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    Analysis Of Tom Buchanan

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    Tom Buchanan is considered the main villain or antagonist of the story The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tom Buchanan possesses many unadmirable traits. He is a very racist man who believes that white people are the supreme and dominant race on Earth. He is also a violent man as he inflicts physical pain to other women. Firstly‚ Tom Buchanan is racist and his thoughts are that whites are the superior race among all human races. He makes several racist statements during his dinner with his

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    The Devil and Tom Walker

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    Tyler Laudeman Mrs. Mahan American Lit 23 October 2012 The Devil and Tom Walker “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving‚ takes place in the swamps of Massachusetts. Upon walking home one night Tom Walker decided to take a shortcut through the swamps. When Tom finds a deserted Indian fort in the woods he meets the devil. The devil makes Tom a deal. The deal that Tom could have all the gold he wanted if he gave the devil his soul. Washington Irving was a famous romanticist‚ focused on

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    prominent pieces is The Allegory of the Cave. The style of this writing piece is set as a dialogue‚ in which Plato’s brother‚ Glaucon and his mentor‚ Socrates are discussing a story. Despite Plato’s Allegory of the Cave being created thousands of years ago‚ there are strong themes and values instilled that are still prevalent today. The Allegory of the Cave tells the tale of three men‚ who have been chained prisoners for years. These men are helpless in a damp‚ dark cave with only a roaring fire in the

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    Philosophy‚ Plato’s The Allegory of the Cave‚ and the synopsis of The Matrix‚ there are many similarities as well as a few differences. One of the most notable differences that can be observed is that Meditations in First Philosophy begins and ends in the same reality‚ whereas The Allegory of the Cave and The Matrix begin with the deception of an alternate reality. Another difference that can be detected is the presence of forms in The Allegory of the Cave‚ which is Plato’s theory that there are

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    Per 2 12/2/13 “Allegory of the Cave” Character Analysis In the story “The Allegory of the Cave” by Plato‚ these three prisoners have lived in a cave their whole life‚ chained and only able to see this wall. On this wall the only thing they can see is shadows from people and objects doing things in front to make shadows. By only seeing these shadows and nothing else the prisoners have no idea about the outside world‚ as one of them are released he goes and looks at everything he has not

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    Washington Irving has taken a German story passed down from generation to generation‚ and brought it to American soil by placing its setting during the late 1700’s in New England. "The devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving contains many unrealistic events‚ stereotypes‚ and a few lessons and truths about life. Throughout the folktale "The Devil and Tom Walker" there are many unrealistic events. Most are related to the bargaining between Tom and the devil. This in itself is a extremely unrealistic

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    The Character of Tom Joad

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    The Character of Tom Joad In the novel The Grapes of Wrath‚ John Steinbeck delves deep into each character thoroughly. Throughout the book‚ Steinbeck uses intricate descriptions in order to depict the development and subtleties of each character. Each character has a unique personality that essentially develops into new qualities and attributes. Such development is seen in many characters throughout the book‚ including Rose of Sharon. She is seen as immature at the start of the book‚ but by the

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    The Beast in the Cave is a short story written by H.P. Lovecraft circa 1905 and published over a decade later in 1918. Like many other works by the author‚ thematically‚ it is a horror story. Antiquarian writing‚ a sense of helplessness‚ and a quiet tension bubbling beneath the surface all contribute to the overall feel of the plot. Born Howard Phillips Lovecraft in Providence‚ Rhode Island‚ H.P. Lovecraft was a relatively unknown writer in his time. It was only after his death in 1937 that he found

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    Plato’s Allegory of the Cave‚ a group of prisoners are chained inside a cave. The only thing the prisoners can see are shadows from events happening outside displayed on the wall. One of the prisoners is finally set free and leaves the cave. After seeing everything there is to see outside‚ he returns to the cave to inform the other prisoners of what awaits them. Instead of the other prisoners listening to him‚ they refuse to believe what he is saying. The focus of this story is not about what the prisoners

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    Tom Robinson's Innocence

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    others. Dill Harris’ innocence is lost when he witnesses the inequality during the trial‚ identifying him as a mockingbird. Tom Robinson‚ an African American man in the story‚ is an exceptional example of a mockingbird because Maycomb’s racial prejudice outweighs his innocence. The humble deeds of Arthur

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