Ironies of the Bundren Journey As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, is a novel set in the rural Mississippi county of Yoknapatawpha in the early 1900's. The story centers around the journey of a poverty-stricken family trying to bury their mother. ... Anse believes that the journey he is taking is an almost heroic crusade from God. ... The trip, to Cash, is just an ordinary part of his family's journey to Jefferson. ... Furthermore, the Bundren's journey and hardships again shows that loyalty toward one's family is inevitable and that differences will be p...

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Alchemy, as stated by Webster's Dictionary, means the seemingly miraculous change of a thing into something better. The title The Alchemist embodies Paulo Coelho's novel by showing many incredible changes that the main character, Santiago, goes through. At the start of the story, Santiago is a self-...

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"The Ivory Trail" appears to relate to the idea of "journeys" on both a literal and metaphoric level. ... Or the idea that the subjects metaphorical journey to better understanding results from and is more important than the physical journey that the protagonist takes. ... The word "trial" establishes the idea of a physical journey. ... The Islamic architecture also supports the idea of a physical journey, perhaps over continents. ... This journey seems both physical and mental and could perhaps involve danger and mystery. ...

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Defoe uses Crusoe's journey on the canoe to exemplify how Crusoe lives in a world where he longs to please and obey God but must also contend with his instinct, which looks to himself for his savior. ... Crusoe says that he will claim that God's providence saved him that day and delivered him back to land after the life-threatening journey around the island, but the journey itself contradicts God's providence. The journey shows an act against God. The purpose of the journey in this man-made canoe is for Crusoe to obtain more knowledge. ... Defoe uses Crusoe's j...

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We learn that Walton is on a journey to discover the North Pole, and is quite "ardent" in doing so. Walton hopes, that in embarking on such an expedition, he will help all mankind:- "You cannot contest the inestimable benefit that I shall confer on all mankind" Walton believes, that, by discovering the North Pole, he will be able to provide shorter journey routes for people all over the world. ... Further on, after several letters have been written discussing his health and progress in his journey, Walton remarks:- "I desire the company of a man." ... As Walton finds Vict...

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This is achieved through the examination of real issues such as the need to attain a sense of belonging, a longing for freedom and the journey of self-discovery, and the use post-modern language features to create this 'coming of age' novel. ... And through the longing for freedom within the novel the characters are set on a journey of self-discovery. The journey of self-discovery within works of literature helps explore and deepen the understanding of real issues and the universal themes of the human experience. Brigid Lowry explores the journey of self-discovery within her novel ...

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Fogg goes home and tells his servant Passepartout, new at the time, to get his bags ready that they were going to journey across the world in eighty days. ... After a long chase, the men were far from the Indians and could resume their normal peaceful journey. ... Fogg pays bail for both him and Passepartout and continue their journey. ... In San Francisco, they embark on an eleven-day journey across America. ... Completing the journey around the world was not easy, but his perseverance and determination always led him to figure out a way to accomplish his task. ...

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Kim does not know who he is, and sets out on a journey to try a sort out what he is to become. ... These factors led to the journey he takes to figure out where he belongs. The journey enables Kim to make some very valuable friendships along the way. ... He is a Buddhist whose journey is to rid him of worldly objects and the idea of emotions. ...

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During the beginning of his journey to discovery, the words Chris uses are gentle and soft, reflecting his naivety. ... While Kyle's journey of self-discovery becomes more intense and fragile, tension mounts in the dialogues of his fellow SEAL's. ... " From the shaky beginnings of young soldier, to the harsh endings of a damaged and fragile war veteran, American Sniper is a moving story of the consequences that can eventuate when we embark on an unplanned, innovative journey of discovery, yet also the achievements and triumphs that come as part of the packaged deal....

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He was able to intensify a boring life, like ours, and put it into an exciting journey of a pilot. ... His journeys take him all over the world, however mainly Africa and Europe. ... As he makes his way back to Paris from his two month journey, he faces the harsh reality that nothing has changed. ... While on his journeys he would daydream of her, being right next to him, loving him. ... His journeys also showed his love for adventure. ...

