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The Handmaid's Tale
Words: 1764 - Pages: 7.... she learns of her inevitable servitude towards her Commander from an old friend.
"He's my Commander", I say.
She nods. "Some of them do that, they get a kick out of
it. It's like screwing on the altar or something: your
gang are supposed to be such chaste vessels. They like
to see you all painted up. Just another crummy power trip."
- page 228
The Commander's Wife also takes advantage of the power she has over Offred's life. In return for performing the illegal act of having sex with a man other than the Commander, the Wife will produce a picture of Offred's long-lost child. This form of blackmail cruelly introduces hope to O .....
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The Outsider: Meursault
Words: 1539 - Pages: 6.... remains impartial whilst his girlfriend, Marie, thought it was “
terrible” and is sickened by the beating. Another display of his apathetic
views is in the opening lines "Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I
don't know" This indicates that either he does not care or he had no
comprehension of what had happened. An additional illustration of his
detached attitude is after his mothers funeral when he goes to see a
humorous "Fernandel" film with Marie, his girlfriend, and then he takes her
home and sleeps with her just hours after his Mothers funeral. This
indicates that aswell as having a detached viewpoint that he has no
perceptio .....
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Female Power In The Odyssey
Words: 1026 - Pages: 4.... washes his feet, are examples of the chauvinist mind set. Despite the unfairness of the period in which the story takes place, certain women try in their own way to rise above the binds of tradition and show feminine power. In The Odyssey, through cunning manipulation and plotting three women stand their ground in individual protests to get what they want; Penelope’s trickery in evading the impatient marriage proposals by suitors, Helen’s deceit over Menelaos during the Trojan War, and finally the control that Nausicaa seems have upon first meeting Odysseus each illustrate power possessed by females of the epic.
At the Epic .....
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Appearance Versus Reality In T
Words: 1779 - Pages: 7.... of even those who appear to live the ‘American Dream.’ In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novels The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night, the characters Daisy Buchanan and Nicole Diver give the appearance of a charmed existence, but it is in fact flawed.
Daisy Buchanan was raised in a wealthy American family, and had the appearance of a perfect upbringing. In reality, Daisy did live a “ white” (p.20) childhood, pure and innocent. In fact, her childhood was so ideal that even her friend Jordan Baker commented, “The largest of the banners and the largest of the lawns belonged to Daisy Fay’s house. She was .....
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The Scarlet Letter Notes By Ch
Words: 4548 - Pages: 17.... House Inspector- head leader of all custom houses, great physical condition despite of old age, but had no brains. His father put him into his position. He has no memories of experiences, only food. Collector- very old, strong spirit, his age has physically affected him, in war he was brutal, but now he wouldn’t hurt a fly. Surveyor- more in contact with his thoughts than with the real world, motto: “I’ll try, sir!”, described as a rusty sword Author’s title: Surveyor of Revenue One rainy day he looks through old barrels of articles and finds a scarlet letter “A” and a document describing the life of Hester Prynne. He claims th .....
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The Madness Of King George
Words: 416 - Pages: 2.... worsened
his son began to plan a coup of his father's throne. The Prince began to
build up supporters to help him get control of England, with promises of
positions in the Parliament. Many doctors visited George, but none could
cure his condition. Finally William Pitt found a doctor who said he could
cure the King's condition. George was taken away to a private dwelling
where Dr. Willis treated him. Dr. Willis has a rather unorthodox method of
treatment, but they are believed to help King George. While George is gone
the Prince tries to take over the throne. William Pitt has the doctor
write encouraging letters updating the King' .....
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Frankenstein: Rights And Responsibilities
Words: 3066 - Pages: 12.... to help him build a "monster", but when his experiment failed, he wouldn't take responsibility for his creation. Science is about understanding nature. It incorporates all things around us and attempts to look at every hair, muscle and movement of an object to find out everything about it. Science is also about adding on to what already exists; this was a problem. When Dr. Frankenstein decided to introduce a new being into the world, he didn't have to consult anyone, answer any questions or think into the future. With no monitoring, one scientist not only caused four unwarranted deaths, he endangered the lives of many more. "The death of Wil .....
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Summary Of Tess Of The D'Urbervilles
Words: 1471 - Pages: 6.... oldest of a very large family and she had the responsibility of caring
for her younger siblings. Young Tess had many concerns to cope with in her
life. Her father who drank too much came to understand that the Durbeyfield
family could very well be the descendants of a royal family known as
D'Urberville. Motivated by greed of becoming part of a higher class, with
no thought for Tess, her mother and father made the conscious choice to
send Tess to the D'Urberville mansion to acquire work and marry a wealthy
man.
While employed at the D'Urberville mansion, Tess was confronted
with her first major social dilemma whose name is Alec D'Urbervi .....
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Zoroastrianism
Words: 1465 - Pages: 6.... Indo-European peoples. Though was never, even in the thinking of its founder, as aggressively monotheistic as, for instance, Judaism or Islam, it does represent an original attempt at unifying under the worship of one supreme god a polytheistic religion comparable to those of the ancient Greeks, Latins, Indians and other early peoples.
Its other salient feature, namely dualism, was never understood in an absolute, rigorous fashion. Good and Evil fight an unequal battle in which the former is assured of triumph. God’s omnipotence is thus only temporarily limited. In this struggle man must enlist because of his capacity of free cho .....
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The Awakening: Triumph Over Tragedy
Words: 1243 - Pages: 5.... captivate the audience. They must create
an atmosphere that is shrouded in irony, suspense and mystery. These
figures must also make the audience love them, feel for them and experience
the anguish and pain they will undergo. King Lear is a great example of a
tragic figure. He appeals to the reader, and captures their attention. The
reader ends up sympathizing for him, and wanting him to overcome the
obstacles which block his path. He motivates the emotion of the audience
and controls their feelings. Edna Pontellier does not have the depth of
character or ability to be a tragic figure. From the opening chapters she
is portrayed as a troubled .....
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