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Pecola
<view this essay>.... the world makes the reader feel as if they are seeing the world for the first time. This is a reality check, as it reveals the evil that is caused by a society, which believes white is beauty and beauty is goodness. Being neglected by those who are responsible for her leaves her, no choice but to turn to society’s values for guidance for who she is and what she should be.
When turns to society for identification she finds that they judge her from the outside only.
“She looked at . She saw the dirty torn dress, the plaits had come undone, the muddy shoes with the wad of gum peeping out from between the cheap soles……Eyes that questioned nothing and asked every .....
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The Gift
<view this essay>.... this fact out and said she hoped the boy would not
call this an accident. That could mean that the boys dog never died but ran
away, and that god sent the dog back to them.
Another thing that could have meaning in this poem would be that the boy
could be calling for a friend to play with because he is unpopular with the
other children. And "the beast that always cam to him could be a bully. That
could in fact be the real meaning.
The child at the screen door might just be a metaphor and what the child
is really doing is calling for someone to help him because he is ill. But yet
all he does is become peace-fully sicker. And the mom is praying for him t .....
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The Scarlet Letter Literary An
<view this essay>.... Another mistake is to assume Hester is the only one who has a mark placed apon her, as Dimmesdale also received a mark. Dimmesdale’s mark is not visible to the world, but burns deep within his chest. Both Hester and Dimmesdale’s marks burn as a daily reminder of sin and unholiness.
It is only fitting that Roger Chillingworth, a learned scholar and a makeshift physician be the Black Man of the forest, and represent an evil force in the novel. Hawthorne uses Chillingworth as a symbol of science, which is a common theme in many of his works. Hawthorne’s dislike of men of science is also evident in many of his texts, like “Rappaccini̵ .....
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The Caine Mutiny: Willie Keith - A Life Changed
<view this essay>.... his
master's degree. Instead, he elected to become a piano player in a
cocktail lounge. "He was not paid much. The fee was, in fact, the
smallest permitted by the musicians union for a piano player. Willie
didn't really care, so long as fifty-dollar bills flowed from his mother."
That was his life before the navy. In the navy, all of that changed.
Once in the navy he learned that he couldn't really rely on his
mother for everything. He was still careless and naïve about some things
but he did learn that he was on his own. At Furnand Hall he had received
48 demerits and was almost expelled. Willie then had to push himself to be
on top of everything. Th .....
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Book Review Of Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squardron
<view this essay>.... officer and sits on the right side of the head
leader of intelligence for the Emperor.
Setting : The setting first takes place in the Rebel's secret base. The
setting then moves to a swamp planet by the name of Imdaar. The setting
then moves to Imperial headquarters on the planet of Coruscant.
Plot Summary : Corran and his new partners are given a limited amount of
training time and are sent out on a mission in just weeks of forming the
new Rogue Squadron X-wing fighter group. This book switches the first-
person perspective between Corran and Kirtan Loor. While Corran and the
Rogue Squadron are off fighting TIE fighters and Star Destroyers, Kirtan is .....
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Summary Of Lord Of The Flies
<view this essay>.... by introducing the two of the characters - Ralph and Piggy.
Ralph finds a conch (a shell shaped in such a way that when blown it will
sound) and blows it, summoning the rest of the boys, who were on the
aeroplane and survived the crash. Last to arrive are the choir, who are
described as a "black catterpillar moving along the beach."
On closer examination is is found that there is a wide variance in the age
of the boys, from about 6 to 12 years of age. From here on in the book the
younger boys are simply referred to as the "littluns" and the older boys as
"bigguns" although the younger children are referred to more collectively
in the story. Ralph is elec .....
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Catcher In The Rye: Holden Caulfield
<view this essay>.... Thusly, this novel and its main character's experiences can easily be related to and will forever link Holden with every member of society, because everyone in the world was or will be a teen sometime in their life.
The first and most obvious characteristic found in most teens, including Holden, would be the desire for independence. Throughout the novel, Holden is not once found wishing to have his parents help in any way. He has practically lived his entire life in dorms at prestigious schools, and has learned quite well how to be on his own. This tendency of teenagers took place in even in ancient history, where the freshly developed teen opts to leave the .....
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King Lear - Good Vs. Evil
<view this essay>.... believes that since
Edgar is out on the heath he must have given everything to his
daughters as well (ACT III, iv, 62ff). Since he believes that Edgar
gave everything to evil Lear must believe that people are the cause of
evil. It were Lear's daughters who decided to do wrong to Lear and it
was Lear's fault in giving away all of his land. Si ughters are the
humans in the play, it is the humans who caused the evil and Lear
believes that humans were the ones who created evil. Edgar, is another
character in the play who believes that evil is caused by humans and
not the gods. Edgar said, "The gods are just, and of our peasant vices
make instrum .....
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