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    In the novels A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque the different possibilities of the effects war have on an individual are displayed distinctively. In A Farewell to Arms Henry realizes he is losing himself in the war and tries to find an escape through love. In All Quiet on the Western Front the way Paul views himself changes and puts a perspective not only on the present but on his past and his future too. In these two novels the…

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    The Nature of a Meaningful Life Thomas Mann's Mario and the Magician is about a family who took a vacation in one of the beaches in Italy. For the purposes of this paper, the nature of a meaningful life will be analyzed based on the article, with Kant and Mill as sources to defend such analysis. Desires, Emotions, and Moral Choices Kant believed that desires and emotions do not play an essential role with how a person rejects or embraces morality (Kant, Abbott & Denis, 2005). In fact,…

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    Summary: An unknown man jumps off of the highest tower in Florence, Italy. Before jumping he thinks about his last gift to humanity and being remembered as a hero for his actions. Meanwhile Robert Langdon wakes up in a hospital bed in Florence with a gunshot wound and amnesia. Agent Vayentha from the Consortium, a private organization which fabricates articles and events to the liking of their clients, comes to the hospital to kill Langdon. Fortunately, doctor Sienna Brooks helps Langdon escape…

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    He did not cry or scream like most people would have done. This simple text with almost no emotion made me feel like Henry just lost everything he ever had and had no future left. The fact that it was at end of the novel also made a lasting impact on my view of the book. Thus, because this scene made me feel immense grief and sorrow, I believe that the most compelling scene in the novel was when Catherine dies. This scene made me recognize that even if you give everything you have for a cause,…

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    The Big Two-Hearted River by Ernest Hemingway is a brilliant story about a man (Nick) on a fishing trip (Hemingway). This story is full of vibrant landscapes as well as other mental images (Svoboda 34). The author of the story Ernest Hemingway is one of America’s greatest literary figures. He was also a Veteran of World War I and it is that experience that shaped the underlying message in this story (Adair 585). From the burnt town and surrounding landscape of Seney to the ominous swamp at the…

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    In his novel A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway tells the story of an American ex-lieutenant Frederick Henry looking back on his life and relationship with Catherine Barkley. The lovers first meet outside a villa-turned-hospital and almost immediately begin playing, as writer Ernest Lockridge wrote, a “game of cat-and-mouse” with one another (Hemingway 18, Lockridge 72). Lockridge argued that because of this game, it appears as if Hemingway wrote Frederick to be an ignorant, naive lover, and…

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    When an author wants to portray something a certain way they have to use literary and rhetorical devices to lead the reader through the book. In A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway uses imagery, diction, foreshadowing and many other literary devices to send the reader through the lives of the characters. The devices Hemingway uses makes the characters become more realistic to the reader. With this being said the purpose of Hemingway’s writing is to give the reader a visual sense of the…

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    Farewell to Manzanar Not every family is perfect, they all have their ups and downs, but there is always a solution in the end. In the novel Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki - Houston family unity vs. disconnection can be identified through the characters as the family reunites but they all still feel disconnected. Throughout the story you will be able to see how the characters tried to keep their family happy and together, but how they had some trouble along the way. While Jeanne…

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    Throughout A Farewell to Arms, Catherine Barkley is frequently critiqued as being a static character. She lacks complexity and individuality. This characterization often analyzes her as being two- dimensional. Her manin role throughout the novel appears to be some sort of motivation to keep Henry’s mind from the war. As a reader, it is unclear exactly what Catherine’s thoughts are. Although she is discussed a lot in the book, we do not know much about her. She never undergoes any major…

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    In the short story,” Editha” by William Dean Howells, we witness two lovers and their conflicting views on war take place. Editha feels it is a man’s duty to defend his country and the rights of its citizens. Her lover, George, has a different opinion of war, which is due somewhat to his father losing an arm during a prior war. Editha will stop at nothing to persuade George to enlist and is willing to let him go if he want see things her way. In,” Editha” two sides and viewpoints to war is…

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