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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• Grade Level: High School

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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• Grade Level: High School

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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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

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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• Has Bibliography
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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...

• Word Count: 2153
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School