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but throughout the novel in its structure and in the references Eco brings in. The reader thus becomes aware that the novel is wor...

or around the bend. In Two Cities, Dickens uses a great deal of foreshadowing, and it starts with the very first line. "It was th...

is, its probably Elizabeth, a young mother of six who, more than most, seems to have one foot in the strict Kirshner sect and the ...

Herodotus (Vidal). Herodotus was an actual historical figure, known as both the "father of history" and the "father of lies." Here...

movement, and the technical developments of the 1980s" (Neuromancer, William Gibson). The word "neuromancer" is a compound: "neuro...

This 3 page paper discusses the novel “Michael’s War,” about the IRA. Bibliography lists 4 sources. ...

as we can see from works such as Toni Morrisons Beloved, slavery was a moral and psychological evil whose effects were felt -- and...

a duel with Danceny which has been orchestrated by his nemesis Merteuil, and she in turn has her reputation and physical beauty de...

better protected, with individuals warned that flood waters were coming and they should evacuate. Its likely that a wealthier 9th ...

The history of ancient Rome revolves largely around warfare. There was, however, a time in Roman history when...

and Barnes are the same person. What is clear is that Hemingways experiences make Barnes seem very real. So does Hemingways famou...

beginning of this stanza creates an image that says to the reader that the nature is hard; it "mows" you down. Society tries to im...

there. He has grown up in a society that talks about the World State and so he is curious. He is a reader of Shakespeare and a man...

readers. However, if my own ignorance in sea affairs shall have led me to commit some mistakes, I alone am answerable for them" (S...

311, Cassander held 13-year-old Alexander IV, Alexander the Greats only surviving heir and his mother captive and he had them both...

on the development of an exploitative tourist industry in Antigua. Achebe takes a very different perspective than Kincaid in tha...

over other sleeping drunks as he tottered to the bars of the cell (Baca 2001). He father tried to take his hand, but his mother "y...

is clearly separated from the white world or the modern world. In Cocoas remarks she is illustrating that the "whole story...

how to save her legs and he and Buckley become almost inseparable. However, in the background, Jack makes it clear that he still c...

is the protagonist in the story for it is her story we are essentially watching, although we are watching it often through the liv...

of the First World War. The first war of the modern era represents a vast social issue and a great change in all human affairs. ...

(Welch 391). In both of these instances, Welch uses descriptive language to set the tone for what Fools Crow is feeling and thinki...

youth, that skill, that sport, could life hold meaning. At one point in the book the character states, "youre famous at eighteen, ...

his boyhood days. He meets Lolita and instantly desires her, doing anything he can to be near her, even agreeing to marry Lolit...

expand from merely entertaining to entertaining while instructing (Realism). At the time of the movements launch, much of art and ...

is somewhat of Pyles slave. His name is Richard and he is a clearly psychopathic killer as well as an artist. He draws pictures th...

to it that such a crime was punishable by death. After all, behavior so unbecoming of a religious devotee deserved no less....

nowhere, even in his hometown of Oak Park, Illinois. So he joined fellow writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald on a seemingly endless ...

now wealthy and has achieved all he set out to do. In this chapter we see many different things which tell us that Jay is nothing ...

live up to its name with a great deal of glass, chrome and a lot of managers and executives with a great deal of attitude but few ...