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The Crucible John Proctors Cha
778 Words - 3 Pages.... warrant, by committed sins which are recognized by the community. Some of the sins include not attending church, tending to his crops on Sundays, and committing adultery. John Proctor is a independent man, who is loyal to his family, but has been adulterous in his past. John Proctor has been characterized Independent, only because of his Independent actions. In
Act One, he independently went to Rev. Parris’ house to fetch his servant Mary Warren, he could have asked his wife or sons to accompany him but does not. Also in act one he attacked the Puntnam’s without any help, all on his own. Proctor seems to run his own life and run his family by himself. In act thre ....
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Lord Of The Flies: An Analysis
1735 Words - 7 Pages.... on an uninhabited coral island in
the Pacific. The airplane crew has been killed, and the boys are left on
their own. They start to collect themselves into a society of food
gatherers under an elected chief, Ralph. Ralph is about 12 years old, and
has a very sensible, and logical personality. At first, the boys create
duties to follow, and they live amicably in peace.
Soon however, differences arise as to their priorities. The smaller
children (know as littl'uns) lose interest in their tasks; the older boys
want to spend more time hunting than carrying out more routine duties, such
as keeping the signal fire on the top of the mountain going, and building
shelters. ....
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Why The Unicorn Must Lose Its Horn
670 Words - 3 Pages.... Laura is the oldest sibling just as the unicorn is the oldest. Laura also has the mentality of a younger person it is as though she was thirteen as well. Laura tells Jim that the unicorn has a "single horn on his head"(1752). Laura too has just a single difference from everybody else, her handicapped leg.
Laura is lonesome in this house where she is different from both her mother and brother. Jim says that the unicorn "feel[s] sort of lonesome"(1752). Laura is alluding to herself when she talks about the unicorn being the only one among the other horses. When Jim says that the unicorn is lonesome Laura replies with, "Well, if he [is] he doesn’t complain about it. ....
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Great Expectations Vs. Oliver Twist
1726 Words - 7 Pages.... bumped from
behind in the nape of the neck and the small of the back, and having my face
ignominously shoved against the wall, because I did not answer those questions
at sufficient length."2
While at the orphanage, Oliver from Oliver Twist also experienced a great amount
of abuse. For example, while suffering from starvation and malnutrition for a
long period of time, Oliver was chosen by the other boys at the orphanage to
request more gruel at dinner one night. After making this simple request, "the
master (at the orphanage) aimed a blow at Oliver's head with the ladle; pinioned
him in his arms; and shrieked aloud for the beadle."3
The whole beginning of Oliver Twist's ....
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Black Boy Analysis
535 Words - 2 Pages.... he challenged the system that they had created for themselves as the super power. They feared Richard, and some of the white people felt it necessary to act out their racist feelings in order to cover up their fear. His white coworkers beat Richard because his boss was kind to him. Richard later had to leave a good job because those racist co-workers would “kill” him. When the principal at Richard’s school had asked Richard to give a speech to a large audience of white and black people, Richard refused to read the principal’s prepared speech. By reading the principal’s speech, Richard was saying what the white power wanted him to say and to Ri ....
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A Review On Durable Goods By Elizabeth Berg
346 Words - 2 Pages.... as the stories progress. One thing her writing has
taught me is never to sit down with one of her novels and expect to walk
away unaffected. The wonderful messages in her writings “will find a place
in your soul, and stay there,” as so elequently stated by critic,
Christopher Tilghman.
Katie is the narrator of the story. About twelve years old, Katie
is waiting for puberty to hit, waiting for prince charming, waiting for her
father to come to his senses. Her father is a highly ranked and respected
serviceman who moves his family to a Texas army base after the death of his
wife. Katie struggles with the tradgety of her mothers death but handles
her pain in a he ....
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Animal Farm: Power And Control Of The Farm
445 Words - 2 Pages.... He says, "That was our mistake, comrade. For we know now – it is all written down in secret documents that we have found – in reality he was trying to lure us to our doom." This quote proves that propaganda was used to make Napoleon look good and his opponents look evil. One of many reasons Napoleon and Squealer get away with these false allegations is that the animals are too dumb to remember what happened.
Another way Napoleon uses methods to make him look good is simply changing the rules to favor himself. Squealer again is responsible for the wrongdoing. All of the Seven Commandments of Animal Farm are eventually broken before the commandments are "revised" to ....
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The Moon Is Down: The Effects Of War
2146 Words - 8 Pages.... ideal love of elevated young men for poor girls" (25).
When Lieutenant Tonder first arrived in town he thought that it was a
nice country with nice people. Tonder says, "There are some beautiful
farms here. If four or five of them were thrown together, it would be a
nice place to settle, I think" (34). The war was not ending as quickly as
Tonder expected. The townspeople had become the silent enemies of the
soldiers or the townspeople became silent waiting for revenge. "Now it was
the conqueror was surrounded, the men of the battalion alone among silent
enemies, and no man might relax his guard for even a moment" (65). The
soldiers now have only each other to tal ....
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