place where the witches go at night to have meetings. They see it as a home of the devil. Possibly the Puritans made up things about the forest trying to keep the people from the Natural Law. They wanted people to believe in the Puritan Law. This is what Hawthorne is trying to get across. However Hawthorne makes a mistake. He tries to make the Puritans look bad. For example‚ in chapter 21‚ Hawthorne writes‚ "Their immediate posterity‚ the generation next to the early emigrants‚ wore the blackest shade
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everybody in the area‚ and news spreads fast throughout the people. In the beginning‚ the constant talk about how immature Tom is through his actions. His actions include lying and sneaking out‚ it’s as if Tom does whatever he wants. Tom becomes in trouble no matter where he is because he always does something that isn’t right from being in school‚ church‚ and at home. But‚ this changes as the novel progresses. As the novel progresses‚ Tom’s actions become more and more noticed throughout the community
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portrayed as very perceptive; she sees and‚ for the most part‚ understands everything that is happening. Using this‚ Pearl pushes other characters in the story to think about things in a different way‚ or remind them of something. Most of the time‚ she does this in the form of reminding Hester and others about Hester sin. Let’s delve deeper into Pearl’s character and her role in The Scarlet Letter. Pearl is very perceptive. She sees everything the other characters do‚ and tries to understand them. This
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Gatsby Essay Rough Rough Draft What colors mean anything to you? Do certain things stand out from the ordinary to you in a way that brings back a specific memory or a certain trait of yourself or someone you know? In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald uses color as a symbol throughout the novel. Colors can be used as foreshadowing in stories‚ commonly used to depict feelings of a character. These colors are used to create several settings throughout the book‚ along with several moods and are most definitely
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himself … 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” (Fitzgerald 98). In this classic rags-to-riches tale‚ a poor young man sees what the world has to offer‚ and he does everything he can to have it all. He constructs a new identity‚ one that embodies wealth‚ class‚ and power. He acts like royalty and is treated appropriately. Gatsby constructs a version of himself that is mysterious‚ wealthy‚ and
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and because Tom was black‚ even his lawyer Atticus Finch knew that he would lose the case. “People generally see what they look for‚ and hear what they listen for” (Lee‚ 1960‚ p.232). This quote is an example of how the judge and public viewed blacks. They only focused and made up things about blacks that were not positive. They did not listen to how the color of someone’s skin does not make someone’s decisions. Therefore‚ Tom had no chance of winning. If people did not assume that Tom was a rapist
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Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953. He wrote it because he wanted to get his message across. In the 1950’s Arthur Miller was summoned by the House of Committee on un-american activities. He was accused of being a communist. Miller was trying to get his message that the society has turned into a hypocritical society. During the 1950’s the U.S senator John McCarthy was accusing everyone who would be a threat as a communist. Since Arthur Miller was a political advocate who was against the inequalities
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It seems that there is always something beyond the horizon‚ beyond the sunset‚ beyond our reality and beyond our lives. Something bigger‚ but at the same time smaller. A whole new world‚ or age‚ even. It is greater than us‚ it is even greater than what we ever dared to think‚ but perfectly fits in a stack of paper. This is literature. Unlike the common understanding that it is the most agreeable way of ignoring life‚ however‚ this essay will illustrate just the opposite. Because we write not to forget
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society. Also‚ holding it gives you the right to speak in the children’s democratic civilized meetings. When Ralph and his civilized society falls apart‚ the respect for the Conch does too. Finally‚ when Piggy is killed the conch is broken into many pieces. Savagery has complete control and there is no civilization. What was an integral part of the civilized society is now shattered and savagery has free reign. Again‚ these correlations prove the fact that the Conch is a symbol of civilization in
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life around. The green light symbolizes Gatsby’s dream of finally winning Daisy’s heart and picking up their long-lost relationship right where it had left off. This dream is unattainable because Daisy had created her own life without Jay. She was married to a man named Tom Buchanan and even had her own daughter who Daisy hoped would grow up to be “a beautiful little fool” (Fitzgerald‚ 20). This is represented by the distance of the green light across the bay. Not only does this separate Jay Gatsby and
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