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  • Far from the Madding Crowd Essays

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    Far From the Madding Crowd Far From the Madding Crowd narrates the story of the love of three men, Gabriel Oak, Farmer Boldwood and Sergeant Troy, for the same woman Bathsheba Everdene. Bathsheba Everdene has vast dominance over two men in particular, Farmer Oak and Farmer Boldwood. Bathsheba entails several schemes in… 2 073 words…

  • Nanny Crawford

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    Janie’s grandmother is a typical slave who shows the thoughts and fears of average people of that era. Nanny values wealth and security more than anything else, that’s why she likes the idea of getting married on rich Logan Killicks. She sees that Janie’s first victory is that she feels free and can escape from…

  • The Miller

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    One of the brightest characters in Jeffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” is Miller, a muscular man with a wart on his nose. He earns his living by grinding the grain in the mill, where he raises his income by deceiving his clients. Jeffrey Chaucer gives a detailed description of Miller in the Canterbury Valley. Miller, one…

  • Angela’s Ashes Study Guide

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    Angela’s Ashes Study Guide Author: Frank McCourt Original title: Angela’s Ashes “Angela’s Ashes” is memoirs by the Irish-American author Frank McCourt that depicts his poor childhood in Limerick. It is one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. The book, which brought the author Pulitzer Prize for 1997. Poverty drove the Irish across the…

  • The Fountainhead Essays

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    Ideal man / Ideal woman of Ayn Rand’s ‘The Fountainhead’ Morals and ethics are becoming more stringent with time all over the world especially by imposing stifling expectations on women in concerning their societal roles. When the novel was written women had just then begun to see the seeds of their struggle in gaining rights…

  • I stand here on the summit of Anthem

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    I stand here on the summit of the mountain. I lift my head and I spread my arms. This, my body and spirit, this is the end of the quest. I wished to know the meaning of things. I am the meaning. I wished to find a warrant for being. I need no warrant for…

  • To Kill a Mockingbird Essays – Page 2 | Just Great DataBase

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    To kill a Mockingbird Themes Although Scout and Gem aren’t as ignorant as many of the more educated adults are, here Ignorance stands out as different because theirs doesn’t make them racist or sexist. When they lose their innocence they are losing their shield of ignorance. Their Ignorance comes and goes throughout the book… 730…

  • The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

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    The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is gloomy, vague, silent figure. He looks like this because he has nothing pleasant to show Scrooge. Death, betrayal, the joy of people for his death— all this affects and heals the soul of the hero at the same time. The most terrible test was made for Scrooge…

  • Mr. Swales

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    This old man is a little bit horrifying too. He is an archetypical figure who was made based on the historical George Swales. This old guy has a strange gift; he could feel each bad thing. But as it happened in many books, no one believes him. What we do know about him is that…

  • Dmitri Prokofich Razumikhin

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    Dmitry is a former student, Raskolnikov`s friend from the university. He is a healthy, funny, intelligent, sincere and direct person with a full Russian soul. He likes to talk the whole truth in a face. Razumikhin sticks by his friend, even when Raskolnikov’s behavior is baffling or rude. When his friendship withstands even the recognition…