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The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty - Character Study Of Walter Mitty
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 448.... When he was dropping off Mrs. Mitty, Mrs. Mitty told Walter Mitty
not to forget the overshoes he was sopposed to buy while in he was town.
Walter Mitty's reaction was "I don't need overshoes,"(88) but he did give
in to his wife in the end, and bought the overshoes. Another incident that
shows Walter Mitty is stubborn occurs when his wife told him to put his
gloves on, then Walter Mitty puts them on, but when his wife is out of site
he took them off immediately.
The most obvious trait of Walter Mitty is his constant day dreaming.
Throughout the whole story, .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1000.... himself in: "They went off, and I got aboard the raft, feeling bad and
low…Then I thought a minute, and says to myself, hold on,- s'pose you'd a
done right and give Jim up; would you felt better than you do now? No, says
I, I'd feel bad…" (p.127). Only a few weeks with Jim and still feeling
great ambivalence, Huck returns to the river to think. Twain tries here to
tell the reader how strong the "mob" really is, and only when totally alone
is Huck able to make the morally correct decision. The natural flowing and
calm of the river cause this deep-thought, showing how unnatural .....
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Walter Mitty's Pathetic Life
Number of pages: 1 | Number of words: 207.... for himself.
He automaticly assumed everyone was putting him down. He didn't even try to do
things for himself-parking his own car. He didn't have much confidence in
himself.
He daydreamed all the time about what he wanted to be because he didn't
have a very exiteing life. He dreamed he was a doctor, pilot, convict, etc. On
acount of his boring life he dreamed of having a realy exiting life.
His wife made him do things that he did not think were necessary, but he
did them anyway because he was afraid to stand up for himself. She made him
wear his boots and gloves a .....
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Soldiering & Symbolism
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 954.... as “Martial races.”
An interesting point that she makes about Martial races is that they have traditionally been set on the regional peripheries of a state. This makes it seem as though the only reason for their being allowed to remain part of the state is to protect it from outside invaders. With this kind of covered seclusion breeds contempt, both from the main stream people of the state as well as the “martial races” forced outside the framework of society for their differences. These people are looked upon as expendable, not needed for higher levels of society. .....
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Symbolism And Themes Of Catcher In The Rye
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1791.... and create a reoccurring idea
behind various symbols and a main theme of the progression of maturity and
reality. This reality and realization that Holden must face is that he is
unable to protect the innocence in the world from the cruel reality in
which we live in. In Holden’s first mind of thought he thinks it should be
his duty to protect the innocence.
Holden tells Phoebe he would like to be “the catcher in the rye”.
Holden throughout the novel always feels he has to protect innocence. When
Holden thinks of the catcher in the rye he thinks of “all these little .....
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Romeo And Juliet
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 392.... not have been able to see each
other. Both of these families were very stubborn and there was hardly
any thing that would have made them become friends. In the prologue
we learn that the only way the "strife" could be ended was by the
deaths of Romeo and Juliet. "Doth with their death bury their
parent's strife". (Romeo & Juliet, Prologue, l.8) Neither the
Montagues or the Capulets would have accepted the marriage. Keeping
the marriage a secret caused Romeo and Juliet to turn to other people
for help. Sometimes these people gave them the wrong advice or j .....
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A Clockwork Orange
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1720.... conditioned by governmental moral standards. This lack of personal moral
choice imposed upon Alex creates conflicting situations in which he has no
control over. This is apparent when trying to readjust into society. As
conflicts arise within the spectrum of criminal justice the main focus is
revolved around the corrections aspect of reforming the criminal element.
Within the confines of the seventies Londoner. The character, Alex is
created as the ultimate juvenile delinquent leading a small gang. Living within
his own world the use of old Londoner language .....
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Beloved: Sethe's Motivation For Killing Her Baby
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1616.... because, in Sethe's mind, her children are the only good and pure part of who she is and must be protected from the cruelty and the "dirtiness" of slavery(Morrison 251). In this respect, her act is that of love for her children. The selfishness of Sethe's act lies in her refusal to accept personal responsibility for her baby's death. Sethe's motivation is dichotomous in that she displays her love by mercifully sparing her daughter from a horrific life, yet Sethe refuses to acknowledge that her show of mercy is also murder.
Throughout Beloved, Sethe's character consistently .....
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