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All Quiet On The Western Front
Words: 902 - Pages: 4.... the front, it is only then when they start to realize how war is not
great. This is when the boys are cramped into the trenches. Some of the
soldiers were shell-shocked because of the constant bombardment. When one of
the boys was wounded, he was taken to a hospital where there were many wounded
soldiers. Some soldiers had to have parts of their bodies amputated in order to
survive. When Kemmerich was in the hospital, Müller ask for his pair of boots.
The boots was a visible reminder to the boys of the cost of war. Paul then has
to face his own conscience when he kills one of the Frenchmen. He doesn't see
the face of an enemy but just .....
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Chrysalids 2
Words: 708 - Pages: 3.... When Katherine and Sally got caught and tortured they
finally tell some of the names to the inspector. This forces David,
Rosalind and Petra to runaway to the fringes, and they established some
kind of contact with a woman from Sealant (Zealand, On page 134). The help
that the sealant woman promised is on their way to the fringes. The plot
is greatly influenced, David learns more things as the time goes on. He
discovers who is the Spiderman(Gordon) and where is Sophie. He meets them
and learn what it is like to live in the fringes. When the sealant woman
rescues David, Rosalind and Petra they are brought to a big, deve .....
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Lives Of Saints: Christina's Strength In Resisting Society's Demands
Words: 488 - Pages: 2.... not just the dissident. Vittorio is
continually badgered for the deeds his mother performed, and he is too innocent
to realize that, her independence of spirit is the reason. As well, Cristina's
father does not see past the cloud which has slowly been built up in Valle del
Sole. The cloud which prevents most people from seeing how the failure to be an
individual rules the town, and how anyone with the nerve to be unique is
ostracized. Cristina's father's failure to understand this leads to the decline
and eventually their total destruction of the family structure.
In many ways, the story of the character Cristina in the novel is .....
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Fried Green Tomatoes Human Nat
Words: 1280 - Pages: 5.... people at ease. Humor is a common bond between any person on earth, from the very wealthy to the impoverished. Idgie Threadgoode is the perfect embodiment of humor. Her wisecracks and tall tales helped her to face a number of less-than-comfortable situations throughout the novel. A prime example of her use of humor was with Smokey Lonesome. When Smokey first comes into the café for a bite to eat, he is so nervous that he can’t stop shaking and he most certainly cannot eat. Idgie, seeing his discomfort, introduced herself and proceeded to tell Smokey a joke. “On November, a big flock of duck, oh, about forty or more, landed r .....
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Stoker And Rice's Books About Vampires
Words: 1924 - Pages: 7.... tends to believe that Dracula in fact did not have
enhanced strength. Stoker did use the power of morphing into animals in his
novel. In Dracula , the Count can morph into a bat and he can turn into a
greyish-green mist. He uses these powers so humans dont detect his presence.
As a gas he can pass by humans without them even noticing and as a bat he
can cover more ground in a shorter amount of time. Rice's novels mention
nothing of being able to morph into a bat, mist or anything else for that
matter.
The ability to fly is used in each novel but they are used very
differently. In Dracula the count can fly but, in order to do this h .....
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Holdens Shithole
Words: 1069 - Pages: 4.... The three days we learn of from the novel place a distressed Holden in the vicinity of Manhattan. The city is decked with decorations and holiday splendor, yet, much to Holden's despair "seldom yields any occasions of peace, charity or even genuine merriment."3 Holden is surrounded by what he views as drunks, perverts, morons and screwballs. These convictions which Holden holds waver very momentarily during only one particular scene in the book. The scene is that with Mr. Antolini. After Mr. Antolini patted Holden on the head while he was sleeping, Holden jumped up and ran out thinking that Mr. Antolini was a pervert as well. This is th .....
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Antigone - Creon As A Tragic H
Words: 462 - Pages: 2.... in that he is impulsive with his decision making. He never really sits down and thinks about things, instead he just says what comes to mind. In scene 3, line 118 he says you will never marry her while she lives, right after his first discussion about Antigone. In lines 142-150 he summarizes his plans for Antigone, in which he thinks of right after talking with his son. These two decisions decided the lives of two young people, but the impulsive Creon never thinks about that. In scene 5, lines 105-108 Creon tries to correct his impulsiveness with, "Come with me to the tomb. I buried her, I will set her free, Oh quickly, my mind misgives." T .....
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Brave New World: The Use Of Distortion
Words: 732 - Pages: 3.... and more an
acceptable way out for a weak society. He is showing society that we are
becoming emotionally incapable of dealing with pain and hurt. Furthermore,
the students, while speaking with the director of the London Hatchery, are
told at one time people were viviparous, and were disgusted and outraged.
Huxley is trying to warn society that its lack of commitment and endurance
will eventually be its downfall. Lack of the experience of pregnancy
severs the emotional ties of the woman and her child. An emotionless
society feels no guilt. In addition, Lenina, when accused of lack of
promiscuity by Fanny while in the locker room, religi .....
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Ring World
Words: 280 - Pages: 2.... Nessus for his insanity, Louis Wu because he has survived an adventurous life for 200 years, Teela Brown because of her luck, and Speaker-to-Animals because of his combination of strength, ferocity, and relative reasonableness.
The story begins with Nessus (an insane puppeteer) gathering his crew together, Louis Wu is taken from a transport Nessus has manipulated, Speaker-to-Animals by Nessus insulting his friends in the worst possible way. Nessus meets Teela Brown, but it takes her some time to agree to come along. The price they are being paid for this adventure is a very advanced ship that can cover a light year in75 seconds.
The .....
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Heart Of Darkness: Tension In Marlow's Mind
Words: 677 - Pages: 3.... is worthy of his hireý (12). It is clear that Marlow has mixed
feelings about the whole idea. At one point, trying to justify his actions
to himself, he says, 3You understand it was a continental concern, that
Trading Society; but I have a lot of relations on the living continent,
because it1s cheap and not so nasty as it looks they sayý (12). Marlow
finally takes the job, however, and tells himself that the pain and
unusually harsh treatment the workers are subjected to is minimal.
During the tests and the requirements that he has to undergo before
entering the jungle Marlow feels that he is being treated like a freak. The
doctor mea .....
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