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Jem And Scout Boo Radley
994 wordsOne of the major masterpieces of American literature, To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee originally as a love story, was published in 1960 and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It also won an Academy Award when it was later made into a film starring Gregory Peck. The story is set in imaginary Maycomb County in southern Alabama. The time frame for the story is the early 1930 's during the great depression. Poverty was common and times were extremely tough. This book is loaded with interesti...
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Hester Prynne Committing Adultery
899 wordsIn the opening chapters of The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne provides a detailed description of Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale. The reader is able to look into the souls of these characters and learn of their deepest feelings. Along with this Hawthorne uses the townspeople's reactions to show how the characters are portrayed amongst them. Every person has their good qualities and their poor qualities. The representation of these characters is neither all upright nor all imm...
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Abigail Williams John Proctor
693 wordsJohn Proctor plays the ultimate hero role in the book The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, because he chooses to protect himself, his friends and his community from ridicule, humiliation and tyranny. John does this by devoting to his beliefs, breaking with the community, and dying with his own self-respect. John Proctor was a farmer in his mid 30 s. He was married to Elizabeth Proctor, a cold, childish but upright woman who first cannot forgive her husbands frailties, they together have three childre...
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Birds Of Prey Slave Revolt
1,044 wordsThe character of Smerdyakov in Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov appears to me to epitomize Nietzsche's idea of the slave revolt. With a closer look at the book we see that Smerdyakov appears to have been plotting throughout the entire story. Upon a close analysis we see that he had both a reason and a means for revenge against almost all of the other characters. We also see that he comes out ahead. Much like Nietzsche's slave revolt, where there is an inversion of power, and the weakling comes ou...
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Morality Or Loyalty Lie To Save Truth
361 wordsIn The Crucible, the townspeople of Salem have caught a "satanic-panic" fever. They are so scared of witches soiling their holy town that one rumor kills twenty-three people. In a town where the truth is suppose to prevail, the ones accused of witchcraft proclaim their innocence. Yet, no one believes them. The children who lie, to save themselves, are, however, believed. On page 131, Elizabeth asks, "What do you want of me?" This quote, to me, best explains the theme through out the book. Salem ...
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Good And Evil Hard Worker
346 wordsThe captivating story by Thomas Wolfe "The Child by Tiger" exemplifies the natural animalisticqualities of human nature. Beneath the words, the reader uncovers new discovery of good and evil and the close relationship they share. Through the eyes of Mr. Shepperton, this tale of how human beings possess both good and evil reveals "man's evil innocence, " a paradox that becomes very clear and much the same. The Shepperton's are delighted with their new Negro man, Dick Prosser, for " he could cook,...
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Lonely Woman Family Members Love
550 words. All her life Emily tried to escape from change. Even the posting of the new mailbox was unacceptable for her. She acted as though nothing around her had changed her entire life. Even though death and loss affected her, she seemed to try to avoid thinking about it. Emily is unable to balance her traditions in modern times. But, the roots of her tragedy lay in the fact, that neither can the people who surround her in the town. In the story, Faulkner presents us with a sad tale of a lonely woman,...
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Man And The Sea View Of Life
1,959 wordsErnest Hemingway's' colorful life as a big game hunter, fisherman, and Nobel Prize winner began in quiet Oak Park, Illinois, July 21, 1899. In high school Hemingway played football and also boxed and it was the latter which was responsible for a permanent eye injury that caused the army to reject his efforts to enlist in World War I. Boxing, however, finally proved to be an asset to Hemingway, for it gave him a lasting enthusiasm for prizefighting, material for stories, and a tendency to talk of...
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Bert Was Innocent Trusted The Bible Rachel
588 wordsRachel's Quest for independence I think Rachel was looking for the ways for her independence and willing to protect Bert during the trial. Rachel believed that Bert was innocent. Rachel was in love with Bert, she knew that Bert was not a criminal and she wanted him to confess the court and the town's people that he had done wrong, and it was all a joke and he was sorry for that. Rachel said to Bert, "Bert, why don't you tell 'em it was all a joke? Tell 'em you didn't mean to break a law, and you...
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Visit My Country Armenia Visit My Country Yerevan
706 wordsEverybody loves to go to different places. On weekends people enjoy going out of town. I like to visit my country Armenia. You and your freinds are going to take a trip to Armenia. Armenia is a small European country that was part of the Soviet Union. However, you will have to make some preparations and do some research so as to make the best of use of your time and money. So, my country Armenia has a lot of interesting and attractive places to visit for tourist. Now I want to introduce some of ...
