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Lord Of The Flies - Discovery
Words: 691 - Pages: 3.... us. So we must make
smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire." pg,37
Ralph always has the strong belief that all the children will be
saved from the island sooner or later, but at middle part of the story
he begins to doubting it. At end of the story, after the death of
Piggy, Ralph’s encounter with the Lord of the Flies, he knocks
over the pig’s skull. " A sick fear and rage swept him. Fiercely he
hit out at the filthy thing in front of him that bobbed like a toy and
came back, still grinning into his face, so that he lashed and cried
out in loathing." pg206 Ralph realize the evil is part of him an .....
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Ovid The Poet
Words: 1815 - Pages: 7.... a legal degree and study rhetoric. "Indeed rhetoric was the core of Roman education in Ovid's time, as it had been for almost a century before his birth as it was for centuries after his death" (Luce 785). When his formal training was complete, Ovid studied philosophy. Ovid then came home to start a serious career.
"It did not work. Fathers of poets seem to have a penchant for trying to turn their male offspring into lawyers, doctors, or engineers. Usually this stratagem is effective because most sons are not poets. Most fathers confronted with the problem of a versifying son, therefore, turn out to be right; Ovid's father turned out to be .....
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Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Words: 910 - Pages: 4.... to the store and told Kaleb Wallace that Miz Logan failed him on purpose and that she was destroying school property.
"...I got fired...Harlen Granger came to the school with Kaleb Wallace and one of the school board members. Somebody told them about those books I’d pasted over...but that was only an excuse." (Pg 151)
This highlights some of the themes by TJ’s total lack of loyalty and personal integrity.
One of TJ’s biggest mistakes in the book is befriending two white boys, R.W. and Melvin Simms (Jeremy’s brothers). He thinks they are his friends and he doesn’t know that they are just using him. By .....
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Pride And Prejudice
Words: 782 - Pages: 3.... after they were married, they led a pretty dull life and had generally the same schedule day after day. This couples development is limited by phasing them out of the novel. There is not much said about the Collins' after they marry. Austen’s use of Mr. Collins and Charlotte as flat characters is to show that marrying just to be married can lead to an unhappy life and to show the importance of marrying for love.
Although the Collins' lead a dull life, Mr. Bennet has the opportunity not to. There is plenty to keep him occupied with having five daughters and possibilities of marriage proposals. This, however, is not a concern of Mr. .....
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A Man For All Seasons (A Man C
Words: 215 - Pages: 1.... Cromwell offers More his last chance to choose between God and King, and More does choose God above all, "To what purpose? I am a dead man. (To Cromwell.) You have your desire of me. What you have hunted me for is not my actions, but the thoughts of my heart. It is a long road you have opened. For first men will disclaim there hearts and presently they will have no hearts. God help the people whose Statesmen walk your road."(Bolt, 95).
It is evident that in the play A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt the characters in focus, The Common Man serve's but one master himself. And Sir Thomas More who attempt to serve two masters is .....
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Grapes Of Wrath, Ma Joad
Words: 381 - Pages: 2.... what MA says or does. Throughout the novel, Ma's face showed that it is controlled and kindly. She is the strength of the family and she always uses her emotions for her family's benefit. Her family didn't feel anything she didn't feel. If she felt fear, the family did too. "Since old Tom and the children could not know hurt or fear unless she acknowledged hurt and fear, she had practiced denying them in herself." She always kept calm in front of the family because she knew if she showed fear, she would lose control of the family. She also knows her family inside and out. She knows the inner need of each member of the family. She k .....
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Macbeth - Tragedy
Words: 1246 - Pages: 5.... or "purgation". By that, Aristotle means that the spectators feel for the characters onstage, and in doing so, undergoes a so-called "cleansing of the soul." Though the concept of katharsis is increasingly important in the play, there are six specific elements that make up a tragedy; without them, there would be no play and no katharsis. Of the six, which include plot, character, thought, diction, song, and spectacle, the first two are the most important.
The most important aspect of tragedy is the plot, which is considered to be "the soul of a tragedy." The plot of Macbeth is complex, meaning that it contains Recognition and Revers .....
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Diary Of Anne Frank
Words: 559 - Pages: 3.... loved his father but thought his mother was a pain.
Mr.Van Daan was a loving father that always stood up for his son. He often argued with his wife and Mr.Dussel.
Mrs.Van Daan loved her son, Peter, and her husband, although they argued most of the time. She clinged to one material possession, her fur coat given to her by her father.
Mr.Dussel was a Jewish dentist that picked on Peter van Daan for every little thing. He wasn't a very religious Jew, but he still wore the blue star.
Mr.Kraler was one of the people that helped them survive in the lonely attic. He with Koophuis was sent to the camps with the Jews for housing them. They both .....
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A Separate Peace Analysis
Words: 2231 - Pages: 9.... that is jealousy. Gene was jealous of Finny's confidency, openness, modesty, superb athletic abilities, his natural leadership skills, his ability to deal with stress easily, his care free attitude, his people skills and, of course, his good looks.
Early in the story Finny demonstrated his openness by when asked for his height, he said 5 foot, 8½ inches, while Gene replies 5 foot, 9 inches. Finny pointed out that they were the same height and you shouldn't be ashamed to tell anybody your real height. Later that day, they skip dinner to go swimming in the river,by Finny'schoice,
and are asked where they were on return. Finny qu .....
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