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Lord Of The Flies 4
Words: 1580 / Pages: 6 .... and savage.
Characters
Jack is red-headed and thin he is also introduced as the leader of the boys' choir. To his dismay he loses the election for leader and he becomes the head hunter and is also in charge of maintaining the signal fire. As the story progresses he and his hunters begin to "slack-off" and abandon their duties in caring for the fire. In the end Jack and his hunters leave Ralph and start their own tribe on the rocky side of the island.
Ralph is a tall, blond and is one of the oldest boys on the island. In the beginning of the story he is pictured as the leader of the boys when he blows the conch shell to call the first assembly. During .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Early Influences On Huckleberry Finn
Words: 1065 / Pages: 4 .... Huck Finn. Nevertheless,
they attempt to make Huck into what they believe will be a better boy.
Specifically, they attempt, as Huck says, to "sivilize" him. This process
includes making Huck go to school, teaching him various religious facts, and
making him act in a way that the women find socially acceptable. Huck, who has
never had to follow many rules in his life, finds the demands the women place
upon him constraining and the life with them lonely. As a result, soon after he
first moves in with them, he runs away. He soon comes back, but, even though he
becomes somewhat comfortable with his new life as the months go by, Huck never
really enj .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Huck's Father
Words: 545 / Pages: 2 .... of the book. He
can smoke, "laze around," swear, and, in general, do what he wants to do.
However, as he did with the Widow and with Tom, Huck begins to become
dissatisfied with this life. Pap is "too handy with the hickory" and Huck
soon realizes that he will have to escape from the cabin if he wishes to
remain alive. As a result of his concern, Huck makes it appear as if he is
killed in the cabin while Pap is away, and leaves to go to a remote island
in the Mississippi River, Jackson's Island.
It is after he leaves his father's cabin that Huck joins yet
another important influence in his life: Miss Watson's slave, Jim. Prior
to Huck's l .....
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The Call Of The Wild
Words: 373 / Pages: 2 .... and riches. As he was forced to accomplish duties he wasn't used to,
he was determined to learn. Yet, at the same time what he learned about the
untamed wild and its harsh ways affected him like no other thing in his
life.
As Buck started to learn, he began to lose that aura of house pet.
He started to behave like a wolf. An untamed beast from the wild. His long-
time lost instincts given to him by his ancestors from generations ago
started to come to him. In the end of the story, Buck is leading a pack of
wolves through the forest and stops at the top of a cliff and howls,along
with his other companions, to a silvery full moon.
I think that t .....
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The Stranger: Existentialism
Words: 545 / Pages: 2 .... two parts in The Stranger that helped me better
understand existentialism the most. One part of the novel that helped me
to understand existentialism better was when Meursault shot the Arab on the
beach and how he handled the situation afterwards. The Arab had drawn his
knife and held it up to Meursault, but this wasn't what bothered him, it
was the light from the sun that shot off the Arabs knife, and the intense
heat along with the salt from his sweat in his eyes that was bothering him.
Meursault shot the Arab mainly because he was uncomfortable and not because
he felt threatened, but in any case he made the decision to shoot him. In
the next ch .....
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The Bean Trees: Symbols And Hidden Meanings
Words: 969 / Pages: 4 .... shop and overcoming this fear with help from Mattie. This also is
an example of how Taylor is a round character and grows throughout the
story. Another irony near the beginning of the story is when Taylor's car
breaks down and she is given an Indian baby, she finds herself in the
predicament that she was trying to avoid in Kentucky. Back in Kentucky
she was proud that she made it through high school without becoming
pregnant and having to take on that responsibility. When she leaves her
home town she also wants to leave it all behind. It's is symbolized by her
changing her name and leaving without second thoughts.
I found it interesting that Kingsol .....
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The Intentional Death Of Francis Macomber
Words: 1885 / Pages: 7 .... objective analysis of the story, the reader would see far more
evidence supporting the theory of an intentional killing rather than an
accidental one.
The clues supporting the idea that Margaret killed Francis intentionally
can best be seen when observing and studying the background information on
both Francis Macomber, and Margaret herself. (Hemingway 1402). What is also
important is that Margot and Francis have very different personalities.
This is clearly seen when the narrator states, (Hemingway 1402).
With this small amount of background information, the true motive for an
intentional killing can be found. This can clearly be seen in the
c .....
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The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall: Ellen Weatherwall
Words: 1192 / Pages: 5 .... her controlled consciousness wanes and fades.” Consumed by the pain Ellen finds herself going back and forth from old age to womanhood and back again after the cycle is completed. During the time the story also goes back and forth. It takes the reader from the deathbed to Ellen’s unconscious thought. This begins to carry the story forward. (DeMouy, 46)
Ellen Weatherall’s life changes when she is jilted. “A young women with a peaked Spanish comb in her hair and a painted fan.” Ellen was characterized by her beauty and delicacy. “She is a prize to be claimed by a worthy man.” She dreams of getting married and living happily ever after. She .....
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The Taming Of The Shrew
Words: 495 / Pages: 2 .... merely about men putting women in their places. Katherine is an assertive woman trying to cope with how she is expected to act in late sixteenth century society and abide by the unspoken rules. The play ends with her conformance to the norms of society but it isn't a wholehearted choice, it's in her actions but not in her mind. Katherine assumes the role of an obedient, polite wife but she still retains her innate assertiveness. Katherine's being tamed is not a matter of her being cured of her shrewishness but rather her having learned to get along in a man's world.
In this play courtship and marriage aren't the result of love but rather an i .....
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The Odyssey And Its Themes
Words: 709 / Pages: 3 .... first meet him. He is weeping because he pines for his family and home as stated in lines 327 and 328, “Yet it is true, each day I long for home, long for the sight of home.” As he plainly states, Odysseus greatly misses his home, and his tears show us just how much he misses it. In the duration of the story Odysseus has to make several sacrifices in order to get to the home he longs for so much. In Book 12, Circe foresees that Odysseus will have to let some of his men die. “The Ithacans set off. But Odysseus never reveals to them Circe’s last prophecy – that he will be the only survivor…” This shows how much .....
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