As I read chapter after chapter, I started to not pay attention to the wonderful descriptions of indian culture, a just started really paying attention to the hidden meanings in certain sections and trying to keep up with the flip flopping it did alot at the end of the novel. ... I enjoyed the fact that Sherman included that part about her teaching Elvis, Diana Ross, and Chuck Berry, and that you cen her them thank her in their songs. ... The strangest part of this story was the chapter where George Wright goes home to his grave.... So now I'm asking if anyone ca...

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With each new chapter in the novel, a new chapter in the boys' lives begin. ... " I'm not going to be part of Ralph's lot "I'm going off by myself."... They become like savages by painting their faces and taking part in murders. ... (Golding pg.149) Ralph's tribe also gives into the temptations of meat and accidentally take part in the murder of a spiritual boy named Simon. ... In chapter 12 Jack decides to find Ralph and murder him. ...

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However, in the chapters regarding all four girls, such as "A Regular Revolution", the point of view changes again, to 1st person omniscient. ... Each girl has her own heart, desires, and emotions which are only truly depicted in the chapters dedicated the them alone. ... Throughout the chapter, she longs for approval from her father. ... Throughout the chapter, she yearns for her homeland and who she was when she was there. ... However, not only does she show the individual heart, but the heart as it is a part of the four girls. ...

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" (Chapter 1) Congressional Research Service has found that there were over 15,000 cases of PTSD in both deployed and not deployed soldiers in all services. ... One example of this is when he states that he has "been startled by the screaming of the tramcars, which resembles the shriek of a shell" (Chapter 6) Many things can trigger a PTSD episode or attack. ... One particular part displays signs of alcoholism during Paul's leave from the War. ... " (Chapter 7) This quote shows how often the soldiers drink in order for them to feel sane. ... We believe in such things ...

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Although the novel is spread out over 1124 pages, 21 chapters, and 2051 years, Rutherford expertly keeps the reader's interest. ... Each chapter contains its own time period and its own characters, although a few chapters overlap. ... Rutherford typically introduced a new generation of characters with every chapter. Therefore, in every chapter, he had to make every character memorable. ... Nothing is kept from the reader; the character's sexual lives are also part of what keeps this work interesting. ...

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The Red Pony The Red Pony is a short novel that consists of four chapters. It is episodic, meaning that each chapter could stand alone. They are intertwined, and each chapter plays its part in the overall message and themes of the novel. ... In the final chapter, as Jody watches a flock of white pigeons sitting in the black cypress tree, he throws a rock and they all rise from the tree. This is symbolic for the final chapter, because Jody is maturing and realizing the cycle of life and death. ...

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It is not until chapter three of the novel that Edna realizes the she is oppressed. ... In chapter six, Edna is awakened as to the true circumstances of her life. ... Chapter ten details a pivotal event in Edna's life in which she learns to swim, a metaphor for her awakening. ... Again in chapter seventeen, Edna rebels against her husband. ... She does not want to give that part of herself away by accepting her socially correct role as mother and wife. ...

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This technique also keeps the novel flowing from chapter to chapter. ... This reading would be a critical part of David's friendship with James Steerforth. ... David's personality and his friendship with James Steerforth, both integral facets to this story, were in part, formed by the imprisonment that David experienced under the brother and sister Murdstone. ... Micawber is a very important part to this novel and makes this setting very important. ...

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There are many other themes and symbols in the novel, many of which are from quotes As part of the book club assignments, the students had to find quotes from the novel and discuss its significance. ... The questions were the most interesting part of the book club experience as everyone had very thought-provoking questions to share. Tetyana noticed that every chapter had its own title and inquired on its significance. As a group it was decided that it provided foreshadowing and it gave clues about the hidden themes within that chapter. ...

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Social occasions are a vital part of rural Highbury life in Emma, as they are used to further the plot and give an otherwise unseen insight into the depth of different characters. ... This Chapter also indicates Emma's ignorance, through the mention of Frank Churchill. ... Chapter 15 contains the conclusion of the dinner party and Mr Elton's declaration of love to Emma on their journey home. ... It was foolish, it was wrong, to take so active a part in bringing any two people together." ... (p124) Emma's desire for the development of her own character is evident in Chapte...

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In Chapter Two, Joyce introduces Stephen's acquaintance with Heron, who comes across very hostile during their first meeting (p. 70 544-548). ... Stephen spends time with his Uncle Charles in Chapter 2 and begins to fly away from his traditional religious upbringing. ... Near the end of chapter 5 while Stephen is walking with his new acquaintance Cranly, "The birdcall from Siegfried whistled softly followed them from the steps of the porch," (p. 229, 2247-2249) symbolized Stephen's entrance into the next part of his life. ...

