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The Rime Of The Ancient Marine
... nature is rather extreme, for he takes this thought of death lightly. The Albatross, as a representative of nature, means nothing to the Mariner. These thoughts are quickly changed, though, as Nature begins to start the punishment for his crimes commence when there is, "Water, water, everywhere nor any drop to drink." He is punished harshly for killing the symbol of nature that everyone reveres. He is beaten down by the sun with its rays and is taunted by the endless sight of water that he cannot drink. Nature is the force in this poem that has power to decide what is right or wrong and how to deal with the actions.
The mariner reconciles his sins when he ...
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Animal Farm Comparison
... problem: ”Only get rid of the Man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Almost overnight we could be rich and free. What then must we do? Why, work night and day, body and soul, for the overthrow of the human race! That is my message to you, comrades. Rebellion!”
The simple, but emotional appeal, gets trough to the uneducated and plain animals and, as in all revolutions, the planning begins in euphoria and idealism. No voice is raised to ask relevant question or call for a considered debate.
The appearance of rats at the meeting raises a question: ”Are rats comrades?” A democratic vote results in a ringing ”Yes!”. ...
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Themes In Ellen Foster
... held very dearly. In all the places she went,
Ellen took this with her every place. When she was bored this amused her.
She even told Dora that it was a gift given to her by her “imaginary”
boyfriend. Ellen kept the microscope hidden from other people. She didn’t
want people to break it. Ellen kind of kept her life secretive from others
just like she had kept the microscope.
Two themes can be discussed in the novel Ellen Foster. The first
theme mentioned is self-reliance. Throughout the whole novel Ellen had to
rely on her self to make it through life. After her mother died she had to
survive on her own with the threat of her alcoholic father always in he ...
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry
... portrays Huck as a average boy of his
time, being mischievous, adventurous and funny. The society Huck lives
in labels him "uncivilized" because he has an abusive, drunk father.
"... by and by pap got too handy with his hick'ry and I couldn't stand
it. I was all over with welts." Here the reader can observe the
ultimate failure of an uncivilized person. Pap is an alcoholic, a dead
beat and a racist. Nevertheless, society also considered Huck
"uncivilized" because he did not wear shoes, did not always attend school
and he smoked. Society criticized Huck as uncivilized due to physical
appearance when really Huck turned out to be more civilized tha ...
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The Red Badge Of Courage
... it's like to be a soldier in the Civil War.
The whole novel covers only two days in the life of Henry Flemming, the main character. In that amount of time, war can turn a boy into a man. It does not physically turn an individual into a grown man, but it mentally matures them. War matures boys into a men is by experiencing new, unpredictable environments and adjusting to unfamiliar smells, sounds, and emotions. Think about it, being there on a battlefield witnessing deaths of friends and comrades would have to have an effect on a human being. Being in a war and to be around new faces, new personalities, confusion, and trauma would force one to adapt to an enviro ...
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Hard Times: Struggle Of Fact Vs Imagination And Struggle Between Two Classes
... as going to the circus or having flowered carpet. Everyone
knows, one cannot have flowered carpet. One would trample all over them and
they would end up dying.
In Hard Times, two classes are relevant in Coketown. The upper class,
which were few in numbers, are dominant over the middle class, which is larger
in numbers. Stephen Blackpool represents the working class. He is a warm-
hearted man trapped in thes run down society. He feels he deserves this
mediocre lifestyle. Blackpool was originally employed under Bounderby, but is
fired for standing up for his beliefs. This type of behavior was totally
unacceptable during the period of time as it involved ima ...
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To The Lighthouse
... foot on the stone step. 'Damn you,' he said." (31) Mr. Ramsay devastates his wife's emotions. Because of a little lie, the temperamental Mr. Ramsay hurts, if not kills, Mrs. Ramsay's emotions. Still, right after the incident, Mr. Ramsay self-reflects and "[he was] ashamed of that petulance [that he brought to his wife]." (32) Mr. Ramsay understands and regrets the sorrow he brought on Mrs. Ramsay. He sympathizes with her and is "ashamed" for what he had done. Mr. Ramsay wants to appease his wife and make her happy as a result of the torment that he inflicted on her. Next, Woolf again illustrates Mr. Ramsay's insensitive dimension when Mr. Ramsay makes Mrs. ...
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Themes Displayed In To Kill A
... and a handful of whites (including Atticus) seem to believe in his innocence. Therefore his chance of a fair trial was slim. The jury's racism cuts short an innocence man's life. Unfortunately, the small southern town's social values raised white children to think of blacks as the 'second-class' race. Case closed, Tom must be guilty, no way would a black man's words go over a white mans. The only white man strong enough to stand up for Tom was Atticus, Scout's father. "To begin with, this case should never have came to trial. This case is as simple as black and white". Atticus faces the racism of the town to stand up for his moral beliefs.
Helpless Victims i ...
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The Influence Of Paradise Lost And Frankenstein
... in the Godwin household. Mary and Percy read it in 1815 and again in November 1816. Her journal states that Shelley read it aloud while she was writing Frankenstein. She even incorporated Paradise Lost into the novel by having it be one of the three works that the monster studied. The monster found a correlation between his condition and and an aspect of the novel and stated;
"Like Adam, I was apparently united by no link to any other human being...I was wretched, helpless and alone. Many times I considered Satan as the fitter emblem of my condition (pg. 135-136)
Other echoes of Paradise Lost are as follows:
Frankenstein hopes to be the source of a new s ...
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The Great Gatsby Is A Tragic H
... She is, however, completely undeserving of his worship.
"Then it had been merely the stars to which he had aspired on that June night. He came alive to me, delivered suddenly from the womb of his purposeless splendor" (p.79). Nick realizes Gatsby's estate, parties, shirts and other seemingly "purposeless" possessions are not purposeless. Everything Gatsby does, every move he makes and every decision he conceives is for a reason. He wants to achieve his ideal, Daisy. Gatsby's "purposeless splendor" is all for the woman he loves and wishes to represent his ideal. Furthermore, Gatsby believes he can win his woman with riches, and that his woman can achieve the ideal ...
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