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African author Chinua Achebe argues that the extended metaphor that Conrad uses to relate his principal theme is founded on the vi...

ignore Lady Macbeths continual rants and her role in all of it. Just as the man who is "henpecked" claims that his wife drives him...

persons subconscious thoughts. Dreams harbor the repression of ones unconscious personality characteristics, a theory many ...

the heros quest is self-realization, with the glory being more internal than external, the awakening of inner strength and self-kn...

arrogantly contended that there should be no peaceful coexistence between man and nature. Instead, nature must be controlled to b...

the woman to his commander, but withdraws from the battlefield, refusing to fight in retaliation for the humiliation imposed upon ...

in a different time and place and almost seems like a fairy tale. Yet, if one were to consider that Socrates was a part of a cultu...

of this minister, and "his belief in Gods sense of humor and His fondness for neer-do-wells," inspired Sonny, as this fueled the ...

present Beowulf as a young hero, who is called upon by his fathers old friend King Hrothgar of Geatland, to defend his subjects ag...

Even in agrarian times, there was a task for everyone to do - and people were well occupied. As we moved into...

were planning to abdicate in favor of one of the women, that would be different, but hes not-he is dividing the kingdom without na...

be a relative of Geoffrey Chaucer. The poem features as its protagonist Sir Gawain, a nephew of King Arthur, who is revered by hi...

is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...

In five pages this paper discusses combat in the Somme, Waterloo, and Agincourt and considers what these battles reveal about huma...

subsequently preaches sermons about him, leading people to believe that he led the life of a saint. Ciapelletto is such a hypocri...

interrelationship of human beings with the forces of nature. He mentions that his own growth as a mature individual allows him to ...

and the imagination. However, he states that gaining an idea of self from the presentation given by the senses initially cannot re...

unknown to him. He grew up in a time where the country was changing. The Civil War had ended and he and his family possessed freed...

Shakespeares characters that the audience (or the reader) immediately understands will not have an easy time of it. The story of "...

although he makes it clear that it is not "Ghoul") calls on the Birling family of Yorkshire and although everything appears to be ...

Swift, "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, and "Heart of Darkness" by William Conrad. Gullivers Travels "Gullivers Travels" is a b...

Plato emphasizes the importance of maintaining self control in the face of eros, the importance of purging the passions of the fle...

the most important fact for the student to understand is what Fromm explains in the following section of Marxs Concept of Man (196...

manner in which both people and society are viewed. The very basis of the story is perhaps the biggest symbol, where Hester Prynn...

the result of the action he has taken and that such "psychic" revenge is having a far more powerful impact on him than any possibl...

any film based on a novel, there is much that is left out. And, interestingly enough, if it were up to anyone but Peter Jackson, t...

he was supposed to have picked up at this station has broken down, so he is delayed. He tries to make himself busy and during this...

large family and its members extraordinary lives gave her much company and entertainment (one brother married their cousin, the Co...

Rime of the Ancient Mariner reflects a significance quite distinguishable in its ability to address faith human conflict with mere...

the other; and, the law of contrast which is opposite the law of similarity where one thing or event may trigger or associate itse...