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The Cask Of Amontillado: A Vengeful Setting
Words: 634 / Pages: 3 .... Fortunato in a higher social standing with an excellent caliber of knowledge, which automatically signifies that Montresor is very jealous of him. Poe’s lack of description on Montresor’s part shows that there is an insecurity about the character and that he feels as though there is nothing note worthy or significant about him. This extreme amount of resentment and insecurity only highlights all the vengefulness that is built up inside of Montresor and gives the prediction of a conflict between the two.
The setting of the event as it unfolds begins at a jovial party with costumes and such. Poe establishes a rather happy and cheerful mood to .....
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The Crucible
Words: 407 / Pages: 2 .... to corrupt on the fact that his daughter many have made contact with the devil. He is more concerned about the fate of his church than the well being Betty. Betty and other girls of the town have been seen dancing to psalms of witch-craft with the Reverend's servant Tituba. After the arrival of Rev. John Hale, Betty awakes and tells of her visions of many women the the town with the devil. Those women who were accused were to be tried in court for contact with the devil through witch-craft. As a God-fearing communtiy, any evidence of evil could not be denied. Because they believe that if they deny evil, then at the same time they are denying goo .....
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Irving's The World According To Garp: Analysis
Words: 1050 / Pages: 4 .... the irony, it's how he manipulates the
irony. I call his technique ironic circling.
Ironic circles are when the author creates irony that starts at the
beginning of the book and doesn't stop until the end. The irony just
keeps repeating itself over and over again until the reader is so engrossed
they can't put the book down. This technique is what John Irving uses to
create such a wonderful story, that keeps the reader both interested and
entertained.
One of the most interesting ironic circles in this book deals with
the death of the main character, Garp. Garp is shot and killed by a woman
wearing a Jenny Fields original, Garp's mothers brand .....
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Of Mice And Men: Friendship
Words: 752 / Pages: 3 .... easy life, which is understandable because from reading the book it seemed like they worked very hard.
It is ironic that they had a dream like that, being that they we so young and still had a lot of living to do. The dream that they had was so simple and old fashioned. Since George had spent so much time taking care of Lennie, it may have felt like raising a child; and George probably didn’t want anymore conflict in his life. Their dream was like that of an older person who had worked and lived a fulfilling life and wanted to spend the rest of his days relaxing.
George contradicts himself during the novel. He talks about the dream he and Lenni .....
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Jude The Obscure
Words: 1958 / Pages: 8 .... him gain an identity. Hardy feels that people should shy away from their
old ways of thinking and begin to form new opinions of their own. He feels that
people should not just blindly follow religion without deciding for themselves
that this is what they want. People should not be as Jude who becomes obsessed
with religion simply because his mentor Phillotson felt this way. One of the
major reasons that causes Hardy to have these views is that he feels religion
leads to hypocrisy. He feels that man has many desires that go against the laws
of religion, and these desires lead man to feel very hypocritical. These
feelings of hypocrisy then cause man to .....
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Dantes Inferno
Words: 1869 / Pages: 7 .... of language, Dante allows the reader to see what he sees, to hear what he hears, and to feel what he feels, and thus experience his sensitivity to the sights and sounds of nature. In Canto 6, Dante introduces the vicious monster, Cerberus and details his grotesque features to the reader. He states, “His eyes are red, his beard is greased with phlegm, / his belly is swollen, and his hands are claws / to rip the wretches and flay and mangle them” (66). This quote vividly depicts the man-beast Cerberus that Dante encountered, and allows the reader to feel present in the scene with Dante. He further emphasizes the sights and sounds to po .....
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Brighton Beach Memoirs Essay
Words: 505 / Pages: 2 .... Palace of the Himalayas", which in other words is seeing a naked woman. Eugene always feels as if he is being blamed for everything that goes wrong. He finds liberation from a household of seven by writing in his diary, which he calls his memoirs.
Stanley is Eugene's 18-year-old, older brother. Stanley can be described as a person who stands up for his principles. Eugene is constantly looking to him for advice with his pubescent "problems". Stanley had to work young to support the family. We later see him losing his paycheck from gambling and almost joining the army.
Kate and Jack Jerome are Eugene's parents. They are constantly looking to Eugene .....
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Millington's "The Innovators": Summary
Words: 450 / Pages: 2 .... water travel. While he did not invent anything in
particular, he optimized many different aspects of water travel to secure a
place for himself in history. Futon's innovation is best summarized in the
following quote: "The mind of the individual inventor or projector was the
ultimate key… The men who emerged as the most effective in developing
designs of complete steamboats based upon individual and unique
combinations of a complex of elements all enjoyed a capacity for spatial
thinking". This shows that he himself was aware that success was as much a
function of application as it was of theory.
Another importuned development still paramount in .....
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Pride And Prejudice: The Summary
Words: 3827 / Pages: 14 .... and takes a liking to Mr. Bennet’s eldest daughter, Jane.
Jane is invited to Netherfield, her mother insists that she go by horseback even though it looks like rain. Mrs. Bennet has come up with this scheme so that Jane might become better acquainted with Bingley. Her scheme is deployed with success; Jane sends notice that she is to stay longer than expected due to her ill health. Jane is soon better and the next event takes the daughters to another ball and another chance for Elizabeth to confirm Bingley’s affections for Jane. During the ball, Darcy asks her to dance, she refuses his hand and tries to be cordial in displaying her disli .....
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King Lear--a Man More Sinned A
Words: 1354 / Pages: 5 .... and all other servants to provoke Lear so she would have a chance to rid of him:
“Put on what weary negligence you please,
You and your fellows. I’d have it come to question.” (I, iii, 13-14)
Goneril’s act demonstrates her impatience and her revengeful nature as she wanted Lear to suffer from whatever she had to put up with him before. In Act 1, Scene 4, Goneril complains about Lear’s impulsive behaviour and constant moodswing:
“…and put away
These dispositions which of late transport you
From what you rightly are.” (I, iii, 217-219)
Telling her father what he ought to do is thought of as disgracin .....
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