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Rebecca By Daphne Du Maurier
Number of words: 749 - Number of pages: 3.... men knelt to women, and it was moonlight. Not at breakfast, not like
this.'
Here Mrs. De Winter changes with this experience. Her ideas of love
which are based on works of fiction, are quashed when her romantic expectations
remain unfulfilled. Although her unblemished perception of love begins to
crumble in this instance, later it is rebuilt by the love that she and Maxim
share.
On the other hand, Maxim's experience with the narrator is somewhat
different. In the beginning of the novel, he seeks no romantic involvement but
seeks companionship. The experience of close communicat .....
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And Then There Were None By Ag
Number of words: 483 - Number of pages: 2.... Another mystery was that every time another person was killed a little indian figure would disappear from the edges of a serving plate. One more mystery was that every murder followed, in order, the famous poem "Ten Little Indians", which reads: Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One chocked his self and then there were nine. Nine Indian boys sat up very late; One overslept himself then there were eight. Eight Indian boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there then there were seven. Seven Indian boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves then there were six. Six .....
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The Fellowship Of The Rings
Number of words: 485 - Number of pages: 2.... remaining party they traveled the broad expanse if terrain.
Where they would befriend new adventurers along the way. Many a time would they
be tempted to misuse the ring. But Frodo's will held strong. Up unto the
climax of events, when the ring raids came to take what once belonged to them.
In a moment of weakness, Frodo placed the ring on his finger. He vanished from
his party's sight. "Take the ring off Frodo!", they yelled. But he was frozen
in his steps. Determind to get it they approached him. In a brave attempt to
protect the ring, Frodo ran up to them, held the sting high in th .....
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War And Peace
Number of words: 296 - Number of pages: 2.... cohere, and many have faulted Tolstoy for including the lengthy essays, but readers continue to respond to them with undiminished enthusiasm. The work's historical portions narrate the campaign of 1805 leading to Napoleon's victory at the Battle of Austerlitz, a period of peace, and Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812. Contrary to generally accepted views, Tolstoy portrays Napoleon as an ineffective, egomaniacal buffoon who believes human beings are meager pons whose purpose is either to live or die on his behalf. As vividly displayed in chapter six when forty horses and men drowned cross .....
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The Catbird Seat: Mr. Martin
Number of words: 580 - Number of pages: 3.... wrong doing. All of his coworkers looked upon him as a perfect individual, never falling under the category of fallible. Mrs. Barrows also found it hard to believe, she quoted, “If you weren’t such a drab, ordinary little man, I’d think you planned it all.”
The most vivid quality Mr. Martin depicts within the story is his psychological attributes. Mr. Martin had a head for dates when reviewing past events, which would suggest that he was quite organized. Another trait that may suggest that he was organized is how he followed a daily routine. The author follows many of his tasks .....
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King Lear - Good Vs. Evil
Number of words: 632 - Number of pages: 3.... that humans were the ones who created evil. Edgar, is another
character in the play who believes that evil is caused by humans and
not the gods. Edgar said, "The gods are just, and of our peasant vices
make instruments to plague us" (ACT V, iii, 169). Edgar clearly says
that the gods are right and it is the people who are responsible for
promoting evil in the world. It is us who make the instruments
necessary for evil to spread and plague the world. In the world of
King Lear many characters believe evil was caused by the people and
not by the gods.
Even though evil was .....
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A Rose For Emily: Symbolism
Number of words: 968 - Number of pages: 4.... of quality to an ugly holdover from another era. Similarly, Miss Emily has become an “eyesore” for instance; she is described as a “fallen monument”(Faulkner 204) symbolizing her former beauty and later ugliness. Like the house, she has fallen from grace. Once she had been “a slender figure in white”(Faulkner 207) later she is obese and “bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water with eyes lost in the fatty ridges of her face”(Faulkner 205).
Both the house and Miss Emily have suffered the ravages of time and neglect. Just as the house is described as “smelled .....
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Catcher In The Ryes Holden Cau
Number of words: 445 - Number of pages: 2.... protecting society's children from it's evilness and corruption, keeping them safe. Holden has an ephiphany during the novel as he passes the elementary school halls and notices the obscenities scribbled on the walls. His attempt to efface them is unsuccessful, and he realizes that he can't make them go away. This symbolizes Holden's need to protect, and realization that he can't be the savior of society's corruption.
Although the scene in the elementary school halls hint to Holden that he can't make the imperfections of the world disappear, nothing provides the determining insight better .....
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Stoker's Dragula: Devices
Number of words: 927 - Number of pages: 4.... sides it was quite impregnable, and great
windows were placed here where sling, or bow, or culverin could not reach,
and consequently light and comfort, impossible to a position which had to
be guarded, were secured." This description could also be an example of
foreshadowing, as I will explain later. Another example of imagery can be
found on page 54. This is when Jonathan was trying to escape and he ran
across the Count's coffin. Stoker creates the horrifying image of the
devilish antagonist by writing, "... looking as if his youth had been half
renewed, for the white hair and moustac .....
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Anna Karenina: Foreshadowing
Number of words: 470 - Number of pages: 2.... it to be Vronsky and she
feels ‘a strange feeling of pleasure mixed with a feeling of vague apprehension
suddenly stirred in her heart.'( page 90)This tells of what may be the conflict
in the plot.
The day after the great ball Anna announces that she must leave. Dolly
expresses her gratitude toward everything Anna has done to help her in her time
of crisis. She tells Anna that she does not know of a person with a greater
heart. Anna tells her that Kitty was depressed because Vronsky spent the evening
with her. She exclaims that it wasn't her fault. Dolly remarks that Anna so .....
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