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The Great Gatsby: Capturing The American Dream
Words: 530 - Pages: 2.... this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay," and throws parties, hoping she might show up at one of them. He does not attend his parties but watches them from a balcony or distance. When this dream doesn't happen, he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over." Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the American Dream where all have the opportunity to get what they want.
Later, as we see, Gatsby still believes th .....
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A Priest’s Death: An Examination Of Uncanny Elements In James Joyce’s "The Sisters"
Words: 987 - Pages: 4.... of two candles; those commonly placed at the head of a corpse. Additionally, the old man was paralyzed and often told the child that he was "not long for this world" (9). While the narrator awaited the Reverend’s death, news of the event startled him:
I knew that I was under observation, so I continued eating as if the news had not interested me…I felt that his [Cotter’s] little black beady eyes were examining me, but I would not satisfy him by looking up from my plate (10).
Seemingly unwilling to accept the news on face value, he goes to see the for himself the following day. After seeing the death notice on the door, the narrator .....
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Running A Thousand Miles From Freedom: The Victimization Of Women In Slavery
Words: 870 - Pages: 4.... old white man traveling with his slave. She wore this disguise because women could not travel alone with slaves. To pull this off, they covered her face with a handkerchief. They felt that her smooth skin wouldn’t look very convincing. She also had her arm in a cast, so that they could use the alibi that the master (Ellen) was traveling to Philadelphia for medical reasons. They traveled through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland before they reached Philadelphia on Christmas day. At one point while traveling, Ellen was seated next to a friend of her owner, who knew her from childhood. To avoid him, she looked o .....
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Evolution Of Frankenstein
Words: 558 - Pages: 3.... discovers the secret of life and decides to take it upon himself to create a human being.
Frankenstein’s decision to assume a “god like” role is driven by good intentions and an impulsive desire to achieve recognition, fame, and fortune. The scientist tampers with fate without recognizing that with the creation of life comes responsibilities and unanticipated consequences. Instead of producing a wondrous man, Frankenstein assembles a monster who becomes a hideous terror. The monster destroys the very things that Frankenstein holds dear and tried to preserve.
Correspondingly, the monster, when he is created, i .....
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The Grapes Of Wrath
Words: 1745 - Pages: 7.... spite of this she still sees that the family is breaking apart. She fights this as much as possible, but isn't completely successful. She knows that if Pa ever gives up, the family will collapse, so sometimes she probes him into anger so that he doesn't.
Pa Joad
He is the official head of the family, though Ma in reality is the driving force behind it. He is a hard working tenant farmer who is forced out by elements beyond his control.
Grampa
He was attached to the land. He was too old to adapt to a new place. As soon as he was removed from the land, he died. He pretended to want to go to California but he was faking it.
Granma
Sh .....
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A Review Of The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Words: 371 - Pages: 2.... and Huck are very smart boys, when Huck snuck out
of the house Tom pretended that he was a cat to get Hucks attention. If he
hadn't done this the widow might have caught them leaving in the middle of
the night. Twain shows their resourcefulness when he writes, "Directly I
could just barely hear a me-yow! me-yow! down there. That was good! Says I,
me-yow! me-yow! as soft as I could, and then I put out the light and
scrambled out of the window on to the shed." This shows the boys
resourcefulness and intelligence.
I think it is sick that the group of boys made their own gang. The
gang planned to rob people, kill people and take people for ran .....
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A Case Of Needing: Serious Revisions
Words: 1994 - Pages: 8.... For the time being, at least, the argument centers on whether or
not the act should be legal, not on whether or not doctors are currently
breaking the law by performing them.
The antiquated plot line is not the story's main flaw. The biggest
drawback here is a one-two punch of highly technical prose employed to relate a
thoroughly dull story. Karen Randall, the daughter of an eminent physician, dies
as the result of a botched abortion. Art Lee, a Chinese obstetrician, is accused
of performing the D & C that has resulted in her death. Though Lee is known to
be an abortionist, he vehemently denies any involvement in the case. Lee calls
upo .....
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Master And Slave. An Analysis
Words: 415 - Pages: 2.... her heart to Ferdinand without artifice. Her liberation comes as her father gives his consent for her to marry Ferdinand. Ferdinand has had experience with women so he will be able to teach her the conventions of the time.
Ariel is in bondage to Prospero, who saved the spirit when Sycorax stuck him in a pine tree. Ariel has to play tricks and use magic in accordance with Prospero's wishes. It is apparent that Ariel wants his freedom very much. The spirit's liberation comes at the end of the play. After Ariel has served his year of servitude to Prospero, Prospero sets him free.
Caliban is in bondage to Prospero's magic, but mostly .....
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Great Expectations: Miss Havisham An Eccentric Character?
Words: 516 - Pages: 2.... were the building was on his right and saw a figure hanging there
by the neck. He saw a faded trimming dress and afterwards saw the face of
Miss Havisham. With terror Pip ran away from it, then ran towards it. He
went only to find no figure there.
Miss Havisham treated her relatives like in weird ways. When Miss
Sarah Pocket asked her how well she look she said "I do not, I am yellow
shin and bone."1 She started arguing with Camilla and both would make
insults to each other. Miss Havisham asked Camila what was the matter and
Camilla said "Nothing worth mentioning, I don't wish to make a display of
my feelings, but I have habituall .....
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Words: 1052 - Pages: 4.... many other barriers which held her down. In the autobiography she recounts her feelings growing up and being restrained by certain cultural and gender based biases.
Angelou's childhood in Stamps, Arkansas a relatively poor town for the blacks in the neighborhood. The Maya character growing up was impressed by the field workers that would constantly pass through her grandmothers grocery store, with the suffering of their ill paid work. Right from the start of the novel Angelou demonstrates a humanistic sympathy for the Southern blacks. When Maya was a young girl growing up, her brother Baily brought her to see a Kay Francis movie where .....
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