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Robinson Crusoe
Words: 801 / Pages: 3 .... Colour of his Skin was not quite black, but very tawny; and yet not of an ugly yellow nauseous tawny, as the Brasilians, and Virginians, and other Natives of America are…", and "his Nose small, not flat like the Negroes, a very good mouth, thin Lips, and his fine Teeth well set, and white as Ivory" (Defoe 205).
When the two characters meet, Friday approaches in a very sedate manner, Friday is terrified yet he does not lash out at . He does not seem wild, ferocious or barbaric in any way. He uses sign language at first to communicate, which indicates knowledge of some sort of primitive language. He is quick to learn ’ .....
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East Of Eden
Words: 750 / Pages: 3 .... Cathy used this to her advantage by making
people uneasy, but not so uneasy that they would not run away from
her. Cathy was born with an innocent look that fooled many; she had
golden blond hair, hazel eyes, a thin and delicate nose, and a small
chin to make her face look heart shaped. According to the town Cathy
lived, Cathy had a scent of sweetness, but that is just what Cathy
wanted
the town to see and think when Cathy planned her kill. On page
114-115, "The fire broke out... the Ames house went up like a
rocket... Enough remained of Mr. and Mrs. Ames to make sure there were
two bodies." Cathy had set the house on fire .....
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Pride And Prejudice
Words: 549 / Pages: 2 .... in his proposal that he even insults Elizabeth. He says, "It is natural that obligation should be felt, and I could feel gratitude, I would now thank you. But I cannot- I have never desired your good opinion, and you have certainly bestowed it most unwillingly… Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your connections? To congratulate myself on the hope of relations whose condition in life is so decidedly beneath my own?" (Austen, 142-145). Unfortunately for Darcy, Elizabeth only gets slightly insulted. Her refusal of Darcy was initially because of his treatment of Wickham and his actions toward Jane and Bingley's relationship. .....
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The Great Gatsby - The Charact
Words: 621 / Pages: 3 .... breasted girl with an erect carriage which she accentuated by throwing her body backward at the shoulders like a young cadet.” Small breasts are usually symbolic of a masculine figure, as would being a “young cadet.” Later on, we see her reading the Saturday Evening Post, and turning the pages with a “flutter of slender muscles in her arms.” Reading a newspaper would be an unlikely action of a woman of that time, and even her muscles reveal her masculine features. Fitzgerald’s masculine depiction of Miss Baker in this fashion shows the reader the coming of a self sufficient woman into our times.
In addition to Jord .....
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Use Of Colors
Words: 1480 / Pages: 6 .... they moved North everything changed. The colors went out of
Pauline's life. "I missed my people. I weren't used to so much white
folks...Northern colored folk was different too"2. Cholly only became "meaner
and meaner and wanted to fight all of the time"2. He did not help the situation
and contributed to his wife's dissatisfaction and disillusionment by not coming
home. He found his satisfaction through other people, thus he neglected Pauline.
To make up for this neglect and her own insecurities, Pauline sought
comfort through movies. Here she would sit and watch the perfect "white" world
of Hollywood. Here she would find her colors on the .....
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The Count Of Monte Cristo
Words: 1270 / Pages: 5 .... of France became divided by the two
ruling parties. Royalists and the Bonapartist cut at each
others throats in order to declare that their ruler was
supreme. This situation has a profound effect on the events
of the story. Dantes' enemies used the rivalry between the
two parties in order to convince the Royalists that Edmond
is a Bonapartist, therefore it is the basis for his arrest
and inevitable captivity in the Chateau D'If..
Basic Plot:
The Count of Monte Cristo is a story about a sailor,
Edmond Dantes, who was betrayed during the prime of his
life and career by the jealousy of his friends. His
shi .....
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Lord Of The Flies - Discovery
Words: 691 / Pages: 3 .... a ship
comes near the island they may not notice 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 .....
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Contender
Words: 520 / Pages: 2 .... He helped Alfred learn the techniques to boxing. Mr. Donatelli also helped Alfred have confidence in himself. "' Boxing is more than just fighting , it's about being a … it's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward.'" In Alfred's last fight against Hubbard, Mr. Donatelli didn't want Alfred to fight because he feared that Alfred would get hurt; but Alfred wanted to fight Hubbard to feel that he'd accomplished something "' Remember what you said Mr. Donatelli, about quitting before you've really tried? I've got to finish… so I can know too'" Boxing not only taught Alfred skill but helped him reach deep down an .....
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Inherit The Wind
Words: 845 / Pages: 4 .... shaken to their foundations. Matthew Harrison Brady, without a doubt, deserves no sympathy. One example of Brady’s overly self-confidence would be "No…I believe we should welcome Henry Drummond." (Pg. 25). Ha! What a shock he is in for. His own "high and mighty" thinking is going to lead to his downfall. Even Brady is taken a tad aback by the news that Drummond will be joining the trial "Brady: (pale) Drummond?" (Pg. 25) While he basks in his loving audience of townspeople, he will yet be pulled down from his high throne to be questioned and scorned. While the town feels much strife resulting from the trial, th .....
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Beowulf And His Pride
Words: 560 / Pages: 3 .... knew about this race and the courageous way he cleared the sea of
evil. He, at this young age, had no need to think about death. All he
thought about was foolishly having fun and proving himself to the spectators.
When Beowulf fought with Grendel, the demon who was terrorizing Herot
Hall, he came there boasting about how worthy he was to fight for Denmark. The
people accepted him as a deserving warrior and permitted him to do what ever he
needed to rid them of Grendel. Beowulf wanted to fool Grendel into thinking
that he was sleeping so that Grendel would try to kill him, but instead Beowulf
would terminate him. That night Grendel d .....
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