
be punished by exile. Offspring not produced the society’s way is a threat to the
society’s existence, in the eyes of the leaders. As today, pregnancy, in Utopia,
could be prevented using a variety of methods. Where our society uses male
and female birth control methods, Utopia has pregnancy substitute (a procedure
in which Utopian woman are given all the psychological benefits of childbirth
w .....
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Contrasting Marlow And Kurtz And The Theme Of Evil In "Heart Of Darkness"
<view this essay>.... all of its elements. Just as everyone has the potential for evil
within themselves, we too have the potential for true goodness. In many
literary works the author attempts to exemplify the evil which lies within
by showing many characters which have been, or are being overcome by their
inner darkness. In the novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad we see how
Marlow's journey into his ultimate evil, into his inner self, can be a
positive experience. By contrasting Marlow with Kurtz, who represents the
absolute evil, we can see the two products of an inner evil which has
emerged. Marlow, who defeats his evil, and gains self-knowledge, and Kurtz,
who is d .....
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Anna Karenina: Characters And The Life Novel
<view this essay>.... the sense of
realism.
The most striking feature of Tolstoy's minor characters is that
although they may only appear briefly, they still possess a sense of
lifelikeness. When a character is introduced, Tolstoy provides the reader
with details of the characters appearance and actions that give a sense of
realism. For example, the waiter that Stiva and Levin encounter at their
dinner, although a flat character is definitely presented in a manner which
allows him to have a sense of lifelikeness and fullness. From the speech
patterns the waiter uses to the description of the fit of his uniform, one
is presented with the details that allow the waiter to contribu .....
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