... Lawrence arrived in Valparaiso, Chile and began to recuperate. With the survivors now rescued and being brought back to a healthy standard, I experienced a sense of joy and relief that they would no longer have to suffer in the perils of the open seas. Although the five men were now rescued, "'their appearance...was truly distressing ... ' " and would take numerous months to recover from " physically. I now felt sympathy, once again, for the men that had to suffer through the painful process of recovery after ... surviving on as little as 1.5 ounces of hardtack at times and had barely ...

• Word Count: 1430
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the jungle, or, on a deeper level, a story that examines the evils of society. The novel begins on board the Nellie, a small European ship on the Thames River. The scene is that of a calm, quiet day with the crew lounging on the deck. The people on board are the anonymous narrator, Marlow, the ... the Central Station only to learn that his boat is at the bottom of the river in need of repair. Marlow begins to suspect some type of conspiracy. He hears the Manager of the Company talking, and picks up Kurtz's name. The reality was that the ... in it. When they get within miles of the Inner S...

• Word Count: 1567
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... "A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve their's. Pursuing these reflection, I thought, that if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter, ... quote specifically says "first," as if to apply that there will be many more to come. Late one night Victor begins to create the ultimate being/monster that would soon overcome his life and ruin anything that he had ever loved or cared about. He isolates himself from ... open up his...

• Word Count: 1262
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... easy to picture Santiago as an innocent vulnerable dove, one completely unaware of what surrounds him. Because of the open ending that the novel has, the readers have no way of finding out whether Santiago is really innocent or not. One can only speculate whether things like the color of Santiago's outfit really suggest something, if anything at all. Besides clothing, accessories also play a vital ... before he marries his wife, Angela Vicario. The way he dresses the day he arrives at Angela's village makes quite a statement. " He arrived on the weekly boat with some saddlebags decorate...

• Word Count: 1389
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate