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The Odyssey
Words: 748 - Pages: 3.... got the notion to tell his
crew, "…you are to tie me up, tight as a splint, / erect along the mast,
lashed to the mast, / and if I shout and beg to be untied, / take more turns of
rope to muffle me." (pg. 459, 536-539) This and telling the crew members to put
wax in their ears ensured that Odysseus, alone, could listen to the Sirens' song
and not die. When Odysseus had to figure out how he could kill the Suitors who
were staying in his house, he had Athena disguise him as an old beggar and then
told Telemachus, his son, to hide all of the Suitors' weapons and armor. If
they asked Telemachus what he was doing, he was to tell them he wa .....
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Emily Dickinson: Transcendentalist Experience Through Imagination
Words: 1508 - Pages: 6.... to taunt society by showing how a woman,
ironically trapped in her “natural” surroundings of the home, could obtain as
much power, if not more than any male writer. This ironic revisions of ideas is
directed at all male transcendentalists and figures in society.
Both Ralph Emerson and David Thoreau used societies stereotype of the
true male environment, “nature”, to draw their power and write from their
experiences. Experience was the most important factor to these writers. The
ability “to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account in my next
excursion” was the basis of all their writings. “To get the whol .....
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Anointed King
Words: 1346 - Pages: 5.... of the “garden”. In Richard II , by overtaking the crown and replacing Richard with Bolingbroke, society is going against its own belief that Richard is ordained by God. From an Englishman’s point of view it could be argued that God is somewhat responsible for the state that England is in, because they believe Richard was chosen by God. Within Richard II , God is believed to be forsaken so that England can become a great kingdom again, and this is done in hope that Richard’s wrongs can be made right by Bolingbroke. Richard’s opposition - York, Bolingbroke, and Northumberland - believe that what they are doi .....
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Grapes Of Wrath
Words: 2484 - Pages: 10.... Christ figure, except without the tending manifest belief in the Christian faith. The initials of his name, J.C., are the same as Jesus Christ. Just as Jesus was exalted by many for what he stood for was supposed to be , Casy was hailed and respected by many for simply being a preacher. Casy and Jesus both saw a common goodness in the average man and saw every person as holy. Both Christ and Casy faced struggles between their ideals versus the real world. (Despite Casy's honesty, goodness, and loyalty to all men, he would not earn a meal or warm place to stay. Although Jesus had many followers, still others opposed his preaching until the .....
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Iagos Self Perception
Words: 1103 - Pages: 5.... he then that says I play the villain,/ When this advice is free..."(II,iii,336-7)
I think that Iago, originally was a character of good morale trying to raise in the state. Iago, did not feel as though he belonged in the Venetian state or the group that he desired to belong. We know Iago, is an outsider because of Cassio, when he speaks of Iago's kindness. " I never knew/ A Florentine more kind and honest."(III,i,39-40) A possible reason for Iago's severe actions against Othello in Cyprus was because he was an outsider and did not feel like he belonged. He may have felt that he had no reason to fight for Venice. (A. Kavanagh) Iago can .....
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Death Of A Salesman
Words: 1029 - Pages: 4.... when he was younger, he was able to sell a lot and everyone like him, but Willy was still stuck with this image in his head and it was the image he let everyone else know about. In truth, Willy was a senile salesman who was no longer able to work doing what he's done for a lifetime. When he reaches the point where he can no longer handle working, he doesn't realize it, he puts his life in danger as well a others just because he's pig-headed and doesn't understand that he has to give up on his dream. He complains about a lot of things that occur in everyday life, and usually he's the cause of the problems. When he has to pay for the repai .....
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The Contempary Enlightend One
Words: 502 - Pages: 2.... is a school that typifies the idealistic American school, where the dirt and grind does not have a space, at least not on the surface. Holden is then expelled from the school, and starts to venture out the world on his own. He goes back down to New York, the dirt and grind capital of the world. He gets more and more sickened by the fakeness, and cruelty of the world. An example of this would be in the Catcher in the Rye, when he goes in to the museum “he notices an obscenity written with a child’s red crayon on the wall”(121 bloom). Holden says in the novel “That’s the whole trouble,” he realizes. ̶ .....
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Persecuting The Innocent - To
Words: 628 - Pages: 3.... heart. He manages to find ways to communicate in a positive and playful way with Jem, Scout, and Dill, but everyone suspects Boo of enigmatic crimes when “once the town was terrorized and…people still looked to the Radley Place, unwilling to discard their initial suspicions” (9). The townspeople do not give Boo a chance; they rather make rash conclusions. His seclusion from the town instantly opens him up to ridicule and gossip. Scout learns to judge him and others by their actions, not by the town gossip.
Tom Robinson, a Negro, represents another mockingbird. He lives a life of simplicity beyond the town dump, and attends the sa .....
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First Philippic Against Marcus
Words: 2601 - Pages: 10.... and the contingency of some of Marcus Antonius’ laws, making the reader think that he is trying to sway the Senate into rebelling against Marcus Antonius yet at the same time he praises and congratulates the good deeds done by him. Even at the end, he addresses Marcus Antonius who is not even present, acclaiming and chastising. Why does he do this? Cicero makes a valiant, determined attempt to convince the Senate to join powers with him against Marcus Antonius yet at the same time, does he have doubts or fears about speaking against Antonius otherwise why would he be so propitious in his approach?
Cicero starts the speech with .....
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Do Unto Others, As You Would Have Them Do Unto You
Words: 1040 - Pages: 4.... I feel Mrs. Wright is guilty of committing this crime, but there was also a crime for the way that she had been treated. When the neighbor came over, Minnie Wright had shown no remorse in finding out that her husband was dead. She did not cry or get upset. Being a woman myself, I know that it is necessary to have friends and others around me other than my husband. Mrs. Wright did not have any connection to the outside world. She lived on an almost desert road in a house that was not very suitable and did the best she could in making it her home. Minnie Wright is a seemingly very lonely woman who needed someone or something .....
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