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  • Death of Reason and Birth of Beast:: Lord of the Flies

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    Death of Reason and Birth of Beast Order and chaos of human nature in isolation in Lord of the Flies by William Golding Order and chaos the two initiated and have kept balance the way of the world since the beginnings of civilization Mankind then established the basis of our culture based on that delicate equilibrium yet to the author William Golding the universe is a cosmic chaos that resist simplistic patterning Friedman 14 We strive to appreciate but also dominate we try to create justice bu

  • Desire vs Obligation in Ethan Frome

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    What choice would you make between lust and moral obligation The same decision faces Ethan Frome in Edith Whartons novella Ethan Frome In the novella Ethan must choose between staying in his hometown of Starkfield with his wife Zeena or giving into lust and running away with Zeenas cousin and their housekeeper Mattie Silver Ethan knows his obligation to stay with Zeena but he does not actually love her She has no positive characteristics and brings nothing but restrain and burden to Ethan Ethan

  • Did George Have Any Other Choice in Of Mice and Men

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    DID HE HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE In ma opinion I would say this is a grey situation meaning that its not black and its not white its in the middle basically its a 2 sided case I would start off by saying lennie had no right to act as God in taking his best friends life just because he made a mistake God is the giver and taker of life so George had no right to take lennies life There are many other ways in which George could have dealt with lennie for instance he could have taken lennie to the polic

  • Discovery Within in Cathedral and Sudden Journey

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    Discovery Within The authors of these two pieces of literature are married They are both known for their short stories and poems Raymond Carver the author of Cathedral shows his writing style through the blind mans hardships in life and abrupt ending Tess Gallagher the author of Sudden Journey shows her intimate personal style of writing by portraying a little girl and how she feels about the rain Cathedral and Sudden Journey both depict transformation while Cathedral shows self transformation

  • Commentary on Apologia Pro Poemate Meo

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    Wilfred Owen wrote Apologia Pro Poemate Meo in response to a letter regarding the pessimistic nature of his poetry On its surface the poem celebrates the comradeship and determination of the soldiers who fought but on a deeper level Owen tries to express his inner feelings towards the war On 31 October 1918 Owen wrote to his mother In this letter he said Of this I am certain you could not be visited by a band of friends half so fine as surround me here These words would be the last Owen ever wr

  • Dorian Gray Vs. Harvey Dent

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    Dorian Gray vs Harvey Two Face Dent Dorian Gray and Harvey Two Face Dent are alike and different in many ways Dorian Gray is the title character in The Picture of Dorian Gray Harvey Two Face Dent is a villain in Batman the Dark Knight Each man has a distinct unforgettable appearance although in very different ways Gray is a brainless beautiful creature Wilde 2 Two Face is not pleasant looking due to an unfortunate event a vengeful mob boss hurled acid in his face DC Universe scarring his face f

  • Dracula: Literary Analysis

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    The place of women is always a difficult thing to talk about because of its overly sexist views towards how the females are meant be act like or be like How there are supposed to get married be a housewife and please the man whenever he wants Even though in the book Dracula the women arent housewives they still have a very similar place in the book They are viewed as sexed up slaves and mindless victims I have always thought that a wild animal never looks so well as when some obstacle of pronou

  • Insanity Leading to Destruction in The Cask of Amontillado

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    While reading The Cask of Amontillado i noticed that the story posses a theme that insanity that leads to destruction As Amontillado gets Fortunado to go into the vaults by giving him alcohol we notice that something seems to be unusual The walls are covered in bone which then again is not a normal sight Amontillado keep offering Fortunado alcoholic beverages so he then can take advantage of Fortunado while he is not in a correct state of mind When Fortunado finally falls through with Amontilla

  • Emotion in Ethan Frome

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    Ethan Frome written by Edith Wharton is a marvelous novel that contains countless numbers of themes that touch the lives of people even today Set in the odd gloomy desolate town of Starkfield Ethan Frome explains ones need for affection and belonging in society sometimes only brought about by tragedy The themes of the novel solely surround the main characters of Ethan Frome Zeena Frome Ethans wife and Mattie Silver a distant cousin of Zeenas The most important theme in this novel deals with the

  • Frankenstein as a Gothic

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    There are some characteristics make gothic stories differ from the other types stories Like there is also a victimizer who is associated with evil and whose powers are immense or supernatural or the atmosphere is pervaded by a sense of mystery darkness oppressiveness and fear In Frankenstein Victor is the victim and he is the one make the monster in a dark apartment and his spirit is tutoring by the monster after the monster is been created And the change of his feelings to the monsters the mon

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