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Ann Petry's "The Street", 2008.
A discussion on racism and prejudice in Ann Petry's "The Street".
1,861 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 86.95
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This paper discusses Ann Petry's novel, "The Street", a story about the tribulations suffered by a black, young woman during her life in and out of Harlem, in the early nineteen forties. The paper relates that Petry's novel demonstrates how the environment can take control of somebody's life. Even the title of the novel emphasizes the environment in which the main character has to live, hinting that a black woman living in Harlem in the forties was condemned to a life filled with frustrations, abuse and failure. The paper concludes that Petry's novel is an evocative story of the period known as the Harlem Renaissance in America. Despite the fact that it marked the beginning of real freedom for the African- Americans, this period was nevertheless punctuated by racial and gender discrimination.
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"The story of Lutie's life in Harlem is very telling for the condition of the black woman towards the middle of the twentieth century. Although allegedly free, the black women were constrained to suffer from the discrimination of the white people who considered them to be less than human: "Burly Negro...Threat, or an animal, or a curse, or a blight, or a joke." All through the book, the black people are compared to animals, pointing thus to the powerful racial prejudice against them. Also, they were allowed to work but no one of Lutie's condition could get more than a menial job and therefore live in direst conditions. Aware of all the odds that were against her, Lutie tries to fight her own condition and live a better life. When she surprises Bub with a shoe-shining box, trying to earn a little extra money, she punishes him and tries to explain that he shouldn't follow the white men's opinion and try to do such a debasing job. "
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"Tender is the Night", 2008.
A review of the book "Tender is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
2,380 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 104.95
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The paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the novel "Tender is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Specifically, the paper discusses the theme of the novel and notes that the book is an emotional look at the author's own troubled life and marriage, couched in the story of Dick Diver, a psychoanalyst who analyzes his own wife. The paper further notes that, while the theme of the novel is complicated, one of the most compelling themes is of youthful beauty and youth itself, which is represented by Diver's continual interest in younger women, and even his own children. The paper comments that this theme flows throughout the novel along with an underlying theme of excess and self-destruction that help flesh out the theme of an obsessive and destructive interest in youth and beauty.
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"In addition, as the novel progresses, it becomes clear that Dick is strongly attracted to young women who exude a certain charm and naivete. He meets Nicole when she is only sixteen and being checked into a mental institution in Switzerland, and he clearly admires Rosemary from the first time he meets her. He is attracted to younger women, possibly because he is older, more educated, and can feel as if he dominates them and has power over them. Fitzgerald describes Rosemary as "Her immature mind made no speculations upon the nature of their relation to each other, she was only concerned with their attitude toward herself" (Fitzgerald 19). Thus, younger women are less complicated and speculative, and so, he does not have to worry about being dissected or understood by these younger women, where older, more mature women would be more apt to question him and his motives. In short, younger women are easier to deal with, and expect less from their men, and Dick takes advantage of their "immature" minds to mold them into something he thinks he wants."
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Anglo-Saxon Women, 2008.
This paper examines the work 'Women in Anglo-Saxon England and the Impact of 1066' by Christine Fell.
947 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 48.95
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In this article, the writer studies the status of Anglo-Saxon women after 1066, by examining the book ''Women in Anglo-Saxon England and the Impact of 1066' by Christine Fell. The writer notes that 1066 was the year that William the Conqueror took control of Saxon England and that Anglo-Saxon England was never to be the same, nor was the life of England's daughters, wives, and mothers. The writer points out that while before different kings held feudal sway over their territories, now the Norman code of conduct, custom, and law ruled the land with absolute authority. The writer discusses that in the book 'Women in Anglo- Saxon England and the Impact of 1066', medieval scholar Catherine Fell suggests that Anglo-Saxon women after the conquest did not simply lose many of the rights, legal, and social respect they had enjoyed as Englishwomen, but simply as women in general.
