Please help me to analyze the short story by Edgar Allan Poe called "The Oval Portrait".
- EDGAR ALLAN POE
Please help me to analyze the short story by Edgar Allan Poe called “The Oval Portrait”.
The Oval Portrait has the characteristic of being a story nested within another story. The story is of a wounded man who ended up in a chateau. The Chateau’s gallery has apparently a bunch of great…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Lord of the Flies chapter 5, what are the 3 best quotes that symbolize the civilization…
It is in this scene that we see Ralph try to maintain order but ultimately fail, and the “civilisation” that Ralph has tried to maintain descends into anarchy when Jack leads the majority of the…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
What do these two quotes from The Crucible mean and how does it relate to belonging?abigail: “A…
Abigail’s comments are a defense for her wild behavior, she has violated her Puritan beliefs by having a adulterous affair with a married man. In Puritan society, a young woman is expected to…
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- SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
How does Sense and Sensibility reflect Austen’s world?
Sense and Sensibility accurately reflects Jane Austen’s world or society, in that it depicts the need for women to marry for financial security. Elinor and Mariane, the sisters in Sense and…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
In “Hamlet” broadly describe what solemn resolution Hamlet took when the ghost had vanished, and…
If you look to the very end of act one and the beginning of act two, you can find the answer to this one. After the ghost leaves, Hamlet solemnly vows to remember every word the ghost has said,…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
How did expectations play a role in the lives of the Socs and Greasers? How did external and…
The expectations of the teens in the two groups were nearly polar opposites. The Socs were the sons of wealthy parents who gave them all the necessities–and more–of life. They expected everything…
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- AFTER APPLE-PICKING
Throw light on the physical and mental condition of the apple picker in “After Apple-Picking”.
The apple picker in this poem seems to be so tired and exhausted after his apple picking that he and we are unable to determine whether he is asleep or awake. The poem is written at the end of the…
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- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
How do you explain in detail how tension, conflict and confusion is present in Act III Scene ii,…
Act III, scene ii is filled with confusion, all created by Puck, who put an ass’s head on Bottom. After Puck put the magical love juice in Titania’s eye, she fell in love with Bottom because he…
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- REFERENCE
Quick research q’: What has been the most expensive meal you have ever eaten?I am trying to…
My most expensive was inadvertantly expensive. In Europe, some of the meal prices in restaurants are give per 100 grams of whatever you are eating. I managed to overlook this when ordering Capri…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
‘America works as a place for Amir to bury his memories and place for Baba to mourn his.’……
The Kite Runner is based on a number of ironies, some obvious and others less so. Some of the easy examples are the difference between Baba’s status in Afghanistan and his status in America and…
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- SOFTWARE/WETWARE
What are the advantages of the word processing software that we use in computers?an example of a…
There are so many advantages it is difficult to know where to begin, but if you did not live during the period in which we used typewriters, you may not realize the huge differences word processing…
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- KANTHAPURA
Discuss subalternity in Raja Rao’s Kanthapura.
If we link the concept of “subalternity” to a broader discourse of studies and analysis, we can see how Rao’s novel possesses even more relevance. Subaltern studies is concerned with history on…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
In “The Most Dangerous Game” what equipment does Rainsford use to survive?
Rainsford has several items supplied by Ivan. Rainsford has a hunting kinfe supplied by Ivan. Rainsford also has a cache of food and hunting clothes. From another door came Ivan. Under one arm he…
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- A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS
What example of romance is in the short story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”?
The focal romance in “A Very Old man with Enormous Wings” is the love between man and wife, Pelayo and Elisenda. When the story opens Pelayo and Elisenda have a newborn baby, the emblem of their…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
What did the creature want of Frankenstein?
The creature wanted validation as a human being from a human being. Regardless of his most immediate origin, the creature was created from human flesh. To get technical, his DNA was that of a…
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- TWILIGHT
Why can’t Edward read Bella’s mind?
