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Moby Dick And The Scarlet Letter: Unpardonable Sin
<view this essay>.... theme in The Scarlet Letter, that theme deserves clear understanding. Furthermore in Moby Dick, considered by some the greatest American novel, the theme of the unpardonable sin can be found. If Hawthorne’s unpardonable sin extends to Moby Dick, then the importance of understanding what Hawthorne intended is of wider importance. Secondly, I believe that the meaning and significance of the unpardonable sin is, derived, in part, from social influences of the industrialization of society. That the theme of the unpardonable sin conveys feelings and attitudes of a pre-industrial society which are carried by individual members of the same society a hundred years late .....
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The Last Of The Mohicans
<view this essay>.... and everyone in the fort must leave. While they are
leaving they are attacked by a band of Indians led by A Indian chief named
Magua. During the battle Hawkeye escapees With Cora and Alice. The Cora and
Alice are captured by Magua. Then Hawkeye and Uncas go after them and Cora and
Uncas are killed. Chingachgook and Uncas are the only Mohicans left and when
Uncas dies Chingachgook is the last one giving the book its title.
The main character of the book is Hawkeye. Hawkeye is described as having a
big head and narrow shoulders. His arms are long and skinny and he has small
hands. He also has thin legs which are very long. Hawkeye is much like a Metis
Becau .....
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Babbit Vs. The Hobbit
<view this essay>.... too is shown enjoying a pleasant afternoon in a very average way. Both personalities are basically the same: neither will take major risks and both would rather stay at home rather than go off on some kind of “adventure”. Both are what are considered prominent, wealthy, normal, conforming members of their communities. However, both Babbitt and Bilbo show inner turmoil with their need to be “free”.
Here is where the differences start to appear. The hobbit refers to something as simple as climbing a tree as an adventure. The prominent business man thinks that spending a weekend away from his wife and family is an adventure. To se .....
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Pudd'nhead Wilson: Slavery
<view this essay>.... effort to pay them off sells his own mother back
into slavery. His mother escapes, though, and demands to have her freedom
bought back or else she would tell Tom's uncle the truth about him being
black. Tom was faced with a decision of asking his uncle for money; he
decides it would be a better idea, though, to rob his uncle to buy his
mother's freedom and pay off his gambling debts. In the process, though,
he ends up murdering his uncle and is eventually caught. The truth about
him is let out and Tom is set into slavery and "Valet" de Chambre" is set
free.
The issue of slavery comes up throughout the novel. The reality of
slavery is shown in many places .....
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The Joy Luck Club
<view this essay>.... a going away party for June’s trip to China. At the party June realizes that she was expected to take the place of her mother at the mahjong table. June sat at the East where it all starts “”. was a weekly meeting of the best friends, were they talked about their hopes for their daughters and there stories of the past. The swan feather in the beginning was a symbol of all the hopes and dreams that the mother wanted to give to her daughter. This woman crossing a vast ocean, with only the company of a swan, yet she is not scared. She has dreams for her daughter, and this dream is the driving force of her actions. She is moved to realize this dream, that she is .....
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Candide's Constant Search For Satisfaction
<view this essay>.... the people that were close to him, and changed his life forever. However, many of the people close to Candide miraculously came back into his life as the story continued. Dr. Pangloss, his former master, reappears but then parts again after being tortured in Lisbon. Candide and his love, Cunégonde, who was also supposedly murdered, are reunited but their time together was limited. Everyone who is close to Candide is somehow submitted to turmoil throughout the story. Candide himself was flogged many times, Dr. Pangloss was made a beggar and then hung, the Baron went from a man of great standing to a slave, and Cunégonde was forced into slavery as well. Can .....
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The Call Of The Wild: Summary
<view this essay>.... dogs. he was a mix between a St. Bernard and a Scotch Shepherd
dog. He weighed one hundred and forty pounds, and he carried every one with
utmost pride. Buck had everything he could want. Little did he know, he
would soon have it all taken away from him. One night, while the judge was
away at a raisin grower's committee meeting, the gardener, Manuel, took
Buck away from his home. Buck was then sold, and thrown in a baggage car.
This would be the beginning of a new, cruel life for Buck. On his ride to
wherever he was going, Buck's pride was severely damaged, if not completely
wiped out by men who used tools to restrain him. No matter how many times
Buck tried .....
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Themes In Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil
<view this essay>.... puritan life, and thereby conveys a profound truth that is
disturbing in its implication, namely that we can never hope to know each
other's true selves. The themes in the story are suggested by the veil-
symbol, the tension between the minister and the community, and the use of
pro-Freudian psychological analysis.
The symbolic significance of the black veil lies in the physical
and mental barrier that it creates between the minister and his environment,
and the guilt that it expresses. Many people believe that the face provides
information about a person's underlying characteristics and, therefore,
about his or her probable behavior. Thus, by wearing .....
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