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Term Papers on Book Reports
Antigone
Number of words: 605 - Number of pages: 3.... These arguments, and many others, make many people believe the is the rightful protagonist. Many critics argue that Creon is the tragic hero of . They say that his noble quality is his caring for and Ismene when thier father was persecuted. Those who stand behind Creon also argue that never had a true epiphany, a key element in being a tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that three people are dead because of his ignorance, which is a punishment worse than death. My opini .....
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The Grapes Of Wrath: Description Al Joad And The Setting
Number of words: 431 - Number of pages: 2.... happens to the car. Emotionally, I would say Al has become very strong
throughout the novel. He starts out pretty depend on the "glory" of his brother,
but he takes his responsibilities seriously. I see Al as being a crucial
character later in the novel. He is the kind of person that needs motivation
from the start, but once he gets going, he won't stop.
Setting Description
Oklahoma could best be described as one large dustbowl. All rain has
ceased to fall. The dry wind wisps through the air and gathers dirt. If you
listen closely enough, it .....
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Foreshadowing And Flashback: Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A Great Writer
Number of words: 1156 - Number of pages: 5.... the characters. In The Great Gatsby, the
structure of the novel is influenced by 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 .....
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The False Monk
Number of words: 549 - Number of pages: 2.... and the tack they wear is also expensive and extravagant (177-179). Possessions like this were forbidden for the clergy, especially flashy things. Lastly, Chaucer describes the Monk as wearing a coat of fine gray fur, garnished sleeves, and a gold pin. Actually we are told the pin he wears is in the shape of a lover's knot, which leads the reader to believe that he has or has had a lover in the past, again violating a ministerial principal and moral. In conclusion, the Monk's appearance among other things shows how he is hypocritical of his position as priest .....
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Characterization In Clancy's Red Storm Rising
Number of words: 479 - Number of pages: 2.... O'Mally's motives if
O'Mally's thoughts hadn't been exposed. Instead, the reader finds O'Mally
to be a wise, loving, compassionate man. Lastly, the reader sees the
thought process of Lt. Edwards, a man stranded with 4 marines in an enemy
occupied Iceland, as he kills three Russians in order to save a girl from
rape. If his actions weren't enough, the reader sees in italics the
sanctity and respect that he holds for women and his fellow human beings.
Showing the thoughts of the characters brings the reader even closer to the
story and the men in involved w .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: A Satirical View Of The Old South
Number of words: 805 - Number of pages: 3.... him if anyone was hurt he
said "no'm. Killed a nigger." When she shows no emotion in her reaction
it shows us how many southern whites looked at blacks. We also see at many
times during the novel that Huck and Jim have a true friendship. The go
out of their way at many times for the welfare of eachother and they
develop a relationship to which they both contribute. Huck teaches Jim
about diversity, priests and rulers in chapter fourteen when he reads to
him about Solomon and Frenchmen. Jim also teaches Huck an important lesson
on how people should be treate .....
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Aspects Of The Narrator In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat”
Number of words: 729 - Number of pages: 3.... the root of all the narrator’s problems arise from his alcoholism; and he agrees that from this sole vice, he has “…experienced a radical alteration for the worse” (Poe 894). The alcohol transforms the narrator into a demon like creature, and because this downfall is so very relevant to many of our own society problems, the story takes on an eerie, human reality twist. Slowly, over time, his personality alters from once a loving, caring, and nurturing man, into a mad, spontaneous killer. It is while the narrator is intoxicated that he inflicts the cruelest ac .....
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The Miracle Worker
Number of words: 359 - Number of pages: 2.... One of the
most painfull if not the most was when jimmy was dying. Another one was
when Jimmie was telling her he wanted her to stay for ever and ever. She
also had flashbacks of when she was a child. These are the flashbacks
Annie had in the story.
Durring the story Annie had many strugles with Hellen. One of them
is when Hellen hi annie with a doll. Another one is when Hellen locked
Annie in the bathroom. She alos had trouble getting annie to eat with a
spoon and sit at the dinner table properly.sh kept stomping her feet and
being a little pest Finaly .....
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