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The Scarlet Letter - Punishment And DeathHawthorne's The Scarlet Letter deals with many themes, among those
including punishment and death. Utilizing the theme of punishment, the
central character, Hester Prynne, was forced to wear an embroidered scarlet
letter on "her bosom" for the rest of her life as a sign of her sin of
adultery. ...
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She Walks In BeautyGeorge Gordon Noel Byron's poem titled, "," plainly put, is a love poem about a beautiful woman and all of her features. The poem follows a basic iambic tetrameter with an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable that allows for a rhythm to be set by the reader and can be clearly seen ...
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Huckleberry Finn's Struggles With ConscienceSince Mark Twain published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in
1885, critics have considered it an excellent example of a story tracing
the journey of a young man from childhood to adulthood. Through the years,
readers have enjoyed seeing Huck grow from a young, carefree boy into a
responsible ...
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Young Goodman Brown: The Power Of DarknessIn Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story “Young Goodman Brown”, the lead character is a young seventeenth-century newlywed puritan man who has a lot of pride. He makes one nighttime journey into the forest that changes his life forever. The path he ventures on takes him from his ordinary life into ...
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Bram Stoker's DraculaThe setting of the story begins in 19th century Europe, in the eerie
country of Transylvania. A solicitor from England named Jonathan Harker is
sent by a business man to meet with an old Count named Dracula at his
castle located far from civilization. Residents of Transylvania who become
aware ...
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Red Badge Of CourageWhat n' tarnation is this? We have t' fit the hull damned rebel army?
Damn, look at that thar army. Looks lik a buncha grey fittin' wombats from
hell made o' steel! By ginger, them grey's is a chargin' fast!
An' ar lieutenant wants us tuh fight them? We just fought a lil' bit
ago. That ...
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Billy BuddHerman Melville’s is a classic tale of innocence and evil. The main force of innocence is constantly attacked by the force of evil until the innocence falters. Through the use of many literary devices, Melville shows how sometimes the obvious results do not always occur when they are ...
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The Call Of The Wild: Effect Of The EnvironmentThe Call of the Wild by Jack London shows the effect that the environment can have on ones reactions. The main character is a dog named Buck who changes through the course of the novel in reaction to his environment. The harshness of the climate and the weather contribute to Buck’s ...
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Critic On Huckleberry FinnI felt that this novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain is appropriate and necessary to illustrate the attitudes of pre-Civil war Americans. To me, this book just shows the life of two runaway people and their life along the Mississippi River. The first time I read this book, I ...
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Symbolism In Ethan FromeEthan Frome, the classic novel written by Edith Wharton contains a great amount of symbolism. The symbolism allows the characters to express themselves more clearly to the reader. It brings incidents and personalities together in meaning. The story’s symbolic events is what pulls ...
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The Jilting Of Granny WeatherallThe life of a simple, hardworking woman who earned her success through her own wisdom and ingenuity is recalled as Granny Weatherall and author Katherine Porter set off on her journey into death. Granny Weatherall’s attitude toward life and the challenges in it reflect a strong positive woman. ...
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Symbolism In The Great GatsbyThroughout the novel Fitzgerald uses symbolism quite often. For example Daisy’s voice, the green light at the end of her dock, and the automobiles in the book are three famous symbols. I feel that the green light at the end of her dock was probably one of the most important and meaningful symbols ...
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Zimbabwe 2It was over twenty years ago when Zimbabwe received its independence, and the country had likelihood to become an African success story: “good soil, lots of mineral resources and a new government that spoke of modernization and reform.” Although today Zimbabwe looks to be caught in a ...
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Paradise Lost 2Milton is widely considered to be one of the five greatest poets in the English language and Paradise Lost, a religious epic, is his greatest masterpiece. As stated in the beginning of the first book of Paradise Lost, Milton's intention for writing his religious epic is, among some other things, ...
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Search Of April RaintreeIn is a novel written by Winnipeg born writer named Beatrice Culleton. Beatrice Culleton was born in 1949, in St. Boniface Manitoba. She attended George Brown College, 1970, and Banff school of Fine Arts, 1983. She was raised in foster homes, as were her brother and two sisters, because of her ...
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All Quite On The Western FrontAll Quiet on the Western Front
One of the best war novels that is read by thousands of
high school students each year is Erich Maria Remarque's All
Quiet on the Western Front. This story depicts the life as a
solider in the German Army fighting against the Central Powers.
The solider, Paul ...
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Richard Wright“The Man Who Was Almost a Man”
In “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” by , the main character
Dave expresses his needs to be acknowledged as an adult. Yet he also exhibits his immaturity and the fact that he is not yet an adult and can not handle adult problems. His actions ...
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Dolores ClaiborneOn the day of the full eclipse, ’s life changes forever. True, it had been changed by events beyond her control long before this fateful day, but she chooses this day to end her husband’s life so she and her family can go on living. Steven King masterfully weaves this tale of love, abuse, and ...
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The Miller And The Reeve In The Canterbury TalesIn Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, each character is different. These discrepancies are found in the characters appearances, personalities, and occupations. The pilgrims also have much in common. The Miller and the Reeve differ in appearance and specialty skills and are similar in that ...
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The Vietnam WallThe Vietnam War Memorial. It is a wall, but it is also a monster that many avoid, and many are nervous to visit. In truth, all it is though is facts. It lists the names of all the soldiers that died in the conflict that was staged in a small country in Asia. All the names. There are so many names. ...
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Heart Of DarknessI had read this story once before when I was a freshman at a branch campus of Penn State called Behrend. I read it for a literature class dealing with short stories and their analyzation. I didn’t really like the story back then, and it really hasn’t moved-up any spots on my list of favorites. ...
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Bill BuddHerman Melville’s Billy Budd is a story about true goodness. It entails the conflict of good and evil, but more than that it portrays innocence in its’ most purest form.
Innocence is an exploitable commodity. While this is universally recognized, there are many different ways people ...
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Seeing Futher Through Tears ThSeeing Further Through Tears Than Through Telescopes
Romeo and Juliet is a timeless tale of lovers who's misfortune and immaturity was a cause of their own fall. The characters individually show immaturity and together demonstrate how ignorance of the world effects more than just their own lives. ...
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Farenheit 451In the book Fahrenheit 451 there are many characters that have short parts and go by unnoticed to some. Other characters have noticeable parts but they are short and by the end of the book you forget about them. The minor characters are used to support ideas or to give background for the main ...
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