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Shielded Consequences
<view this essay>.... First, Putnam’s vengeance towards the town causes the imprisonment of George Jacobs. Also, Abigail’s attempt to win over John Proctor results in his death. Finally, Parris’s efforts to clear his name causes the deaths of many innocent people. Had these characters planned out their situation, this would have been a whole different story.
First, Putnam’s troubled relations with the town causes George Jacob’s imprisonment. To begin with, Putnam is introduced as a man that has many problems with townspeople. He holds grudges tries to acheive revenge with people: “He was a man with many grievances…The motif of resentment is clear here. Thomas Putnam felt .....
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The Prince And The Pauper: Summary
<view this essay>.... of England, feeling sorry for the boy, let
him go as long as he didn't get caught by the guards again.
3. In the course of the story, do any characters change as a result of
their experiences or influence of other people, or are they are the same at
the end as they were at the beginning? Discuss.
The prince, Edward Tudor changes a lot in this book. When he
changes places with the pauper, Tom, he finds out how it feels to have no
money, be filthy, and have nobody believe him for anything that he says.
At the end of the story when Edward gets his thrown back, he remembers the
poor people in Tom's town and gives money and food to them.
4. Describe brief .....
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Jude The Obscure: Summary
<view this essay>.... to Jude and his life. These three people are also the cause of his estrangement from the societies in which Jude lives. Many different movies portray this type of estrangement or isolation from society. An example of such isolation would be in the movie The Great Escape. The isolation is similar to that in Jude the Obscure. The "cooler" is an isolation chamber away from the prisoner’s of war camp in which Captain Hill is sent on a regular basis by the commandant.
Jude and Arabella’s marriage is a mistake from the beginning. Jude’s aunt did not like the idea of Jude’s marrying Arabella to begin with.
Fawley’s aunt being a baker she made him a bride-cake sa .....
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Mary Shelly's Frankenstein
<view this essay>.... has ever done before. He dosen't give the monster any love or help and just ignores it and runs away from it. If the monster would have had some kind of a father figure or a mother figure his violent nature might have not come out so prominent.
The absence of good in the monsters life has an affect that could never be reversed and never helped. If a child has no guidance how can he or she grow in love and learn how to live responsibly and adapt to the rapid changes of the world and life. You can not learn life lessons and things you need to know if you have no love or guidancce.
Mary Shelly shows her own fears for life and children and her fear of not hav .....
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Moby Dick
<view this essay>.... important of his most personal feelings, which I feel are the bases of the novel. In this quote Melville describes Ishmael’s depression and emptiness. This is stated in the phrase "whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul." In this phrase Ishmael’s feelings sadness and depression in his soul, are lowering his self-esteem, showing his resentment for life, civilization, and everything that surrounds him. Ishmael’s resentment towards life its self brings about his feelings of not being alive. Melville uses the month of November to indicate these feelings of death and suicide. The month of November is known for being lifeless, a period in which so .....
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The Role Of Nick Carraway As Narrator In The Great Gatsby
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moral norm are two of the main perspectives achieved through the author's
usage of narration through Nick. His vital role is the flow of the novel
is hence an indication as to his importance as a character in general.
This vital role can be first of all seen in the primary role of Nick
as a narrator. Physical and emotional actions/reactions of characters
within a story relates a great deal to individualistic personality which in
turn helps the author generate his/her idea of a certain person/group of
people within the mind of the reader. Such a function is undertaken by Nick
who is endowed with a keen sense of observation which he uses to reveal th .....
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An Analysis Of Gulliver's Travels
<view this essay>.... the giant
from escaping. Gulliver is then taken to the king's castle were he is
searched fore weapons or other dangerous items. The Lilliputians are
divided into two tribes. One is holding Gulliver and the other lives on the
second island which is separated from the first by a canal (resembles of
England and France) . Gulliver is at the littlenders and the enemy is the
bigenders which live on the island of Blefuscu. Gulliver helps the
Littlenders to defeat the bigenders. In this book Swift emphasises the
stupidity in the war between England and France and also every war which
starts over a stupid reason, he also points out the meaningless in
courtlife were t .....
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Stones From The River
<view this essay>.... However, some characters are more developed than others are. Each character has a connection to the narrator whether he/she is a friend, a neighbor, or a bully at school. This novel is unique to Hegi because of her background. She lives in a “suburb of “Dusseldorf” before she immigrates to the United States in 1965” (Simon 1). It was unusual for her to write about this because the people who survive the holocaust never will talk about the past, they all believe in the ‘tight lip’ philosophy.
In the novel Jews, Catholics, and Protestants become victims of the Nazis. Religious prejudices are common throughout the novel .....
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