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There is never a dull moment due to the fact that the reader feels as though we are taking part in the story. ... The novel is separated into sections, which are then separated into chapters. ... There are 25 chapters and after chapter 25 we return to day one. ...

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In chapter 7, when Emma and her husband were on their honeymoon, all she could think about is Leon. ... In chapter 7, the minute that Leon left for Paris, she became depressed with her life. ... In Part Two, Chapter VI, Flaubert writes, "The whitish light of the window-panes was softly wavering. ...

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In chapter 34, Thomas points out that the creators were able to generate a closed-off environment through science. ... Part animal, part machine" (Dashner 126). ... In late chapter 9, Thomas "looked down just in time to see the sun flash off something metallic – a toy rat – scurrying past him A beetle blade. ... So, the environmental crises outlined in The Maze Runner relate back to the book being a part of the science fiction genre. ...

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In chapter three Lockwood is grabbed and pleaded to by Catherine's ghost through a window, and in the last chapter Ellen talks about people seeing the ghosts of Heathcliff and Catherine walking on the moors. ... Because misery, and degradation and death, and nothing that God or Satan could inflict would have parted us, you, of your own will, did it. ... She says this to Ellen as she is about to leave for another part of England.8) The task was done, not free from further blunders, but the pupil claimed a reward, and received at least five kisses which, however, he generously returned. ...

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The use of the same character traits is most likely part of the fact that all of Forster's themes seem to remain constant. ... This is a very important part of writing because without the characters the writer would have nothing. ... He creates great story lines for his books but it takes a reader six or seven chapters to ever understand what is going on. ... That becomes very boring; and when it goes on for six chapters, it almost becomes never ending. ...

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In the first chapter you really understand how war can change a man. ... Another part of the story that portrays the brutality of war is when Paul's friend is in the hospital with his leg half amputated. ... During Chapter seven Paul is on a leave and sent home for a short period of time. ... This experience is something no man should ever have to take part in. ...

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In the chapter titled "The Thing Without A Name" we are told that "Popo never made any money. ... Later in the chapter he is sent to jail for stealing furniture, which upon his return, "He came back a hero. ... His lack of depth becomes apparent when he screams at the people to stone him and is reduced to cursing the crowd when they do, because after all, he is only playing a part. ... Wordsworth is conscious of his stagnant nature and he shatters the boy‟s illusion of a romantic world with his confession that everything about him was imaginary and with this done, he allows the boy the oppor...

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The last part of the novel reveals the painful resolution that John undergoes before he establishes his identity. The beginning of the novel, Part One, shows John in conflict with the family and his father's hypocritical ways. ... The middle of the novel, Part Two, develops on the lives of the dynamic characters that influence John in the background, including Florence, Gabriel, and Elizabeth. In these chapters, the characters reveal many hidden secrets including John's illegitimate conception by Elizabeth and Richard. ... The end of the novel, Part Three, shows John's pligh...

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"Our bus slid on the ice, swerving into a spin then we hit a lamppost and there was a sick metallic shriek" (5). this dramatic event happens on the fifth page of the first chapter, making clear that thriller novels are fast paced. ... Readers feel as if they were a part of the novel due to the extreme detail in the realistic horror scenes, therefore allowing the topic of fear to be a key role in a thriller novel....

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His passion for power is seen early on when he says, "I ought to be chief because I"m chapter chorister and head boy" (Golding). ... The degradation of reason, the degradation of rationality, the destruction of the conscious, and the surrender to passion all play a part in the evil seen on the island. ...

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The story "All Quiet on the Western Front" centers on a young man named Paul Baumer narrates the story. Paul is of the age of nineteen, when he is convinced to enlist in the German army in the World War I. Paul and several of his friends are encouraged to join the army by their teacher Kantorek, ...

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Frankenstein's priorities change very quickly throughout the first twelve chapters of the book. ... The confusing part about Victor's character is that he is judging a book by its cover, yet he already knows what the story is about because he is the author. ...

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Ethan Frome Character List: Ethan Frome: By the time the Narrator meets Ethan, he is a grizzled old man with a tortured expression on his face. Ethan is a sensitive character with a deep appreciation for nature, and who is drawn to the beauty and vitality of Mattie Silver, his wife's younger cou...

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However, he is able to face his failings in a logical manner because he is unafraid to be honest about his 'behavioural problems' as he lists in Chapter 73. ... Hence, although Haddon's novel suggests that lies can have devastating effects, it also teaches that for some, lies are invariably a part of people's lives. ...

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