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Term Papers on Book Reports
Huck Finn's Conflict With Society
Number of words: 851 - Number of pages: 4.... other. They take
part in feuds, even when they cannot remember the cause. They kill each
other in duels for no reason, but say that it was in the name of honor.
All of this hypocrisy makes Huck want to rebel against this society.
Hypocrisy is still present in society today. There are many
reported cases of clergy having affairs or molesting children. For
instance, Reverend Baker has had relationships with prostitutes. He always
apologizes, but then he does it again. One of the precepts of the Catholic
religion is to follow the instructions of the Pope. M .....
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Memoirs Of The Geisha
Number of words: 1743 - Number of pages: 7.... and hardships she is going through at such a young age. Luckily, the Chairman of a wealthy electric company comes across her while he’s walking with his business associates. He takes notice of her and goes up to see what is the matter with her. As he lifts her chin up and looks into her eyes, he is marveled by the beauty her eyes posses. All he can do is stare. He gives her a handkerchief and a few compliments and tells her not to worry because everything will be fine. The Chairman then leaves but he never leaves Chiyo’s thoughts or dreams. He is t .....
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Animal Farm
Number of words: 1029 - Number of pages: 4.... the farm
secure, they made laws called the Seven Commandments. They were like our ten commandments.
Then they renamed the farm from Manor Farm to Animal Farm.
The pigs learned to read and write by looking at books in the farmhouse. They also learned
many other things. The animals had to work even harder than before. They had to harvest the
fields without any tools. The animals were still happy anyway because they were free from the
farmers rule. An old donkey named Benjamin was unchanged after the rebellion. They had sort of
what was like council meetings. Nap .....
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Major Themes In Faulkner's "Light In August"
Number of words: 1222 - Number of pages: 5.... portrait of the origins of evil.
I have come from Alabama a fur piece (Faulkner, p.3). The reader
begins the book in this manner, following the simple-minded and determined
Lena as she travels, neither coming nor going, simply moving. Immediately
the book draws into her past, relating events leading up to this point,
explaining her motives. One gets a definite feel for her character, and
settles into her narrative, but as soon as this happens, the book switches
gears, turning instead to a vague character, Joe Christmas. With little
introduction, or w .....
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Camus's The Stranger: The Sun
Number of words: 422 - Number of pages: 2.... Meursault constantly thinks about the sun when one would expect him to be mourning his dead mother. He says, "I was surprised at how fast the sun was rising in the sky."(16) which is a strong support for the idea that Meursaults thoughts weren't on his mother and his actions weren't concerned with that, but with the sun and his constant obsession with it.
One more example of the uses of the sun throughout this novel comes after Meursault kills the Arab. "I shook off the sweat and sun." (59) When the main character Meursault is explaining this action. The re .....
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Young Goodman Brown: Everyone Is Capable Of Sin
Number of words: 470 - Number of pages: 2.... Goody is a witch and is on her way to the
Black Sabbath. Shortly afterwards, as Goodman was resting, Deacon Gookin,
Goodman's other spiritual advisor, walks by with a minister. He and the
minister are talking about missing a church ordination dinner to attend the
satanic gathering. The deacon says,'”Besides several of the Indian powwows,
who, after their fashion know almost as much deviltry as the best of us,'”
(311). The whole time Goodman is on the trail, he is committing sin.
Every step of the way, he is forsaking his god. He slowly succumbs to sin
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Gatsby’s Dream
Number of words: 909 - Number of pages: 4.... A second example that would show Gatsby as a romantic idealist is his sense of hope. He hoped for a life with Daisy and to live a life full of money. In the book, Nick, the narrator, states that Gatsby possesses “ some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life” (6). He had “an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness” which takes the ideas of a creative mind (6). Nick shows him under the dignified “name of the creative temperament” (6).
A Final example is when Gatsby asks Daisy to tell Tom that she never loved him. Hehas ultimat .....
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A Tale Of Two Cities - Two Cit
Number of words: 1150 - Number of pages: 5.... suspect for treason. The French Government had just been overthrown by the beggars, and middle class and now run by them, the British on the other hand was still a monarchy and had awful factories and many slums, like France did. Darnay was acquitted when a lawyer, Carton,
looked much like him and an eye witness faltered to positively distinguish between them.
Carton loved Lucie but he was a drunk. Knowing that their relationship was hopeless,
he stated that he would sacrifice himself for her or anyone she loved in an emotional
conversation. Darnay ended up .....
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