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Huck Finn 3
Number of words: 1427 - Number of pages: 6.... but quickly gets tired and falls asleep. As he falls asleep, Huck wants to leave and meet the rest of the gang so that they don’t get caught, but Tom insists on playing a trick on Jim. So he lifts Jim's hat from his head and hangs it on a nearby limb. Huck tells us that Jim later turned this incident into an elaborate tale of being visited by witches while he slept. At this point in the story, Huck doesn’t have feelings for Jim one way or the other. Huck just doesn’t care much for Jim and sees nothing wrong with the prank that has just been played by Tom.
After staying .....
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The Concubine's Children: An Analysis
Number of words: 1140 - Number of pages: 5.... personally to the events, even when they recount
horrific events. This style of writing often cheapens the content of the
story, making it seems rather impersonal, even for nonfiction. The book
itself was written recently, using the author's grandfather's letters as a
guide. The author wrote the book in an attempt to better educate herself
about her Chinese heritage, and about a nation that seemed foreign to her,
a place "you'd find yourself if you dug a hold deep enough to come out the
other side of the Earth."
The idea conveyed by means of the story is how Chinese culture
pla .....
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The Sign Of The Moonbow
Number of words: 625 - Number of pages: 3.... was believed to be no such person, but Cormac's quest was to find one so he could rid the world of his eight thousand year old enemy.
Cormac's first development occurred when he had witnessed a young girl get raped by four very large men. Cormac had never hurt the defenseless before, let alone rape a young woman. He felt a slight tinge of compassion and rescued the girl, slaying her attackers. The next time Cormac felt emotion was after he had followed the girl back to her town and had learned that their leader had knowledge of a crowned woman. When these weaponless people were attacked b .....
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The Yellow Wall-Paper: Effect Of Oppression Of Women In Society
Number of words: 867 - Number of pages: 4.... self while she is there. In this way the house still is the cocoon for her transformation. It does not take the form of the traditional symbol of security for the activities of a woman, but it does allow for and contain her metamorphosis. The house also facilitates her release, accommodating her, her writing and her thoughts. These two activities evolve because of the fact that she is kept in the house.
One specific characteristic of the house that symbolizes not only her potential but also her trapped feeling is the window. Traditionally this symbol represents a view of possibilities, but .....
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Their Eyes Were Watching God 4
Number of words: 993 - Number of pages: 4.... a child. But that was it. She was even unaware that she is black until, at age six, she saw a photograph of herself. Her Nanny who was enslaved most of her lifetime only told her that a woman can only be happy when she marries someone who can provide wealth, property, and security to his wife. Nanny knew nothing about love since she never experienced it. She regarded that matter as unnecessary for her as well as for Janie. And for that reason, when Janie was about to enter her womanhood in searching for that love, Nanny forced her to marry Mr. Logan Killicks, a much older man that can offer .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: An Analysis
Number of words: 1071 - Number of pages: 4.... up Jem's pants that tore on Dill's
last night. Boo was the one who saved their lives. On the contrary to Scout's
primary belief, Boo never harms anyone. Scout also realizes that she wrongfully
treated Boo when she thinks about the gifts in the tree. She never gave
anything back to Boo, except love at the end. When Scout escorts Arthur home and
stands on his front porch, she sees the same street she saw, just from an
entirely different perspective. Scout learns what a Mockingbird is, and who
represents one.
Arthur Radley not only plays an important role in developing Scout and
Jem, but h .....
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The Veldt By Ray Bradbury
Number of words: 461 - Number of pages: 2.... nursery, "The house is wife, mother, and nursemaid, Can I compete
with it?", and the father has a generic answer "But I thought that's why we
bought this house". The parents in the story look upon their children's
needs as services instead of ways of expressing any love or care.
In the story we never learn anything about the children except for
their obsession with the nursery, "I don't want to do anything but look and
listen and smell; what else is there to do?". When the parents tell the
children the idea of shutting down the computerized house "for a vacation",
the children reac .....
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The Fountain Head: Individualism
Number of words: 821 - Number of pages: 3.... Howard into his way of
thinking. The general public who read the Banner had been convinced that Toohey
new what he was talking about on all subjects. His plan to manipulate the
public and gather them as a whole was directly countered with every move that
Howard made. One of these major moves was the building of the Stoddard Temple.
With the temple, Roark had the freedom to build whatsoever he choose. This gave
him a medium to express his viewpoint without having any restrictions. After
the delayed unveiling of the temple, it was condemned by the public. At the
head of this group w .....
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Beloved: The Symbolism Of Trees
Number of words: 2036 - Number of pages: 8.... find comfort and escape from unwanted thoughts. Almost every one of Morrison's characters find refuge in trees and nature, especially the main characters such as Sethe and Paul D. During Sethe's time in slavery, she has witnessed many gruesome and horrible events that blacks endure such as whippings and lynchings. However, Sethe seemingly chooses to remember the sight of sycamore trees over the sight of lynched boys, thus revealing her comfort in a tree's presence: "Boys hanging from the most beautiful sycamores in the world. It shamed her- remembering the wonderful soughing trees rather .....
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"Evil Is The Underlying Element In Life Of A Living Creature"
Number of words: 1007 - Number of pages: 4.... in the play is Mr. Bytes, the keeper of
John Merrick (the "Elephant Man"). Bytes continually beats Merrick like he
would an animal and he uses Merrick to gain money by performing at "freak
shows". Because of his appearance, society views Merrick as an outcast.
Furthermore, Bytes expresses his frustration towards Merrick by beating up
the "Elephant Man". Another character in the novel named Dr. Treves is a
kind, compassionate man. However, when he first meets Merrick, he chooses
not to associate with John because of his outward appearance and apparent
lack of intelligence. Lastly, we me .....
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