"How to shoot an elephant" and "Empty Seat" caparisons In "Shooting an Elephant" The main characters biggest conflict was to shoot an elephant. This was something he did not and typically under the circumstances would not have done‚ but felt compelled and pressured to do so. If it weren’t for the watching Indians this story may have turned out differently. He felt as if he had to do it‚ cause by not doing it would have been like him demonstrating his and his native country weakness. Being in a
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“He had never slept in a better bed‚ Rainsford decided.” As morning comes Rainsford is awaken by the shouting of a man‚ a more familiar voice says Rainsford quietly to himself. Beyond his belief he stumbles to the window of the chateau to see Whitney yelling for help from the wrecked boat. Rainsford says he’s back to find his friend who he had lost only but four days ago. Rainsford stumbles down the steps and greets his friend just as Zaroff had met him at the door. Rainsford brings Whitney in and
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The five hunters I had never slept in a beter bed‚ thought Sanger Rainsford. Bang! Thunder like a gun fired in the sky and woke Rainsford up from a deep comfortable sleep. Rainsford ‚ unable to go back to sleep‚ went to the window. The sky was night black with clouds. Lightning for a moment‚ lite up the beach And rainsford saw six dead black dog lying on the Scarlet sand‚ their necks snapped or split wide open.A pair of bloody footprints lead to the building gate . what a horrendous storm
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On Planet Drosnin‚ a werewolf and a young boy must defeat a wicked dictator destined to take over the planet with magic plants that have the ability to create fantastic powers. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: HECTOR (50) a malevolent dictator on the Planet Drosnin‚ wants to take over the planet with magical plants that grow deep in the green jungle. He runs factories that pollute the planet. He enslaves children and Indigenous Warriors and forces them to work at the factories. It’s up to werewolf JACOB (50) to
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General Zaroff is uncivilized because he does not value human life. He constantly uses others for his own enjoyment‚ with no regard for their well-being. For one thing‚ when Rainsford confronts Zaroff about his behavior‚ Zaroff argues that “‘Life is for the strong‚ to be lived by the strong‚ and‚ if needed‚ to be taken by the strong… I am strong. Why should I not use my gift?’” (8). Zaroff’s declaration establishes that he does not believe that people’s lives are worth anything. He says that since
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According to Publishers Weekly‚ “Avi’s plot is engineered for maximum thrills with twists‚ turns and treachery aplenty. A page turner that will leave readers hoping for a sequel.” Crispin‚ The Cross of Lead is a truly fascinating book that readers will pick up and not be able to put down. Some may argue that the book is too long and boring‚ but the slow-paced storyline makes the story have more depth with the characters‚ adventures and gives way for plot twists. In Crispin‚ The Cross of Lead the
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John Thornton goes on a walk the next day to try and clear his mind. He’s thinking about how he and his dogs need to get to Dawson and how are they going to get there‚ while he’s thinking about this he trips on tree roots and falls on his face. He then gets up and sees what he tripped over when he sees it was a tree root he looks up and sees trees that’s when the idea hits him he can use those trees and the rope back at camp to make a raft. He turns around and goes straight back to the camp where
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You are not going to believe what happened to me on my way to go hunt. The whole problem started when my cruise was passing by Shipwreck Island. I was outside enjoying a cigar in the middle of the night when i suddenly heard a gunshot. Me being curious I decided I wanted to have a better look at where i heard the gunshot come from‚ I decided to stand on the rail to have a better advantege point. While looking around on top of the rail i dropped my cigar‚ when i reached for it I leaned to far over
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Human beings are naturally both evil and good. Some people may never show their good side‚ some may never show their evil side‚ and some may show both. Certain situations‚ like stranded on an island fighting for survival‚ may bring out the worst in people‚ which is exactly what William Golding showed us in Lord Of The Flies. Jack turns evil very quickly in this story. He focuses on hunting for meat which brings out the violent side of Jack. The hunting and killing persuaded Jack to let evil take
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The Treasures of Alpheus Winterborn written by John Bellairs is about a boy named Anthony Monday. Anthony lives in small town named Hoosac‚ Minnesota where everyone knows everyone. With money problems the Monday’s are struggling‚ so Anthony decides to get a job. During his job which is at the public library he finds a mysterious note‚ which later turns out to be a clue to a treasure. This note followed one after the other leading to an adventure to find the treasure which is supposedly left by the
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