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Sheldon's If Tomorrow Comes: Hardships Of Tracy Whitney
1259 Words - 5 Pages.... no one will hire her because of her record and no one from her past
wants anything to do with her. This leads Tracy to a life of deception and
theft; however, this new life of crime leads Tracy to a newfound happiness.
In Sidney Sheldon's book If Tomorrow Comes, the charact er Tracy Whitney
endures many hardships and faces a major moral decisions that leads to
Tracy's happiness, showing that tragedy results in something pleasant.
In this story, the character Tracy Whitney goes through a series of
changes, which lead to her eternal happiness. Tracy's character is
different from most other characters, because instead of going through one
change she goes through two. As the ....
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
1520 Words - 6 Pages.... to an untimely halt. 4. Nurse Ratched: The nurse that runs the ward and makes sure everything is fine tuned and precise. Chief Bromden describes her as having a network of wires that run throughout the ward controlling everything and everybody. Nurse Ratched and McMurphy have it out on several occasions.
II. List and describe 4 minor characters: 2-3 sentences per character.
1. The Black Boys: Three of the nurses little helpers that go around and make sure everyone is doing what they're scheduled to do. They cause a lot of trouble with all the patients especially McMurphy. 2. The doctor: Another of Ratchets henchmen. She won't allow him to think for himself until McMurphy ....
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Just Whom Is Edmund Gosse’s Father And Son Written For?
794 Words - 3 Pages.... father, or even as a historical chronicle, was beneficial. First off, by writing something which is to document a period of time Edmund would be writing in the methodical and scientific style of his father, which then would mirror the lifestyle in which he is forced to live. Secondly, Edmund wants the reader to see his father as he did, with honor, awe, resentment and even shame. Edmund does this quietly, he does not shout his shame, he merely reiterates it as a anecdote of a story “...his very absence of imagination aided him in his work. (113)” .
Finally, Edmund, being able to portray this book as a portrait of someone other than himself, is a chance to humble h ....
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Lord Of The Flies
1200 Words - 5 Pages.... 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 explore the island. Near the end of their journey, they encounter a wild pig. Jack tries to kill it, but is unsuccessful.
When the explorers get back, a meeting is held. The explorers explain that the island is deserted but there is enough food to keep them alive. Jack and the hunters pro ....
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Flaws In Twain's "The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn"
899 Words - 4 Pages.... that he is Tom, Tom shows up...uh-huh, I bet.
It is things such as those I just mentioned that make it very difficult for
me to read a book without becoming frustrated. It is probably because I am
used to real life and like it or not real life is just not that perfect.
My other gripe was that Twain seems to ramble on and on and on
an..... To me it seems as if the story that he was writing became faint
shortly after the time when Huck says, “It's me. George Jackson, sir”(pg.
95). I do have to give him that the feud was interesting filler, but you
can only take so much filler. Then when John Wayne (The Duke) and Elvis
(The King) come along there seem to be four or ....
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Frankenstien All Behavior Is L
608 Words - 3 Pages.... and despised it, rather than embracing and loving it. In the monster’s crucial moments of development, he got his first experience of hate and fear. The monster had the same needs that a child would. Like a child at birth, the monster should have received love and care. Instead Victor, his father, hated the monster and ran from it.
The monster later encountered a poor farming family. The monster watched the way that the different family members interacted with one another. In his observation of them he learned the lessons that his father had neglected to teach him. The monster learned the concepts of love and affection. When the monster watched the family ....
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1984: Lack Of Humanity
1317 Words - 5 Pages.... that they could make a difference, they might have rebelled against the Party. The only problem is that these people live in oblivion. Every history book has been altered to say that the Party existed when the first human beings walked the earth. The citizens do not realize that there have been better circumstances; therefore, they think they live in the best time of history. In essence, people are unaware of their plight, and they know no better. George Orwell’s 1984 shows how a human being can be stripped of its emotions, its freedom, and its identity if that human being allows a society like Oceania to rule him; therefore, no one should ever allow it to happen. ....
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Prime Of Miss Jean Broadie
927 Words - 4 Pages.... Mary was the stupid character of the set. Miss Broadie, along with the other girls, treated Mary as their scapegoat. They blamed everything on her stupidity. Miss Broadie harshly accused her and blamed her for faults belonging to everyone, using her to make an example. Monica was known by all for her quick temper and her mind for mathematics. She was chosen, most likely, for little more than the fact that Miss Broadie knew that her parents would not have any problems. Miss Broadie never seemed to have an underlying scheme planed out for her, as she did with some of the other girls. Eunice was quite the same, seeming to have no purpose to the group, and the other girls wo ....
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