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One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
<view this essay>.... world, a society where a person can do what he pleases, is associated with the mental ward patients, whose lives are completely controlled by their nurses and their routines. McMurphy and the patients have a significant effect on each other.
The mental ward and the world that McMurphy comes from are completely different. The mental ward is completely based on rules. The patients' lives are based on the routine that their nurse, Nurse Ratched, has established for them. Nurse Ratched believes that the rules she sets for the patients are in their best interest or getting better. The nurses have entire control over the patients. They are locked into their bed .....
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Macbeth And Lady Macbeth
<view this essay>.... changed when greed and jealously gave way to murder. Knowing that Duncan was soon to pay a visit to Macbeth's castle, Macbeth, momentarily entertains the idea of killing the king, but trembles at such sinful thoughts. Frightened, he says, "Present fears" (Shakespeare 136) "Are less than horrible imaginings" (Shakespeare 137). Lady Macbeth falls in with Macbeth's plot with greater energy than Macbeth himself. She vows adamantly that, "He that's coming / Must be provided for" (Shakespeare 62-63), implying that Duncan must be killed.
Driven by fear of suspicion by day, and terrible dreams by night, Macbeth becomes completely paranoid with everyone, including B .....
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The Great Gatsby: Capturing The American Dream
<view this essay>.... to relive it and, finally, dies in its pursuit. In the past, Jay had a love affair with a woman named Daisy. Knowing he could not marry her because of the difference in their wealth, he leaves her to be with someone of her standards. Once he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay," and throws parties, hoping she might show up at one of them. He does not attend his parties but watches them from a balcony or distance. When this dream doesn't happen, he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if .....
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Beowulfs Symbolism
<view this essay>.... and asking him if he can fight Grendel for him and his people. Beowulf shows this trait when he says, "Grant me, then, lord and protector of this noble place, a single request! I have come so far, oh shelter of warriors and your people's loved friend, that this one favor you should not refuse me. That I, alone and with the help of my men, may purge all evil from this Hell. Second, another trait that a typical youth has is that they don't want to be outwitted. They also don't want people to think poorly of them. Beowulf shows this when he hears that Grendel does not use any weapons to fight and so Beowulf says that he will not use any weapons because he w .....
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Fahrenheit 451: A Depleting Society
<view this essay>.... People sat around and talked.
They rarely watch TV and most people owned only one. Today, TV is a big
part of people's lives. In a lot of homes there are two or more TV's.
Another thing that has become more and more popular are Walkmen and Discmen.
In Fahrenheit 451 these are called “seashells.” They are a little bit
different but basically the same. Another thing in the book was the “green
bullet” which also vaguely relates to Walkmen or walkie-talkies. Almost
every kid in the United States owns a Walkman and many tapes or CD's. Many
teenagers lives' are spent listening to music. Instead of talking and
carrying on a conversation with somebody a pers .....
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Hucks Relationship With Pap (h
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The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism Of The Letter A
<view this essay>.... in front of society. She is
wearing this symbol to burden her with punishment throughout her life. She
stands on a plank where her punishment is given, "'Thus she will be a
living sermon against sin, until the ignominious letter be engraved upon
her tombstone'"(59). Society places its blames upon this woman. It is
because of this one letter that Hester's life is changed. The letter's
meaning in Puritan society banishes her from her normal life. The Puritans
view this letter as a symbol of the devil. The letter also put Hester
through torture: "Of an impulse and passionate nature. She had fortified
herself to encounter the stings and venomous stabs of p .....
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HAMLET
<view this essay>.... guards urge Horatio to speak with the ghost. Because Horatio is a student, they feel he should be able to communicate with the ghost, and their previous attempts to talk with it have failed. Horatio's attempts also fail. The scene ends with Horatio stating that he will go and inform his friend of these incredible events. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Act I, Scene ii: This scene opens in contrast to the first scene. The first scene takes place on the dark, cold isolated ramparts; this scene begins in a brightly lit court, with the new king, Claudius, celebrating his recent wedding to his new wife, Gertrude. Everyo .....
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