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- 13721: Notre Dame
- ... the towers of Notre Dame. Claude Frollo's obsession, his schemes, and his evilness turned him from a man passionate about being a priest to a man whose only passion was for a woman. This great change caused him to lose all the things he has ever loved. It caused him to lose his dignity, his respect, his love from Quasimodo, and all things in his life. The theme of this ...
- 13722: Nine Guardians
- ... are oppressed the more the hatred grows. This hatred grew in all the Indians on Chactajal and it festered for hundreds of years. This is why the retaliation of the Indians on the Argόellos was great.
- 13723: Oliver Twist
- ... s a reflection of occurrences in Charles Dickens' past. During his childhood, Charles Dickens suffered much abuse from his parents. This abuse is often expressed in his novel. While at the orphanage, Oliver experienced a great amount of abuse. For example, while suffering from starvation and malnutrition for a long period of time, Oliver was chosen by the other boys at the orphanage to request more gruel at dinner one night ...
- 13724: Never Take Candy From Stranger
- ... society of the abuse that existed against children. The recurring theme of the wicked stepmother has appeared throughout many of the fairy tales. In the tale of "Hansel and Gretel", the unknown author goes into great detail describing the full extent of the stepmother's bad nature. The author carefully selects his diction in order to convey the negativity of the stepmother's character. He or she uses such words as ...
- 13725: Nihilism
- ... s of little use for Bazarov to deceive himself into thinking he can negate fate. "Yes, just try and set death aside. It sets you aside, and thats the end of it!" (283). Bazarov, the great nihilist of Russia encounters the strongest negation of all death. Nihilism as an idea has the potential to create alot of change. By relinquishing all forms of authority, institution and convention of value so thatsubordination ...
- 13726: No Exit And Its Existentialist
- ... honest with yourself - for once." (No Exit pgs. 38,39) I could not imagine a better description of bad faith short of Sartre's original work. Garcin had convinced himself that he was truly a great man, showing his disgust with violence by choosing not to participate in the war, or, was he truly just hiding the true motive for his desertion; fear? Sartre presents to us the situation of the ...
- 13727: Night, By Elie Wiesel
- ... his father were not very close emotionally. In fact, his father rarely showed emotion or concern toward family matters at all. Elies father was one of the leading men that the community held in great esteem. Yet Elies father did not approve of him wasting time with religion and readings of the cabbala, which formidably created a barrier of separation between father and son. The only bond between the ...
- 13728: Nine Stories
- ... alienation, as it distances people from the world they^ve known and lived in before. With no one to understand and comfort them, one has little to keep themselves happy and sane. Isolation leads to depression and suicide, which is why someone who can help keeps reality close by is so important, such as Esme was for Sgt. X. Esme provided comfort and security for Sgt. X, while no one could ...
- 13729: Louis XIV
- ... alliance was reactivated by William of Orange. By 1709, France was near to losing all it had gained over the past century. Louis' private life was also a wreck: his son, two grandsons, and a great grandson died. Instead of breaking down as was expected, he held himself together. He bore not only his personal losses, but also the losses France had suffered with remarkable grace. The Treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt ...
- 13730: Of Mice And Men - Lonliness
- ... gives her gifts such as cars, money and livestock to attract men. More recently, dowries are demanded by the groom and in many cases the brides family is forced to take out loans with great interest to satisfy his demands. Another example of sexism comes from the poorer regions of India where female infanticide is common. Female infanticide is the illegal act of abortion when the pregnant mother acquires knowledge ...
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