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Lord Of The Flies 2
... The littluns are basically the younger boys and ride the bandwagon. The two boys Ralph and Piggy meet each other in a thick jungle and discover that they crashed in an airplane and are stranded. They also learn that there are no adults present on the island and that none of the adults survived the crash. As they approach a beach, they find an enormous conch shell. Piggy gives the conch a little toot and summons the rest of the boys on the island to the beach. The boys assemble and elect Ralph as the leader. Ralph then assigns the Choir, led by Jack, to be the hunters. Then Jack, Ralph, and Simon set out to exp ...
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Willy Lowman’s Drug For Sanity
... seen dazing off into the past is when he discovers Biff arriving home. The conversation between Willy and Linda reflects Willy’s disappointment in Biff and what Willy thinks he has become basically a bum. After failing to deal with his feelings, he escapes to a time when things were better for his family. It is not uncommon for one to think of better times at low points in their life in order to cheer them up so that they are able to deal with problems, but Willy Lowman takes it a step ahead. His stubbornness to accept reality is so strong that in his mind he is placed back in time to relive one of the happier da ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Scout
... articulate, ‘you see him, Scout? You see him just stand there? All of a sudden he just relaxed all over, it looked like that gun was part of him …and he did it so quick, like…I hafta to aim for ten minutes fore I can hit something,…’"(Lee 97). That is when they realize that their father is a humble man who doesn’t like to show off his talent.
Another misperception that Scout has is about Mrs. Dubose. She always thought of her as a mean old lady who had nothing better to do than to yell at children. But, they soon found out that she was in withdrawal for a very serious addiction which was why she was s ...
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An Analysis Of Gulliver's Travels
... to the king's castle were he is searched fore weapons or
other dangerous items. The Lilliputians are divided into two tribes. One is
holding Gulliver and the other lives on the second island which is separated
from the first by a canal (resembles of England and France) . Gulliver is at the
littlenders and the enemy is the bigenders which live on the island of Blefuscu.
Gulliver helps the Littlenders to defeat the bigenders. In this book Swift
emphasises the stupidity in the war between England and France and also every
war which starts over a stupid reason, he also points out the meaningless in
courtlife were they d ...
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Wuthering Heights
... character from the author, noting that the author's childhood was basically isolated and gloomy, and Catherine herself, is a truly private individual. It is this sense of privacy, in my opinion, that supersedes any other factor throughout the story. To understand this sense of inwardness, one must explore the novel itself. The story begins in the early 1800's (c. 1801) and one Mr. Lockwood removed from the narrative. The novel begins to take shape, only after some degree of reading, when we realize what is happening at in conjunction with Thrushcroff Grange. Soon afterwards, Nelly Dean makes her appearance, while s ...
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A Critical Approach To "Barn Burning" (by William Faulkner)
... of the main characters is poor, without hope of
improving their condition, and at the mercy of a quasi-feudal system in
North America during the late 1800's. Being a sharecropper, Ab and his
family had to share half or two-thirds of the harvest with the landowner
and out of their share pay for the necessities of life. As a result of
this status, Ab and his family know from the start what the future will
hold -- hard work for their landlord and mere survival for them.
No hope for advancement prevails throughout the story. Sarty, his
brother and the twin sisters have no access to education, as they must
spend ...
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Catcher In The Rye: Alcohol, Sex, And Violence
... and a sign of maturity. Another reason for teenage drinking is it represents a daring gesture. According to Dr. Joseph Franklin, "The way drinking starts is, one kid dares another kid to take a drink of alcohol, and the kid doesn't want his friends to think he is a coward so he does. Then the rest of them follow."
In the book, Between Parent and Teenager, it states the substance abuse is the number one cause of death amongst teenagers. Studies show that among high school students age 14 - 17, 60% of the students use alcohol once a week, 75% use it at least once a month, and 85% have used it once in the year.
In the ...
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Heart Of Darkness: Mystery And Suspense
... think that somebody
would be simply crazy to go and take a trip down the Congo river. He has heard
some aspects about the place, and the way it seems to suck the visitors in. All
the people getting diseases. One would go insane there, so why? Why would he
wnat to go do this? Again, it's full of mystery, and that makes an interesting
book.
Kurtz, with this person, I can not express how much mystery applies to
him and his personality. People haven't heard from him for quite a long time,
because h eis up the river from the station where Marlow is at. People are
wanting the boss, and they're getting restl ...
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Wuthering Heights: Dark And Evil Themes
... his father and Heathcliff. This added to Hindley’s worry that he will be cheated out of his inheritance. This causes Hindley to hate Heathcliff forever.
Years later, when Hindley’s father dies, Hindley becomes the master of Wuthering Heights and he becomes a tyrant (ruler) over Heathcliff.
“He drove him from their company to the servants, deprived him of the instructions of the curate, and insisted that he should labour outdoors instead, compelling him to do as hard as any other lad on the farm” (49).
Hindley is also envious of the love that Catherine has for Heathcliff, and he tries to force them to l ...
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Symbolism
... interested in what is
happening right now and what is going on in his life in the present. He is
always practical and natural, exhibiting good common sense except in rare
episodes like the part about the snake bite. He sees Tom's wide reading and
vivid imagination as something that sets him on top of himself. He often thinks
about how Tom would have enjoyed doing some difficult feet that he has just
performed. Although he gets annoyed by Tom's daydreams sometimes he goes along
with them because he believes that Tom is someone that is on top of him.
2. Huck Finn's relationship with Jim changes as the story pro ...
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