murder. Carl Lee confronts his lawyer‚ Jake Brigance ‚ about similar cases where the white criminals were let off or given light sentences for similar charges‚ which enrages Carl Lee further. Carl Lee asks if Jake will stand by him in a jam‚ Jake promises he will. The next morning Carl Lee shoots the two men on the way to their arraignment‚ both men die and a cop is shot and loses his leg. Carl Lee is immediately arrested for the murder of the two men‚ as promised Jake stands by his side. Carl Lee confesses
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obstacle that causes distresses between the main character‚ Jake and his life. Along with alcohol‚ promiscuity is prevalent throughout the novel. The heroine of the novel‚ Brett‚ displays the theme of promiscuity throughout the novel. She uses her sheer beauty and charming personality to lure men into her lonely life. The themes of alcohol and promiscuity intertwine with the Lost Generation in this classic love saga. To begin‚ Jake Barnes the protagonist is a journalist in Paris. He spent
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Hemingway’s Hero Of the segments of American society scarred by the anguish of the First World War‚ the damage was most severe amongst the younger generation of that time. Youthful and impressionable‚ these people were immersed headlong into the furious medley of death and devastation. By the time the war had ended‚ many found that they could no longer accept what now seemed to be pretentious and contradictory moral standards of nations that could be capable of such atrocities. Some were able
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scene in the novel the protagonist Jake proves what an artificial distraction drunkenness is when he states‚ “Under the wine I lost the disgusted feeling and was happy. It seemed they were all such nice people‚” (Hemingway 150). Here you see the true loneliness of Jake that he covers up with alcohol and partying. When he sobers up he will remember how much his friends “disgusted” him. Without having a true sense of whom the people he associates himself with Jake will never get a true sense of identity
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to Alyssa’s body. Jake Ryan‚ her ex-boyfriend‚ processing the factors of trying to prove his innocence from being blamed for her death. Alyssa Mitchell’s dream was to go camping at the most beautiful camping site of all of California‚ Lake Otter Sea in Victorville. Her goal was to see the famous waterfall “The Presents of God‚” which gave everybody good luck in the long run. Her graduation gift was to see the beautiful scenery‚ but also to spend some time with her boyfriend Jake Ryan and their group
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A 10-Minute One Act Play Help Wanted By G. L. Horton copyright © 2003 Geralyn Horton CHARACTERS JAKE: 40’s‚ managerial type. TERESA: late 50’s‚ a gentle elementary school teacher. MERRIK: late 30’s‚ a born-again Christian. DEBBIE: 30’s‚ bright‚ tough‚ and angry. KIM‚ 20’s‚ waif like‚ depressed. Time/Place/Scene: A suburban church basement‚ used as the office of a nonprofit support service for the unemployed‚ with a couple of desks‚ an elaborate answering machine with two phones:
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because they persevered. In most cases‚ people will need to persevere to succeed and gain other benefits. Succeeding is the best you will get from persevering‚ but it doesn’t come that easily! In this story Rogue Wave by Theodore Taylor‚ Scoot and Sully were on the Sea Dog on the Pacific Ocean near Baja California. Suddenly‚ they get hit by a rogue wave and Scoot happens
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a broken marriage. The main characters‚ Jake and Maggie‚ are both separated from their partners. They become lovers. Unfortunately‚ their ex-husband and ex-wife get problem and need their help. They are facing a huge test‚ testing whether they are deeply loved with each other or not. Kent Connedicut is picturesque beckons to both Jake and Maggie. They are involved in a dramatics group and are introduced by Samantha who is also from a broken marriage. Jake and Maggie finally fall in love and have
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social creatures due to our need to learn‚ to communicate with one and another and to belong. In the short story “A Few Notes For Orpheus” by Don Bailey‚ looks back on the childhood of a man We‚ as readers‚ experience the separation of the protagonist‚ Jake‚ from his parents. Throughout the story‚ many symbols arise that conveys a deeper meaning towards the central theme of the short story. It shows how even though families are separated through distance‚ they can still be brought together when the situation
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comparison to the women around her. It is from this perspective that the secondary female characters in the novel become particularly interesting. These other woman function in a variety of ways‚ from the promotion of lost-generation values‚ to reminding Jake of what he has lost‚ to setting Brett Ashley in relief‚ juxtaposed against alternate models of feminine behavior." (Nagel 99-100) • "Lady Brett Ashley best encapsulates the beauty of being "lost." She represents the dead aristocracy and constantly
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