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A Tale Of Two Cities: Sydney Carton
<view this essay>.... Darnay, whom she loves, Sydney refuses to
give up his love for her. For someone in his mid-forties, this is somewhat
an immature action. Had he been more mature, he might have forgotten about
Lucie when she was married and found someone else. Another perhaps less
important but very noticeable example is his appearance. He didn't seem to
care what people really thought about him or the way he was dressed, and
remained very calm and relaxed, maybe even carefree, most of the time he
was in court. This also gives Sydney Carton an immature appearance in the
novel.
At the beginning of the story and a large part of the novel, Sydney
Carton is shown to be .....
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Independence And Failure
<view this essay>.... the rest of the limbs may follow because the bundle is loose. Marriage is like a triangle. Each spouse makes up one of the leaning sides, and marriage the lower side. The three together are very strong, but to stand they all must be united. The longer a marriage is held the longer the bottom stretches, and the more dependent each person becomes on the other. If one side tries to stand on its own then the second will fall on the first as it tries to stand. This metaphor also excellently exemplifies the catastrophe that occurs in Macbeth as both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth try to separate. Macbeth is a eighteenth century play written by William Shakespeare. Using t .....
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Lady Audleys Secret
<view this essay>.... and apply them to the text. In addition to establishing the genres, it is important to explain why and how these genres fit into Victorian culture.
The term melodrama has come to be applied to any play with romantic plot in which an author manipulates events to act on the emotions of the audience without regard for character development or logic (Microsoft Encarta). In order to classify as a Victorian melodrama, several key techniques must be used, including proximity and familiarity to the audience, deceit rather than vindictive malice, lack of character development and especially the role of social status.
The sensational novel is usually a tale of our .....
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Wuthering Heights
<view this essay>.... in the nineteenth century. The setting used throughout the novel helps to set the mood to describe the characters. The reader finds two households separated by the cold, muddy, and barren moors, one by the name of , and the other Thrushcross Grange. Each house stands alone, in the midst of the dreary land, and the atmosphere creates a mood of isolation. These two places greatly differ in appearance and mood. and its surroundings, depicts the cold, dark, and evil side of life. " 'Wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather" (2). The inhabitants of were t .....
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Diary Of Anne Frank
<view this essay>.... The most important part of the play were
the people who were acted out. They gave the play a sense of flavor and
realism. Anne, a young German girl was particularly amusing because of the
scuffles she and everyone around her seemed to have. Anne's Mother was a
woman who was more traditional than anything else and wanted Anne to be
more like a lady. One such person was Margot. As Anne's sister, she was
very nice and didn't speak out and was very proper. The Frank's weren't
the only ones in this attic, there were other people such as the Van Daans.
Mr. Frank let them stay because they needed a place to hide and since they
had helped him out so much in .....
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The Cherry Orchard
<view this essay>.... side of things. Sometimes, however, the passivity erupts the tragic flaws of the characters as they fail to save the estate. Another theme of is the thin line between reality and outer appearance between which the characters cannot distinguish. Although indirect, this confusion provides the play yet again with comedy. On the contrary, the confusion is also seen as another tragic flaw of the characters contributing to the downfall of the estate and its orchard. Another theme Chekhov portrays is the effect of choice and free will. In some surcumstances this is the ultimate form of tragedy, depending on the outcome. With this, Chekhov succeeds in confu .....
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A Lesson Well Taught
<view this essay>.... children. But through hands on experience is such knowledge gained and a lesson taught.
With one trip to the F.A.O. Schwartz, the children see how different their lives are compared to others. “This is mine, that’s mine,” (458) says Big Butt as he looks through the windows at all the toys. It is a child’s instinct to want, and I believe this was a lesson in itself. The fact that the children all wanted the toys that they saw but they couldn’t afford them made them think. It made them realize that the toys within the window looked good but were thy really worth what they cost? “…$480 it don’t make sense…” (458) The value of a dollar and how it is spen .....
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Huck Finn
<view this essay>.... change its
opinions about him until he is reformed and civilized. The Widow Douglas
and Miss Watson try to "sivilize" Huck by making him stop all of his habits,
such as smoking. They try to reverse all of his teachings from the first twelve
years of his life and force him to become their stereotypical good boy.
However, from the very beginning of the novel, Huck clearly states that he
does not want to conform to society. "The Widow Douglas she took me for
her son, and allowed she would sivilize me...I got into my old rags and my
sugar hogshead again, and was free and satisfied." (page 1) Huck says this
shortly after he begins living with the Widow Dougla .....
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