1. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one‚” he told me‚ “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” (p. 1) 2. "… there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget: a singing compulsion‚ a whispered “Listen‚” a promise that she had done gay‚ exciting things just a while since and that there were gay‚ exciting things hovering in the next hour." (p. 11) 3. "The idea is if we don’t look out the white
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Catcher in the Rye chapters 1-18 Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger has intrigued me. I love the way the author writes. It is like Holden is talking right to me‚ telling me all the things that have happened to him. Salinger does leave a little to my imagination. I am always guessing what Holden is really feeling or thinking. Holden’s outlook and perspective on life are displayed on each page and I can hardly ever put the book down. There are many aspects of this book that I truly enjoy. The complex
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not towards childish pursuits but to an eager desire to learn” (19). “Learn from me‚ if not by my precepts‚ at least by my example‚ how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world‚ than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow” (31). • I will use these quotes to explain how Victor’s craving for knowledge is one of the factors that results in his madness. “After days and nights of incredible labour and fatigue
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zebra dies‚ the hyena attacks the orang-utan ("The hyena jumped over the remains of the zebra and made for Orange Juice." page 119). The ape is killed and Pi is afraid for his own life as well‚ discovering the tiger is still there. Then he explains how Richard came by his name. Chapter 49&50 Pi hasn’t eaten anything for three days and starts searching for drinking water. Not afraid anymore of the hyena because of the presence of the tiger‚ he describes the lifeboat. Chapter 51&52 He
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of the Lotus Eaters‚ people who devour the lotus: fruit and flower. We dispatched onto the coast of the land and mingled with the natives. No direct threat to our men‚ our warriors‚ purely the lotus to eat. The Lotus Eaters told us of the delicacy‚ how fortunate we would be if we took a bite of just a little bit. Only one man did not eat the saccharine flower. We immediately forgot about our wants to return‚ our only thoughts being to consume the Lotus. Our previous thoughts were
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Every day‚ Mike Hawk rolls out of the left side of his queen sized bed and tiredly shuffles to his dresser to turn off his alarm clock. His wife won’t get up for another 2 hours‚ so Mike throws on his Carhartt overalls and plaid shirt then heads downstairs for breakfast. Mike was never allowed sweets and rarely received milk as a child so his breakfast consists of: unfrosted cornflakes with no milk‚ for energy and muscle building he drinks a glass of createne and water‚ and a Viagra because it in
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The narrators explain how their search of Emily’s house went: ““But miss Emily-” “see colonial Sartoris.” “I have no taxes in Jefferson. Tobe!” the negro appeared‚ “Show these gentlemen out.”(Faulkner‚ 1.14) Emily prevented her interview by kicking the colonial Sartoris out
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breaks down‚ nevertheless the walls fall and the flood arrives. 14. . Janie’s bulwark against Jody’s abusive personality was silence‚ although it seemed like she didn’t. 15. Although Janie has been feeling ambivalent towards other partners in her relationships‚ she is assured of the love bond between her and TeaCake. 16. Tea Cake has observed how Janie recreates‚ Janie discerns Tea Cake’s good volitions. 17. Nanny cerebrates that the remarks Janie makes about Logan are vitriolic; She always seems
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located halfway between West Egg and New York. - Symbolizes moral decay of the Eggs‚ meaning it’s just as ugly on the inside than the outside of East Egg and West Egg. - Page 23: “This is the valley of ashes- a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens…” Foreshadow: - Guests mill around exchanging rumors about Gatsby- no one seems to know the truth about Gatsby’s wealth or personal history‚ - Indicates the novel will be about the unraveling
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Like Pi‚ he shares an ‘abiding interest’ in animals and this leads him into the zoo business. Although the reader does not get to know Father in great detail‚ Pi paints him as a man with many who is frank and straight forward‚ even somewhat eccentric. After
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