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Gatsby As F. Scott Fitzgerald's Self-Portrait
Words: 893 - Pages: 4.... A letter from Fitzgerald to his daughter, Scottie, explains:
When I was young I lived with a great dream. The
dream grew and I learned how to speak of it and make
people listen. Then the dream divided one day when
I decided to marry your mother after all, even though
I knew she was spoilt and meant me no good. I was
sorry immediately I had married her, but being
patient in those days, made the best of it and got
to love her in another way...But I was a man divided.
She wanted me to work too much for her and not
enough for my dream. She realized too late that work
was dignity and the only dignity, and tried to atone
f .....
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An Analysis Of Brave New World
Words: 998 - Pages: 4.... and that he must strive to become a real individual. Although
this is true to a certain extent, Bernard does not realize that he would
much rather attain social recognition. At least, not until the opportunity
presents itself. Thus, through a series of events, Bernard uses the
curiosity of the society to his advantage, fulfilling his subconscious wish
of becoming someone important; a recognized name in the jumble of society.
This ends when the curiosity of others ends, and as a supreme result of his
arrogant behaviour, he is exiled.
The instigator of this curiosity as well as the author of Bernard's fame
(and folly), is an outsider know .....
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Brave New World: The Perfect World?
Words: 621 - Pages: 3.... At the first sign
of unhappiness, Soma is prescribed. Emotions of all types are strictly
controlled to provide stability and predictability within the population.
Another of the panaceas for social ills is the belief that everyone
would enjoy his or her work because he or she was "made" or trained for it when
young. Consequently, from birth, everyone in Brave New World is slotted to
belong to a specific social and intellectual strata. In conjunction with this
idea, all births are completely planned and monitored. There are different
classes of people with different intelligence and different "career plans." The
social order was divi .....
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Animal Farm And A Tale Of Two Cities: Their Authors' Disenchantment With Human Nature
Words: 1459 - Pages: 6.... of Two Cities also typifies this kind of literature. Besides the central theme of love, is another prevalent theme, that of a revolution gone bad. He shows us that, unfortunately, human nature causes us to be vengeful and, for some of us, overly ambitious. Both these books are similar in that both describe how, even with the best of intentions, our ambitions get the best of us. Both authors also demonstrate that violence and the Machiavellian attitude of "the ends justifying the means" are deplorable.
George Orwell wrote Animal Farm, ". . . to discredit the Soviet system by showing its inhumanity and its back-sliding from ideals [he .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird Essay-ev
Words: 581 - Pages: 3.... testimony in telling the court that the right side of Mayella’s face had been severely bruised. A left-handed person would logically have inflicted this injury. Tom’s left hand is shriveled and totally useless. On the other side of the coin, Atticus shows the court that Mr. Ewell is not ambidextrous but is only right-handed.
A second testimony that supports the opposite of the verdict, was the fact that Mr. Ewell never called a doctor after learning of Mayella’s injuries. Following the incident, there had not been any physical examination performed by a certified physician. If indeed Mr. Robinson had commi .....
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Similarities In Conrad's "The Secret Sharer" And "Heart Of Darkness"
Words: 1306 - Pages: 5.... is
very eager to meet Kurtz. Marlow is so eager, in fact, that he eventually
starts to panic when he thinks he will never meet him. Marlow realizes
that Kurtz is a very evil person, but this does not stop him from wanting
to meet this incredibly remarkable person. In The Secret Sharer the
Captain saves a murderer from almost certain death without knowing what the
man has done. Later, The Captain has a discussion with the man and finds
out his name is Leggatt. Leggatt tells his story and the Captain becomes
more enthralled with Leggatt ever so more. When Leggatt tells the Captain
he has committed a murder, the Captain does not thro .....
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Billy Budd
Words: 1337 - Pages: 5.... book and the single person whom we are meant to learn the most from. On
the ship, the Rights-of-Man, Billy is a cynosure among his shipmates; a leader,
not by authority, but by example. All the members of the crew look up to him
and love him. He is "strength and beauty. Tales of his prowess [are] recited.
Ashore he [is] the champion, afloat the spokesman; on every suitable occasion
always foremost"(9).
Despite his popularity among the crew and his hardworking attitude,
Billy is transferred to another British ship, the Indomitable. And while he is
accepted for his looks and happy personality, "…hardly here [is] he that
cynosure he .....
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The Magic Circle
Words: 402 - Pages: 2.... out of to grasp the once desired ring and is regrettably she is turned into a witch.
A boy named Peter is one of her patients. The Ugly one cures him and they become friends. Peter teaches her all he knows about the devils. Peter is a normal young child who keeps his faith in The Ugly one till the end. Peter turns into a strong young man who is very knowledgeable about anatomy and demons due to his studies in books.
Bala was the neighbor who convinced The Ugly One to heal people. The Ugly One was not sure if the Bala was good or evil because of her name. The letters in Bala’s name were so similar to the Devils’ names. .....
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A Man For All Seasons Guilty P
Words: 810 - Pages: 3.... this matter [the divorce]”(54), but after More accepted the Chancellor position, King Henry began badgering him to help him with the affair. The badgering and erratic behaviour became more violent towards More as he perpetually declined to comment on the divorce. Despite that King Henry promised again to More, “There, you have my word – I’ll leave you out of it” (56), he hired Cromwell to pressure More into making a statement. King Henry became so obsessed with trying to achieve More’s acceptance that it was said he “Wants either Sir Thomas More to bless his marriage or Sir Thomas More destroyed .....
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The Sky Is Gray
Words: 1144 - Pages: 5.... a long old road, and far’s you can see you don’t see nothing but gravel,” as James put it. James also lets it be known that “” and that there isn’t much grass. Even the clothing that they wear is very dull-colored! James’ mother is “wearing that black coat and that black hat.”
The story takes place during a war, which contributes to the overall gloomy setting of the story. “I wonder when us go’n see him again…Look like he ain’t ever coming home,” James laments, showing that his father went into the war and most likely is dead. The father’s absence leaves his family without adequate food, money, o .....
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