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Rest Of Her Life Hester And Pearl
1,031 words... to hide from accusations of witchcraft. She is tied in closely with the forest, and seems to know everything that goes on within this domain. B) Her worship of the Devil and her insatiable curiosity to know the happenings around her motivate her. C) Mistress Hibbins is left living with her brother, supposedly worshipping the Devil, at the end of the book. Reverend Wilson A) He represented the spiritual facet of Boston's everyday life. He was an elderly minister in the town of Boston. ...
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The Scarlet Letter Use Of Hester
1,175 wordsIn The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne makes Hester Prynne the central figure in the story much like Susanna Rowson does with Charlotte in Charlotte Temple. The plots of the books are centered on these women; the storylines occasionally move elsewhere to inform the reader of the happenings of other characters, but always returns to their respective female protagonist. The authors use of their leading ladies differs when providing a theme, however. Susanna Rowson uses Charlotte Temple as an e...
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Internal Conflict John Proctor
745 wordsArthur Millers play, The Crucible, is a great portrayal of humans and their inner struggles. This play takes place in the 1690 s in a small Puritan community based on a rigid social system. An outbreak of rumors claiming witchcraft contaminated this small village. This caused conflict among the people of name and ultimately resulted in absolute chaos. This play clearly illustrates the self-battles of three characters. Reverend Hales battle is initiated by his personal commitment to God. He is a ...
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The Scarlet Letter Message In Meteor
952 wordsThe Scarlet Letter is a classic book whose lessons have endured through many generations. It is considered by most to be the masterpiece of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was a culmination of everything he experienced in his life. He grew up in a household that held fast to Puritan ideals. This affected him in ways he himself may not have even realized. His dislike for the Puritans can be easily observed in this novel. He created this book after struggling for several years to obtain some measure of su...
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Reverend Parris Mccarthy Hearings
1,505 wordsIn the 17 th century a group of Puritans from England immigrated to America to escape persecution for their religious beliefs. The white settlers arrived in New England in 1620, and Salem, Massachusetts had been in existence for about forty years by 1692. Salem developed as a theocracy. This was based on the coexistence of religious prayer and hard work. Entertainment, such as dancing, or any enjoyment at all was perceived as a sin. The isolation of the Puritan society created a rigid social sys...
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United States Government Barbara Kingsolver
1,550 wordsThe etymological relationship between "father" and "homeland" goes back to the Latin words for both: pater (father) and patria (country). Fatherland, Vater land, paris... all these words meaning "home country" bring to mind fatherly images. Likewise, the words "patriot" and "patriotic" echo "patriarch", or the grandfatherly head of a family or clan. The drafters of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are lovingly known as the "founding fathers"; first president George Washington...
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To Kill A Mockingbird Life Cruel World
622 wordsSchools tend to have cliques, small groups of narrow-minded people who criticize others. These teens in cliques parallel adults in today's society. They prey on those who believe in different things, come from different backgrounds, and have different morals and values. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, three characters, Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and Atticus Finch, all resemble mockingbirds, in that people persecute them for no reason. The people of Maycomb County victimize the innocent Bo...
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Rose For Emily Funk 038 Wagnalls
866 wordsThe Psychosis Of Emily Grierson In William The Psychosis Of Emily Grierson In William Faulkner S A Rose For Emily Through the use of third person point of view and elaborate, repetitive foreshadowing, William Faulkner describes how numerous elements contributed to Miss Emily's deranged behavior in the short story, A Rose for Emily. Not only does Faulkner imply paternal oppression, but there is also a clear indication of insanity that is an inherent pattern in the Grierson family. The shocking co...
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Hester Prynne Abigail Williams
568 wordsTrials of Her Sins Hester Prynne, Nathaniel Hawthorne's character from his novel, The Scarlet Letter, and Abigail Williams, from The Crucible by Arthur Miller, have both committed a crime and they are both hated by their societies. However, there are also differences between the two characters. Hester Prynne is the more respectable Puritan woman of the two because she did not commit as many sins as Abigail did, she was not as secretive about it, and her actions only affected herself and her chil...
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Town Of Jefferson Miss Emily
621 wordsA Rose for Emily It was very well known in the small town of Jefferson that Miss. Emily Grierson was from a very high class in society. As Miss Emily started falling from her pedestal the whole town enjoyed watching. They liked watching the tradition, a duty, and a care, a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town; they enjoyed Miss Emily Grierson's fall from riches to rags. Growing up Miss Emily was always looked upon as a child from an upper class. Emily and her family were very well known a...
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