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"The first sections of Christine Fell's scholarly work are filled with exact details of life during the era to substantiate her point. She draws from contemporary accounts and existing records to examine the law and custom regarding marriage and women's legal status. For example, Anglo-Saxon marriage contracts between families were considerably more equitable than the types of relationships contracted under Norman feudalism and were celebrated in the Norman literary tradition of chivalric romance. Although marriages were contracted between the relatives of the wife and husband neither the prospective bride nor groom had more influence in the matter because of gender."
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Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73", 2008.
An examination of the symbolism of death in "Sonnet 73," written by William Shakespeare.
972 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 50.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the poem "Sonnet 73," written by William Shakespeare. Specifically, it discusses what the poem means and especially looks at how it symbolizes death. The paper discusses the style of writing in the use of the narrator and how the death of the narrator also reveals hope and love for his loved ones.
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"Thus, this poem is all about the death of the narrator, but it is also a poem of hope and love, because throughout the poem, the narrator not only confronts his own mortality, he tries to make his death a little less painful for his loved one, so save them grief and fear. While he is the one dying, he is still concerned about the feelings of his family and his loved ones, and so he tries to comfort them even as he lies on his death-bed. This sets this poem apart, because most people confess their sins or confront their fear of dying on their death bed, but this narrator is more concerned about the people that he loves than himself. That is the mark of true and abiding love, and so, while this poem seems to be about death and dying, there is a part of it that is a pure celebration of love, long life, and relationships. The narrator cares more about the other person and their reaction to his death, and that is truly unselfish and kind, making his last act on earth one of kindness, generosity, and most of all, love."
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Tales of the Adventures of Marco Polo, 2008.
A comparison of fact and fiction in the two tales of the adventures of Marco Polo - "The Travels: Marco Polo" by Marco Polo and "Invisible Cities" by Italo Calvino.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 87.95
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This paper discusses and compares Marco Polo's "The Travels: Marco Polo" and the Italian postmodern author, Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities." It specifically looks at how the books relate the exploits of the 12th century adventurer, Marco Polo, as tales of wonder and amazement. The paper particularly focuses on Calvino's mix between fact and fiction in the work.
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"The main rhetorical joining strategy in Calvino is merely the use of the frame tale, with no sense of chronology or linear narration or urgency for telling the stories. Despite Polo's protest, the stories about the cities themselves are fairly disconnected and disparate. Calvino's Polo catalogues the cities under different headings, but there is no mention about the struggle to get to the city, or an attempt to locate the city in a specific country. In fact, the structure of the work seems to eschew such temporal grounding. The only grounding is the fairly theoretical debates about the nature of truth between Kublai Khan and Marco Polo, dispersed between descriptions of the different locations."
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"A Doll's House ", 2008.
A review of the timeless and universal relevance of the Norwegian author Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" (1789).
1,103 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 55.95
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The paper discusses Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" which seems to only have to do with 1960's and 1970's era women's issues when many women were still struggling to be equal, at work or as persons in their own right. The paper notes then many women found it difficult to enter professions like medicine or engineering which were dominated by men. There was also more social pressure on women to marry, have children, take care of a home and 'know their place.' The paper comments that much has changed since then and that Ibsen's "A Doll's House" remains relevant and that it is not only a play about women's rights even if that seems its most obvious focus. The paper notes that "A Doll's House" can be looked at freshly from the perspective of today's much different world - but also one in which pressures and expectations still exist, and one where men and women alike struggle perhaps now more than ever to find their authentic selves.
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"Nora is a stronger-minded woman than she appears and also one who knows for sure by the end of the play that it is more important to see and feel her authentic self than to keep up appearances by staying married to Torvald. Within life today such a state of mind can be found in many people seeking either a whole fresh start or even among those just wishing to develop a yet undeveloped talent, interest, or part of him or her self. Hollywood movies abound today about men and women alike who are fast-track executives or well-paid lawyers, physicians, or investment bankers but realize their lucrative profession is all wrong for them because they have entered it for the wrong reasons: money; prestige; pressure from parents or a wish to impress society. "
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Chaim Potok's "My Name is Asher Lev"., 2008.
