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- 10611: The Mayor of Casterbridge: Micheal Henchard Left Lonely and Depressed
- ... that could only be lived in a story. It had more ups and downs than one could imagine experienceing. He became the Mayor of Casterbridge after years of being a poor hay-trusser. After the death of his wife, and loseing everything he had, he becomes and outcast in the town of Casterbridge. He has lost all the loved ones and friends he had, losing his daughter elizabeth-jane was very ...
- 10612: Drinking: A Love Story - A Review
- ... drinking, she overcame her battle with anorexia but went even deeper into her drinking. Caroline’s father became fatally ill soon after, and she drank more than ever to cope with his sickness and his death. A year after her father died, her mother was diagnosed with cancer, and died within the next year. It was this point where Caroline took a dive off the deep end. She said that these ...
- 10613: “A Rose For Emily”: Changing Of Values And Attitudes In Southern Society
- ... longer wealthy, but continued to be held in high esteem after her father died. The only material thing her father left her was the family home. Miss Emily was left a pauper by her fathers’ death . However, the most important thing left her was the Grierson name and all that it represented in that town. The Grierson name conveyed such respect on Miss Emily, that she was virtually untouchable by anything ...
- 10614: The Grapes of Wrath
- ... disciple. He lives on after Casy to carry on and implement his philosophy. Uncle John Uncle John shows what too much worrying about sin will do to a person. He blames himself for his wives death and is constantly worried about sin. He thinks that he is bringing bad luck to the family because of his sin. He tries to make up for it by giving kids candy or gum. He ...
- 10615: Gullivers Travels and Robinson Crusoe: Characters Resemble Trained Soldiers
- ... a thoroughly changed character. He suffers from what the Greeks called hybris, and arrogant pride characterized by a man stepping out of his proper place in the world. Traditionally a hybris is quickly followed by death or other serious punishment. Instead of the good-natured Gulliver, there is one whose ill-nature flourishes. Instead of the patriotic Englishman, there is one who detests the thought of England. The events Gulliver experienced ...
- 10616: Oliver Twist: Summary
- ... again. One day Nancy, a thief, overhears Fagin and Bill Sikes talking about Oliver and what they are going to do to him. Bill Sikes finds out Nancy told Rose Maylie and beats Nancy to death. Bill Sikes hangs himself accidentally while trying to escape with Oliver. Then Mr.Brownlow adopts Oliver and they all live happily in the country. When Oliver lived in the poor environment he was taught to ...
- 10617: Catch 22: What’s Fair Isn’t Fair
- ... Regardless of the state of the war, they consider it vital to make themselves appear as great as possible. Looking "great" does not mean wearing a tie or driving a fancy car. After Kraft’s death at Ferrara, Colonel Cathcart comments, "I don’t give a damn about the men or the airplane. It’s just that it looks so lousy on the report. How am I going to cover up ...
- 10618: Catcher In The Rye
- ... that I have read where I can empathize with the main character so well. Being a teenager myself is yet another reason why I can relate. Like Holden, I have been through many traumatizing experiences (death of Holden’s brother and classmate) that has left me to think so critically of the world around me. Out of place and not feeling that we belong with the society around us, it has ...
- 10619: The Great Gatsby: Being Successful
- ... Noel Perrin says in his story “one novel that nearly all educated Americans have read.” I found the book very hard to get through. It contained many confusing story elements; for example, the valley of death that they drive through on their way to Manhattan and the man they meet there for lunch. Despite some very confusing story plot the book is unmistakably about one man, Jay Gatsby. The whole novel ...
- 10620: Transcendentalism In Moby Dick
- ... his transcendental side by requesting to be passed into the next life in the ways of his ancestors, but also by realizing that he had more to live for, and therefore saving himself from his death bed. This realization that he is pre-destined to continue his life shows his determination to live his life as God intended. Transcendentalism is most strongly represented in Queequeg. By saving the lives of both ...
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