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- 2881: The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe: Love And Attraction
- ... with him into the city and go to see "movie-flicks" with him. Before the story ends, Marvin Macy is released from prison and returns to Cheehaw. Cousin Lymon, unaware of Miss Amelia's short-lived marriage to the criminal is fascinated by Marvin's adventurous life. He leaves Miss Amelia, never having returned her love, to travel with Marvin. Broken-hearted, Miss Amelia returns to her original reclusive style of ...
- 2882: Some Dreamers Of The Golden Dream: Imagery
- ... in their possession. The people place a "magical faith in the efficacy of the word" (p.19) for it governs how they act. For example, Lucille Miller says, "Ive always kind of just lived my life the way I wanted to." Her life is governed by her "love" for sex and money. However, the self-indulgent culture is not without consequence. Every year it brings a ...
- 2883: Pygmalion: Professor Higgins' Philosophy
- ... carriages, and one soul is as good as another. -Higgins, Act V Pygmalion. Higgins presents this theory to Eliza, in hope of justifying his treatment of her. This theory would be fine IF Higgins himself lived by it. Henry Higgins, however, lives by a variety of variations of this philosophy. It is easily seen how Higgins follows this theory. He is consistently rude towards Eliza, Mrs. Pearce, and his mother. His ...
- 2884: Moby Dick
- ... heritage from Europe, partly because there were successful literary genius' flourishing there. B. Herman Melville was born on August 1, 1819, he was the son of Allan and Maria Melville. During Herman's childhood he lived in the “good” neighborhoods of New York City. In 1832 Herman suffered tragedy when his father died after trying to cope with the stress of debts and misfortunes. After a short time in a ...
- 2885: Literature And Life: Of Human Bondage And Beyond
- In the novel Of Human Bondage , the reader comes across a truly magnificent quote on page 627. This quote is: "He had lived always in the future, and the present always, always had slipped through his fingers." In and of itself, this is a very powerful quote. However, it can be given even more power and significance if ...
- 2886: Biography Precis -- Black Boy
- ... north. They seem to consider that desire an implicit criticism of the South and thus of them. On the train north, Richard reflects on his life. He wonders why he believes that life could be lived more fully. His answer is that he acquired this belief from the books he read, which were critical of America and suggested that the country could be reshaped for the better. Wright seems to have ...
- 2887: Louis Tanner Of Destroying Angel And Rick Deckard Of Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep: Importance To The Thematic Development Of "moral Men In Immortal Worlds" And Body Mind Invasion
- ... in a certain fashion. Now l will compare it to how Rick Deckard in Do androids Dream of Electric Sheep developed the same themes. Was Rick Deckard a moral man in an immoral world? He lived in a world where humans were given classification such as chickenheads or specials if they didn't pass a mental exam. They were being judged by their own to see who was worthy to go ...
- 2888: Beloved
- ... with any respect, or proper care. Even modern day criminals, those that have murdered large numbers of people are treated more humanly then the average slave ever was. The life that the children would of lived would of been one of complete servitude, they would of never of known what it was like to live on their own and make their own decisions. This all goes back to the fact that ...
- 2889: The Heart Of Darkness: The Horror!
- ... time, bringing light and progress to the jungle. Kurtz, stripped away of his culture by the greed of other Europeans, stands both literally and figuratively naked. He has lost all restraint in himself and has lived off the land like an animal. He has been exposed to desire, yet cannot comprehend it. His horror tells us his mistakes and that of Europe's. His mistakes of greed for ivory, his mistakes ...
- 2890: Great Expectations: Themes Of Love, Redemption And Isolation
- ... he is embarrassed by what he regards as Joe's commonness and avoids his company. Pip's conscience makes him realise, Joe has more gentlemanly qualities than he himself possesses, his remorse however is short lived. When Pip's fortunes take a fall he is too ashamed to approach Joe and Biddy, their love is too strong however and are there for Pip in his hour of need. In Pip's ...
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