An analysis of the main character from Chaim Potok's novel, "My name is Asher Lev".
3,887 words (approx. 15.5 pages), 11 sources, APA, AU$ 153.95
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This paper presents an analysis of the central character in the novel "My Name Is Asher Lev" by Chaim Potok. It summarizes the background of the book and explains how Potok shows the importance of childhood bonds. The paper then continues to provide findings of several psychological studies carried out on this subject.
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"Lev is a fully developed character living in a community that is largely unfamiliar to most Americans, the Ladover Hassidic community in Brooklyn. This is a highly religious community, but it exists within the mixed religious world of New York and especially within the more secular world of that city. Asher himself will walk the line between the religious and the secular throughout his life, even more so than might have been true because of his predilection for art and the art world. His talent separates him from his parents and is a point of contention between him and them as well as between him and his Jewish community. The leader of that community is the Rebbe, for whom Asher's father works. Asher is formed by his childhood experiences to a great degree and especially by his relationship with his mother and father, but that relationship is strained as he grows to manhood and exhibits his artistic ability and his desire to be an artist."
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"Puerto Rico: The Four Storied Country", 2008.
A review and critique of the book "Puerto Rico: The Four Storied Country" by Jose Luis Gonzalez.
880 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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This paper discusses Jose Luis Gonzalez book "Puerto Rico: The Four Storied Country" and looks at why he calls Puerto Rico a four storied country. In particular, the paper explains that Gonzalez creates an implied critique of how the story of the island is usually told, which, according to Gonzalez, is a singular, narrow tale of the ascent of European, Spanish-speaking nationals who strove to win independence for the nation and spoke with one voice for the entire Hispanic population of Puerto Rico. The paper then examines how Gonzalez contends that this storyline undervalues the more significant contribution of Indian-African, mestizo natives in formulating a unique Puerto Rican identity and culture.
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"This story exhibited a great deal of cultural intermixture as well as intermarriage, except for the few, white residents who dominated the political life of the island. Blacks, mulattos, and poor whites had no say in the government or church as members of the working classes and despised races, but they influenced the island's development in other ways. There is a long-standing myth that the white jibaros, these working class people, were the first 'pure' Puerto Ricans. However really if there were ever substantial numbers of white jibaros, their culture was a mix of slave and native cultures, not a direct descendent Hispanic or European culture. The fact remains first true Puerto Rican culture, regardless of the exact racial composition of the individual, was at least partially made up of the cultures of the enslaved, runaway, or formerly enslaved Africans who had been owned by early Spanish colonists."
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'Da Vinci Code' and Truth, 2008.
This paper reviews the book 'Truth or Fiction in 'The Da Vinci Code': A Historian Reveals What We Really Know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Constantine' by Bart D. Ehrman.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 44.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the author of 'Truth or Fiction in 'The Da Vinci Code': A Historian Reveals What We Really Know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Constantine' is a scholar of early Christianity who enjoyed Dan Brown's book 'The Da Vinci Code', and the film based upon the wildly popular work of fiction. The writer discusses that Bart Ehrman stresses that Brown's work is imaginative, not factual, despite Brown's claims in the introduction to his novel. The writer notes that the novel tells the tale of a longstanding 'cover-up' by the Vatican of the fact that Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene, had a child by her, and thus has mortal descendants. The writer concludes that in detailing Brown's inaccuracies, Ehrman presents a compelling and readable account of how what we think of as modern, institutionalized Christianity came into being.
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"Contrary to Brown's assertion, the Emperor Constantine did not control the creation of the Christian canon, much less try to cover up Christ's humanity as expressed in the currently canonized gospels. The process of canonizing the books of the Christian Bible was a long one, and involved much discussion and debate between many competing sects. Many of these sects were later deemed heretical. But the majority of the heretical gospels excluded by the church patriarchs at the council of Nicaea did not conceptualize Jesus as a more sexual and human being. These gospels saw Jesus as even more divine and ethereal, as entirely removed from the realities of the world, in contrast to the more human, suffering Jesus of the gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John."
