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Oedipus Rex
Words: 307 - Pages: 2.... goes through a reversal of fortune, another characteristic
of a tragic hero. It look as if he has a solution to the problem Thebes faces,
when in fact he is the problem. This is hidden from him, when he is made
aware of this, and the atrocities he has committed, he endures great
suffering. His wife and mother commits suicide, and due to the emense
emotional burden this situation puts upon him, he gouges his eyes out. Due
to his level of suffering, the audience or reader feels a sense of pity for
Oedipus, which is another characteristic of a tragic hero.
His flaw causes him to commit an atrocity, the emotional and physical
consequences .....
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Redemtion And Salvation In A T
Words: 1286 - Pages: 5.... redemption and salvation through Dr.
Manette's painful experience in prison and his resurrection back into society. The famous quote, "Recalled to life" (Dickens page 8), is used many times in A Tale Of Two Cities to describe Dr. Manette's escape from sure death in the Bastille. Dr. Manette's story begins when he is imprisoned unjustly for eighteen years. The solitary time spent in the prison waiting for his certain death is so excruciating it makes Manette go insane. When Dr. Manette is finally released he does not even know his own name: "one hundred and five north tower" (Dickens p 37) is all he says when asked. Mr. Lorry and Lucie Ma .....
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"The Gift Of The Magi" And "The Necklace": Money And Its Control On People
Words: 389 - Pages: 2.... thing in this story is that
her husband sold the watch so that he would have money to buy her combs for
her hair. They both sacrificed themselves for gifts for each other.
On the other hand, in "The Necklace", the main character, a middle
class woman named Madame Loisel is selfish, greedy, and an uncaring woman.
Although she is beautiful, she only cares about money. In the story, she
and her husband are invited to a party. She has her husband spend the 400
francs he has saved for a gun, on a dress she wants to wear to the ball.
She also wants something beautiful to go with her dress, so she borrows a
gorgeous necklace from a friend.
Mada .....
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An Interview With Jane Austin
Words: 1406 - Pages: 6.... necessarily was personal. Many think the character “Jane” was thought to have been after myself, hence the name Jane. But, that was not necessarily correct. The fact is that many of my character’s traits and personalities come from people I am aquatinted or related to in my personal life. My focus in P&P is merely limited to my circle of friends and family. There is much character development in the story. The activities that took place in P&P also took place in the late 18th and early 19th century among the middle and upper classes. Very silly and boring indeed. Marrying well was very important at the time. Some paid the cons .....
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Catcher In The Rye: Letter To The Editor - An Unfair Trial
Words: 390 - Pages: 2.... only person that would actually take defending a black man seriously in
Maycomb, which shows the lack of morale in the town. After looking at the
judge and the jury, I realized that Tom never had a chance in the first
place. The odds were still against him even though the plaintiff was the
lowest form of human imaginable, who would have lost no matter what the
case was if she was up against another white person. She was Mayella
Ewell; disgusting. The point is, how would Tom might have been sentenced
if he was in another town like yours and mine, say (your state here)?
There's no doubt in my mind that he would have been found innocent r .....
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12 Angry Men: Influence Of Surroundings
Words: 334 - Pages: 2.... tries to convince Three how the boy is not guilty
beyond reasonable doubt but Three does not listen adn would rather see the
boy die. "For this kid, you bet I'd pull the switch."(17) This shows how
emotionally unstable Three is. He is a grown man living in a civilized
community and would like to see a boy who he does not even know die by his
own hands Eight does not think highly of Three for what he says about
killing the boy and shouts "your a sadist."(17) which is the absolute
truth about Three.
The emotional make-up of a juror can change his desicision on wther
or not to let a man live or die. When someone is asked judge someone else,
s .....
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Battle Royale
Words: 708 - Pages: 3.... of the story attempting to achieve the goal and failing.
To be allowed to give his speech to the leaders of the community, he must fight in a dehumanizing debacle, geared toward the entertainment of the rich white men in attendance. The symbolic message is that blacks have to fight just to be heard in white society and that society is arranged to create conflict within the black community. The narrator states "In those pre-invisible days I visualized myself as a potential Booker T. Washington." Booker T. Washington was known for advocating working within the white community, quietly and without protest to gain status in the white socie .....
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Cry The Beloved Country: The Power Of Love
Words: 497 - Pages: 2.... touch a person’s life, and they naturally grow to or learn to love it. There are different definitions of love, but the true definition lies with God.
People can spend their entire lives searching for more power. The thing that they must realize is that no amount of power will mean anything to God when it comes time for judgment. People base their lives too much on what material things they have, rather than what they have spiritually. They search for happiness in things like money and fame, but they are never fulfilled. It is impossible to find happiness in things like money and fame. No one can obtain happiness in a place where .....
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Wuthering Heights: Use Of Atmospheric Conditions To Emphasize Events And Highlight The Mood Of The Characters
Words: 462 - Pages: 2.... Grange are accompanied by a change in the weather.
Emily Brontë uses the weather to show the beginning of a transition from
calm to turbulent events in the storyline. The books starts with Lockwood's
arrival, a severe winter storm raging outside foreshadows the unfriendly
environment he is about to enter and the chaotic events that he is going to
witness through Nellie's story telling. When Nelly begins to tell the story
of the two neighbouring households, she describes Old Mr. Earnshaw setting
out to Liverpool on a "fine summer morning" (p.34). Yet, when Old Mr.
Earnshaw dies she relates that "A high wind blustered round the house, an .....
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Momaday's The Way To Rainy Mountain: Summary
Words: 666 - Pages: 3.... the tales would probably be described as having a good outcome. The
people were created and they found friends in the physical and spiritual world.
The first part of the book describes the beginning of the Kiowa culture and
their development.
Towards the end of the first part, the tone of the stories changes.
Instead of describing different stories each time, they begin to tell a story
which continues through six numbered sections. The story relates the life of a
baby who grows into the sun's wife who then has a ·child who becomes two
children, who become honored people in the eyes of the Kiowa. These stories do
not explain things like th .....
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