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- 2841: A Comparison Of The Magic In "The Rocking-Horse Winner" And "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"
- ... the angel, but the townspeople and tourists do. They wish for things even when others before them don't have their miracles exactly met. It is hinted in the Lawrence story that Paul may have lived if he hadn't been so greedy. He wasn't full of greed like his parents, but the mysterious voices of the house drove him to greed to rid the house of them. To start ...
- 2842: A Lesson Before Dying: Mr. Wiggins
- ... trial and the times being what they were, he was convicted with very little doubt that he would be found innocent. Miss Emma, his godmother was afraid that he would die a hog and have lived a meaningless life. She wanted him "Not to crawl to the white man, but to get up and walk to him at the end." At first Mr. Wiggins was not very concerned about Jefferson, he ...
- 2843: Great Expectations: Pip
- ... in Pip's life is characterized in several ways. First of all, there is a physical change, when he moves to London. That just accentuates the difference between the two ³lives.² Before, he lived in a small town that was near some marshes, both of which reflect the ³common² side of his life. London is seen by Pip as a great and wonderful city which symbolizes his expectations ...
- 2844: Hemingway's "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" And His Life
- ... was nothing that he knew too well. It was all a nothing and a men was nothing too. It was only that and light was all it needed and a certain cleanness and order. Some lived in it and never felt it but he knew it all was nada. Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name..." and he goes on from there. It first seemed like gibberish to ...
- 2845: A Summary Of A Christmas Carol
- ... from which we are to understand the past, present, and future of an unhappy man. 6.) Life in the 1800's was one of simplicity, everyone seemed to know each other in their area. People lived and worked in their neighborhood, which brought a greater sense of community and family values. Some Christmas customs were hanging candles from a tree instead of ornaments. Holidays always seemed to be a gathering of ...
- 2846: Great Expectations: God's Law Vs. Human Law
- ... their effect upon myself and those around me. Their influence on my own character, I disguised from my recognition as much as possible, but I knew very well that it was not all good. I lived in a state of chronic uneasiness respecting my behaviour to Joe. My conscience was not by any means comfortable about Biddy. (256) He goes into great debt in his attempts to distract himself from this ...
- 2847: Summary Of 1984
- ... with. That way,any possible threat to the Party could be wiped out of existence. The world had been divided into three large countries: Eurasia, Eastasia, and Oceania. Oceania was the country in which Winston lived, and the Party controlled. The three countries were constantly at war with one another. Oceania may be allies with Eastasia and at war with Eurasia one month, and the exact opposite the next. But whoever ...
- 2848: Frankenstein: What Makes It A Gothic Novel?
- ... who is shunned by all of mankind yet still feels and yearns for love. The monster then seeks revenge for his life of loneliness and misery. The setting can bring about these feelings of short-lived happiness, loneliness, isolation, and despair. Shelly's writing shows how the varied and dramatic settings of Frankenstein can create the atmosphere of the novel and can also cause or hinder the actions of Frankenstein and ...
- 2849: Charles Dickens: Biography
- ... performed in modern dramatizations. Dickens was born into a poor family. When he was 12 his father was imprisoned for debt. Dickens was removed from school and put to work in a blacking factory. He lived alone in a lodging house in North London. His father received inheritance after a few months and Charles finally returned to school, but his money troubles were not over. When he was 15 he went ...
- 2850: "Fighting On Two Fronts": Henry Fleming In Red Badge Of Courage
- ... Most of these young boys were not prepared for war, and Henry Fleming was one of these boys. Henry Fleming's life in New York was routine. He had his normal share of friends and lived on a farm. When Henry got up in the mornings, he always knew exactly what the day had in store for him. This simple and boring life drove Henry to enlist. Henry wanted some excitement ...
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