The Theme Of Nature In Tess Of The D'Urbervilles
.... immediately present Tess as a naive, and untouched girl, even though he does not specifically mention her in this quotation. The image of white flowers provides a feeling of cleanliness and purity, which corresponds to the way Hardy has chosen to initially depict Tess. The sunshine and golden colors, indirectly signify the happiness and gaiety that she expresses early on in the book. So far Tess has never left Marlott and hasn't had much experience at anything other than looking after her siblings. The idea of a "private sun" connotes the image of a paradise world that is centered around Tess, therefore implying joy. Hardy is .....
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Materialism And The Great Gatsby
.... opportunities to further our own personal wealth, it has also put many people on the path to making ours a selfish and unhappy society that is never content with it already has. The market society of our country feeds on economic growth, but excess consumption does not really satisfy people in the end. It only leaves you wanting more and once you are caught up in the obsession of materialism it seems like you can never have enough.
The 1920's were also an era of blatant materialism and consumption and the pursuit for private wealth took priority over what was good for society in general. The Depression that followed the .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird
.... are expected to behave, but when she encounters something different, such as Scout's advanced ability to read, she advises Scout to stop being advanced, whereas a modern-day schoolteacher would capitalize on Scout's ability to read and encourage her to read more. "You won't learn to write until you're in the third grade." (pg. 23) The strict, recipe-style, rubric method of teaching that Miss Caroline uses is once again emphasized here. Miss Caroline once again discourages Scout's advanced abilities and regards Scout's ability with contempt. "The Dewey Decimal System consisted, in part, of Miss Caroline waving cards at us which w .....
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The Miller And The Reeve In The Canterbury Tales
.... thumb on the scale when weighing the grain. The Reeve also deals with grain but in a different way. He does not use his involvement with grain against anyone else. He is able to estimate the production of grain and keeps an exact record of it at all times. He is also has a keen knowledge of how to keep a granary.
The last significant difference is their specialty skills. Other than selling grain, the Miller is also excellent on the bagpipes. He plays the bagpipes all around town and everyone can hear him. The Reeve has his own expertise. Other than being a great bargainer, he is very experienced at woodworking and carpentr .....
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Theme And Setting In Coming Of Age
.... with her tight jeans. She had many antidotes from her school life. She spoke of her embarrassment at lunch when she had such a poor lunch. She talked about how Adline and Junior would follow her around at school and how it embarrassed her. Mostly though she talked about her grades and what a good student she was. She told how she became the tutor for Wayne and his other white friends. Of all the settings in this novel her school life was definently one of the most important and is a building block for the whole story.
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Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass
.... oppressions in slavery, they have a human spirit so strong and steadfast that no power could crush it. It is also to be understand that it was slavery that darkened the mind, crippled the intellects, debase their moral nature and “obliterate all traces of their relationship to mankind” and not because the slaves of African descent were intellectually impaired. Mr. Oconnell stated before the Loyal National Repeal Association in 1845, that “NO matter under what specious term it may disguise itself, slavery is still hideous. It has a natural, an inevitable tendency to brutalize every noble faculty of man.”
In Frederick Doug .....
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Catcher In The Rye: Alcohol, Sex, And Violence
.... a week, 75% use it at least once a month, and 85% have used it once in the year.
In the novel, Holden Caulfield has very easy access to alcoholic beverages. Throughout the novel, it seems that every time Holden gets depressed, he turns towards alcohol. in Chapter 12, Holden is at Ernie's night club and he got served even though he was only a minor. In Chapter 20, Holden gets drunk. The way he acted when he was drunk shows how pathetic you are when you can not function properly.
The next topic, sex, is a very common word now days. Sex is so common it is on television screens, blown up on billboards, and used for comme .....
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Symbolism In Huckleberry Finn
.... surrounded by the Earth’s beautiful resources now give them satisfaction they need.
Although some days are filled with complete peacefulness, there are days when our loyalty can be tested. On what started out as a peaceful day, there became a great fog. Huck and Jim were traveling closely by one another. The awful conditions caused the raft and canoe to be separated. A true test of friendship was tried. Huck failed this test, as he played a trick on Jim. Jim spent all night brokenhearted because his great companion was missing. When Huck found his way back, he hurt Jim by tricking Jim into thinking he was never really w .....
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Maus: The Holocaust
.... so long. In the book, he was said to have reused tea bags, kept his burner on all day to save matches, make sure to put his storm windows on in early september tp save on the cost of heating his home, and refusing to buy his wife's personal supplies because they were her expenses. It never clearly says, but prior to the Holocaust it is probable that he was not so cheap. Many prominent factors of Vladek's personality were present only because of the suffering he endured. He was a new man after the war. The old him was dead and a new, more experienced man emerged.
The Holocaust did more useless damage than anyone who did no .....
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Lives Of Dystopia Can Be Changed
.... sneaking short peeks at the outside world.
In both of these books, 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale, the main characters know that the controlled lifestyle that they are living is wrong. At the beginning, they think that this is the way they have to live, and accept things the way they are. As we read further into the books, we soon realize that the characters want to make a difference and change their lives. Both take small steps towards this, and it seems like they both start rebelling against authority. In 1984, Winston is always being watched by the telescreens and therefore has no freedom whatsoever. He takes advantage of .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Admitted, Hidden & No Guilt
.... after she had left for so many years.
Hidden guilt preys on a conscience and brings about hypocrisy. Dimmesdale does not confess his sin, which troubles his conscience as well as his “red stigma,” the unhealed wound on his breast. He becomes paranoid and begins to see his sin everywhere. In the meteor which flashes through the sky one night, he sees he letter A. He covers his guilt even more by placing his hand over his chest. The “red stigma” represents his deep regret for the sin, but is not a proper substitute for public confession. He doesn’t want to be seen anywhere with Pearl, which is why he refuses to hold her .....
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Jane Eyre: Changing Seasons And Weather
.... in the care of Mary, Diana, and St. John the summer seems to brighten. She forges new friendships with the Rivers girls and the servants. Together they explore the wild pastures and purple moors, which coinsedently are at the peak of their beauty, colorful with fresh bracken and summer flowers.
A month passes and Jane is living in her cottage and begins working as a school- teacher through the generosity of St. John Rivers. By the time Jane becomes familiar with her students and their families Jane remarks that “It is the fifth of November and a holiday.” St. John soon arrives bringing Scott’s Marimon and incessantly discusse .....
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