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Term Papers on Book Reports
A Tale Of Two Cities: Characters Are "Recalled To Life"
Number of words: 464 - Number of pages: 2.... trial with his miraculous wits.
Through this Darnay is given another chance at life ,and therefore was
"recalled to life."
The last and most significant instance of someone being "recalled to
life" is found in the last chapters of this book. Sydney Carton has recently
switched places with his look alike, Darnay, and is awaiting the guillotine.
While Sydney awaits his death he thinks, "It is a far, far better thing that I
do, then I have ever done, it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I
have ever known." Through these words Sydney recognizes that by .....
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Abuse Of Power Within A Clockwork Orange
Number of words: 1314 - Number of pages: 5.... better him, he loses his love for music in which he exclaims, "And all the
time the music got more and more gromky, like it was all a deliberate torture, O
my brothers . . . then I jumped"(131). The music that represents his freedom
to choose is now gone. He is left without any reason to live. When he realizes
that he is no longer a man because of his absence of choice, Alex decides to end
his life. The author illustrates through Alex's violent actions, how they
represent his abuse of power through his freedom of choice. Alex consistently
chooses evil a .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird Notes
Number of words: 4170 - Number of pages: 16.... notices the children up in the balcony, but Jem tells Scout that the newspaper editor won't tell Atticus-- although he might include it in the social section of the newspaper.
The prosecution rests, and Atticus calls only one witness--Tom Robinson. Tom testifies that he always passed the Ewell house on the way to work, and that Mayella often asked him to do chores for her. On the evening in question, she asked him to come inside the house and fix a door. When he got inside, however, there was nothing wrong with the door, and he noticed that the other children wer .....
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1984 3
Number of words: 395 - Number of pages: 2.... belief is what permeates the story of 1984.The Big Brother an druling classes of the "inner and outer" pary are vastly outnumbered by the common person or proletariats, "proles" are uneducated and overly trusting in the government.THey have no desire to improve themseves, thus they stay firmly under the first of big brother. In 1984 Winston Smith was the main character. He was a rebel who secretly was against the big brother and its dictatorial ways.His mistake was trusting his dangerous views to other people, thus causing his drawn out torture and eventu .....
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Pride And Prejudice: Irony
Number of words: 1155 - Number of pages: 5.... other figures; the
haughty Lady Catherine de Bourgh, the fatuous Mr. Collins; the younger Bennet
daughter, Lydia; and her lover, Wickham, with whom she scandalously elopes. It
is often pointed out that Austen's novels emphasize characterization and
romanticism, but in Pride and Prejudice the emphasis is on the irony, values and
realism of the characters as they develop throughout the story.
Jane Austen's irony is devastating in its exposure of foolishness and hypocrisy.
Self-delusion or the attempt to fool other people are usually the object of her
wit. There ar .....
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Symbolism- The Chrysanthemums
Number of words: 447 - Number of pages: 2.... presented, it’s cold and foggy, a sense of dark, even perhaps death can be seen. It is intrusting to note the parallel and symbolism between the clay pot and the valley Elisa. It is almost as if Elisa was to leave the valley, like the Chrysanthemums, she would be dumped out on the "road of life"
The chrysanthemums are the most powerful symbol in the story. Not only do the flowers represent motherhood for Elisa, they also represent her womanhood. Elisa isn't described as being a very feminine woman. Steinbeck instead uses the word "strong" to describe he .....
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Hemingway's Portrayal Of Nick's Consolation
Number of words: 1316 - Number of pages: 5.... (6).
Mrs. Adams constantly questions the actions of Dr. Adams and Nick.
According to Jackson Benson, after the row with Dick Boulton in "The
Doctor and the Doctor's Wife," Mrs. Adams only attempts to second guess
Dr. Adams.
Instead of backing her husband up or sympathizing with him, Mrs.
Adams scolds her husband and expresses the suspicion that it was Dr. Adams
who caused all the trouble. Her tone effectively reduces the doctors
status to that of a little boy. Her further refusal to believe her husband
after patronizingly urging him not to "t .....
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The Effects Of Catch 22
Number of words: 1017 - Number of pages: 4.... to become a
normal, practicing doctor.
Before the war arrives on Doc Daneeka's doorstep, it appears to have
benefitted him. Doc Daneeka was making a nice sum of money from various illegal
means. He received kickbacks from drug stores in the area that ran an illegal
operation. He also utilized beauty parlors to perform two or three abortions a
week to bring in more revenue. When the war begins, Doc Daneeka's practice
starts to pick up because of the lack of other doctors. Originally, he thought
of the war as a "godsend"; however what he did not rea .....
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