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Classic Tales Of Tom Sawyer
Words: 597 - Pages: 3.... of a classic
are the vivid descriptions of the physical aspects of the story – the
characters and setting, an entertaining and eventful plot, and the lasting
truths the story's themes express.
The most vivid memories of this story come from the striking
descriptions of the physical aspects of the story. Mark Twain immediately
brings the story to life with his introduction of the characters and their
surroundings. From here, the familiarity of the characters and setting
continues to grow. The depictions of the characters, both in mannerisms
and dialogue, are so picturesque that Tom's superstitions and fantasies
soon cause no great su .....
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Melville's "Bartleby The Scrivener": Introduction Of Character
Words: 223 - Pages: 1.... increases its effectiveness. The lawyer
begins with the words, “I am a rather elderly man.” This first “I” begins
a long, autobiographical narrative in which the lawyer reveals much of
himself to the reader. Because the story is centered on the lawyer's life,
it is imperative that the reader have this close view of him.
The repetitive “I” in these paragraphs is important because it
comes from the lawyer's thoughts of himself. For this text to flow in it's
intended path, the reader must know a great deal about the lawyer and his
employees. In fact, it is these characters which consummately defines the
text. Therefore, wit .....
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Shielded Consequences
Words: 1129 - Pages: 5.... people. Had these characters planned out their situation, this would have been a whole different story.
First, Putnam’s troubled relations with the town causes George Jacob’s imprisonment. To begin with, Putnam is introduced as a man that has many problems with townspeople. He holds grudges tries to acheive revenge with people: “He was a man with many grievances…The motif of resentment is clear here. Thomas Putnam felt that his own name and the honor of his family had been smirched by the village, and he meant to right matters however he could”(14). Putnam’s background is a backdrop for all of his actions. By presenting th .....
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Brian's Search For The Meaning Of Life In W.O. Mitchell's Who Has Seen The Wind
Words: 815 - Pages: 3.... were made, Brian understands that birth is the
beginning of life. Four years later, a similar conversation comes up when
Brian asks his father how rabbits are born. With this new found knowledge,
Brian also sees another newborn. But this time it was a two-headed calf, who
dies at birth. Because of this, Brian comes to the realization that "God isn't
very considerate"(166), for sometimes he lets things like the two headed cow
come into this world, only to suffer and then die.
The Second instance in which Brian is confronted with the meaning of
life, comes to him when he sees death, and asks himself why. When Brian's
pigeon died, he .....
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The Fall Of The House Of Usher: Imagery And Parallelism
Words: 1632 - Pages: 6.... begins to understand his friends' infliction, insanity. He
tries in vane to comfort his friend and provide solace, however to no avail.
When Roderick's only remaining kin, his sister Madeline dies, Rodericks insanity
seems to have gone to a heightened level. Shortly after his sister's death,
Roderick's friend is reading him a story. As things happen in the story,
simultaneously the same description of the noises come from within the house.
As Usher tries to persuade the narrator that it is his sister coming for him,
and his friend believing Roderick has gone stark raving mad, Madeline comes
bursting in through the door and kills he .....
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Social Deterioration In "The Crucible"
Words: 833 - Pages: 4.... as dancing and other premature acts. The reputation of the
family was very important to the members of the community. When the girls
were caught dancing in the woods, they lied to protect not just themselves
but the reputation of their families. They claimed that the devil took them
over and influenced them to dance. The girls also said that they saw
members of the town standing with the devil. A community living in a
puritan society like Salem could easily go into a chaotic state and have a
difficult time dealing with what they consider to be the largest form of
evil.
Salem's hysteria made the community lose faith in the spiritual belief .....
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Glass Menagerie Symbolism
Words: 2391 - Pages: 9.... the Wingfields find themselves confined to a wasteland reality, their dreams become a ‘heap of broken images’” (Thompson 15). Just as the menagerie itself is frozen in time, the Wingfields are also. They are restricted to the one way of living that they have practiced as time had passed, so they do not know how to break free of that confinement. All the characters as a whole have tried to escape the harsh reality, but in every case they manage to fail, and in turn shatter their dreams like glass. This continuing struggle is a large part of the major theme of The Glass Menagerie.
Just as the glass menagerie r .....
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Oliver Twist
Words: 440 - Pages: 2.... aloud for the beadle."
The whole beginning of 's story was created from memories which related to Dickens' childhood in a blacking factory. While working in the blacking factory, Dickens suffered tremendous humiliation, which is expressed through Oliver's adventures at the orphanage.
Throughout his lifetime, Dickens appeared to have acquired a drawing towards the bleak and dreary. Most of , for example, takes place in London's lowest slums. Many of the settings, such as the pickpocket's hideout, the surrounding streets, and the bars, are described as dark, gloomy, and bland. It often appears that Dickens was extremely depressed and d .....
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Their Eyes Were Watching God 2
Words: 435 - Pages: 2.... her off to a potato farmer named Logan Killicks. Janie’s grandmother feels that Janie needs to be married to a man that can take care of her so that she isn’t wasted on someone who can not support her. The marriage to Logan does not work out for Janie. Logan sees her as a spoiled child who needs to learn to be a farm wife. Logan becomes one of the many people who do not give Janie a chance to be herself.
During her marriage to Logan Janie meets Joe Starks and runs off with him. Janie desperately wants Joe to be the one person to understand her and love her. However, what Joe sees in Janie is that she has class and he wan .....
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Their Eyes Were Watching God: An Epic Search
Words: 799 - Pages: 3.... and the life of Janie. When Nanny
says, "Thank yuh, Massa Jesus," she is illustrating that although she is no
longer a slave, the slave consciousness has caused her to view even her
relationship with the deity about slave and master. This makes Janie the leader
of her family's search. However Nanny realized this, and when she saw that Janie
was old enough for love she had her married. This guaranteed that Janie would
not continue a loss of identity.
Even as a young girl, living in the materialistic world of her Nanny and
her first husband, Logan Killicks, Janie chooses to listen to "the words of the
trees and the wind" (23-24). This is the .....
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