The title‚ Great Expectations‚ is ironic because expectations are not usually great and Pip’s expectations are false. Inheriting the money‚ Pip now has the chance to become a gentleman and to have an easier life. But when this happens‚ Pip befriends Joe and also starts to act differently. Pip convinces himself that Miss Havisham is his benefactor. Also‚ Pip thinks that Miss Havisham wants him to marry Estella after he becomes a gentleman. Miss Havisham teaches Estella not to love men because
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but after finishing the book‚ my opinion has changed. I originally thought that the Native Americans were cruel people who killed innocent people for no reason. Since I read this book‚ I see that’s not true. In this novel‚ a sachem decided to befriend the pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower. He saw the pilgrims settle down and decided it was time to learn about them and trade with them. When the pilgrims first arrived at the new world‚ they saw Native Americans who attacked them and
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2: In Santa Croce with No Baedeker‚ we find that the tourists from England go on a visit to this place. The writer gives a picturesque description of the place. Moreover‚ here Lucy abandoned by her cousin happens to meet Emerson‚ who asks her to befriend his George. Lucy gets upset by this unexpected approach. Here Mr. Emerson also expresses sympathy for Lucy. But she becomes cold‚ and she
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In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ by Ken Kesey‚ the story is narrated by the Chief who recounts the tale of protagonist – Randle Patrick McMurphy. McMurphy is admitted to the mental institution and befriends the other patients in his ward and begins a grim struggle with Nurse Ratched. At the core‚ the story is about the struggle between order and chaos‚ and there is no freedom without a little chaos. Yet to maintain order there must be oppression. Whereas McMurphy flies at the seat of his pants
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Girl like Us‚ by Rachel Lloyd‚ is a memoir the author’s childhood traumatic experiences such as not feeling love by her mother‚ being abandended by her father‚ and molested by her stepfather. “As a girl you reserve your harshest judgment for your mother; as a woman‚ you see yourself‚ for better or for worse‚ in your daughter and you’re alternately frightened and envious. Yet your mother is the one person who is ‘supposed’ to love you and protect you‚ no matter what. It took me a long time to understand
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fairest‚ until one day its response was that Snow White had become the fairest of them all. This is when the evil Queen sends out for a Huntsman. The evil Queen wants Snow White dead‚ and her heart. But luckily for Snow White‚ the dwarfs she befriends saves her life several times from the evil Queen. The differences between the text and film‚ however‚ are vast and seemingly endless. The first difference noticed is in the beginning scene. In the text‚ the Queen wishes for a child to be as black
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When encountering Milton’s Satan and Shelley’s monster one can draw several striking parallels between their existence. Both are outcasts from their creator; each monster seeks an alliance in their exile; while on their journey of revenge‚ each monster tries to infiltrate those who are closest to their creator and; during each narrative‚ the monsters make choices which deliver them into ‘evil’. In their own way‚ they seek to be less like a ‘thing’ and exist more as a shadow of their creator.
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to George and Lennie‚ providing advices whenever they need help. Similar to Slim‚ Juan helps Kino make important decisions‚ telling him “You must be careful to see they do not cheat you” (the pearl 45). Slim‚ the respected leader of the mule team befriends George and Lennie. Later on‚ he protects Lennie when he gets in trouble
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City of Beasts centers on the adventures of Alexander Cold‚ a typical fifteen year-old boy. He goes to school‚ where he’s in band; he has a crush on a girl in his class‚ likes to rock-climb with his dad‚ fights with his sisters. Ordinary. But when his mother becomes ill‚ he is sent to stay with his grandmother‚ Kate‚ who is most untypical. She is a writer for International Geographic magazine‚ which seems to be modeled after another very popular magazine you guess which one. She is portrayed as
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There is a Spanish explorer in 1592 who was reduced into a slave. Cabeza De Vaca survived in the americas in 1592. Cabeza De Vaca survived even when he was a slave band Native tribe. Cabeza was smart enough to befriend a native band so he could get some food. One day he was smart enough to escape the slavers. Cabeza De Vaca was also Ex-Military. Cabeza De Vaca traveled to America by boat to establish colonies in Mexico and to reach Mexico city‚ but he landed near modern Tampa Bay‚ Florida. The captain
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