... had been. And after Pip's debts piled up, Joe acted out of love to pay them all off. These are only some of the many way Joe has helped. Pip's desire to be a gentleman was strong. What is a gentleman and who are the gentle men in this story? A gentleman in the book ... was someone that possessed a lot of money, and social status, and "great expectations." By definition it is a well-mannered and considerate man with high standards of proper behavior. Though today we consider a gentleman to be a kind, polite, and ... Pip, The Pocket's (males), Wemmick, and Drummle. All these people had e...

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... Dickens The inability to feel for the three main characters: Miss Havisham, Estella and Pip, is an ongoing theme throughout the novel Great Expectations. All of these people , at some point, have their hearts opened up to love after living their lives without showing any feelings towards the people they care for. First off, ... Miss Havisham? If Miss Havisham wished to see me," returned Mr. Pumblechook . . . "Ah!" said the girl; "but you see she don't."(Dickens 50). This shows that even though Miss Havisham has never met this man, she does not trust him or want him in her house; this u...

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... strong emotion to his advantage. Also, Shakespeare's dramatic technique of presenting this story as a play is what is able to reveal all the ideas and themes to the extent that the full emotion and feelings are able to be felt by the audience, just the way he wants them to. In Othello, ... bring upon their own destruction, due to their human nature to fall. The play reveals to the audience, that due to the nature of humanity, everyone has the capacity to do evil. Shakespeare displays this through the 'noble' Othello's downfall, where even the most honorable and good people are capa...

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... control of the agents. Neo does what Morpheus tells him to do without knowing why he is doing it. It is this "blind faith" that Neo has in Morpheus that is also seen with Peter and Jesus. The conversation between Neo and Morpheus continues Morpheus: I can guide you but you must do exactly ... that Neo, although doubtful in certain instances, is still willing to put him faith in Morpheus. This is extremely similar to an encounter that Peter has with Jesus. This encounter occurs when Peter is at sea in the middle of a storm. Jesus came to him, walking across the high swells of ... of bibl...

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... deeds since. The truth can change and mean one thing to someone and another to someone else. Are humans born innately good, evil or both? "Therefore, as a man who has not thought and philosophized in vain, I seek no vengeance, plot no evil against thee. Between thee and me, the scale hangs fairly balanced " (67). Humans are born good, but ... into the depths of her bosom" (102). Being a man meant power and respect while being women meant weak willed and second to men in every aspect. Despite that, Hester has a strength that can rival a man's. She endured years of social rejection and de...

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... New Testament referred to as "Sermon on the Mount", many examples of Jesus" teachings can be investigated. By looking at this piece of text, several recurring themes in Jesus" teachings can be selected, some being: love, equality, forgiveness, modesty, humility or abstention, and non-materialism. For example, as Jesus sat ... "The laws of Moses said, "You shall not commit adultery". But I say: Anyone who even looks at a woman with lust in his eye has already committed adultery with her in his heart". Studying this quote and the one before, it can also be said that many of Jesus" preachin...

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... door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence- (Beaty 41). The caged parrot will come to symbolize the expectations that society has for Edna. As a woman and mother, she is caged in those roles and never expected to think for herself. The carefree mockingbird ... solitude and mourning symbolize the eventual failure of every union and, thus, the imminent failure of Robert and Edna's relationship. Water and the sea are recurring themes in The Awakening. One of Edna's most fond memories is of "swimming- through a field as a little girl "aimlessly, unthinking...

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... . Although the plots were complex and the characters very hard to keep straight, each play focused on a certain themes. One of the major themes was marriage and the game of love. However, the couples in these plays show something very dark and sinister ... about love and marriage. Although the endings are happy and the man usually gets the woman, we see marriages without love and love affairs throughout these plays. However, as we look at the Restoration comedies, we see how dramatically society has ... illusions regarding each other and marriage can help them avoid many of the pitfalls ...

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... Gatsby is set in America in the 1920's. Both pieces however endow characters which show similar characteristics and if carefully analyzed show recurring themes of Love, Money and Aspiration in many similar aspects. One recurring theme that is evident throughtout both pieces is love as both authors ... to achieve Daisy and in the midst of his dream he is unable to see the reality of the situation. A world in which Daisy has moved on from their past relationship, gotten married, and even given birth to a daughter. However, Gatsby is so obsessively tangled in his hopes ... Nonetheless, Ga...

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... was immersed in reading a great book. In the book there is a fearful marsh, fog London, mysterious escaped criminal and uncertain love. The book is "great expectations". When I just finished reading it, I had a lot of problems in writing this read report, but now I feel confident, because I have read it twice ... as Pip. Even more compared with the heroes in his other novels, he gives Pip more sympathy and support. The readability of the "Great Expectations" 1. "Great Expectations" is the works of Dickens' later period. Having a fund of experience, surely he had a deeper understanding of...

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... of Sexual Attraction within Heterosexuals and Cross-Sex Friendship," Panayotis Halatsis and Nicolas Christakis (2011), where they found that even though sex differences in friendship expectations have not been necessarily studied, females appear to hold higher expectations for same-sex friends than males do. Several studies provide evidence of sexual attraction between opposite-sex friends. Sixty-eight percent of men and forty ... or two articles. This is a large weakness to the research since a new category of friendship is starting to arise with online friendships becoming more common...

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... is described as a comedy, however the plays comedic revelation is based upon the number of themes featured in this story. Shakespeare has written the play so the reader or viewer is entertained by the number of events and themes that unfold all at the one time. He has used inspiring words and emotion to engage his audience and techniques to create an atmosphere of ... passion, tension and friendship. All the themes present are expressed through the Shakespearian language, which set the foundation for many years to ... came to terms with reality at the end only because of the illusion. ...

