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Ellen Foster
Words: 381 - Pages: 2.... within one year. She never even had a good relationship with her father or grandmother. The short inscription to “Self Reliance” is almost a short summary of Ellen’s character. In it, a child without parents is raised by someone that is a lot different than she is. After Ellen’s mother died, she is unwillingly left with her alcoholic father who mistreats her. Ellen spent a lot of time at her friend, Starletta’s house and at the house of her grandmother. Life with her grandmother was no better than life with her father. She did not want to be in either situation. After living with her grandmother, Ellen’s struggle to fi .....
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Wuthering Heights (comments)
Words: 1965 - Pages: 8.... Heights. Then, Nelly continues the story talking about the second generation – Cathy Linton, Linton Heathcliff and Hareton Earnshaw – Heathcliff, Edgar Linton, Nelly and Joseph are present in both generations.
Afterwards, Mr. Lockwood leaves the place after a visit to Wuthering Heights where he observes the growing love between Cathy and Hareton (chapter17, Vol.2). Lockwood comes back some months later and Nelly tells him the end of the story, which is also the end of Heathcliff, and the future wedding of Hareton and Cathy.
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Heathcliff
Mr. Earnshaw found him in Liverpool and he took him to Wuthering Heights. .....
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Siddhartha's Maturation As Marked By Key Experiences
Words: 817 - Pages: 3.... first key
experience that contributes to his maturation process. After several years
of living the ascetic life of a Samana, Siddhartha decides to seek out
Gautama, “The Illustrious One,” as a possible source of assistance in his
journey to find his inner self. After their meeting, however, Siddhartha
becomes more convinced that the Buddha's methods satisfy his logical and
tangible needs, but will not bring him any closer to realizing his
spiritual and metaphysical needs. The theme of maturity presents itself in
Siddhartha's conclusion that if he is to achieve an immaterial balance, it
must be on his own. He understands that the B .....
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The Great Gatsby And The American Dream
Words: 538 - Pages: 2.... he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay (83)," and throws extravagant parties, hoping by chance she might show up at one of them. He, himself, does not attend his parties but watches them from a distance. When this dream doesn't happen, he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, 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 (83)." Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream where all have the opportunity to get .....
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The Great Gatsby: The Moment Of Truth
Words: 556 - Pages: 3.... their own values and ethics suffered and really
never showed. Nick's friends in the novel illustrated ignorant fools, Tom
was careless. Tom was ignorant to the fact that cheating on a spouse was
and still is looked down upon. Nick as the Conventionalist1 he is,
displayed the character who looked down upon this affair. He didn't agree
with the fact that his friend Tom could love his wife while he lusted some
other woman. Nicks beliefs were never similar to Tom's, and later he
confronted Tom telling his disapproval of his actions. Tom, Daisy, and
Jordan showed no affection or remorse after the death of both Gatsby and
Myrtle. Nick per .....
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The Scarlet Letter - Puritan Society
Words: 1107 - Pages: 5.... into the wilderness where all signs of
civilization vanish. This is precisely the escape route from strict
mandates of law and religion, to a refuge where men, as well as women, can
open up and be themselves. It is here that Dimmesdale openly acknowledges
Hester and his undying love for her. It is also here that Hester can do
the same for Dimmesdale. Finally, it is here that the two of them can
openly engage in conversation without being preoccupied with the
constraints that Puritan society places on them.
The forest itself is the very embodiment of freedom. Nobody watches
in the woods to report misbehavior, thus it is here that peopl .....
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Upton Sinclairs Book The Jungl
Words: 572 - Pages: 3.... said, "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the Stomach" (Blinderman 60). When he said this he was talking about how he exposed the meat industry. Also he made the legislation change. There were some critics on the reasoning Sinclair used in "The Jungle". "His reasoning so false, he is naïve in his disregard of human nature". Also "…his conclusions so perverted that the only effect can be only to disgust many honest sensible folk with the very terms he used so glibly" (Blinderman 103). Sinclair's book "The Jungle" effected the business of Chicago in a good way. "The Jungle" made laws come into effect to make meat .....
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The Epic Of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh
Words: 421 - Pages: 2.... to immortality. His state of being at this part of the epic is completely different from his arrogant beginning. Gilgamesh has gone from arrogant to scared. Second, the death of Humbaba changes Gilgamesh. Humbaba is evil. Many people who live in the city of Uruk fear Gilgamesh. Most people would say that Gilgamesh himself is evil. He has sex with the virgins, he does what he wants, and he tends to offend the gods. He has lots of problems with Ishtar. By going into the forest and facing Humbaba, Gilgamesh makes a name for himself and changes the views of the people in his city. The past of Gilgamesh does not change, but the great deed of kil .....
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The Heart Of Darkness: Two Revolving Desires
Words: 374 - Pages: 2.... being the main character.
The novel is based on Marlow's story. However, Marlow's story is based on Kurtz. Marlow journeys to find Kurtz, and when he finally does find Kurtz he completes his mission. Kurtz is the man who can swindle his way into obtaining all the ivory. People envy Kurtz for his ivory as well as hate him for it. Kurtz is the man who fascinates Marlow. Kurtz can be one with the natives. Kurtz has every grounds for being the main character. Everyone in the novel is in one way or another affected by Kurtz and his concepts. The fact that Marlow's story revolves around Kurtz is basis for Kurtz being the main character. .....
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Lord Of The Flies Tracing The
Words: 1617 - Pages: 6.... Piggy, who encourages him to speak and interprets what he is saying, tells the assembly of boys that he is scared of ‘a snake-thing’. He believes that the beast turns into one of the jungle creepers during the day but becomes a snake or ‘beastie’ at nightfall. Although he tries to comfort the boy, Ralph appears to feel that this is just another childish fear, like a fear of the dark. But towards the end of this scenario, he attempts to dismiss the idea, which will cause the boys, at such an early stage, to feel any anxiety on the island.
“But there isn’t a beastie!”
Nevertheless, Ralph’s effo .....
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