she had lived in deep seclusion‚ on account of certain scandalous stories" (Hawthorne 378). The widow had many love affairs when she was younger‚ including the three other men that received invitations to Dr. Heidegger’s house: Mr. Medbourne‚ Colonel Killigrew‚ and Mr. Gascoigne. Previously‚ these men had fought for her hand quite incessantly. "These three old gentlemen... had once been on the point of cutting each other’s throat for her sake" (Hawthorne 378). One can infer that the Widow Wycherly
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friends were unable to accept their evils and joys of life. In their youth Dr.Heidegger lost the love of his life accidentally‚ Mr.Gacoigne was a failed politician‚ Widow Wyckerly was concerned with her looks in youth‚ but old age took them‚ Colonel Killigrew fell prey to sins and Mr.Medborne lost all his fortune gambling. All friends used water from a fountain of youth‚ although Dr.Heidegger used it for a rose. Dr. Heidegger put a rose his fiancé gave him fifty years ago in the water. The water
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his provision of a backdrop for a psychological exploration of the themes of sin‚ repentance‚ and morality. (Merriman‚ 2007). In here‚ it can be attested that Hawthorne’S moralistic view is applied‚ because the when Mr. Medbourne‚ Mr. Gascon‚ Colonel Killigrew‚ Widow Wicherly were given chance to be young again‚ instead of becoming remorseful‚ they still committed the same mistakes they did before. How do the elements of fiction help support the theme? To further discuss how other elements of
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that everyone‚ even a respected doctor‚ could have secrets they are not proud of. All of the characters in the story stand for something and represent immoral ideas. Mr. Medbourne‚ an old merchant that made bad investments‚ represents greed. Colonel Killigrew wasted his best years on women and alcohol‚ representing wastefulness. Mr. Gascoigne was a ruined politician that was power hungry‚ representing misused power. The women that all three men fought over‚ Widow Wycherly‚ represents vanity. When
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“Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”: A Glimpse into Nathaniel Hawthorne’s View Being a classmate of with such greats which included future president Franklin Pierce and future poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow one could make the assumption that Nathaniel Hawthorne would be greatly successful as well. A great writer too many‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne has become one of America’s greatest writers. Hawthorne was a Novelist and short story writer and a central figure in the American Renaissance. He was most known
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this excerpt‚ Indrajit welcomes Colonel Mills and his wife at a party and he introduces him to his son‚ Jagat. The latter has a very defying attitude and starts a verbal fight ith the colonel‚ who is left speechless at the end of the passage. So as to study this text‚ we will study first a picture of the atmosphere between the Indians and the British during the colonization in India in the late 19Th century. Thenwe will study the verbal fight between Jagat and colonel Mills I- A picture of
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Colonel Magnus was more than aware that there were Special Operations teams watching his every move. He knew sending his own soldiers out to find them would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. He wished they had captured at least one; they might have been able to break him and find out where he was from. He was aware that the closest Special Operations units were the SEALs in Virginia and Special Forces at Fort Bragg; he wondered how they got them this far north. He units had successfully
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Characters: Alaska Young – buoyant and rebellious‚ Pudge falls head over heels in love with her‚ but she loves her boyfriend Justin. She’s the Colonel’s best friend on campus; her mother’s death has deeply affected her life. Chip Martin (“the Colonel”) – short‚ strong‚ and intelligent: he’s the mastermind behind almost all the pranks to the Weekday Warriors. He’s Pudge’s roommate and Alaska’s best friend. Mr. Starnes (“the Eagle”) – the dean of Culver Creek‚ people call him “the Eagle” because
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Irwin was processed‚ he met with the prison warden‚ Colonel Winter‚ as well as his aide‚ CPT Peretz. The Colonel seemed to be slightly intimidated as well as an admirer of the former General‚ as he asked Irwin to autograph his book. However‚ he did not have Irwin sign the book after all‚ when he was criticized for the memorabilia. Irwin mentioned that no one would keep this type of memorabilia after serving in a combat role. I believe the Colonel was attempting to understand “The First Step” the
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was the deadliest battle of Vietnam. Due to Hue City’s religious artifacts and buildings the allied forces were not allowed to use heavy artillery at the beginning of the war. This caused fierce building to building‚ block to block urban combat. Colonel Stanly S. Hughes was the allied commander of the 1st Marine Regiment. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He led the most destructive assault against the NVA that left the city in ruins but finally pushed the North Vietnamese out
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