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Nick Carraway: A Good Narrator
Words: 739 - Pages: 3.... were using the new money, and East Eggers were using the old money, Nick Carraway was coming from Chicago with no money. Because Nick did not belong to either East Egg or West Egg, his opinion did not give any advantages on either side. This made the story more interesting for readers.
Second, the advantage for Nick to be the narrator of the story is he was Daisy Buchanan's cousin. Daisy was the only woman who was the protagonist's, Jay Gatsby's, love. Because Nick hadn't seen Daisy for a long time, he brought up the questions about the relationship between Daisy and her husband, Tom Buchanan. This let all the readers realize that T .....
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I Love The Smell Of Nepalm In
Words: 1459 - Pages: 6.... these instincts that dominate the actions of the soldiers.
Have you ever laughed in the face of danger, snickered at somones missfortune, or go to a party when you’re feeling down? This is a psycological block to bar you against emotional discomort, we do it all the time. It may not be totaly healthy but it certainly won’t make us go crazy. In war time on the other hand, when the four F’s are in full swing is another story.
There are plenty of examples in Apocalypse Now. Capt. KillGore is a fine example, feeding his soldiers steaks and beer the night before a killing rampage, then actually surfing during the raid. Thi .....
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Joy Luck Club: Nationality
Words: 690 - Pages: 3.... we played games, lost and won, we told the
best stories. And each week, we could hope to be lucky. That hope was our
only joy." (p. 12) Really, this was their only joy. The mothers grew up
during perilous times in China. They all were taught "to desire nothing,
to swallow other people's misery, to eat [their] own bitterness." (p. 241)
Though not many of them grew up terribly poor, they all had a certain
respect for their elders, and for life itself. These Chinese mothers were
all taught to be honorable, to the point of sacrificing their own lives to
keep any family members' promise. Instead of their daughters, who "can
promise t .....
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Candide's Constant Search For Satisfaction
Words: 720 - Pages: 3.... in Lisbon. Candide and his love, Cunégonde, who was also supposedly murdered, are reunited but their time together was limited. Everyone who is close to Candide is somehow submitted to turmoil throughout the story. Candide himself was flogged many times, Dr. Pangloss was made a beggar and then hung, the Baron went from a man of great standing to a slave, and Cunégonde was forced into slavery as well. Candide's search for freedom ends up getting him in a great deal of trouble everywhere he goes. From Lisbon to Cadiz to Eldorado to Surinam to Bordeaux to Portsmouth to Venice and many other unknown lands, Candide finds nothing bu .....
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Paul Edgecombe: An Excellent Character
Words: 791 - Pages: 3.... up. I don’t think he went to work just because he didn’t want to go to the doctor, he went in because he knew there were things that needed to be done. There were new prisoners coming in, and he had to make sure everything was running smoothly. Even when his co-workers told him they could handle it, he was still there.
He also cared about his co-workers. He seemed to have a fairly close relationship with all of them, except Percy of course. When they were planning to take John Coffey to help the wardens wife, he cared enough about Dean and the fact he had children to let him stay back at E Block so he would hopefully not get in as .....
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Huck Finn 5
Words: 1034 - Pages: 4.... rule others. Huck discovers this same phenomena, he escapes with Jim and begins to question a human’s right to own someone else. In the end they both discover their worth as men who are able to do something to influence the world around them. For example, saving the lives of thousands of people or just one slave.
The period in one’s life of innocence is a starting point for many heroes. This is the time prior to the adventure he is about to embark on. Huck’s childhood consisted of childish games with his best friend, Tom Sawyer. Huck’s days were filled with games of pretend that were supposed to be actual adventures .....
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Stoker And Rice's Books About Vampires
Words: 1925 - 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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Red Badge Of Courage
Words: 764 - Pages: 3.... of the new regiment. Henry started to realize after a few days of marching, that their regiment was just wandering aimlessly, going in circles, like a vast blue demonstration. They kept marching on without purpose, direction, or fighting. Through time Henry started to think about the battles in a different way, a more close and experienced way, he started to become afraid that he might run from battle when duty calls. He felt like a servant doing whatever his superiors told him. When the regiment finally discovers a battle taking place, Jim gives Henry a little packet in a yellow envelope, telling Henry that this will be his first and .....
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Macbeth And Fear
Words: 685 - Pages: 3.... he's just killed the King of Scotland and blamed it on his son. It worked and he became King, however he remembered the witches' prophecies. They claimed that Macbeth would be King, but it would be Banquo's children that would follow after him. This made Macbeth very angry, he risked everything to become King and after him none of his family will follow.
As well Lady Macbeth is being comsumed by fear and guilt, she is slowing losing her sanity. This is a result of her not being able to handle what she has done to Duncan. As shown in this quote "Fie, my lord, fie! a soldier and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our .....
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Red Badge Of Courage
Words: 764 - Pages: 3.... to realize after a few days of marching, that their regiment was just wandering aimlessly, going in circles, like a vast blue demonstration. They kept marching on without purpose, direction, or fighting. Through time Henry started to think about the battles in a different way, a more close and experienced way, he started to become afraid that he might run from battle when duty calls. He felt like a servent doing whatever his superiors told him.
When the regement finally discovers a battle taking place, Jim gives Henry a little packet in a yellow envelope, telling Henry that this will be his first and last battle. The regiment managed to hol .....
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