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Term Papers on Book Reports
All Quiet On The Western Front
Number of words: 11345 - Number of pages: 42.... his stomach and intestines. "Latrine humor" offers the most succinct expression for joy, indignation, and anger. The men settle down to rest, smoke, and play cards. They do not talk about their narrow survival during their last trip to the front. Kemmerich, one of Paul's classmates and a member of the Second Company, is in the hospital with a thigh wound.
Paul and his classmates' schoolmaster, Kantorek, urged them to enlist as volunteers to prove their patriotism. Joseph Behm did not want to go, but eventually he gave in to Kantorek's unrelenting pressure. He .....
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The Scarlet Letter; Rev. Dimme
Number of words: 658 - Number of pages: 3.... before.
As we first meet Author Dimmesdale, he was a “…young clergy man... His eloquence and religious fervor has already given the earnest of high eminence in he profession.” (p. 62. 3rd paragraph)* The people loved and respected him. He was thought to be “…a godly pastor,”(p. 48) of Hester. But the people do not know his secret. They do not know the dark sin that he holds in the deep recesses of his heart. This causes him much pain.
“It is inconceivable, the agony whit which this public veneration tortured him! It .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Social Injustices
Number of words: 1368 - Number of pages: 5.... society we see should make us question the world we live in, and only the journey down the river provides us with that chance.
Throughout the book we see the hypocrisy of society. The first character we come across with that trait is Miss Watson. Miss Watson constantly corrects Huck for his unacceptable behavior, but Huck doesn’t understand why, "That is just the way with some people. They get down on a thing when they don’t know nothing about it" (2). Later when Miss Watson tries to teach Huck about Heaven, he decides against trying to go there, "...she was go .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism
Number of words: 497 - Number of pages: 2.... how corrupt civilization really is. He also points out a positive
symbol, the wild rose bush. This represents the blossoming of good out of the
darkness of all civilized life.
The most important symbol which is carried throughout the novel is
undoubtedly the scarlet letter A. It initially symbolizes the immoral act of
adultery but by the end of the novel the "A" has hidden much more meaning than
that. The "A" appears in many other places than on the chest of Hester Prynne.
It is seen on the armor breastplate at Governor Bellingham's mansion. At ni .....
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Billy Budd By Herman Melville
Number of words: 1336 - Number of pages: 5.... is a cynosure among his shipmates; a leader, not by authority, but by example. All the members of the crew look up to him and love him. He is “strength and beauty. Tales of his prowess [are] recited. Ashore he [is] the champion, afloat the spokesman; on every suitable occasion always foremost”(9).
Despite his popularity among the crew and his hardworking attitude, Billy is transferred to another British ship, the Indomitable. And while he is accepted for his looks and happy personality, “…hardly here [is] he that cynosure he had previously been among those .....
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"Paul's Case": Willa Cathers
Number of words: 1090 - Number of pages: 4.... the sight of it all; his ugly
sleeping chamber, the cold bathroom with the grimy zinc tub..." His
school was described with having "bare floors and naked walls".
Paul's uplifting arena was either glaring up at the actors, divas,
or performers at the Schenley Hotel or at the works of art at Carnegie
Hall. Even though he had spent numerous days fantasizing at masterpieces
and stage plays, Paul "had no desire to become an actor, any more thatn he
had to become a musician. He felt no necessity to do any of these things;
what he wanted was to see, to be in the .....
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Willy Loman Is Often Described As A Tragic Hero. To What Extent Is "Death Of A Salesman" A Tragedy?
Number of words: 855 - Number of pages: 4.... times have changed- "we no longer live in an era
dominated by kings and queens- and so maybe our definition of tragedy
should change, too." Changing ideas on the qualities of a "modern tragedy"
means also changing the qualities of a "modern tragic hero". A tragic hero
is someone with the dedication to die for a belief, but also someone who
has a tragic flaw or limitation that defines him as a character and makes
the tragedy happen. Willy is intense and passionate and cares about his
dream enough to sacrifice his life to it. He has alternatives, but he
cho .....
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Medea Is A Tragic Feminist Text
Number of words: 1216 - Number of pages: 5.... revenge also rouses pity and fear( Jason’s betrayal, audience pity her however when she kills her kids they fear her ). Another component of a tragedy is that it contains a tragic hero who evokes both the audiences pity and terror and, due to their harmartia is led to their ultimate downfall. Medea is the tragic hero in this play and her tragic flaw is revenge and passion which, while challenging feminine stereotypes of the male dominant Greek society to achieve them, lead to her tragic downfall.
Jason betrays Medea by marring another woman (the princess) this .....
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