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White Fang's journey from owner to owner if filled with love and hate in this harsh environment. ... Throughout With Fang's journey he must learn to deal with conflicts not only between other dogs, but also with himself and mother nature. ...

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There relationship builds within the book and the reader is taken along on this journey. Joaquin's journey through guilt throughout the novel is similar to that of Mark's in some respects. ... Throughout Triage, the journey of guilt and the impact it has on the character's lives is what gives the story fuel to continue. ...

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Kate Chopin's The Awakening was written during a time when husbands were viewed as the protector and the provider of the family and wives were viewed as "mother-women" and housewives. Women were expected to conform to the role that society depicted for them rather than to behave as persons wi...

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Huck goes because he desires to begin his journey. In The Catcher In The Rye, Holden mentally is torn between experience and innocence, it would seem to him that an outside force is luring him to do something but in actuality he is beginning his journey because of his desire. ... The Zone Unknown being the place where the journey takes place. ... He promulgates more experienced from his journey down the river on his raft. ...

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"I love you, only you, no one but you. It was you who awoke me last summer out of a life-long, stupid dream. Oh! you have made me so unhappy with your indifference. Oh! I have suffered, suffered! Now you are here we shall love each other, my Robert. We shall be everything to each other. Nothing else...

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Cold Mountain Essay Ruby, the young firl who comes along in the book to help Ada with her farm, is the confidante that I chose. Ruby's role in the book was to be there to comfort and be a sympathetic listener for Ada, while the love of her life, Inman, was off at war. Throughout the book, we le...

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The story is basically about rabbits going on a journey and the obstacles they encounter along their way. ... He leads the groups and many of the other rabbits look to him when something goes wrong during the journey. ... It sounds crazy, but in order to understand this concept, you must read the book and go on the journey for yourself. ...

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The story of Steppenwolf is the story of a long spiritual journey that can be related to mostly everybody. ... Even though I believe the whole story, from the time Harry received the Treatise of the Steppenwolf, to the end, was a dream, I believe it was a spiritual journey for Harry, nonetheless. ... The readers get to live this story through the eyes of the protagonist, Harry, who went through some magnificent journey and changed significantly during the course of the book....

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Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. ... While some readers interpreted the collection's final story, "Swimming Lessons," as a forerunner to future fiction about the immigrant experience, their expectations fell short when Mistry's first novel, Such a Long Journey, appeared in 1991. ... This ceremony receives full attention in Such a Long Journey, which presents all the gruesome details a...

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Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. ... While some readers interpreted the collection's final story, "Swimming Lessons," as a forerunner to future fiction about the immigrant experience, their expectations fell short when Mistry's first novel, Such a Long Journey, appeared in 1991. ... This ceremony receives full attention in Such a Long Journey, which presents all the gruesome details a...

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The novel, Charlotte's Web begins with a young girl, Fern, who is intent on saving the life of a young, tiny pig named Wilber. After about five weeks of caring and nurturing the pig, Wilber is sent off to her uncle's farm to eventually be slaughtered for Christmas dinner. Wilber wants very much to...

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In Cloudstreet Winton explores the theme of a sense of place using the characters in his novel. This sense of place gives characters comfort, security and identity; and in some cases an escape from their troubles. Characters such as Quick and Oriel find it necessary to leave Cloud Street in order ...

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There are several themes present in this novel, the two most prominent I feel being Jody's journey to manhood, and the theme of life and death, and how interrelated they are. ... The novel begins at daybreak, which symbolizes Jody's beginning journey towards manhood. ...

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The Miraculous Journey of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, by James S. Hirsch is a book that everyone should read. Although, this book has many sides to the story, it is filled with emotion, put together in a skillful way, and gives well detail. Not only does Hirsch get Carter's story across he gives a viv...

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Siddhartha Essay In Herman hesse's novel, Siddhartha. The protagonist character Siddhartha is faced with many challenges in different society. Siddhartha's state of solitude is always changing during the story. It is never the same, also he is never in the same place for a long time. Siddhartha li...

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