In the novel "In the Heart of the Sea,"" by Nathaniel Philbrick, the author educates his readers about the tragedy of the whaleship Essex. This tale tells of a 21-man whaling crew that set sail from Nantucket Island, Massachusetts hoping to return with an abundance of oil-filled barrels. ... "In the Heart of the Sea " was an event-filled novel that evoked almost every emotion from me: anger, sadness, relief, happiness, sympathy, anxiety, and even revulsion. ... As a whole, I enjoyed the novel for both its educational value and its entertaining tale-telling. ... Overall, my reactions to "In th...

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This is revealed in the novel by the aunt when she describes Marlow's journey as a "Mission"; Marlow is the main character of the novel, Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness. ... Within Heart Of Darkness the reader is offered the choice of being taken gently by the hand and lead into the Congo where they can discover for their self, the realisation of the vileness that colonialism is. ... His only way of getting his message across to the misguided invaders was to write this tale of truths. ... The novel Things Fall Apart is not a tale of passion and love for humankind as I had expect...

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In both tales, pagan or classical allusions, in contrast to Christian allusions, are used in reference to that which is fallen or damned. ... Beowulf had the heart of a Christian to help people but wanted the selfish rewards of Paganism, and for this reason, he struggles between both. Beowulf's continued success as a great epic of the Middle Ages is due to the classic tale that it tells. ...

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Unfortunately this is not the end of this mediocre tale of raving stupidity and obvious insanity; at least on the part of the writer. Even the kind hearted meek Emilia was able to at least betray one person before the end, after Othello kills Desdamona (I loved that part) Emilia turns on Iago and tells Othello, "That handkerchief thou speak'st of I found by fortune and did give to my husband." 5.2, 232 This to me was the ultimate betrayal because Emilia had said she would never betray her husband, unless it was for the world, and in the end she did it out of guilt, not even a single cen...

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The common character among these stories is a 19-year-old reporter named George Willard who, for unknown reasons, connects with the grotesques of the community and listens to their tales. ... Her ability to open up his heart and allow him to verbally express his emotions, which were previously only written on his paper pills, broke his grotesque mold. ... This story tells of a little girl's desire to be named Tandy. ... At that moment, George enters the room, her fury abates, and she casually tells George to go for a walk. ...

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He tells us "ironic treatment alone would enable me to say all I felt I would have to say in scorn as well as pity" (Conrad: p41). ... Conrad tells us that although the other characters are "shams" he had not intended to make the Professor "despicable" (Conrad: p19), and that he wanted to give the Professor "a note of perfect sincerity" (Conrad: p20). ... Conrad tells us that in the beginning stages of the creation of the text he was overcome by "the vision of an enormous town indifferent to heaven's frowns and smiles" (Conrad: p41), which was to provide the backdrop to Winnie Verloc'...

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Edgar Allan Poe was known to the world for his horrific, jaw dropping short stories and poems and also for being a literary genius of his time due to the unfamiliar writing style he presented. Though well known for works such as: Annabel Lee, The Raven, The Tell Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillad...

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Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, sheds light on the eternal illusory and importance of appearance through the tale of an unwanted creation that is never given a chance. ... If that were true, ugliness would be the monster's only weakness, as the story goes on to tell of the selfless acts of kindness the creature administers. ... Even though the monster was shunned, hated, labeled prematurely as a killer, and cursed by his very own maker, he sees the goodness of the human heart and desires to learn more about the human race. ... Finally upon hearing the creature's story Victor...

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Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam War film, "Apocalypse Now," tells a vivid, gruesome, realistic, and terrifying story of one of America's worst battles just after it ended in 1975. ... Coppola created this film with "ambitious effort to show Vietnam as America's Heart of Darkness, with Joseph Conrad's story providing the narrative skeleton" "(Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 1-1) and many themes, meanings, and entire scenes from the movie do in fact come directly from Conrad's book. Aside from the adaptation of Heart of Darkness's story into the film Apocaly...

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The Vietnamese's respectful opinion of the magnanimity of prostitution is grounded in the country's literary cultural epic, Tale of Kieu. ... Andrew writes that he wishes he "could tell her of the warmth and respect" he feels towards her because he appreciates her, "selfless devotion to her family," (135). ... It is in the beginning and middle of his journey that he tells of spending time with prostitutes. ...

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By focusing on the soldiers, the very heart of the Continental and British Armies, as well as the people on the top, like King George III as well as George Washington and crew, McCullough makes the story of the American Revolution both intensely human and passionate. ...

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1984 is a classic dystopian novel published in 1949 by George Orwell that has influenced generations of writers and thinkers. Within 1984 there are various recurring themes involving "homelessness", an "encounter with nothingness" and the "nostalgia for the absolute". Throughout this essay I will be...

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A whole subcontinent was picked up without half trying Images of the British raj in India are everywhere of late. On television reruns, the divided rulers of Paul Scott's Jewel in the Crown sip their tea in scented hill stations and swap idle gossip in the palaces of local princes. At movie houses, we can savor all the hot intensities that blast a decorous English visitor the moment she steps ashore after A Passage to India, to be engulfed in a whirlwind of mendicants, elephants, snake charmers and crowds. In New York, British director Peter Brook's nine-hour production of an ancien...

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By being an author, publisher, and lover of books, Friedrich Schumann influenced his child's younger years; Robert spent much of his time reading books such as the Greek classics, the imaginary Romantic tales of Byron and Sir Walkter Scott, as well as other Romantic literature and poetry. ... Following his father's death in 1826, Schumann decided to choose music rather than poetry as his future; however, Schumann's mother had her heart set on his becoming a lawyer and she rejected his musical and literary interests as the "indiscretion of youth."" ...

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By being an author, publisher, and lover of books, Friedrich Schumann influenced his child's younger years; Robert spent much of his time reading books such as the Greek classics, the imaginary Romantic tales of Byron and Sir Walkter Scott, as well as other Romantic literature and poetry. ... Following his father's death in 1826, Schumann decided to choose music rather than poetry as his future; however, Schumann's mother had her heart set on his becoming a lawyer and she rejected his musical and literary interests as the "indiscretion of youth."" ...

• Word Count: 4114
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate