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Comparison Of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein To Movies And TV Show's Frankenstein
Words: 418 - Pages: 2.... of the monster.
Mary Shelly's Frankenstein was very different from the movies and T.V.
shows. For one thing the monster was not even called Frankenstein. Victor
Frankenstein was the name of the doctor who created the monstrosity. Before the
doctor created the monster he was a work of art.
"I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful!," this is what
Victor said when he saw the monster before it was alive. Afterwards it was the
ugliest thing the doctor had laid his eyes upon. Unlike the movies, the monster
was very nimble and could do anything an actual living human could. The monster
chased after Victor in the waste .....
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All Quiet On The Western Front: Alienation
Words: 626 - Pages: 3.... of war (Chapters 3, 8, 9) to show
that no ordinary people benefit from a war. No matter what side a man is on, he
is killing other men just like himself, people with whom he might even be
friends at another time.
But Remarque doesn't just tell us war is horrible. He also shows us that
war is terrible beyond anything we could imagine. All our senses are assaulted:
we see newly dead soldiers and long-dead corpses tossed up together in a
cemetery (Chapter 4); we hear the unearthly screaming of the wounded horses
(Chapter 4); we see and smell three layers of bodies, swelling up and belching
gases, dumped into a huge shell hole (Chapter .....
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Subject: Joseph Conrad's-Heart Of Darkness
Words: 590 - Pages: 3.... to the standards that the company set for him, what
Kurtz¦s personality is like, and what Kurtz would think of him. The more
obsessed he becomes with Kurtz, the more he sets himself up for the
horrible reality of what his new idol was truly made of.
Upon reaching Kurtz's station, Marlow¦s disillusion begins to set in. He
is greeted by an English-speaking Russian whom he takes for a man who on
the surface is deceant level-headed person, but after short conversation
it is apparent to Marlow that he is talking with a disturbed individual,
but that was not what bothered Marlow. Hearing of and seeing the acts
committed by Kurtz made Marlow une .....
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Antigone
Words: 605 - Pages: 3.... of justice is too exclusive... to be dignified by the name of love for the state" (Hathorn 59). These arguments, and many others, make many people believe the is the rightful protagonist. Many critics argue that Creon is the tragic hero of . They say that his noble quality is his caring for and Ismene when thier father was persecuted. Those who stand behind Creon also argue that never had a true epiphany, a key element in being a tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that three people are dead because of his ignorance, which is a punishment worse .....
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Jose Donoso's Paso: Summary
Words: 1192 - Pages: 5.... known that traditionalism is a favored style by Donoso it
will make following the plot that much easier.
The plot of Paso is slow at first introducing the characters and
situation, but quickens towards the end. As the end draws to a close the
reader is left with a mixture of feelings from pity to happiness. This is
the result of traditional tail, it is intertwined with common feelings and
situations to which all can identify with that all are affected by the
story.
In the beginning the situation is introduced to the reader by a
narrator recounting the story from a childhood experience. It is known
quite quickly in the story that the home .....
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Amy Foster By Joseph Conrad An
Words: 997 - Pages: 4.... of his death. However, the results may have only been a product of the different levels of love felt by Amy for Yanko. The general population of Brenzett treats Yanko an escaped lunatic when he is first spotted in the seaside town. He is whipped, stoned and beaten by many of the residents. In addition, he was captured and caged like a wild animal. He is described as a "drunk", "tramp", and "creature". He is very different from the usual Englishman and is treated as such. He is segregated and is forced to work for Mr. Swaffer. However, one person sees through the differences. Amy, perhaps because of her stupidity or an ability to feel .....
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The Catcher In The Rye: Phoniness - The True Face And The False Face
Words: 687 - Pages: 3.... the critical period of his life,
Holden struggled to find the meaning of life, and his survival, they
easily depressed Holden demands their company, even though he calls them
"phonies." Holden is really a decent and mature teenager, but he only
hides behind the false front to obtain the approval. In the meantime, he
tries to find the meaning of his existence. There's Holden's false front,
a rude and without standard teen, but what's behind it are important. A
decent, sympathetic and mature teen lies behind the mask. The only time
he reveals these distinctions is when he comes to some points and some
people, especially children. For exa .....
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Go Tell It On A Mountain - Sum
Words: 1510 - Pages: 6.... folk in the city looking at him with respect. Respect of him because he’ll own the city. Reality strikes him and he realizes that the people don’t even notice him. After using the money for a movie, he arrives back at home finding out that Roy had been in an incident. His father, aunt, and mother have a dispute and then the next day John heads to church early to open up and clean up. Him and Elisha (a brother and preacher of the church) have a talk. John is told to think about being saved, just as Elisha had been saved.
Part Two- The Prayers of the Saints:
Florence’s Prayers
1. Summary- This next chapter focuses .....
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A Separate Peace: Antagonists And Gene
Words: 629 - Pages: 3.... from Gene’s school work, and doesn’t allow
Gene to mature by doing what he was already good at. Finny also affects
Gene’s decision to enlist in World War II. When Finny found out about Gene
joining the war he wasn’t supportive of his decision to enlist. That
slowed down Gene’s maturing because in order to mature you can’t back down
on your decisions just to please another person.. However, Finny isn’t the
only thing that affects Gene and his maturing process.
The war acts as an antagonistic force toward Gene because it forces
him to mature too fast. When Genes friend, Leper is recruited from Devon,
Gene realizes tha .....
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The Fall Of The House Of Usher: Terror In The House
Words: 393 - Pages: 2.... of which Poe uses to describe the setting.
Poe uses the use and description of character to create the effect. Poe describes his friend Usher as having a cadaverous complexion, a large eye, small and thin lips, a nose delicate of a Hebrew model, and a finely molded chin. It is stated that the features make up a countenance not easily forgotten, by stating this he is pictured in the mind as being a horrifying character. Poe describes the look the disease has given Usher, a faint blush upon her bosom, and her smile upon the lip which is so terrible in death. Poe uses character to develop terror in his story.
The theme of “ .....
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