First, the freedom of sex in the narrative is a direct result of the ideals that accompanied the plague. ... While each of these influences are separate and distinct, it also important to note that each of them are intertwined and always manipulating each other. ... In The Decameron, Boccaccio places us in a time when the plague was running rampant within the medieval realm. ... It is important to note that this train of thought directly influenced the very characters telling the stories. ... The ideals of the plague, cultural norms, and the beliefs of Boccacio have all worked hand in hand...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The protagonist, Jay Gatsby, is plagued everyday for five years by the memory that he was unable to marry the woman of his dreams. ... He notes every little detail about Daisy, even the little green light on at the end of her dock. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

James Carson, from "The Story of One White Woman,"" and Jake Barnes, from The Sun Also Rises, fail to embody the traditional characteristics of masculinity. While James lacks honor and does not represent a protector, or a provider, Jake remains physically emasculated. Despite the seemingly impo...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

On D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers And the Oedipus complex [Abstract]: On D.H. Lawrence 's novel Sons and Lovers, the author in this thesis attempts to analyze the Oedipus complex how to appear, the concrete exhibition, the origin and the aftereffect. Meanwhile, introduce something about "Oedip...

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• Grade Level: High School

Plot Overview IN THE STREETS OF VERONA another brawl breaks out between the servants of the feuding noble families of Capulet and Montague. Benvolio, a Montague, tries to stop the fighting, but is himself embroiled when the rash Capulet, Tybalt, arrives on the scene. After citizens outraged by the constant violence beat back the warring factions, Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona, attempts to prevent any further conflicts between the families by decreeing death for any individual who disturbs the peace in the future. Romeo, the son of Montague, runs into his cousin Benvolio, who had earlie...

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• Approx Pages: 54
• Grade Level: High School

"Cuddle up and be my Little Clinging Vine:- Priscilla as Parasite or Victim Critics have mostly neglected Priscilla's character in the Blithedale Romance, and when they have paid any attention to her, they generally come up with some wild and seemingly unfounded ideas. Carol Weshoven looks at Priscilla's character as her prime example of child brides in American literature in her article, "America's Child Brides: The Price of a Bad Bargain."" Weshoven describes Priscilla thus: "From her initial intrusion into the Happy Valley, the ice maiden brings discord to the warm and vi...

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