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Term Papers on Book Reports
Hawthorne's Use Of Symbolism In Young Goodman Brown
Number of words: 563 - Number of pages: 3.... has had
dealings with evil in the past; examples used are the Salem witch trials
and the killing of Indian non-combatants. This may be Hawthornes way of
dealing with guilt he might have felt over his own forbears' actions during
those times. Brown goes on to say that he could not bear the shame of
betraying his faith while the Devil is naming people known and respected by
Brown to try to show him that it wouldn't really be that bad if Brown
joined the witches' coven. When Goody Cloyse is encountered, Brown learns
how she truly feels about him; also, Goody Cloy .....
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Rebecca By Daphan Du Maurier
Number of words: 539 - Number of pages: 2.... at Manderley, the newly Mrs. De Winter is unwelcome by the servants and is especially disliked by Mrs. Danvers. While spending much time at the house, Mrs. De Winter discovers information about the former Mrs. De Winter, Rebecca. All along, the young lady understands that everything she does is compared to Rebecca. She becomes furious and fed up with all the reactions she receives and is convinced by Mrs. Danvers to kill herself. Close to suicide, Mrs. De Winters confronts her husband.
After a long conversation about Rebecca, he admits that Rebecca s .....
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Fifth Business - Internal Battles Of Dustan Ramsey
Number of words: 825 - Number of pages: 3.... own, unless a situation go to big and then outside help might be called in. Although many did not exhort their religion it was known by all who was of what denomination and what they stood for.
Dunstans up bringing had an immense impact on his life style. To a certain degree, religion isolated people within the community from one another, however Dunstan’s mother had a tenderness display and was always open armed to anyone, despite their denomination. This influenced Dunstan’s disposition because he was raised to accept people for who they were, not mere .....
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Hysteria In The Crucible
Number of words: 532 - Number of pages: 2.... involved the entire nation.
In order for hysteria to occur a significant number of people must learn of the event. This happens by the promotion and spread of fear throughout a community. Promotion is important because without public knowledge of the fear social unrest will not take place. As seen in the Crucible, promotion is shown when Reverend Parris holds a meeting of the largest town gossips to tell them of Betty and Ruth's ailment, and that witchcraft may be involved. This knowledge starts a chain reaction through Salem, which spreads the news to everyo .....
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Of Mice And Men
Number of words: 1929 - Number of pages: 8.... there too. The setting of this scene was in the bunkhouse in
the ranch where all the workers slept and lived. Steinbeck described the
bunkhouse being, " a long, rectangular building. Inside, the walls were
whitewashed and the floor unpainted." Later he says, " Against the walls
were eight bunks, five of them made up with blankets and the other three
showing their burlap ticking." So far we get the idea that the bunkhouse
was not the most beautiful place to live in, one of the only forms of
entertainment in the bunkhouse was playing cards. Steinbeck described thi .....
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Great Expectations 2
Number of words: 551 - Number of pages: 3.... Mrs. Havisham. Mrs. Havisham is a mean and nasty character who constantly bickers at Pip and tells him of his unimportance. Pip continues to be mild mannered and respectful to Mrs. Havisham yet he begins to see that he will never get ahead in life just being nice. Mrs. Havisham uses Pip as sort of a guinea pig to feel her passion of revenge against men. She does this by using her daughter Estella to torment Pip.
Pip’s first and only love is Estella. Estella is very mean and nasty to Pip. Although he receives verbal abuse from Estella, he continues to lik .....
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The Great Gatsby: Structure Of Novel Influenced By Foreshadowing And Flashback
Number of words: 1105 - Number of pages: 5.... foreshadowing and flashback.
Fitzgerald utilizes foreshadowing to the best of its ability to help
organize the novel. "Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously at
the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling
fingers and set it back in place. 'I'm sorry about the clock,' he said. 'It's
an old clock,' I told him idiotically." (Fitzgerald, pg. 92) This quote is the
first use of foreshadowing which is in chapter five. It pertains to all of the
trouble Gatsby causes as he tries to win Daisy back. The .....
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Machismo In One Hundred Years
Number of words: 1131 - Number of pages: 5.... was concerned about in his respective country: the tragic results of machismo.
Authoritarianism, or perhaps one of its greatest bi-products, machismo, is omnipresent throughout "One Hundred Years of Solitude". Machismo is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as: "exaggeratedly assertive manliness; a show of masculinity." Colonel Aureliano Buendia best exemplifies this definition. Marquez uses the Colonel's amoral, irrational actions and behaviour to reveal the terrible consequences of machismo.
Aureliano inquires about sexual activity at a very young age. He be .....
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