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- 12961: Death Of A Salesman
- ... or at least happy. Throughout their lives they encounter many problems and the end result is a tragic death caused by stupidity and the need to succeed. During his life Willy Loman caused his wife great pain by living a life not realizing what he could and couldn't do. Linda lived sad and pathetic days supporting Willy's unreachable goals. Being brought up in this world caused his children to ...
- 12962: Fate, Mayor Of Casterbridge
- ... infatuated with her. This course was the best for her at the moment. She knew of Henchard's past, she had experienced his temper, and was afraid he would ruin her. Lucetta also puts a great deal of emphasis on looks. Earlier in the story, she had fallen in love with Henchard. After he left Jersey, Lucetta wrote Henchard love letters. These letters would become her down fall. She died of ...
- 12963: Frakenstien
- ... own creation. "
And I am the cause of this- I murdered her. William, Justine and Henry- they all died in my hands"(136). His sense of unhappiness has destroyed his reasonableness. He is full of depression, rage and anguish. He knows that because of his actions concerning the monster are his own fault, and feels everlasting guilt. Frankenstein wishes that he had never even made the creature. "You reproach me with ...
- 12964: Cleopatra
- ... take away from her, and it was a very convincing form of persuasion. Cleopatras family had been ruling Egypt since 305 BC, when Ptolemy I declared himself King of Egypt sometime after Alexander the Greats death. The Ptolemy family was of Macedonian decent, not Egyptian. Cleopatra, more precisely, Cleopatra VII, was the third daughter of Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos "Auletes", who began his rule of Egypt in 80 BC ...
- 12965: Basic Principles Of Writing
- ... when the are of writing was invented, it was discovered that writing was developed during the Paleolithic period, about 20,000 b.c. According to Egyptian legend, men first learned how to write from the great god Thoth. Thoth had the head of a long billed bird called Ibis. The story goes that by scratching his bill in the sand, Thoth showed people how to make the signs with which to ...
- 12966: Fountain And Tomb- Ignorance A
- ... life (Mahfouz, 44). His new knowledge (Truth) had made him different; he now saw the world through different eyes. This may not necessarily be for the worse, but still it shows how Truth can cause great perturbations. It can make people uncomfortable, and aliens in their own environments. A story in which the Truth did have a positive impact was that of Shalaby Ilaly. He had always been very proud of ...
- 12967: Frankenstein Essay
- ... a monstrous creature at the foot of their father attempting to do harm to the helpless elder. "Felix darted forward, and with supernatural force tore [the creature] from his father..." (129). Felix's action caused great inner pain to the monster. He knew that his dream of living with them "happily ever after" would not happen. After that bitter moment the monster believed that "...the human senses are insurmountable barriers to ...
- 12968: Bartleby The Scrivener-the Mea
- ... characters, may also end up being the same problems he has with Bartleby. In this story Turkey is an alcoholic and can not do his job in the afternoon. In the morning Turkey is a great worker and is very useful to the narrator. In the afternoon he will be after having a few drinks and will no longer be able to function at the best of his abilities. The narrator ...
- 12969: Faith Or Destiny - Young Goodm
- ... and evil that he must make. After entering the forest he meets a traveler whom he later finds out is the devil. He is carrying a staff representing evil, "which bore the likeness of a great black snake, so curiously wrought, that it might almost be seen to twist and wriggle itself, like a living serpent" (213). When the traveler offers his staff to Young Goodman Brown he resists by replying ...
- 12970: Frankenstein Rejection By Soci
- ... the feet of their father attempting to do harm to the helpless elder. "Felix darted forward, and with supernatural force tore [the creature] from his father, to whose knees [he] clung..." Felix's action caused great inner pain to the monster. He knew that his dream of living with them "happily ever after" would not happen and with the encounter still fresh in his mind along with his first encounter of ...
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