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The Scarlet Letter: Ways People Are Punished
... guilt. He is mentally troubled and his guilt lasts the rest of
his life.
People today have no fear about what might happen to them if they
commit a crime. They serve their time and jail and are then set free.
That is why there is so much crime where we live. For example many people
in the mafia are caught and go to jail. Most of them do not go for their
full life but for a couple of years. When they do get out of prison they
are still in the mafia. The only thing they learn from being in prison is
to cover their tracks up better. People should pay for what they do and be
punished properly. For example, ...
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The Stranger: Mersault
... title, "The Stranger". While this behavior can be seen as a negative trait, there is a young woman who seems to want to have a relationship with Mersault and a neighbor who wants friendship. He seems content to be indifferent, possibly protected from pain by his indifference. Mersault rarely shows any feeling when in situations which would, for most people, elicit strong emotions. throughout the vigil, watching over his mother's dead body, and at her funeral, henever cries. He is, further, depicted enjoying a cup of coffee with milk during the vigil, and having a smoke with a caretaker at the nursing home in which ...
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Irony In The Rocking Horse
... the beginning, Paul's mother, in effect, challenges him to prove that he is lucky. Paul's search for luck is conducted behind the reins of a rocking-horse, "charging madly into space." In his travels, Paul hears odd names which he shares with the gardener, Bassett. Bassett recognizes the names as winners in horse races, and begins to win bets based on Paul's insight. Paul
arranges for some of his winnings to be given to his mother, under the condition that she not know from whence it came. He is afraid that if she knew, she would take away his luck. In a frenzied search for another winning horse, Paul falls off th ...
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The Fountain Head: Individualism
... mainly made possible by the
people who he had come in contact through out the years. Many examples of
this type of movement are shown by the actions taken by Roark during his
career as an architect.
All of the actions taken by Roark had a deep profound effect on one
key player in the novel, Toohey. Toohey with all the power he had with the
public and through the newspaper, was not able to manipulate Howard into
his way of thinking. The general public who read the Banner had been
convinced that Toohey new what he was talking about on all subjects. His
plan to manipulate the public and gather them as a whole wa ...
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Book Review: For Whom The Bell Tolls
... attack on the enemy. He is, as mentioned, a little
overwhelmed by what he is ordered to do but he knows so much about the way
people work and think that he can spot when a man is about to fold. He is very
brave and cunning from what has been read so far and is very skilled at his job.
Jordan's guide in the jungle is a man of 68 years named Anselmo. Anselmo is
very agile and strong for his age and is a good guide. In addition to this, he
is also very wise and provides meaningful insight when a situation arises.
There has been no turning point in the book other than Robert Jordan
getting his mission orders whi ...
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Like Water For Chocolate: Summary
... his love for Tita and promised to be true to her, from then on
they were bound together by love at first sight. One thing held the two
from pursuing their love- a family tradition. This tradition states that
the youngest daughter born to Mama Elena must take care of her until she
dies, meaning Tita could not be married but must devote all her time to her
mother. Pedro ends up marrying one of Tita's sisters, Rosaura, in order
to be close to Tita. Tita was practically raised in the kitchen and she
communicates her love for Pedro through the dishes she prepares, and he in
turn shows his affectionate g ...
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The English Patient: Caravaggio
... to Hana, guiding her away from the English patient and hopes that she will not suffer from pain and depression again. Caravaggio also helps the English patient to identify himself as Almasy. His impact to the characters and their relationships can be depicted through the discussion and analysis of Hana and Almasy.
The loss of the dearest people to Hana has triggered her yearnings for someone who would love her and take care of her. Hana's father has died of burning during the war and consequently, she connects her father's death to the suffering of the English patient: "She [has] come across the English patie ...
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Love Medicine
... Leopolda who beats and abuses Satan out of her soul. Yet, Marie puts up with her abusive treatment. Sister Leopolda explains her harshness to Marie as a difference between herself and the Devil. "He wants you. That's the difference. I give you love." Marie both does come to hate and love her. This nun made her as strong as she was. She gave her pride in herself; pride to prove to Leopolda that the Devil was not within her and that she could succeed even as the wife of an Indian.
There are relationships in the novel that contained true love. Many of these relationships were not marriages, but they outlasted everything ...
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"The Republic" By Plato
... this decision in the story of the two magic rings.
The rings of magic would make a man invisible whenever he turns it on his finger.
He believed that each man would act in the same manor. They would both break
into houses unseen, and help themselves to whatever they wanted. The just man
would no longer feel the need to be just. He would have two lifestyles one,
being just in front of the eyes of the society and two being the unjust man
invisible unable to get caught. Glaucon say this proves that people are just
only because they find it necessary.
Adeimantus another philosopher and Socrates elder brothe ...
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The Grapes Of Wrath: Symbolic Characters
... to gain some respect for the migrants. Regardless of the critical
opinions, John Steinbeck utilized symbolism as a forum to convey the hardships
and attitudes of the citizens of America during the 1930's in his book The
Grapes of Wrath.
The first aspect of the novel that must be looked at when viewing the
symbolic nature is that of the characters created by Steinbeck and how even the
smallest facets of their person lead to a much larger meaning. The first goal
that Steinbeck had in mind, was to appeal to the common Midwesterner at that
time. The best way to go about doing this was to focus on one of the two ...
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