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  • Quotes – Page 484 | Just Great DataBase

    Bird life aplenty is found in the sunny air, not all of it significant. Homer The Odyssey 0 What he’s telling us, his level smile implies, is for our own good. Everything will be all right soon. I promise. There will be peace. You must trust. You must go to sleep, like good children. He…

  • Quotes – Page 84 | Just Great DataBase

    The only thing you’ve got in this world is what you can sell. Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman 84 Well, in that hit you miss. She’ll not be hitWith Cupid’s arrow. She hath Dian’s wit,And, in strong proff of chastity well armed,From Love’s weak childish bow she lives uncharmed. She will not stay the…

  • Dilsey Gibson

    Dilsey is the only source of stability in the Compson household. She is the permanent black housekeeper of the Compson family. Her children and then grandchildren have been working in Compson’s house all their lives. She is the only character detached enough from the Compsons’ downfall to witness both the beginning and the end of…

  • The Poisonwood Bible Essays

    Race in Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible Set in the African Congo during the late 1950s through the 1980s, Barbara Kingsolver’s novel, The Poisonwood Bible, tells the story of the struggles of the Price family and the high price of independence for the African nation itself. Center to the story and the conflict between the…

  • John Steinbeck Quotes – Page 26 | Just Great DataBase

    …perhaps that might be the way to write this book–to open the page and to let the stories crawl in by themselves. John Steinbeck Cannery Row 4 How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can’t scare him—he…

  • The Ghost of Christmas Past

    The Ghost of Christmas Past is like a child and has a source of unquenchable, bright light—perhaps this is the best thing that people have in childhood and that they diligently seek to hide over time. The Ghost of Christmas Past comes to Scrooge and rediscovers the past, bringing Scrooge first to his childhood, where…

  • The Pretender

    This personage is mentioned twice in this satirical essay. His real name is James Francis Edward Stuart, and he was the son of King James II. During the Glorious Revolution in 1688 King James II was dethroned and replaced by William III and Mary II. James Francis Edward Stuart was a Roman Catholic. He himself…

  • Animal Farm Study Guide

    Animal Farm Study Guide Author: George Orwell Original title: Animal Farm: A Fairy Story Characters: Snowball, Napoleon, Clover, Boxer, Old Major, Muriel, Jones, Squealer, Moses the Raven Published: Published May 6th 2003 by NAL (first published August 17th 1945) ISBN 0452284244 (ISBN13: 9780452284241) George Orwell has always been a loud critic of the social wrongdoings…

  • Sherri “Cherry” Valance

    Cherry Valance is one of the dominant female personages in the story. Being a rich daughter, she allows herself some liberties and freedom of action. The girl is looking for Pony’s love, although it is impossible to say for sure about the reciprocity of their feelings. The guy perceives the heroine as a friend who…

  • Read Our Top College Essay Examples – Page 121 | Just Great DataBase

    Symbolism in Fahrenheit 451 Thesis Statement Ray Bradbury in Fahrenheit 451 uses forceful figurative language and imagery through suggestive symbols which depict and cover the main themes of the novel. Introduction In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, Montag’s escape through the river symbolizes his salvation, along… 2 298 words Fahrenheit 451 King Lear Visits Sigmund Freud…