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- 7661: The Openings Of The Time Machi
- ... Jack and his gang, he felt that there is an evil side to every person, and he finds out that he enjoys inflicting pain. As well as Simon getting killed, Piggy also dies. However, the death of Simon was accidental, but Piggy was murdered. The boys find a beast on the island, which brings fear to them all. As everything becomes more threatening, the characters in both stories respond to this ...
- 7662: The Great Leapfrog Contest And
- ... positioned to form new opinions of Rex as he is conveyed as cold, cruel and brutal when he says It grieved him deeply to have to make a girl exert herself to the point of death, but it was just too bad. His actions further perpetuate the notion of him as cold hearted and cruel when he gave her a very effective kick that sent her sprawling . In contrast to this ...
- 7663: The Great Gatsby The American
- ... me down and beat me, you dirty little coward!" A moment later she rushed out into the dusk, waving her hands and shouting; before he could move from his door the business was over. The "death car" as the newspapers called it, didn't stop; it came out of the gathering darkness, wavered tragically for a moment and then disappeared around the next bend. Michaelis wasn't even sure of it ...
- 7664: The Great Gatsby (the Light Ac
- ... the symbolic automobile can be seen as a demonstration of how an ideal based on materialism alone can be destructive. This was the fatal car which kills Myrtle Wilson and indirectly leads to Gatsby s death. Appearance is another important factor toward Gatsby s dream. In his quest to win Daisy s heart Gatsby chooses to wear his best outfit. ...the front door opened nervously and Gatsby in a white flannel ...
- 7665: The Great Gatsby
- ... at the time, but this moral superiority is the cause of Gatsby's disillusioned dream, and inevitable fate. Gatsby's character is probably the single most important factor in the story of his life and death, but Daisy and a society which rewards corruption play a part as well. Fitzgerald's depiction of the soured American Dream dramatizes the internal and external forces at work in a modern tragedy about human ...
- 7666: The Development Of The Warrior
- ... the sharp spears of his fellow Dannans. Achilles then proceeds to strap the carcass to his chariot and drags the body along, and ultimate act of disrespect and hatred. Achilles is over the edge, the death of Patroclus has brought out a rage that can only be quenched with the blood of Hector. Achilles is in the same sense both utterly un-human and the essence of humanity in these actions ...
- 7667: The Crucible And Mccarthyism
- ... tearing the confessions. If it were seen by anyone in the community John Proctor's reputation would be tarnished to the point where he could no longer show his face in Salem. He therefore chooses death over humiliation. A parallelism of this can be seen in the era of McCarthyism. If one was accused by Senator Joseph McCarthy of being a communist their lives were ruined. This process became known as ...
- 7668: The Crucible 4
- ... a character being put to the test. The court held responsible for trying those presumed guilty of witchcraft, made it clear that if the suspected did not confess to their evil actions they would face death. If they did confess, they would live on in shame. This was John Proctor s main problem. He could confess to his sins and live, but his written confession would be posted on the church ...
- 7669: The Bean Tree
- ... Estevan to Oklahoma. Before she makes this decision too, she knows there is much risk involved. If she does not help them move on from Arizona they are likely to be deported, and could face death in Guatemala. But she is breaking the law by taking illegal immigrants out of Arizona. Yet her conscience and her heart are involved. She cares for these people, and must take them to where they ...
- 7670: The Cause And Effect In A Very
- ... surprise, the angel did not speak Latin, the language of God, in the Father's view. Father Gonzaga thought that the old man was an angel, not one sent by God but the angel of death. Therefore, Father Gonzaga warned the townspeople, "The devil had the bad habit of making use of carnival tricks in order to confuse the unwary." Although the angel seemed to pose a threat to the townspeople ...
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