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Term Papers on Book Reports
The Characters In Chaucer's "The Clerks Tale" And "The Wife Of Bath Tale"
Number of words: 1776 - Number of pages: 7.... says and
she lacks her own opinion. One difference between these tales however is
that "The Clerks Tale" is a very unrealistic story, whereas "The Wife of
Baths Tale" is a more practical story and would have the possibility of
taking place.
Between the two stories, the Wife of Bath and Walter are both
characters who are the most demanding in order to gain obedience. Both
characters demand love, a sign of obedience to them. Walter tells Griselda
that the only way they will marry is if she promises to obey his commands.
He says "you love me as I know and .....
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Irving's The World According To Garp: Analysis
Number of words: 1050 - Number of pages: 4.... of the book and doesn't stop until the end. The irony just
keeps repeating itself over and over again until the reader is so engrossed
they can't put the book down. This technique is what John Irving uses to
create such a wonderful story, that keeps the reader both interested and
entertained.
One of the most interesting ironic circles in this book deals with
the death of the main character, Garp. Garp is shot and killed by a woman
wearing a Jenny Fields original, Garp's mothers brand of clothing. Garp's
mother was one of the first feminist in the 60' .....
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Gilgameshs Downfall
Number of words: 723 - Number of pages: 3.... is off limits to mortal beings, he should not be there Gilgamesh is alloud in and goes through twelve leagues of darkness before he reaches the golden garden of the goddesses. Upon arriving there he is greeted by Shamash, the Sun God, who tells him, "You will never find the/ life for which you are searching." This upsets Gilgamesh because he has traveled so far to now just "sleep and let the earth cover my head forever?" From leaving Shamash, Gilgamesh is sent to see Siduri. "Beside the sea she lives, the woman of/ the vine, the maker of wine…" and .....
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Dystopia In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
Number of words: 2012 - Number of pages: 8.... amount of
depression among humans. Therefore, a way to continue the production of
technological findings is by bringing up humans from day one to accept
their unhappiness as normal. By "breeding" human beings to accept the fact
that they are born to do a specific group. Higher authorities know the
illimination of humans' emotions is useful to stabilize what they think to
be a utopian society. Huxley portrays a "perfect dystopia" where
scientists "breed people to order" in a specific class (Baker 2). The
purpose of this paper is to shows that Aldous Huxley .....
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Death Of A Salesman: Willy's Escape
Number of words: 1028 - Number of pages: 4.... to deal adequately with his feelings, he escapes into a time when things were better for his family. It is not uncommon for one to think of better times at low points in their life in order to cheer themselves up so that they are able to deal with the problems they encounter, but Willy Lowman takes it one step further. His refusal to accept reality is so strong that in his mind he is transported back in time to relive one of the happier days of his life. It was a time when no one argued, Willy and Linda were younger, the financial situation was less of a b .....
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An Analysis Of "The Grapes Of Wrath"
Number of words: 1212 - Number of pages: 5.... the men and women that are unbroken by nature. The theme is one of
man verses a hostile environment. His body destroyed but his spirit is not
broken. The method used to develop the theme of the novel is through the
use of symbolism. There are several uses of symbols in the novel from the
turtle at the beginning to the rain at the end. As each symbol is
presented through the novel they show examples of the good and the bad
things that exist within the novel.
The opening chapter paints a vivid picture of the situation facing
the drought-stricken farm .....
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Themes In Ellen Foster
Number of words: 412 - Number of pages: 2.... Ellen kept the microscope hidden from other people. She didn’t
want people to break it. Ellen kind of kept her life secretive from others
just like she had kept the microscope.
Two themes can be discussed in the novel Ellen Foster. The first
theme mentioned is self-reliance. Throughout the whole novel Ellen had to
rely on her self to make it through life. After her mother died she had to
survive on her own with the threat of her alcoholic father always in her
way. She had to survive at her grandma’s by picking cotton and doing
things of a lower statu .....
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Robinson Crusoe
Number of words: 1264 - Number of pages: 5.... very soon. The twelfth day was a hard one. The biggest storm hit. Its waves were giant. The ship was in very bad shape and Crusoe had to abandon it. He and the other sailors loaded into the small boat and paddled to land. All of the sudden a titanic wave crashed onto the boat. It drowned everyone but Crusoe. He was lucky to be alive. When he got the strength to walk again he found himself a safe place to sleep for the night, which was between to limbs a big tree. When he awoke the next morning he went he decided to salvage some stuff from the boat. There were .....
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