Often, these changes cause them to waver between two separate versions of their natures, and make them question their own inherent goodness. ... Although Emil felt content dwelling within the realm of light with his family, the realm of darkness constantly called to him, tempting him to forsake his innocence. ... These boys were forced to survive alone in the wild without civilization. ... The emergence of this concealed, basic wildness is the theme of the book; the struggle between Ralph, the representative of civilization with his parliaments and his brain trust (Piggy, the intellectual w...

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• Grade Level: High School

In Tombstone, the Wild West was ruled by cowboys that had itchy fingers on the trigger. ... As you wonder about that question, you see during the movie that four men, dressed in long black trench coats, walk directly with the sundown to meet their opposition wearing red sashes. ... Who would have ever thought such a masterpiece could begin with " Once upon a time in the Wild Wild West." ... During an era of shoot first and ask questions later, the cowboys are new and fresh with no care for law or authority. ... He wants to leave his wild life behind and prepare for a stable surrounding wi...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

In "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin a question seems to occur to the reader: Why do the memories of the character reflect those of the author if the memories are painful ones? This question lingers in the mind of the reader as he/she indulges in Baldwin's masterpiece. ... He began struggling with the game of drug addiction and living his life "on the edge," as some would call it. ... In his brother's view he is " wild" but not "hard or evil or disrespectful." ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It calls for a great deal of emotions during the jump and a very relaxed feeling once you are back on the land. ... The risks of responding to that question could be disastrous. ... Her eyes are closed and I don't know if she is praying, pondering the question whether to jump or not or if she is just tired out, but, I interpret it as fear and her fear becomes mine. ... As I jump out of the plane, I keep my eyes open against the instinct to close them, and feel that the gravity seizes me like a wild beast, dragging me down, and all this happens in blurry snapshots: the wing, the open door ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Along with these complex questions, I've wondered if love in any state is a selfless act that compels us to put others before ourselves or if it is actually a selfish and egotistic pretense to mask our own problems. "The April Witch" by Ray Bradbury explores a multitude of questions that pop up when it comes to the perplexing puzzle that is love and more specifically, if the act of love is actually selfless or selfish.  ... This uncaring attitude Cecy possesses, for any one other than herself, shows the reckless, naive and destructive side of love and those who won't stop for anyt...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Lion (1987) is a novel which takes place in Toronto in the years following the First World War. Ondaatje's next novel, 1992's The English Patient, won the Governor General's Award and the Booker Prize, and was made into an award-winning film. In The Skin Of A Lion is a love story and an irresistible mystery set in the turbulent, muscular new world of Toronto in the ' 20s and ' 30s. Michael Ondaatje entwines adventure, romance and history, real and invented, enmeshing us in the lives of the immigrants who built the city and those who dreamed it into being: the politic...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

Although Golding's story is confined to the microcosm of a group of boys, it resounds with implications far beyond the bounds of the small island and explores problems and questions universal to the human experience. ...

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• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School