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Lord Of The Flies - Good And Evil: Fight To The Finish
923 Words - 4 Pages.... can be the ruler and hunt, so that he has meat for himself. (9, 137) The protagonist wants victory over the antagonist and the antagonist wants to de-feat the protagonist. Where as the e antagonist has an evil purpose and the protagonist had a good purpose.
A similar concept between the protagonist and the antagonist is that both of them are brave enough to dare to go against each other. They don’t hide from each other, but they both of out and confront each other. In Heart of Darkness, Marlow knew that the manager didn’t want Kurtz back, but he was brave enough to try bringing Kurtz back. the manger knew Marlow was just like Kurtz. That he will not give up so easy ....
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Bartleby And A Gathering Of Old Men
1318 Words - 5 Pages.... cherishes life and is very active in it. He goes through the motions of living, but at the same time he is totally uninvolved and does everything in a superficial sort of way. He refuses to do tasks that should be a routine part of his duties. For example, when his boss asks him to examine some copies of financial accounts, Bartleby not only refuses to comply but will not explain his reasons:
"What is wanted?" said he (Bartleby) mildly.
"The copies, the copies," said I hurriedly.
"We are going to examine them. There" and I held towards him the fourth quadruplicate.
"I would prefer not to," he said, and gently disappeared behind the screen.
"Why do you refuse?"
"I wo ....
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A Review Of I Heard The Owl Call My Name
473 Words - 2 Pages.... interacts with the outside world. The reader has lots to learn
about this. Their lifestyle is different. They use canoes and walking
for transportation. They do not have trucks or cars to get around, like
we do. Also, places where they live, and all the appliances they use are
more primitive, and the houses are wooden cottages. The native's way of
behaving and interacting with the outside people and world is also a lot
different. All the ceremonies including the costumes and poems, songs,
etc prove how they are protective of their native culture and heritage.
The natives do not trust the european dsecendents, because they took over
their lands. All these reason ....
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Historical Background To "Animal Farm"
957 Words - 4 Pages.... said that, because it was always in the economic interest of
capita to take advantage of or 'exploit' workers, nothing could persuade
capitalists change their ways. In other words, peaceful progess toward
equality and socia justice was impossible. The only way to establish
justice, he said, was for t workers to overthrow the capitalists by means
of violent revolution. He urged workers around the world to revolt against
their rulers. "Workers of the worl unite!" he wrote. "You have nothing to
lose but your chains."
Another thing Marx taught was that organized religion, the churches,
help capitalists to keep the workers quiet and obedient. Religion,
according to Mar ....
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The Repressive Governments Of Zamiatin's We And Orwell's 1984
1966 Words - 8 Pages.... possible to gain such omnipotence over human
nature that human beings will renounce all individuality? If such a society
could exist, would human nature truly be conquered, or just subdued sufficiently
that the will of the few could be contorted into the will of the general
population? The British author Eric Blair, better known by his pen name George
Orwell, and the Russian born Eugene Zamiatin both attempt to address these
questions in their respective books 1984 and We.
These novels depict, ". . . mechanized societies whose citizens are
deprived of freedom through physical and psychological conditioning." (Bloom 17)
The amazing thing about these civilizations is tha ....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Coming Of Age Of Jeremy Finch
733 Words - 3 Pages.... some
bad social change when he turns "twelve. He is difficult to live with,
inconsistent, and moody."(115). These are only a few of the things that Jem
does to show that he is growing up in his social ways.
Mental change is another type of change that Jem goes through. Jem
start to think like an adult as he gets older in the book. He shows it at the
trial of Tim Robinson when the jury is in the jury room and he starts to talk to
Reverend Sykes. He starts saying thing about the trial and Reverend Sykes ask
him not to talk like that in front of Scout. Which shows that he knows what
he is talking about.(see page 208-209). There is also the time when he had to
go a ....
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The Blood Theme In Macbeth
545 Words - 2 Pages.... Shakespeare manifests this guilt in the images of blood and disease.
Duncan makes the fatal decision of paying an overnight visit to MacBeth’s castle. With lady MacBeth’s coaxing MacBeth agrees to drug the grooms and murder Duncan. However, Lady MacBeth must go back after the initial killing and frame the sleeping grooms for the murder. Both MacBeth and his wife’s hands now carry the blood of the late king, Duncan. “A little water clears us of this deed,” is Lady MacBeth’s response to this situation. She thinks washing the blood off their hands will also wash the guilt off their minds. Nothing so complicated is ever that easy. ....
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The Grapes Of Wrath: Symbolism
1197 Words - 5 Pages.... of Wrath combines Steinbeck's adoration of the land, his simple
hatred of corruption resulting from materialism (money) and his abiding faith in
the common people to overcome the hostile environment. The novel opens with a
retaining picture of nature on rampage. The novel shows the men and women that
are unbroken by nature. The theme is one of man verses a hostile environment.
His body destroyed but s spirit is not broken. The method used to develop the
theme of the novel is through the use of symbolism. There are several uses of
symbols in the novel from the turtle at the begging to the rain at the end. As
each symbol is presented through the novel they show examples of the ....
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