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Memoirs of Bernardo Vega, 2008.
This paper reviews the book 'Memoirs of Bernardo Vega : A Contribution to the History of the Puerto Rican Community in New York' by Bernardo Vega.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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In this article, the writer looks at the book 'Memoirs of Bernardo Vega', which is an autobiography with the subtitle 'A Contribution to the History of the Puerto Rican Community in New York'. The writer notes that the time of the book is the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. The writer discusses that while the book is called an autobiography, it has little about Vega's life in it and is instead a collection of observations the man made of life in his corner of New York City. The writer maintains that the book is timely today because it has so much information in it about the immigration system then in place, and that many of the issues facing the city then are similar to those raised about immigration today.
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"As depicted by Vega, these factories had a more complex social structure than an outsider might assume was true. The factory had a committee that raised funds for supplying the revolution in the Antilles. The factory had a press representative whose job was to pass out the workers newspapers from different parts of the country. The workers had lengthy conversations about the issues of the day, which for them centered primarily on revolution in Cuba. Vega was also taken with the life of one of the primary leaders of the revolution, Jose Marti, who raised a great deal of money for the revolution."
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The Modern Day Myth of Santa Claus, 2008.
An examination of the history and evolution of the myth of Santa Claus.
887 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 45.95
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This paper discusses one of the greatest myths of Christian America - the myth of Old Saint Nick or Santa Claus. It describes the history and spirit of the myth and discusses why it has been so popular throughout time. The paper then looks at how today, the myth of Santa Claus has simply become a way for parents to control the behavior of their children.
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"According to the ideas of Jose Ortega y Gasset, both minorities and the masses feel empowered through the myth of Santa Claus. Old Saint Nick has no prejudices, and the myth can apply to everyone who shares that religion. Now; all parents can feel empowered each year through the control they exhibit over their children's behavior each year around Christmas. Alfred E. Taylor believes that each person also has a chance to gain control through using the myth. One's own children will not disregard one's power based on minority or majority status. There is not prejudice towards one's parents, even if one's parents are considered a minority or lower class. This then gives control to all people, no matter what class or race."
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Hamlet's Soliloquy, 2008.
A review of the soliloquy of "Hamlet", the the most analyzed of all passages of Shakespeare.
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 52.95
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This paper studies "Hamlet's" most famous soliloquy, in which he discusses the reason people choose to live or die, choosing to believe that men choose to live only because they fear the unknown of death. The author offers explanations to Hamlet's reasoning in reference to the soliloquy and praises Shakespeare's eloquence in the portrayal of the mortal "Hamlet".
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" The soliloquy reveals that Hamlet is mortal, that he is afraid of the un-avenged death and that he is now willing to let himself die in an act of avenging his father. He is also clearly willing to take the eternal scorn that will likely be waged against him in life and death with regard to the wrong he did to the fair Ophelia. In this passage he is more honest with his feelings about Ophelia than at almost any other time in the work. He has previously lamented that the fair Ophelia has been used, as he has to try to cover the story of his father's death, by allowing those who follow to live on without revenge. He takes responsibility for his actions against her, knowing that he and others have caused her death and that this was only one of the possibilities of her place in the intrigue of the situation."
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Maguire, 2008.
A review of the novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory Maguire.
1,450 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 70.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" written by Gregory Maguire. The paper analyzes the main character of the play, Elphaba,whose name came from the letters of L. Frank Baum's name (el-pha-ba). The paper tells us that Baum was the author of the original "Wizard of Oz" books, and the witch's name is a tribute to the author who first told the story about the Wicked Witch that everyone is familiar with in the books and the film, but this is the story of her childhood. The paper notes how the book describes her background, what made her into such an evil and wicked witch, and makes her more of a sympathetic character to the reader. The paper also notes that Elphaba is not really bad, she is just colored that way, at least that is what this book tries to prove.
