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The Hobbit: A Review
Number of words: 1122 - Number of pages: 5.... climax) takes a long time to
occur (the last fight—good (men, elves, dwarves & eagles) vs. evil (wargs &
goblins)) and this reduces its effectiveness. After the climax there is the long
return home. It is quite boring since there is nothing to expect to and the
reader knows that the hobbit would get home safely. In my opinion it should
have been shorter.
Character Development
The creation of the characters is done by their dialogues and monologues,
actions and things noted by the narrator (the author in this case) himself. An
example for dialogue: “All the same, I should like it all pl .....
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A Rose For Emily: Fallen From Grace
Number of words: 824 - Number of pages: 3.... and/or fathers. This display of extravagance was
egotistically designed by men to give an impression of wealth to onlookers.
Emily was regarded by her father as property. Her significance to him was
strongly ornamental, just as their overly lavish home was. As the plot
progresses, the reader is clearly made aware of the physical decline of both the
house and Miss Emily. Just as the house is described as "smelling of dust and
disuse," evidence of Emily's own aging is given when her voice in similarly said
to be "harsh, and rusty, as if from disuse" (70-74). Ultimately, at the time of
Emi .....
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A Wizard Of Eathsea
Number of words: 961 - Number of pages: 4.... However, Ged learns to overcome all of his emotional struggles and becomes someone who is caring toward others. When he is a little older, he leaves his home. This is easy for him to do because he has no emotional ties to anyone in Ten Alders, and he has the will to learn. He has almost “a calling” to go with Ogion, and it is his fate to do so. He can feel it inside of him, an urge to go; He doesn’t know what but he needs to go.
Geds ego and impatience are always getting to the best of him, Ogion is trying to teach him important lessons, but Ged is still you .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: A Satirical View Of The Old South
Number of words: 805 - Number of pages: 3.... shows us how many southern whites looked at blacks. We also see at many
times during the novel that Huck and Jim have a true friendship. The go
out of their way at many times for the welfare of eachother and they
develop a relationship to which they both contribute. Huck teaches Jim
about diversity, priests and rulers in chapter fourteen when he reads to
him about Solomon and Frenchmen. Jim also teaches Huck an important lesson
on how people should be treated individually.
Another example Twain uses to show the hypocrisies of society is
racism. Twain is not attacking the whole issue .....
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Book Review: Nemesis
Number of words: 1341 - Number of pages: 5.... named Rotor, which orbits the foreign planet.
Main Character:
Marlene Fisher is a very intelligent young woman at fifteen years of age.
As a child, all who encountered her sensed that she was different. Her wide
eyes absorbed all that was around her and seemed to know a great deal. Growing
older, her “uniqueness” established itself as a gift in which she is able to
read into the body language of others. A slight movement, a stuttered word, the
smallest hesitation gives her indication as to one's true feelings and motives.
Some mistake this gift as her being a “psychic”, but she .....
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Summary Of Orwells' Animal Farm
Number of words: 269 - Number of pages: 1.... own. When the
animals took over the farm they named it "Animal Farm". Napoleon took over
as president of the farm and decided what needed to be done and when it
needed to be done. But after a while Napoleon took things out of context.
He began to abuse his power to fit his own needs, he changed the Seven
Commandments so he could do what he wanted and when he did this and the
other animals noticed Napoleon called it "explaining what they are". He
abolished "The Beasts of England", the song that gave all of the animals
faith that someday all animals would overtake man. Then he began to .....
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Ancient Mariner
Number of words: 633 - Number of pages: 3.... nor any drop to drink." When "the mariner begins to find his salvation when he begins to look on the 'slimy things' as creatures of strange beauty" (Fraser 203), he understands the Albatross was a symbol of nature and he realized what he had done wrong. The mariner is forgiven after sufficient penance - "We could not speak" - is performed by Nature. Nature shows us more strength as we realize that people of today often can not forgive someone who has shot or killed another person.
At a spiritual level, Nature's power can decide if we will live, or be condemned. Nature is capable of presenting .....
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Wuthering Heights: Themes In The Novel
Number of words: 954 - Number of pages: 4.... elements of the story that is mentioned in the
review is cruelty. Cruelty has helped form some of the characters to be
what they are. When a young Heathcliff is brought into the Earnshaw family,
he is instantly disliked by Hindley Earnshaw. Hindley hates Heathcliff for
intruding onto his family. He loses his fathers love and sets out to
destroy Heathcliff. Within Catherine's diary was written: " I wish my
father were back again. Hindley is a detestable substitute-his conduct to
Heathcliff is atrocious. " (25) Hindleys hate toward Heathcliff is so
deeply felt, that upon the news of Hindl .....
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Grendel: Queen Wealthheow
Number of words: 414 - Number of pages: 2.... definitely a sexual overtone in Grendels desire for Wealththeow. Upon his attack of her he ripped her out of bed by her feet as if he was going to split her in half. He wanted to kill her but he was torn by his feeling for her, all the pain he wanted to inflict was sexual. He wanted to "cook the ugly hole between her legs, and squeeze out her feces with his fists". His motive for killing her was justified by wanting to teach the Danes reality, but he refrained because it would be "pointless pleasure". Grendel was clearly unhappy about his desire for Wealtheow, and was disconcerted. He conte .....
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Theme And Summary Of The Color Purple
Number of words: 880 - Number of pages: 4.... named Celie who was raised into brutality and racisim. This brutality dosen’t only come from white people, but form her own family members. At the age of fourteen she is raped by her father who tells her that “…she better shut-up and git used to it.” She gets married to a amn that she does not love to escape the violence in her father’s house. This proved to only make things worse when it becmae appearent that her husband also was an abusive man. Th emarrige seems to be only benifiting Mr.____ (her husband is never named), as she takes care of the kids and his house. She g .....
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