At two places in the novel, he is compared to Samson (Part I, Chapter 7 and Part VI, Chapter 7), defeated by his own innocence and a woman's cunning. Sue herself compares him to Joseph, to a "tragic Don Quixote" (Part IV, Chapter 1) and to St. ... Hardy writes this last chapter with great care and sensitivity to establish the atmosphere. ... Jude lies pale and statuesque in his coffin with his old books, Virgil and Horace and the "dog-eared Greek Testament" on the shelves. ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The most important of these are found in part 1, chapter 1. ... It was during this time of travel that Gulliver, "spent in reading the best Authors ancient and modern, being always provided with a good number of Books; and when I was ashore, in observing the Manners and the positions of the People, as well as learning their Language (16). ...

• Word Count: 901
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Equality 7-2521 states "And here, in this uncharted wilderness, I and they, my chosen friends, my fellow-builders, shall write the first chapter in the new history of man." ... He reads books in his home that introduce the word "I" to him which he has never heard or used before. ...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School