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"From the very beginning of this dark and yet enchanting novel, Elphaba is different, unique, and a bit frightening. Her father (supposedly) is a minister, and her mother is a great beauty - both Munchkins, who have a normal-sized daughter. She enters the world in the back of the Clock of the Time Dragon, and from the moment she is born, there is something about her that simply cannot be explained or ignored. The author writes, "But even with these effects of light and atmosphere, the midwives couldn't deny what they saw. Beneath the spit of the mother's fluids the infant glistened a scandalous shade of pale emerald" . Elphaba is different, and she faces that challenge repeatedly throughout the novel. It is her "cross to bear" so to speak, but as she matures, it also becomes her claim to fame and her allure. She was not always "wicked" as the story shows, in fact, she has a heart almost as big as the Tin Man's, but it is broken, and she succumbs to the evil side of her nature by the end of the novel. Elphaba, throughout most of the book, has a good and decent heart that is often broken because of her appearance. "
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"As I lay Dying" by William Faulkner, 2008.
This paper is a review of William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying".
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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This paper discusses William Faukner's "As I Lay Dying". The author of the paper contends that the book should be understood and analyzed in the context of the modernist literary and philosophical movement. The author states that this movement in thought and art began in the early twentieth century and it is characterized by the central theme of the search for meaning and the understanding of existence in a modern world that seems devoid of meaning. The writer says that it is against this background that we should see the world that Faulkner created in "As I Lay Dying" and that this is one of his most significant works. The paper explores the central theme about the search for meaning in the contemporary world.
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"The early Twentieth Century was a time in which many artists and thinkers questioned and interrogated the status quo and the norms and conventions of society. Many factors precipitated this intense quest for new answers in the face of the dissatisfaction with the present state of affairs in the world. One of these factors was the First World War, which had led to the meaningless slaughter of almost an entire generation of young men. Another factor was the new discoveries that were being made in the sciences and particularly in psychology. The discovery of the subconscious levels of human motivation by Freud had a dramatic effect on the way that people in general perceived reality and also had a profound effect on thinker and artists. In this process, the view of a static objective reality was being questioned."
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T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", 2008.
A review of the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot
958 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 50.95
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This paper reviews T.S Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", noting Eliot's fascination with Dante. The author addresses the structure of the poem and at the same time, expands on what the poet says, explaining the references used in the poem.
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"T.S. Eliot was a poet and critic and a knowledgeable scholar of literature and many other fields, and he shaped much of his poetry by including allusions to other literary works as well as references to even more esoteric knowledge from history, theology, and occult studies. Such references create meaningful associations between Eliot's work and the source of the reference, expanding on the direct meaning of the words in a variety of ways."
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Character Comparison in Literature, 2008.
A comparison between the novels "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck and "The Stranger" by Albert Camus.
1,746 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 81.95
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The paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the books "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck and "The Stranger" by Albert Camus. The paper compares and contrasts the two works with particular emphasis on the main characters, George and Meursault. Both of these books are set in a similar time period, but in very different places. "The Stranger" is set in Algiers, while "Of Mice and Men" is set in California in the 1930s during the Dust Bowl. The paper notes that the characters are also very different. Meursault is an extremely unappealing and unsympathetic character who seems to have little purpose in life, while George is a well-meaning man who is faced with a difficult, even heartbreaking decision. The paper highlights that they are both victims of an unsupportive society, and that this is the commonality that binds them together.
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"It is interesting that people distrust George because of his kindness to Lennie, and they distrust Meursault for his lack of emotions, especially about his mother. During his trial, he is questioned about his relationship with his mother and his reason for putting her into an institution instead of caring for her himself. Camus writes, "Then he asked if the parting hadn't caused me distress. I explained that neither Mother or I expected much of one another - or for that matter, of anybody else" (Camus 109). Thus, the question is raised about his humanity at his trial, and the people find him very lacking in human skills and feelings. Coincidentally, people wonder about George, as well. "
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