novels‚ plot and character are usually subservient to idea and symbol. This makes The Woman in the Dunes something of an anomaly. Its plot is devious‚ addictive yet straightforward. An amateur entomologist arrives in a remote area of sand dunes with hopes of identifying a type of sand beetle. Night falls and the villagers offer him shelter in a ramshackle house at the bottom of a funnel-shaped pit of sand. Descent is possible only by means of a rope ladder. The occupant of the house‚ a young woman‚ spends
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Hansel And Gretel The story begins when Hansel and Gretel are walking to the forest with their stepmother and their father. They were told to cut wood and make a fire and to wait for them to come back. Hansel and Gretel waited for them the entire night but their father and stepmother never rerun to pick them up. Hansel who knew they where gonna be abandoned once again in the middle of the forest but this stone even deeper int the forest had prepared breadcrumbs and dipped them on the ground to make
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Act 1 Plot: When the play first opens we hear 3 strange witches standing in a field while it is thunder and lightening. They begin to chant spells and talk about their meeting with Macbeth as they vanish into thin air. Not to far from the field‚ there is a battle taking place‚ the King of Scotland is there with some of his followers. The king is much to old to fight for himself‚ so he sends to hear how his army is doing. A badly injured soldier then returns from battle to tell Duncan how dreadfully
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reaction and response after the murder. Climax The turning point in the conflict. Tension builds until the main character makes the key decision in the story. The climax is the appearance of Banquo’s ghost at Macbeth’s coronation celebration. Falling Action The events that occur after the main character makes the key decision in the story. Macbeth’s increasingly brutal murders (of Duncan’s servants‚ Banquo‚ Lady Macduff and her son); Macbeth’s second meeting with the witches; Macbeth’s final
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------------------------------------------------- Animal Farm: Plot Summary ‹ Previous PageNext Page › Manor Farm is a small farm in England run by the harsh and often drunk Mr. Jones. One night‚ a boar named Old Major gathers all the animals of Manor Farm together. Knowing that he will soon die‚ Old Major gives a speech in which he reveals to the animals that men cause all the misery that animals endure. Old Major says that all animals are equal and urges them to join together to rebel. He teaches
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An element to ANY ghost story is the recurrent conspiracy of silence‚ though not as scary atmosphere as later Arthur is condemned to a short silence upon triggering his haunting memories of his ghostly tale. A difference is shown when he previously feels a peaceful cheery family area until he resorts to feeling “an outsider to the circle”. Helping the rear to pitch the situation more‚ with the noun “outsider” heightening his uncomfortable feel of isolation. This to cause him to take a journey to
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12 Angry Men The plot of 12 Angry Men revolves around the murder trail of a Latino boy who is accused of killing his father. The conviction of the boy would mean a death sentence and the destiny of the boy’s life is in the hands of twelve male jurors of ranging personalities. The case seems open and shut with a murder weapon and several witnesses to place the boy at the scene of the crime. For eleven of the jurors the decision is apparent that the boy is guilty but for one juror‚ Mr. Davis (Henry
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Gilgamesh is one of the oldest literary works in the world. The story of Gilgamesh was originally found on twelve stone tablets. In the story‚ the acts of Gilgamesh do not please the men of Uruk so they complain to the gods that‚ " A goddess made him‚ strong as a savage bull‚ none can withstand his arms. No son is left with his father‚ for Gilgamesh takes them all; and is this the king‚ the shepherd of his people? His lust leaves no virgin to her lover‚ neither the warrior’s daughter nor the wife
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“Two Statuettes of two worshipers”‚ from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar)‚ Iraq‚ ca. 2700 BCE. Ever since the beginning of time man has always had an eye for art. They have always been fascinated by what they see. For the most part art has to this day great meaning. Ranging from a person’s play toy to a sculpture opening people’s eyes to a flash back in time where Gods ruled. The art work I chose “two Statuettes of two worshipers”‚ from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell
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the Arguellos. Nana becomes a big influence on the little girl‚ along with her parents‚ and the retaliation of the landowners and the Indians against one another. The girl and her brother will become innocent victims mostly because of her father‚ who will try desperately to hold on to their land for Mario�s future. Some of the damage done cannot be fixed and will remain permanent. It is a tragedy of money‚ power‚ and
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