In Chapter 9, “Theory”, Edward explains this phenomenon: “maybe your mind doesn’t work the same way the rest of theirs do. Like your thoughts are on the AM frequency and I’m only getting FM” (page…
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- MACBETH
How has Lady Macbeth made herself bold? Has it worked? How does this relate to Macbeth’s…
Lady Macbeth has drunk some of the drugged wine she prepared for the grooms: “That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold.” The success of the drink is mixed at best. She says she would have…
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- MACBETH
What has Banquo been thinking/dreaming about? [2.1.4-21] How does his attitude to the witches…
In this scene we are told that Banquo has had his sleep troubled with dreams of the witches or the “weird sisters”. It is clear that these dreams have not helped him to have a good night’s sleep -…
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- MACBETH
In Macbeth, how does Duncan describe Inverness Castle? What does this say about his judgment and…
When King Duncan arrives at Inverness, accompanied by Banquo and the rest of his party, the King admires Macbeth’s castle, commenting upon its pleasant location and climate: This castle hath a…
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- LITERATURE
There is a poem that I read a couple of years ago. I remember the content but I cant remember the…
There are two several poems that are included with Plath’s “The Mirror” in the Holt “Language and Literature. The two peoms before it are by Elizabeth Bishop. One is called “The Fish and the other…
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- SCIENCE
is atopic in dogs also zoonotic?my dog has this atopic and of late i also scratch all the time.
No. If your dog has been diagnosed with an atopic condition it is, of course, possible that the vet got it wrong. It may be that your dog has fleas or an infectious agent, and might even be…
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- TWELFTH NIGHT
“Twelfth Night is like a good meal ruined: the main course is tasty, but the sweetness at the…
Very funny quote! However I would have to say that I do agree with it. Like a number of Shakespeare’s comedies, there is often a sharp taste in the tongue alongside the sweetness. In fact, you…
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- LITERATURE
Is it possible to translate poetry to a second language?Poetry is the most intense literary art…
Absolutely! Think of the power of some Bible verses, songs, Epics, and other genres which, themselves, carry the poetic elements of description and lyricism can still transfer over beautifully in…
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- HENRY
In which O. Henry stories are there conflicts between/among the characters?In which O. Henry…
One story that involves a humorous conflict among characters is “The Ransom of Red Chief” in which two kidnappers believe that they will make a quick sum of money. However, in what at times is a…
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- GERTRUDE AND CLAUDIUS
In what ways is Gertrude a very crucial character in the play “Hamlet”?I’m doing a reasearch…
With regard to secondary sources, perhaps you could research the influence of mothers upon main characters/people. Wasn’t it Freud who attributed so much of what one becomes to the mother? (e.g….
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- BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA
Please explain why Bridge to Terabithia contains questionable content for children and could be…
I personally find it very difficult to argue that any content of this book would be unsuitable for children, as I believe that the grown-up content it does contain, such as how Leslie and Jess face…
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- HISTORY
Are there any movies that have white families helping African American families in the civil…
One movie that comes to mind is The Long Walk Home,directed by Richard Pearce, and starring Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg. Whoopi Goldberg plays Sissy Spacek’s maid. The movie takes place…
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- EMMA
Was Jane Austen for Victorian principles in the text of Emma?
To answer this, it is necessary to clarify historical time periods. Jane Austen lived the first part of her life (1775-1817) during the reign of King George III, the King against whom the American…
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- MATH
A triangular prism has a volume of 280 cm^3. If the length of the prism is 6 cm and the base is…
You need to remember the formula of volume of triangular prism such that: V = A base*height The problem provides the information that the base is an equilateral triangle, hence evaluating its area…
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- ETHAN FROME
In Ethan Frome, how did Ethan’s plight, the story’s setting, and his relationships with Zeena and…
This is an interesting question, since the novel is often interpreted as a good example of determinism, seeing Ethan as a victim, rather than a hero–someone whose life is determined by forces of…
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- MATH
Find the radius of a circle whose area is 274 cm^2.
Start with the equation you know: area = pi r^2; most people use pi=3.14. For this, you know the area, so 274 cm^2=3.14 r^2 Divide both sides of the equation by 3.14, so you have 87.26 =r^2 You…
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- OTHELLO
Is Emilia part of Iago’s plot, or does she truly believe that Iago is saddened by what happened…
Iago completely dupes and manipulates Emilia. Emilia recognizes that Iago has an edge to him when he verbally jousts with Desdemona about womanhood and the relations between the sexes, but she is…
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- THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
What is the relationship between themes and setting in The Old Man and the Sea?
