After reading the popular novel, The Call of the Wild, written by Jack London, it was apparent to me that he should his life story through the life of the main character in his book. Thus, London's story, The Call of the Wild, is a mirror image of his life. ... He shows the change through the rich dog Buck and the transformation into a wild wolf. ... Throughout the Story, Call of the Wild, Jack London showed us his personal ability to change and become successful. ...

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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 whose shattering spectacles mark the progressive decay of rational influence as the story progresses), and Jack, in whom the spark of wildness burn...

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When bertha is described her entire being based on appearance is confused, "What it was, whether beast of human being, one could not, at first sight, tell: it groveled, seemingly, on all fours; it snatched and growled like some strange wild animal: but it was covered with clothing; and a quantity of dark, grizzled hair, wild as a mane, hid its head and face" (250). ... Bertha's appearances also make it difficult for the others to decipher whether she is human or not, due to her wild features. The only assets that help anyone recognize the possibility of Bertha being human are t...

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His characteristics, the way he has wild impulses, the way he exposes himself, and the way he claims to be a radical has a strong effect on the others. At one point he calls himself a "self destroyer", who is proud of not destroying himself. ... The difference being that Bazarov is a "wild beast" and Arkady is a "domestic animal". ...

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Stephen is about eighteen now, and is traveling over a bridge, leaving the University, when a group of boys from school start to call him names. Stephen becomes fearful and " [h]is throat ached with a desire to cry aloud, the cry of a hawk or eagle on high, [ ] An instant of wild flight had delivered him and [ ]" (p. 163, 797-803). ... At the end of the literary work, once he has left the university, Stephen is writing in his journal and makes yet another reference to flight in one of his final entries: "And the air is thick with their company as they call to me, their kinsman, making ready t...

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For, she stresses her cold, contemplative nature from the first: "I, Lucy Snowe, was calm." (22) She avows that she "had wanted to compromise with Fate: to escape occasional great agonies by submitting to a whole life of privation and small pains." (38) However, fate does not allow this as eight years of calm, staid living are drastically disrupted by a metaphorical, stormy change. (38) Upon this upheaval, Lucy takes the initiative to set sail for France on a ship aptly called "The Vivid," for it is in this movement that Lucy is the most full of life. (51) On the other hand, shortly after hav...

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Spinning round, clapping her hands, knocking her knees together, in a wild, fantastic sort of time and finally, turning a summerset or two, and giving a prolonged closing note, as odd and unearthly as that of a steam-whistle, she came suddenly down on the carpet (260). ... Sam he said der was one of dese yer perfectioners, dey calls 'em, in Louisville, said he wanted a good hand at cake and pastry; and said he'd give four dollars a week to one, he did (278). ...

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At the start of the novel, Silas Marner is a valuable member of the community in a village called Lantern Yard. ... Following the theft of the gold Silas has nothing left in his life until a child called Eppie enters his house. ... When Silas discovers the theft he gives a wild, ringing scream, a cry of desolation, for he is now utterly alone and at his very lowest point. ...

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After Ralph calls the first meeting, Golding writes, "There was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and attractive appearance, and most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch. ... The previously wild savages are now quiet little boys in an orderly semi-circle. ...

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John longs for the freedom to preserve his lifestyle of horses in the wilderness, to ride his horses where he can view the "rolling country covered with grass and wild daisies- (McCarthy 38) and lay back on his saddle and gazing at the stars next to a fire (McCarthy 35). ...

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In Lord of the Flies, Jack is the main representative of the instinct of savagery and the desire for power, to be precise, Jack is almost the exact opposite of Ralph. Like Ralph, Jack has charisma and possesses leadership qualities, unlike Ralph, Jack is overwhelmed by power and abuses his authority over others. Throughout the novel, Jack portrays evil and violence, the dark side of human nature. He arrived on the island having experienced some success in exercising control over others as he was the "chapter chorister and head boy", which allowed him to dictate the choirboys (Goldin...

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Seeking and Maintaining Balance: Rohinton Mistry's Fiction. (Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to Canada in 1975. 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. The Parsis and India become metap...

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Seeking and Maintaining Balance: Rohinton Mistry's Fiction. (Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to Canada in 1975. 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. The Parsis and India become me...

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Have you ever read a something that was so easy to read but hard to talk about? In The Bachelors (1960) and A Far Cry From Kensington (1988), Muriel Spark presents her characters in a troubling condition. They have problems in their life such as being threatened for not paying their taxes or being ...

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"All's fair in love and war" said Francis Edward Smedley. Such could be the summarization of - according to critics - the greatest classic of our time, L.N. Tolstoy's War and Peace. Themes of dedication to one's homeland, war strategies, fate, bravery, rebirth, religion and love are po...

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Fitzgerald first called it The Flight of the Rocket and later renamed it The Beautiful Lady Without Mercy. ... Anthony falls apart in wild and repulsive parties during which "people broke things: people became sick in Gloria's bathroom; people spilled wine; people made unbelievable messes of the kitchenette...

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Freud stated that in self-defense of their Oedipus complex, children develop an influential conscience called the superego (Berger 272). ... It was during Bret's wild and crazy life of running away from his problems with his father is when he met the love of his life, Jayne. ... The name "Robby" was named after Bret's dad, therefore, it led Bret to call his son a "secret son....

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