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Term Papers on Book Reports
Beowulf - Significance Of Scyl
Number of words: 809 - Number of pages: 3.... tale of Scefing. As the poem reaches its finale, the reader recognizes in an epiphany the sophisticated construction employed by the poet in the weaving of Scefing as foreshadowing of Beowulf.
In retrospect, Scefing is essentially Beowulf himself. It is stated that Scefing is a warrior, a conqueror, gifted the spoils of his enemies as he defeated them. Beowulf was interested in the spoils and trophies of war in a similar fashion, always mindful to bring a piece or two of any recently dominated monsters back with him for display purposes. In addition, the poet m .....
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A Thousand Acres: The Monopoly Game
Number of words: 1151 - Number of pages: 5.... the game may have only lasted for two weeks for a couple of hours each night, it didn't stop them from playing in spite of all the work that had to be done (81). The tournament is significant to the book in that it illustrates the another aspect of their lives that Smiley left out.
The infamous monopoly tournament between Ginny, Ty, Rose, Pete, and Jess went beyond a mere harmless board game played to pass the time and fill pages of the book. Beneath the seemingly innocent game lays the symbolism and significance Smiley used to describe the characters in a .....
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Beloved
Number of words: 901 - Number of pages: 4.... day on the job as Bodwin's evening nurse, thirty neighborhood women pray and sing at the edge of the yard after hearing speculations from that the ghost of Sethe's dead daughter is causing the family to deteriorate. Sethe and intrigued by the music move to the porch. "Sethe was breaking a lump of ice into chunks.When the music entered the window she was wringing a cool cloth to put on 's forehead.Sethe and she exchanged glances and started toward the window" (Morrison 261). As the Bodwin approaches in a cart with his horses to pick up Denver, Sethe is tr .....
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The Great Gatsby: Time As A Key Dimension To One's Life's Theme
Number of words: 643 - Number of pages: 3.... was complete". The
incarnation meaning Daisy cannot be ideally perfect anymore now that
Gatsby's with her. Daisy is not pure and perfect like Gatsby thought she
was in the past. From Gatsby's illusions of the past preoccupying all his
thoughts, he forgets about the key dimension he exists in which is the
present.
Although Gatsby was persistent on reliving the past, Gatsby vaguely
lived for the present. This is apparent when he cancels his biology by
leaving home, changing his name, and leaving his heritage behind which was
not done by following t .....
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John Cheever’s Portrayals Of Suburban Life
Number of words: 2518 - Number of pages: 10.... Others say that he is a “short story writer that failed at trying a novel”(Beacham 236). Some criticize his work for lacking a climax and plot making for an uneventful story line. Clearly one thing holds true. Cheever depicts life in American suburbs with humor and compassion in a way that no other can compare to.
Cheever is a self-expressive author who voices his opinion through writing quite effectively. In his novels Cheever creates his own idea of typical suburban New England life and characters. He keeps the main plot of his tales in the general area of New .....
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A Separate Peace
Number of words: 998 - Number of pages: 4.... that broke the rules. They wanted to go along with the crowd, and Finny represents the crowd. Friendship is the most visible theme in the book and since friendship is based on mutual need, Finny and Gene are best friends. Finny has things that Gene needs and Gene has things Finny needs. I am going to explain the meaning of to Leper Lepellier, Phineas, and Gene Forrester.
When we first meet Leper, he is one of the boys standing at the base of the jumping tree. He is refusing to jump from the tree into the river. He is bidding, "Bidding for an ally." Leper .....
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An Analysis Of Gulliver's Travels
Number of words: 645 - Number of pages: 3.... and the enemy is the
bigenders which live on the island of Blefuscu. Gulliver helps the
Littlenders to defeat the bigenders. In this book Swift emphasises the
stupidity in the war between England and France and also every war which
starts over a stupid reason, he also points out the meaningless in
courtlife were they do nothing but waste the states money.
At he lilliputians he builds a raft which he uses to sail back to England.
But instead he finds himself shipwrecked and washed upon the shores of
Brumbidang or the giants land. there he was found by a farm .....
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Big Two-Hearted River
Number of words: 1185 - Number of pages: 5.... at Smyrna", which is only possibly in the first
person, there is just one instance in In Our Time in which a
character speaks in the first person. It occurs in "Big
Two-Hearted River: Part II", an intensely personal story
which completely immerses the reader in the actions and
thoughts of Nick Adams. Hemingway's utilization of the
omniscient third person narrator allows the reader to
visualize all of Nick's actions and surroundings, which would
have been much more difficult to accomplish using first
person narration. Nick is seen setting up his camp in "Big
Two- .....
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