Category: Literature

  • Measure for Measure Summary

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    The play takes place in Vienna that is described as a completely spoiled city, full of promiscuous people, sexually-transmitted disease and perverted sex. The Duke of Vienna is deeply disappointed with this state of affairs and we see him lamenting and complaining that the city is too spoiled and the people need to be put…

  • The Call of the Wild Study Guide

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    The Call of the Wild Study Guide Author: Jack London Original title: The Call of the Wild “Call of the Wild” is a short adventure novel by American writer Jack London published in 1903. The novel relates to Jack London’s early work. Often it is classified as children’s literature since the main here is a…

  • As I Lay Dying Quotes – Page 2 | Just Great DataBase

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    In the afternoon when school was out and the last one had left with his little dirty snuffling nose, instead of going home I would go down the hill to the spring where I could be quiet and hate them. As I Lay Dying 5 It surged up out of the water and stood for…

  • Magua

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    The central role in this novel is played by an evil, treacherous, cunning Indian, the leader of the Huron (Ming) tribe, the Magua Indian, the Renard Subtile (Maqua-Le Renard Subtile), known to the whole tribe for drunkenness. His nickname – The Wily Fox was received from Canadian officers with whom he collaborated. His nickname Magua…

  • Pride and Prejudice Quotes – Page 24 | Just Great DataBase

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    Pray, how violent was Mr. Bingley’s love?” “I never saw a more promising inclination; he was growing quite inattentive to other people, and wholly engrossed by her. Every time they met, it was more decided and remarkable. At Pride and Prejudice 0 house with him, and I think him very disagreeable. Pride and Prejudice 0…

  • The Little Prince Essays

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    The Little Prince Essay Looking Beneath the Surface People often value objects based on their appearance or their monetary value. The novella, The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint Exupery tells the adventure of the little prince who lives in a little planet with his rose and then leaves the planet because he doubts the……

  • The Lord of the Flies

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    To coax the beast occupying the cliff, Jack and his tribe have come up with a special offering – the head of a pig on a stick. They call this symbolic totem the Lord of the Flies, the name derives from the Christian myth about Beelzebub, the demon considered to be the incarnation of Satan.…

  • Arthur Radley

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    Arthur Radley lives in isolation and is not willing to go outside his dwelling. Boo is an interesting man for Scout, Jem, and Dill. Children have lots of fun trying to persuade him to leave the house, but the man remains a mysterious recluse. Arthur is that representative of the innocent “mockingbirds” because he is…

  • Manolin

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    A young boy is almost the only one who respects old Santiago. Manolin is a devoted apprentice, and he is eager to go fishing just as his mentor did. Because of Santiago’s lack of luck, the boy’s parents make Manolin visit another fishing boat. However, a kind boy is loyal to Santiago because he believes…

  • Wide Sargasso Sea Summary

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    Wide Sargasso Sea, a novel by Jean Rhys, is regarded as not only a great standalone novel, but also a powerful prequel to Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Published in 1966, the novel delves into the story of the ‘madwoman in the attic’ from Jane Eyre, Bertha Mason. However, in Wide Sargasso Sea she gets a…