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Crucible 4
Number of words: 571 - Number of pages: 3.... involvement of others created a more complex reason to judge
her as less respectable of the two.
Hester was not secretive about committing her crime as Abigail was.
Abigail is even described as "an orphan with an endless capacity for
dissembling" (page 9). This proves that she tried to cover up her actions.
Hester did not try to hide the fact from the townspeople that she was
pregnant; she only tried to conceal the identity of the father of her baby.
Abigail, on the other hand, made sure that the citizens of Salem did not find
out that she and her friends had been lying when th .....
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Metamorphosis: Metamorphosis Taking Place Involving Gregor And Its Effect On The Family
Number of words: 546 - Number of pages: 2.... having no consideration for his family. " It hardly surprised him
that he was showing so little consideration for the others; once such
consideration had been his greatest pride."
Everyone in the Samsa family experiences changes brought on by
Gregor's metamorphosis. Since Gregor's physical change renders him no
longer able to work, the family's financial situation changes. Gregor's
mother, father, and sister have to get jobs. Mrs. Samsa, Gregor's
mother, sews lingerie for a local clothing store. His sister, who took a
job as a salesgirl to help the family,
also learns F .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Hester, What A Change!
Number of words: 915 - Number of pages: 4.... and
actions. In The Scarlet Letter, he expressed one of the central legacies
of American Puritanism, using the plight of Hester Prynne and Arthur
Dimmesdale to illustrate the conflict between the desire to confess and the
necessity of self-concealment. Hawthorne grew up with his two sisters and
their widowed mother, and an uncle saw to his education at Bowdoin College.
In 1852, Hawthorne wrote the campaign biography of Franklin Pierce, an old
college friend. The best of Hawthorn's early fiction was gathered in
Twice-Told Tales, Mosses from an Old Manse, and The Snow-Image. These
capt .....
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John Updike Aandp
Number of words: 1222 - Number of pages: 5.... and acted as though they did not live in his town. The girls were ignorant of Sammy's local culture as they seemingly had spent the day at the beach, and had not lived in his town nor spent much time in it at all.
"The one that caught my eye first was the one in the plaid green two piece. She was a chunky kid, with a good tan and a sweet broad soft-looking can with those two crescents of white just under it"(79). John Updike has Sammy describe these girls in such great detail in order to point out there untouched nature. These girls did not wear any make up, and they barely had any clot .....
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A Separate Peace: Gene Forrester
Number of words: 736 - Number of pages: 3.... in the tree, before the two friends are about to make their "double-jump", Gene sees Finny in this new light. He realizes that Finny feels no jealousy or hatred towards him and that Finny is indeed perfect in every way. Gene becomes aware that only he is the jealous one. He learns of his hatred and that he really is a "savage underneath". Over a long period of time Gene had been denying his feelings of hatred towards Finny. Now all of the eelings come back to him and he sees how terrible he really is. The realization that these feelings are one-sided causes Gene to to fall dramatica .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Great Quotes By The Characters
Number of words: 1163 - Number of pages: 5.... but he is
still a man. Every mob in every little Southern town is always made up of
people you know- doesn't say much for the, does it?" Page 160 Chapter 16
Determined
Talking to Scout: "Scout, simply by the nature of the work, every lawyer gets
one case in his lifetime that affects him personally. This one's mine I guess.
You might here some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you
will: you just hold your head high and keep your fists down." Page 80 Chapter 9
Talking to Scout: "Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we
started is no reason for us no .....
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Kadohata's The Story Devils: An Overview
Number of words: 557 - Number of pages: 3.... the part of the
protagonist. The point of view remains constant throughout the story, which
gives you only the viewpoint of the author to get facts from. Although this may
be a possibly unreliable perspective, due to selective memory, the story is told
in a straightforward manner suggesting truth and honesty.
During the story the author realizes that Mr. Mason is a violent man.
This is learned through several instances, such as when he forced the mother
into a crying fit in her bedroom in the beginning of the story. He was also
violent when he threw a rock at a young boy that had wander .....
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Night Flight
Number of words: 573 - Number of pages: 3.... publish the book was very well received and this was the book that made Saint-Exupery famous. Years later, in late thirties, after the rise of Facism, Saint-Ex was criticized for the ideas presented in "". After all, many fascist atrocities were justified as "we were only doing our duty", "just following orders". I don't believe that such criticisms are justified. Saint-Ex always tried to look for the more noble emotions and motivations in man and the devotion shown by his characters was towards the improvement of the life of man.
As a writer, Saint-Ex was a perfectionist, revising his .....
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Huck Finn's Conflict With Society
Number of words: 851 - Number of pages: 4.... duels for no reason, but say that it was in the name of honor.
All of this hypocrisy makes Huck want to rebel against this society.
Hypocrisy is still present in society today. There are many
reported cases of clergy having affairs or molesting children. For
instance, Reverend Baker has had relationships with prostitutes. He always
apologizes, but then he does it again. One of the precepts of the Catholic
religion is to follow the instructions of the Pope. Many Catholics however,
do not follow the Pope's instructions on birth control or abortion.
Government officials are also hypocriti .....
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Rudyard Kiplings Kim
Number of words: 813 - Number of pages: 3.... has powerful ramifications about the colonial power-dynamics within a particular historical milieu. The Hindu caste system and various stereotypes also play an important role in Kipling’s story. For example, every person Kim encounters is immediately identified as either a member of a certain caste, religion, or race. Kipling depicts these stereotypes as they emerged out of colonial racial attitudes about Indian society. The descriptions of the Indian people Kim encounters depict each Indian as a very distinctive member of a certain caste. This is what makes Kim so unique as Kipling’s Br .....
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