In order to make a comment on the human condition, Hemmingway picked his backgrounds very carefully. In this case, so much about the setting made it clear the desperate condition the old man is…
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- JOHN STEINBECK
I’m doing an essay on three different comparisons of life in the 1930s and life now in 2009.So…
There are many comparisons you could make between the decade of the 1930s and present day. I think some good ones would be economics, as you’ve chosen, gender roles, such as how men and women were…
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- HISTORY
What is the meaning of ‘work make you free?’
This phrase was posted on the gates of the concentration/death camps. “Arbeit macht frei” is the German version of Work makes free. It is a twisted irony that the slave labor of millions of…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
Describe Tituba, Abigail, and Betty Parris from The Crucible.
Tituba is Reverend Parris’ slave from Barbados. She is the very first person to be accused of witchcraft by the girls, and then she saved herself from being hanged by claiming that she had seen…
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- THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW
Describe how the first group looks in The Magician’s Nephew.
I think you need to expand your question to be far more specific – the first group of what? I can only infer that you are talking about the group of statues that Polly and Digory come across in the…
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- THE PIGMAN
Why were John and Lorraine arrested in Pigman?
John and Lorraine are not actually arrested, because Mr. Pignati declines to press charges. When the police arrive at the party, however, everyone else had run away except for Lorraine and John,…
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- STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING
Frost’s “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” conjures a tone of quiet reflection and wintry reminiscence. When the rider first stops, he knows he is trespassing, but knows the owner’s house is in…
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- MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Comment on Beatrice’s view on marriage in Much Ado About Nothing.
Beatrice alludes to her views on marriage in her first exchanges with Benedick — “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me” — but it is in Act II, Scene i that she…
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- NIGHT
When Eliezer arrives at Auschwitz in “Night”, what were some things he will never forget?
The smell of burnning flesh, the night sky, the smoke from the towers, as well as the realization that everything that was denied was actually true all represent the elements that Eliezer will…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is the difference between Confucianism and Daoism?
Confucianism and Taoism are both philosophies which began in China. Neither were apparently originally intended to be religions per se, but they have been treated as such by many adherants and…
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- MATH
What is the difference b/w an equation and an identity?
The identity is a mathematical expression that is valid for all values of variables, while the equation is a mathematical expression that is valid only for certain values of variables. Consider as…
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- THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Do the characters exemplify society? If so, how? In the play “The Importance of Being Earnest”Do…
Algernon, in his infinitely contradictory ways, was summoning Lane’s moral values and condemning them whereas he had no values of his own. What is funny about that statement is that it was the…
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- HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS
Is the title “Hills Like White Elephants” symbolism or a metaphor?
The expression itself, “hills like white elephants,” is actually a simile, not a metaphor, since it uses “like.” White elephants are used to refer to something unwanted or undesired. In this…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
How did Shakespeare manage to satisfy so many different tastes?i dont get it
Shakespeare did not write plays that could necessarily be easily categorized in one particular genre. For example, Romeo and Juliet is not just a tragedy or a romance; it also contains elements of…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What are three characteristics for both Romeo and Juliet?
The first characteristic that can be associated with Romeo is that he is impetuous and rushes into things way too quickly without thinking about the actions that he is taking or the outcomes that…
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- A TALE OF TWO CITIES
In A Tale of Two Cities, what are some major literary allusions used to add depth to the…
A Tale of Two Cities is historical fiction, and is full of historical allusions. The French Revolution really happened, and many of the events Dickens described were historically accurate to a…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
How does Golding grab the reader’s attention in “Lord of the Flies”?
Golding grabs the reader’s attention at the start of the story by only giving us a little information at first. He doesn’t hit us over the head with all the details of how or why the boys are on…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In “Lord of the Flies”, does the language reflect the conflict?
The language used in this novel often relects the tone or mood of the scene which it describes. In scenes of violence or barbarism, sentences are short, terse, and sometimes choppy to reflect the…
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