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... Charlotte Lucas is portrayed as a character that is quite contrary from the protagonist Elizabeth Bennet. Although she is almost as significant to certain themes as Elizabeth, Charlotte depicts a role that gives the reader an alternative perspective to the novel. Pride and Prejudice takes place in Long bourn ... reputation and class, and the development of characters heavily relies on these three central themes. Charlotte's views on these relative themes, especially love, is what makes her so vital to the story, whereas Elizabeth has a contrasting point of view and is not willing to giv...

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... people. Of the many works of Shakespeare that have endured over the centuries, Hamlet is a play that has captured the hearts and minds of its readers through its timeless themes and brilliant character portrayal. Hamlet touches on many issues that were not discussed in society at the time ... it was written such as love, incest, revenge, suicide, and murder. These topics remain current in modern society, which is the reason audiences and readers empathize with the play and why it has ... experiencing when contemplating on how to go about the murder of his uncle. Hamlet is a classic work ...

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... novel and deals with another cause of isolation, the inability to communicate feelings. In this chapter, Elizabeth Willard is resented by her husband and has lost all affection from him. The only presence of love in her at this time is focused on her beloved son, George Willard. Anderson ... opportunity for love. This opportunity for love could eliminate loneliness and isolation. The theme of inhibition is expressed through the youth in Winesburg. Inhibition has three major areas of cause and experience that are listed as follows: the problem of growing up, the frustration that comes whe...

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The Boor by Anton Chekhov has many themes in it pertaining faithfulness and emotions, because of this it relates to real life and how this could actually happen in a more modern setting. The first theme that sticks out ... 't actually love or love anybody good. The third theme is how powerful emotions can be because in the end they both set aside their differences and fall in love. The themes in this play show emotion that relates to real life, the first one being staying faithful, the second being how misogyny can take over a man, and the third how powerful ... the grave and prove to him ho...

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... in our lives. You have given us so much knowledge that we will use to raise our children. When you begin life you have nothing to succeed, no goals or expectations, you don't need any of those. It's like saying you start out like a tree seed, you know just when it's your time to go shine, to feel the power you ... ...

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... striving to play an equal role of the men in Venice, at times her emotions overpowered her desire to break the gender barriers. Thus Desdemona was still influenced by matriarchal themes such as love and emotion, rather than power. This is why she had such a strong desire to make amends with Othello. It is also the reason in which she put ... ...

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Money may be able to buy ones happiness but not necessarily satisfaction in life. Fitzgerald's characters in "Winter Dreams" and Great Gatsby had money, but not satisfaction throughout their life. One can have satisfying materials, do satisfying things, and obtain satisfying qualities. Characters in "Winter Dreams" and Three of the most satisfying materials that a person could own is a home, money, and a car. At least one of these items is essential for a person no matter where they live. The home is the most satisfying material that a person could own. A home is a place that one can go to res...

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... it follows that his great poetry transcends time and place. Love transcends the centuries, national boundaries and race. This, coupled with Donne's poetic prowess has helped to create a great poem A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning which also transcends time and place. In the poem Donne's basic argument was that "most ... by the Petrachan poets of his era. The Petrachan poets stuck by strict structures and wrote in very formal language with mostly basic themes of unrequited love. Donne's poetry was not received very well by the Petrachan's because it went against almost all of their rule...

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... of a pathetic little girl, both occurrences are tragic in their own respects and result in the creation of the innocent victim. Shakespeare has created many other characters who fit this sketch of innocent victims, such as Desdemona from Othello, and Juliet from Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare ... and Kent are extremely loyal to their superiors as well as their friends. Loyalty was one aspect in drama that Elizabethan audiences respected, for it has been stated thatFor Elizabethan audiences, however, the fidelity of a loyal servant was one of the highest forms of love and gratifying to see...

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... a possession, and the depression that built up inside her, and. Throughout The Awakening, Edna's trouble with love, identity, and living up to society's expectations pushes her away from her life and what she loves. Therefore, it is Edna's willingness to sacrifice her life rather than her individuality that influences her to ... Good-by ¾ because I love you. - (pg. 172) After reading the letter, she learns that she cannot be with Robert. This realization that society has more influence on two people than love influences Edna to give up her life. The two falls in love, but they are not a...

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... the curtain on the duchess limiting her scope to himself and a few privileged others. Ironically, by putting her on a pedestal in the portrait, he has given her more power than she had in life although his intention was to control her. His control extends to the listener by putting him in a ... .23 Issue 1, p108, 79) In a business-like manner, the Duke, having made clear his expectations of his future Duchess, proceeds to the discussion of financial concerns. The fact that he is extremely wealthy has no bearing on the worth of the dowry he expects as it must be enough to reflect his ... ...

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In William's Shakespeare immortal tale, Romeo and Juliet, love and hate are juxtaposed to portray the antithesis between the two themes. William Shakespeare purposely contrasted these two themes to convey an idea that one cannot exist without the other, a balance in all things in nature, for instance, the correlative use of a light/dark ... son's exile hath stopp"d her breath." (V.iii. 208-210). The familial love displayed by the Capulets is based merely on duty. Throughout the play the Capulet family has been associated with control rather than allowing their daughter the freedom to explore ...

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... are left with little money and no permanent home. The Dashwood's are invited to stay with distant relatives, Elinor is sad to leave because she has become closely attached to Mr. Ferras, however once she moves she meets many other men, Marianne falls for John Willoughby who then annouunces he must ... go to London, leaving Marianne love sick and miserable. Elinor then meets Lucy who reveals that she is engaged to Mr. Ferras and has been secretly for the last year. Elinor is shocked to hear this. In volume 2 Elinor and Marianne travel to London. Elinor is informed ... marry. Edward is fi...

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