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Category: / Literature / Novels
by John
Stienbeck. I must admit, this book was very boring to read. It's not
very long, only about 200 pages, but it seemed like much more. I
wasn't too interested in this book. I felt having to read this book
was a chore. Although the book…
Category: / Literature / Novels
the book “Tripmaster Monkey” to get back to his cultural roots and Asian culture. He is trying to find himself through theatre and to open up a new avenue for his people. There are numerous examples of this throughout the book as he is writing his…
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downfall of a noble man who goes from being revered as "O' valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!" (I,ii,24)at the beginning of the play to being reviled as "abhorred tyrant" (V, vii, 10) by play's end. The play unfolds this downward spiral from heroism…
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as “sympathetic and generous” or “natural, following one’s nature.” The term mercy combines these ideas into a fitting idea in the play. Mercy can be defined as “kind and considerate treatment that you show someone, especially when you forgive…
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of whether the ghosts of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel are real. They seem to only appear to the governess and she is the only one who admits to seeing them. F. W. H. Myers recognized apparitions as "a manifestation of persistent personal energy,…
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that the
fluctuation in attitude to the dual role and situation and tribulations
imposed upon the character of Viola/Cesario ends up in a better
understanding of both sexes, and thus, allows Viola to have a better
understanding for Orsino.…
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Amy Tan explores the clash of cultures between a first-generation Chinese-American daughter, Jing-mei, and her mother, Suyan, a Chinese immigrant. Suyan is certain that Jing-mei can become a prodigy if she only tries hard enough. At first Jing-mei…
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by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom, the main character, possesses a trait that sanctifies him from the rest of the characters. Uncle Tom’s faith is his source of strength throughout the novel. This is portrayed socially, emotionally, physically,…
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was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It is a realistic, although fictional view of slavery. The main characters in this story are Uncle Tom, Eliza and George Harris. Uncle Tom is a pious, trustworthy, slave. He never wrongs anyone and always obeys…
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Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger 1953), is a novel told in an autobiographical manner which tracks Holden Caulfield on his two day sojourn through 1950’s New York City. This short twentieth century novel delves…
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