Category: Literature
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The Odyssey Study Guide
The Odyssey Study Guide Author: Homer Original title: Ὀδύσσεια Characters: Penelope, Telemachus, Polyphemus, Odysseus, Athena, Poseidon, Antinous, Calypso Published: Published November 30th 2006 by Penguin Classics (first published -720) ISBN 0143039954 (ISBN13: 9780143039952) The symbol of a long return home, “The Odyssey” written by Homer, is a true literature classic. The story is as old…
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The Pearl Study Guide
The Pearl Study Guide Author: John Steinbeck Original title: The Pearl of the World Published: Published January 8th 2002 by Penguin Books (first published 1947) Setting: Nayarit(Mexico) The Gulf(Mexico) La Paz(Mexico) …more Loreto(Mexico) Santa Rosalia(Mexico) …less ISBN 0142000698 (ISBN13: 9780142000694) John Steinbeck wrote his book “The Pearl” in 1947. It is a story about family,…
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I understood that centuries of chains and Anthem
I understood that centuries of chains and lashes will not kill the spirit of man nor the sense of truth within him. (Chapter 12, paragraph 2) Quote Analysis This quote speaks for itself and appeals to any historical period of any country. The spirit of a man, the innate understanding of good and evil, freedom and…
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The Overlords
Who are these strange guys? Just an alien race. Once they come to Earth, it was approximately in the late twentieth century; they take control of the planet. Their aim is a good one. They want to destroy a lot of disease, wars, and discord among people. They want to build and create a world…
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The Grandmother
When we hear a word grandmother we immediately visualize a nice, hood and cal, granny who makes cakes and buns for grandchildren. This old woman is completely opposite to that description. She lives with her son, Bailey, his wife and their two children. In this book, she is completely preoccupied with appearances and snobby about…
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The Creators
The Creators are special agents who are the primary participants of the organization WICKED, or World In Catastrophe Killzone Experiment Department. In general terms, they design a variety of experiments which they conduct on the Claders who imprisoned them. They are shown as individuals with deathly faces and pale skin that have no emotions at…
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1984 Essays – Page 3 | Just Great DataBase
The Dynamic Grandmother: Literary Essay of “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” “In OíConnor we see the masterful presentation of the universal through the particular, the provincial. Consider, for example, ìA Good Man is Hard to Find,î where the evil in human hearts and the possibility of grace, the gift of love, are made…
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Max Vandenburg
Max is a 23-year-old Jew who needs to hide from the Nazis in the Hubermanns’ basement. Max feel huge heartache and even fault because he needed to leave his family to save himself. When he gets to know Liesel, they become good friends. Usual topic of their conversations was about their nightmares. Their friendship is…
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Ivanhoe Study Guide
Ivanhoe Study Guide Author: Walter Scott Original title: Ivanhoe Ivanhoe is a romantic novel written by Walter Scott and telling us about the story of the descendant of one of the last Anglo-Saxon noble families under the Norman reign. The interest in medieval culture and ballads inspired Scott to vividly depicts tournaments, battles of honor,…
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Daisy Miller Summary
The novel tells us about the tragic misunderstanding and culture clash that turned into drama a clearly romantic story. A young American named Winterbourne, who has lived in Europe for many years and has almost forgotten American customs and culture, comes to a small Swiss town of Vevey to see his aunt. In the hotel…