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Pride And Prejudice: Marriage For Money
Words: 675 - Pages: 3.... bonds of money rather than the bonds of love end up unhappy or
unsuccessful. The whole novel outlines attempts to dance around love for
the combination of a wealthy person with an attractive person.
The first line of Pride and Prejudice, “It is a universally
acknowledged fact that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be
in want of a wife”, sets the tone for the rest of the novel. We interpret
it to mean that a wealthy man either actively pursues a wife based on his
knowledge that no one would turn down a wealthy suitor, or attractive
women use their beauty to their advantage to attract a rich husband.
Confident in .....
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The Great Gatsby And The American Dream
Words: 444 - Pages: 2.... uppermost fraction of the social
hierarchy. Once, this is beyond doubt achieved, he does not experience a
sense of success, only a lack of motivation to go on. To earn the hart of
Daisy thus becomes his only goal and dedication in life. This symbolizes
how Gatsby being frustrated and disillusioned by failing to be satisfied in
his long sought position, tries to escape the American dream in favor of
the soft values in life. Daisy becomes his obsession in life and the
disappointment when he realizes her lack of affection for him is fatal.
By introducing Nick as a narrator, who is also partially supporting
Gatsby's principles regarding the p .....
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The Hobbit: A Review
Words: 1122 - Pages: 5.... would
gain something, this means that he will not die. Then, the reader is not kept
in suspense and does not expect to see what happens at the end.
The last climax (or what is supposed to be the climax) takes a long time to
occur (the last fight—good (men, elves, dwarves & eagles) vs. evil (wargs &
goblins)) and this reduces its effectiveness. After the climax there is the long
return home. It is quite boring since there is nothing to expect to and the
reader knows that the hobbit would get home safely. In my opinion it should
have been shorter.
Character Development
The creation of the characters is done by their dialogues and mon .....
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Jay McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City: You Are The Coma Baby
Words: 801 - Pages: 3.... for the concept that like the
Coma Baby, the main character wants to avoid facing the harsh realities of life
and continue living isolated in his world of narcotic-induced pleasure. The
author uses the interaction of the main character and the Coma Baby as proof
that the main character will not realize the fallacies of his ways until he has
hit rock-bottom.
The Coma Baby is shown to be the symbolic representation of the main
character through his actions and philosophy toward life, a philosophy wholly
irresponsible and unmotivated. As the main character approaches he asks the
Baby if he's going to come out. The Baby responds wi .....
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Frankenstein
Words: 529 - Pages: 2.... was something new to him. All of the monster’s behaviors would have to be learned
Once he was finished and brought the creature to life, he asked himself why he even thought of creating such a horrible looking creature. He rejects the creature and is completely disturbed by the sight of it. This disturbance leads him to a restless night and which he is haunted by the image of his creation. The next day, Victor sees his friend Henry Clerval and when he brings Henry back to his apartment, he discovers that the creature has disappeared. At this moment, Victor falls into a sickness that leaves him weak for a few months with Henry to a .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Words: 5641 - Pages: 21.... Sam's Pa spoke of it. He had to go maki'n big, fancy
speeches and things of that sort at the party. But after all that mubl'in we
had a purdy good time. As a matter of fact as I recall that day it was almost
pur'fect. If it warn't for me drunk Pa gettin arrested by the Sheriff that morn,
it woudda' been real pur'fect. Course I reckon a boy's gota have a good time
at his best friend's bert'day party.
I was at Sam's house. Course I warn't de only one dare. His Pa, Judge
Clemens and Ma, Miss Jane Lampton, till she married of course, was dare and I
reckon his whole 'tire family must da been at dat house, can't barely remember
it wa .....
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The Awakening: A Woman's Fight For Independence
Words: 824 - Pages: 3.... Lebrun.
It is the unwritten rule that a woman should marry, have children, and be happy and content with that as their life. Society portrays this to be a woman's rightful job and duty. A woman should act and look "proper" at all times. This is what Edna is fighting against in this novel. She feels that, though many women agree with this "known" rule, it isn't fair. For six years Edna conforms to these ideas by being a "proper" wife and mother, holding Tuesday socials and going to operas, following the same enduring schedule. It is only after her summer spent at Grand Isle that her "mechanical" lifestyle becomes apparent to her. .....
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Ignorance And Racism In Heart Of Darkness
Words: 1088 - Pages: 4.... (Achebe, 253). By reading
Heart of Darkness for the second time I started to understand the hidden
racism in the book. I also discovered the racist remarks towards the
natives. Racism is portrayed in Conrad's book, but a reader must know that
back in the eighteen hundreds society didn't understand racism towards
"Blacks". Conrad's critics would have never called Conrad a racist, during
his time, but rather a great story teller who is kind hearted to "Blacks".
Conrad constantly referred to the natives, in his book, as black savages,
niggers, brutes, and "them", displaying what we see as racism toward the
African people. Co .....
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The Ironies In Orwell's 1984
Words: 421 - Pages: 2.... of Peace is actually quite violent. The final
example of verbal Irony can be seen in the name of the leader of Oceania,
"Big Brother." The concept of a big brother is one whom is older and wiser
and helps the "littler siblings" -- this not the case with 1984's Big
Brother. The Big Brother in this novel completely watches over every move
a person makes keeping them controlled with fear.
The next type of irony is Situation irony, which is when a character
or a sequence of events appears to be headed one way, but it ends up as the
opposite of what was thought. One example of this is Winston's general
health. From the beginning of th .....
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The Old Man And The Sea: The Old Man
Words: 533 - Pages: 2.... older waiter indicates that he identifies with the old man's feelings. This
identification becomes more apparent farther in the work. For instance, the
older waiter categorizes himself as being one, “of those who likes to stay late
at the cafe”(Hemingway 161). With this declaration, the older waiter places
himself in the same group as the old man. Hemingway's comparison of the old man
and the waiter becomes unmistakable through the words of the older waiter.
Loneliness and old age are the common bonds that the older waiter shares
with the old man. This is manifested through the dialogue between the two
waiters. For example, .....
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