Sinclair achieved instant success with the publication of The Jungle. ... Upton Sinclair's work of the Jungle has mass appeal in that it is easily engages the reader and invokes sympathy for the main character and his family. ... The hardships the characters endure are realistic in setting. The main point of the story unfolds gradually as the characters arrive in America and their discoveries are revealed about the economic structure of their environment. The reader then understands the place of the immigrants in society whom also capture the gruesome business of meat packaging all in the...

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In a thoughtful narrative, Marlow recounts a previous journey into the jungle in search of a man named Kurtz, chief of the Interior Station and a large supplier of ivory. Along his journey, he encounters a number of hypocritical and exasperating Europeans, pitiable natives, and a jungle that takes on a life force of its own. Conrad himself had personal experiences in Africa and states that the novel is "experience pushed a little (and only very little) beyond the actual facts of the case for the perfectly legitimate- (Conrad 11) in his notes. ... (Hampson XXXii) Conrad's depiction of his ...

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Demonstrate an Understanding that the Irrationality of Savagery is the Central Theme in of Joseph Conrad's Novella "Heart of Darkness- In Joseph Conrad's novella "Heart of Darkness- the reader is presented with the character of Marlow the protagonist, who begins by telling the passengers onboard a ship about his experiences in the Belgian Congo. The novella gradually becomes increasingly sinister as Marlow progresses ever closer to the centre of the jungle following a river "a snake- that had "charmed- him into going to the Congo Moreover, at the centre of this river lies the "hea...

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For many novels an author's choice of title has an impact on the reader's understanding or reaction to the story because it ties in with key events, characters or places in the novel. ... In this novella the title reveals the motif of darkness that is strong throughout the story; " absolutely everything in the book is cloaked in darkness" (Spark Notes, "Themes, Motifs and Symbols"). ... This direct reference to the title implies that the heart of the jungle is a place of darkness, a center of evil. ... When one begins to delve into the character Kurtz, it is clear to see t...

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Woolf depicts mostly not the actions, but moods, thoughts, perceptions and memories of the characters. ... Her husband is invited, without her, to lunch with Lady Bruton (who, Clarissa notes, gives the most amusing luncheons, which is very important for the woman from the high society.) ... Virginia Woolf shows the reality through the stories the characters tell themselves to create a unity in the disparity of events of life. ... Woolf uses the stream-of-consciousness technique to connect the thoughts of her characters. The thoughts of characters such as Mrs. ...

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Let us begin with Marlow, the first character in Heart of Darkness with whom we truly become acquainted. ... Despite Marlow's determination to boast of his experiences, it is perhaps most imperative to note that he honestly earned for himself a kind of "dark wisdom" in the Congo that was absent before his employment there (Graver 88), which is vital in giving full credit to the events that took place on that winding jungle river as life-changing forces in Marlow's life. ... Whether his discomfort was a result of the eeriness that came from each of these supporting characters in so...

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Summary Ralph hides in the jungle and thinks miserably about the chaos that has overrun the island. ... He stumbles across the sow's head, the "Lord of the Flies," now merely a gleaming white skull-as white as the conch shell, he notes. ... Then Ralph smells smoke and realizes that Jack has set the jungle on fire in order to smoke him out. ... The officer tells the boy that his ship has come to the island after seeing the blazing fire in the jungle. ... Much of the novel is allegorical, meaning that the characters and objects in the novel are infused with symbolic significance that convey...

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This leads us to the character of Kurtz. ... By calling Africa an "enigma" he recognizes that these natives have their own identity and character which should be understood, or at least accepted by the white man. ... The whole concept of colonialism, along with the character of Kurtz solidifies the idea of the "Modernist crises". ... As Marlow progresses through the jungle, he comes to associate the unconscious with evil. As Hena Maes-Jelinek points out in her York Notes accompaniment to "Heart of Darkness", the idea of the unconscious is first presented by the doctor who examines Marlow. ...

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Golding's own experiences with the inner darkness of man are clearly reflected in the actions and thoughts of his characters. ... He describes the conditions in the jungle as "Thick- and "Sluggish-. ... This determinism is exhibited as Marlow sits in the jungle, helpless, as he waits for rivets to come to repair his ship. ...

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Each of the other characters sees in the supposed Chauncey Gardiner whatever he or she wishes to see. ... I've seen forests and jungles and sometimes a tree or two. ... (Kosinski 33-34) It is interesting to note how Chance decides to act out a TV program involving "a young businessman who often dined with his boss and the boss's daughter." ...

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Coketown is described as being a very dangerous place and to exemplify this it is compared to a jungle. ... The first character that is introduced to the story is Mr. ... Gradgrind is, so full of feeling is Cecilia Jupe, the second character that is introduced. ... He is a man as dominating in character as in physical form. ... A character seemingly playing an unimportant part in the story is the boss of the circus Mr. ...

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The cruelty and squalor of imperial enterprise contrasts sharply with the impassive and majestic jungle that surrounds the white man's settlements, making them appear to be tiny islands amidst a vast darkness. Marlow arrives at the Central Station, run by the general manager, an unwholesome, conspiratorial character. ... The dense jungle and the oppressive silence make everyone aboard a little jumpy, and the occasional glimpse of a native village or the sound of drums work the pilgrims into a frenzy. Marlow and his crew come across a hut with stacked firewood, together with a note sa...

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In these novels, Cooper introduces Natty Bumppo, the central character, who embodies the spirit of the frontier in The deerslayer, The Prairie, The Last of the Mohicans, The Pathfinder, and The Pioneers." ... Indians of this time were looked upon as savages, "but Natty has taken unto himself the best of both civilization and so-called savagery" (Cliff Notes 11). ... Readers and viewers find Indiana Jones in the Peruvian jungle in 1936, running a booby-trapped gauntlet to fetch a solid gold idol" (Planet Indy NP). ...

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The characters portray qualities of Lewis himself before and after his conversion to Christianity. The characters in these two novels also clearly symbolize key characters that are introduced to readers in these Biblical stories and have become part of our faith throughout the ages. ... Lewis" books are filled with both faithful and faithless characters. ... The character that embodies these ideals in the greatest way is Lucy. ... The Lion is known as the "King of The Jungle," or the "The King of t...

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He felt that it gave tunes like Chant of the Jungle, The Jungle King, and Tarzan of Harlem, more a groove and got people locked into the concept of dancing early on. ... However, a huge mystique was constructed around Chano, who was a strangely exotic character. ...

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The beginning chapter sets up the problems of the entire novel with great efficiency. It tells us what is going on at present with Obi's trial and backtracks to the past in order to reveal what kind of man Obi is: an educated man, a young man who is Nigerian but who has studied in England. Most sign...

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Strangely the very people who are giving us these "outlandish" characters are the people whom we can turn to for prime examples of underhanded dealings and a lack of decency which all-good evil leaders posses. They are right, their characters are wrong. ... Bullying old women, knocking on doors and running away, and leaving nasty notes on windows of cars whose alarms go off for twenty minuets are also small compared to some major crimes, but they do build up your confidence in being the evil overlord that is your destiny. ... Notes on planning! ...

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