Page 50. “Perhaps I should not have been a fisherman‚ he thought. But that was the thing that I was born for.” Page 10. “Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.” I think the mere fact that a man of his age is so unyielding in his decision to continue fishing proves his own resolute determination. He is obviously encumbered by a number of physical weaknesses that come with old age‚ and yet it is this cheerful and undeafeated
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The story-Huckleberry Finn-is written mostly using nefarious characters supporting the same immoral ideas. Ideas contradicting the protagonist. The quest to reach freedom in certain chapters becomes futile. But‚ the freedom-seekers do not quell to accomplish their journey. Jim an Huck have been deprived from their freedom and enmity was a part of daily life. I agree with “Leo Marx from Mr. Eliot‚ Mr. Trilling‚ and Huckleberry Fin” that in the end they are back to the beginning. Despite Jim’s declaration
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The passage is organized in a sequence of events where the reader thinks Hester and William’s relationship is not very good or strong‚ but after revealing what the topic is the couple are discussing the reader begins to see introduced conflict. Later on in the passage when the husband reveals his experience it shows the reader that the couple loves each other still. When the author is introducing the characters‚ it tells what a strong willed woman Hester is. Willa Cather‚ the author‚ gives direct
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you go read Book 1 - Collared or you will have no idea what is going on. Light streaked in the heavens as the pair made their way carefully over the uncertain terrain. The boy’s footing was surer than the girl’s‚ though both made good time‚ both were used to the sort of scrambling required to move quickly over the rocky hills‚ wary of unseen holes that threatened to roll an ankle. The boy was ahead of the girl‚ moving swiftly‚ threatening to leave her behind‚ if only because
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Entry 1 The book starts off with Monsieur Meursault’s mothers’ death and he received a telegram from the home he put her in saying‚ “Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.” (3) He responds to the telegram saying‚ “That doesn’t mean anything.” (3) This makes the reader think that he doesn’t really care for his mother and maybe he didn’t like her especially since when he asked his boss for a couple days off and his boss looked angry he said “it wasn’t my fault” (3) and “I didn’t have
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Simmy Shah Quotes | Commentary | “When I think of them now‚ I think of how they probably seen nearly as little world as I had by that time” (5). | This quote displays the importance of the first person point of view in this novel. The unique perspective from Ginny not only allows the reader to view the events from her own angle‚ but it also allows the readers to understand her personality. In addition‚ this quote describes the tragedy of the farmer’s life: no new possibilities of adventure
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The reader knows that “all was not right” because it says in the chapter “The sickness began with chills‚ headache‚ and a painful aching in the back‚ arms‚ and legs. A high fever developed accompanied by constipation. This stage lasted around three days‚ and then the fever suddenly broke and the patient seemed to recover. But only for a few short hours.” This quotation is showing us that this fever wasn’t like the ones they had. Normally their fevers would be able to go down because of the medicine
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Chapter One I can relate to Holden Caulfiled because he refuses to talk about his early life. I do not like to talk about my early life because those memories can be very emotional. Holden seems to not like his brother D.B. because he hints that he is bitter because he sold out to Hollywood. Unlike me‚ my brother and I get along very well. Holden also goes to a private school called Pencey Prep‚ and does not seem to like it. He is failing many of his classes. I am a bright kid‚ but I
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This quotation shows pain is a very good thing which pain makes people grow up. Just like people learn from their mistakes‚ pain is also a way to teach people some lessons. No pain no gain‚ because of the pain we learn and we know our life is difficult. We know our path of life is full of ups and downs. During this path we become more mature. This quotation reminds me of the crime that happened around Middle East which the kids didn’t have a safe life and they are live in dangerous everyday. This
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The Good Earth Essay The Good Earth by Pearl Buck provides an excellent form of archetypal structure. It shows how nature is clean and pure‚ while the mechanistic world is corrupt and evil. There are many ways that it can be proven‚ yet only three are really stressed throughout the novel. The three stressed throughout the novel the entire time are‚ nature providing‚ money corrupting‚ and how the law of the land is the only right way. That was why‚ in The Good Earth‚ the archetypal structure
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