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- 13601: The Theme of Evil in Literature
- ... He "jammed the soft throat down on the pointed end of the stick" (136) and gave it as a sacrifice to the beast. Finally, his hate for Ralph, and his want for blood became so great, that he decided to have Ralph killed. Not only was Ralph to be killed, but, as the twins put it, "Roger sharpened a stick at both ends" (190) for Ralph, meaning that Jack planned to ...
- 13602: The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz
- ... on Uncle Benjy." (p. 61) Benjy supported Lennie, giving him money for his education. With the exception of Simcha, he had no other parental support which is the reason why Simcha words had such a great effect on him. Duddy gains what he had wanted in its acquisition, respect. Everyone except Simcha, Mr. MacPherson, and Uncle Benjy thought he was going to be a nobody. He wanted so much to prove ...
- 13603: Wind From A Foriegn Sky
- ... is not anyplace that ever existed, but a place very similar to England or Ireland. There are reasons, however, why I would not want to live there. For one, it was a time full of great danger for many people, because of the robbers and highwaymen about. For another, there were many dangerous powers in the world, good magic and bad magic. For the time being though I think, I will ...
- 13604: Woman Warrior
- ... it. The story of Kao Chung also illustrates this point. This hero eats five chickens and drinks ten bottles of wine prior to slaying a sea-monster. The scholar-hunter Wei Pang was also a great eater; in fact, he was the most fantastic according to the narrator. He shoots a glowing sphere composed of flesh with eyes in it, and then eats it with his servant. Bye eating, these two ...
- 13605: Dante's Inferno: The Guardians of the Inferno
- ... hated others. Phlegyas is a good example of how the guardian can portray the people he guards. The Furies are the guardians of Circle VI, the Heretics. They are the avenging goddesses who went after great sinners. They symbolize remorse that does not lead to repentance. This is how the Heretics are. They deeply feel remorse for the fact they interpreted things outside the judgment of the Church, preferring their own ...
- 13606: Women Hollering Creek
- ... our pain. An example of this is when the author is describing the telenovas, "But passion in its purest crystalline essence. The kind the books and songs and telenovelas describe when one finds, finally, the great love of one's life, and does whatever one can, must do, at whatever the cost (168)". Is this what Cleofila has? We as readers can see that she does not have this "passion." But ...
- 13607: The Accidental Tourest
- ... all seemed to have simply befallen him. He couldn't think of a single major act he had managed of his own accord."(339) In thinking this, Macon is realizing that he has dedicated a great deal of time using systems and finding other ways to organize and control the minor aspects of his life, however he has never put much thought, or attempted to take much control of the major ...
- 13608: The Abstract Wild
- ... in his claim that the solution of preserving the wild begins with language. Language is the basis of how we express our ideas, morals, and values. Unfortunately, this is another area in which megatechnology has great control over. In years past, it was the courageous activity of counter-cultures, such as the Beats and the Hippies, that strayed from corporate and government control. These groups began to create their own language ...
- 13609: Tennessee Williams - Outcasts In His Plays
- ... the fact is that his plays and other writings are pregnant with possibilities for scholarly research. Even if we except from examination the new material recently made available by the Williams estate, there is a great deal to be discovered about this playwright. If we include this newly-available material--and, as scholars, we must--it is entirely possible that we will be inundated, over the next few years, with so ...
- 13610: Womens Writing The Powe And Th
- ... a future in which ethical differences (along sexual and other social lines) might flourish. (Fraser, 1995, p273), will we see a waning of feminism or a flourishing? I would posit that feminist writing still has great leaps and bounds go and has now has a solid basis for advancement. Recent texts by women have helped to change the very fabric of society, and it is through women s influence in universities ...
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