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Thought Provoking Ideas
<view this essay>.... disabled boy insists Mr. Niemand reads him “Chicken Little”. Dr James later enters Harry’s room, discovering that Mr. Niemand left Harry a loaded revolver. Dr James leaves us with his thought “ only a madman would give a loaded revolver to an idiot.” The last line suggests many ideas, that arouse the readers’ thoughts. The last line is the key to the authors meaning- that mankind could destroy itself. There is an obvious and very direct comparison created in the story. Certain symbols stand for things, the gun representing the weapons society creates. The gun is an ideal symbol , for it is a weapon that if not used pro .....
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Antigone 8
<view this essay>.... the two plays differ from one another they have one thing that is the most common between the two, suffering. Sophocles depicts the suffering of each character throughout both of the plays. He also changes the opening scenes of the play to show the way the play will be laid out.
During the whole play of "Antigone" the key theme is individual conscience versus the state whereas in "Oedipus Rex" it is the undying search for truth and discovery of self. "Antigone" Sophocles depicts a political, conscience led woman who is in an unending struggle over right and wrong with her uncle, Creon, the King. All throughout "Oedipus Rex" Sophocles shows a powerful an .....
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Theme Of Lord Of The Flies
<view this essay>.... one other and have a sense of togetherness to complete their goal to survive. Also their respect for each other brings peace and happiness for a little while on the island. Through Ralph’s leadership, hope is obtainable for all those who live on the island.
For example hope offers a reason for living and for doing their assigned duties. Through Ralph’s leadership he orders the building of a signal fire, for that day that they may be rescued. The idea of the fire enhances the capability of Ralph’s leadership skills and reasoning. This also ensures Ralph the confidence to be more then willing to face greater and more impossible chall .....
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On Happiness
<view this essay>.... according to mister Francis H., because it allows the satisfaction of one's basic needs. It seems to me that if it was true, the Ancients had no chance to be happy at all and we can not be happy as well, since in the time to come people will be even more wealthy than they are now (see later on the part of my essay "On Future") and able to better satisfy their needs. Well, I guess the notion of wealth is just relative. Same as basic needs which can cause even more trouble. What are basic needs? Color TV and refrigerator or your own jet plane? Or maybe just a barrel in a harbor as Diogenes showed us?
Knowledge. In my opinion the problem with knowledge .....
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Images Of Light And Darkness I
<view this essay>.... of life are changing.
To understand Faulkner's theme, one must understand the characters. As the female protagonist, Emily is an example of a bygone era. She is from an upper class where family name is venerated and is to be maintained at almost any cost. Faulkner emphasizes this many times by saying “She carried her head high enough... as if she demanded more than ever the recognition of her dignity as the last Grierson.”(469) and “...and the high and mighty Griersons.”(467) In the end of the story officials do not pursue her lover’s disappearance for the exact reason that they do not force her to pay taxes which is also t .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird 5
<view this essay>.... Scout, the narrator. Lee writes the story in the eyes of a young- maturing girl named Jean Louise, whom everyone calls Scout. Because the book is written from Scout's point of view, a piece of realism is added to the plot. Using this method the reader can understand Scout's actual opinion of an event or person, "Jem and I hated her. If she was on the porch when we passed, we would be raked by her wrathful gaze . . ." (99). Harper Lee depicts Scout as strong and opinionated yet innocent and full of questions. This method of literature makes the tale more personal and it almost seems as though you are actually there. Utilizing the first person narrative writing s .....
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My Oedipus Complex
<view this essay>.... and a while. "…instead of uniform, he put on his best blue suit, and Mother was as pleased as anything. I saw nothing to be pleased about, because, out of uniform, Father was altogether less interesting…", this shows another Santa connection, kids aren’t interested in Santa Claus if he is not in his big red suit.
Now for Santa himself, also known as Larry’s Father. He went away to the war, where he was alone, he didn’t have his wife or his son to give him a hug when he went to bed. For some one to spend that much time alone when they know they have a family and people who love them has just got to be heart breaking.
Larry’s mother in this story is jus .....
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Death Of A Salesman
<view this essay>.... Firstly, we must examine the battered and seemingly wretched character of Willy Loman, to understand how he came to these dreams. Secondly, we must evaluate Willy's eldest son, Biff, we must perceive his knowledge of his 'father' and why he warns his father thus. Finally, to make an accurate assessment of Willy's dreams, we have to grasp and conceive the idea of Willy's dream, the American dream.
In Death of a Salesman, Willy is presented as being a man who had a chance at success, but misses it and then tries to grasp at something which he can't reach. At first, he is presented as two different people. The first impression is that he is an angry m .....
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