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The Once And Future King 2
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... happens between bands of the same species” (194). The animals in Wart’s other transformations teach him only about their societies. The most important information that the badger gives to Wart is that humans are one of the only species in the world who fight among themselves. The badger supports this statement when he says, “There are more than four thousand different sorts of them, and from all those kinds I can only think of five which are belligerent. There are the five ants, one termite that I know of, and Man”(194). This insult influences Wart to create the Round Table when he becomes the King. The purpose of the Round Table is t ...



Images Of Apple Picking
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... lines, the reader envisions an apple picker on his ladder high up in the tree fling as many barrels as he can, but still not filling them all. In addition, to the visual images, Frost then moves on to olfactory imagery. In one very simple line, “ The scent of apples: I am drowsing off” line 8, Frost gives the reader an opportunity to smell apples. As he does not specify the type of apples being picked it is left to the reader’s imagination as to what type of apples he or smells. From olfactory, the author moves on to tactile paired with visual imagery as seen in lines 11-13: I got from looking through a pane of glass I skimmed this morning from the d ...



Othello - A Tragedy Without Meaning?
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... Iago’s motives, and Othello’s inherit weaknesses, the tragedy of the play is meaningful for the audience. By examining Iago’s actions and his soliloquies the audience is able to discern that Iago does indeed have motives for his actions, however weak they may be. Despite Iago recognising that indeed the moor ‘is of a free and open nature’ (Oth Act 1 Sc. 3 ll. 381), he still does despise him. Iago has to be examined closer to discover his motives: of course, he is jealous of Cassio’s appointment as Othello’s lieutenant and this is an ultimate irony in itself as he later mocks Othello for his own jealousy, having succumbed to the ‘green-eyed monster’. There is ...



Of Mice And Men - Foreshadowing
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... read. In Steinbeck’s story Of Mice and Men, two shootings take place in the book. First, Candy’s dog is killed then at the end of the book Lennie is killed. These shooting have a lot in common. To start both the dog and Lennie were shoot by the same gun, a luger. Carlson owned the luger. The dog was shoot by Carlson and Lennie was shoot by George. Both, Lennie and the dog were shoot in the back of the head "where the spine and the skull were joined."(page 105) Steinbeck and Carlson used the same word to describe the pain, which the victims would endure. The word was quiver. Both of the victims friends reacted the same, they both seemed mesmeriz ...



Great Expectations
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... can be passionate with anything and then later on fall in love with it. Infatuation is an experience that one can learn from and a desire that one wishes to acquire. In a village cemetery, a small boy, Pip, is approached by a runaway convict who demands food and a file to saw off his leg iron. Terrified, Pip steals the requested items from the home where he has been living with his sister and her husband Joe since his parents died. Later on, Pip falls in love with Estella and becomes self-conscious about his low social status and raw manners. Estella is the girl that Pip is in love with and bases his standards around her. From then on, his loyal dream ...



The Great Gatsby Ending
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... I didn't want to hear it and I avoided him when I got off the train." This entire paragraph signifies the grave change that has occurred in Nick's life. Just as Gatsby's house is empty, so is Gatsby's dream unfulfilled. Gatsby's vision of the American dream destroyed him and left no remnants behind. The grass is symbolic of their belief in the American dream. During Gatsby's life the dream was very much alive for him. He cared more for the dream than he did for truth. During his life while the dream was still very much alive, the grass was cared for attentively just as his goals were cared for attentively. After his death, the grass had no one to care for ...



A Farewell To Arms
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... as a lost man searching for order and value in his life. Frederick disagrees with the war he is fighting. It is too chaotic and immoral for him to rationalize its cause. He fights anyway, because the army puts some form of discipline in his life. At the start of the novel, Frederick drinks and travels from one house of prostitution to another and yet he is discontent because his life is very unsettled. He befriends a priest because he admires the fact that the priest lives his life by a set of values that give him an orderly lifestyle. Further into the novel, Frederick becomes involved with Catherine Barkley. He slowly falls in love with ...



A Dolls House - Noras Rebellion Against Society
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... Peters voices Mrs. Wright's concern, "She said the fir'd go out and her jars would break" (Glaspell 1.27). The Sheriff's response is, "Well can you beat the women! Held for murder and worryin' about her preserves" (Glaspell 1.28). The women realize the hard work involved in canning this fruit and understand Mrs. Wright's concern. The men see this as unimportant compared to the trouble Mrs. Wright is facing. Likewise, in Isben's play A Doll House Helmer believes that his wife Nora only focuses on trivial matters. Three weeks prior to Christmas Nora spent every evening working alone. Helmer believes that Nora is making the family Christmas ornaments and ...



Ghosts And Poltergeists
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... cat has been said to be seen curled up in the sun on a window seat or just running around somewhere. Other famous and recorded stories are that Andrew Jackson has been heard laughing in bed, Thomas Jefferson has been heard playing the violin, even a old janitor has been seen wandering through the White House with his feather duster. There are many kinds of ghosts (spirits if you prefer) making there presents all over the world. Some of these spirits are; Visiting spirits (Human Spirits revisiting their old attractions), or Spirit Impressions ( Psychic Energy trapped within an area), and finally, the Interactive Spirit ( Human Spirit which interacts with the living ...



From Dirt To Duchess
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... of the English Language. This made her stronger physically, but made her resent him. Also, his teachings helped shape her into that of a duchess. Another person responsible for the changes in Eliza was Mrs. Pierce. Her involvement was more with Eliza’s appearance, rather than her personality. It was Mrs. Pierce who bathed Eliza that first day and it was Mrs. Pierce who kept her appearance refined. She picked out the clothes and made sure she ate correctly. In some ways, Mrs. Pierce was like a mother taking care of a baby; Eliza was the baby because she is just learning how to be a lady. The final and most important character responsible for transf ...




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