nuance in etiquette‚ “The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg‚ Long Island‚ sprang from his Platonic conception of himself...So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent‚ and to this conception he was faithful to the end” (98). First off‚ this conception of himself‚ which started from the age of seventeen; and at this age‚ he may have thought it out differently from the way that things actually played out which in turn‚ laid the groundworks for discrepancies
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ Reverend Hale and the judges of Salem wish for John Proctor to “confess” to witchcraft‚ even though they know it to be false. Many factors play a part in the outcome‚ to which Proctor refuses to attest and is hanged. When John Proctor is accused of witchcraft‚ he refuses to confess to it. Reverend Hale pleads for him to manifest‚ but John protests and aspires to be truthful. The judges want him to confess because they believe that when the people see an honest
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compare the Salem Witch Trials to the Red Scare. In the play there were many antagonists and one main protagonist. John Proctor is the protagonist and hero of the play. John can even be considered to be a tragic hero. To be a tragic hero the character must be a noble or great person that has a flaw that causes the downfall of the character which then causes the character to suffer. John Proctor fits the definintion of a tragic hero because he has a flaw(or many in his case)‚ he suffers for it and in the
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disprove a person guilty of witchcraft. Attempting to show that Elizabeth Proctor is guilty of witchcraft‚ Mr. Cheever explains that the poppet he found could be evidence that Elizabeth stabbed Abigail Williams. He says of Reverend Parris‚ “Stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly‚ he draw a needle out. And demandin’ of her how she come to be so stabbed‚ she testify it were your wife’s familiar spirit pushed it in‚”(71) after he draws a needle out of the poppet’s stomach. Elizabeth and John explain
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they were supplied goods. Before Columbus’ explorations‚ a previous navigator had discovered that the world was round. Which then again gave Columbus the scheme to sail west rather than having to travel all the way around Europe and pass Africa. Signifying that Christopher was very skilled when it came to
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Dimmesdale a good or bad person what do you think? I believe that Dimmesdale is a good person that was just afraid and confused. Dimmesdale didn’t want to die or make things worse for Hester. That is the reason he didn’t confess to being the child’s father. He regretted not being there for her that’s why he would hurt himself for it. When everyone tried to get Pearl taken away from Hester Dimmesdale helped convinced the mayor to let Hester keep her child. “Therefore it is good for this poor
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and his mother‚ who were visiting New York City. As they traveled by subway‚ a gang of men climbed on board. This throng of men approached the mother and began to harass her. The young man‚ who quickly realized the intentions‚ separated his mother from the crowd. He was all that stood between the group of men and his mother. As they attempted to move him away‚ he stood firm. Facing the crowd with defiance his eyes glanced a small reflection‚ but before he could react he was stabbed. Bleeding to death
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Olufemi Akinrinlola English 1302 Professor R.Perrard June 29th‚ 2011 The Selfish Giant In short story‚ The Selfish Giant‚ there are many literary elements construed. Though the paper is meant for the eyes of children‚ there are many motifs that the adult eye can spot. Not only was the entire short story a metaphor to the rewards of selflessness‚ but also displays a sense of comparison within the ever changing seasons. The story begins with the children of the piece frolicking in the garden
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ignorant and exhibit prejudice to the individuals who provide nothing but benefit for society. John Proctor‚ a character in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ can be classified as one of these people. As the proverbial Christ figure‚ Proctor embodies a being that exhibits a multitude of characteristics including the confrontation of the evil in society‚ temptation towards evil‚ and conjointly‚ often being persecuted and made to suffer by his community. John Proctor indubitably is a paragon of such a being
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The “Greater Common Good” is an non-fiction essay by Booker- Prize winning author Arundhati Roy.The essay was written in 1999 surrounding the construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam as part of the Narmada Valley Project.The essay grew out of the author’s involvement in fighting the construction of Narmada river dams.In this essay‚the author tries to address the ramifications of the so called “Big Projects” taken up in the name of development‚specifically the construction of dams‚their environmental
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