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Foster, Thomas. "How to Read Literature Like a Professor." city of publication: publisher, year published. Source (print or web).

Watson had a bull pup before he moved into 221B Baker Street in the first Sherlock Holmes book ,"A Study in Scarlet." It was not named and never heard of again. The name of Holmes and Watson's bulldog in Robert Downey Jr’s Sherlock Holmes is Gladstone. He seems to be named after William Gladstone, four-time Prime Minister under Queen Victoria. A Gladstone is also a type of bag, named after the man, which was sometimes used by doctors in this period to carry their medical equipment.

No. You're probably pertaining to the fictional Japanese cargo ship’s name "Tsimtsum" in the Yann Martel novel Life of Pi. Life of Pi is a tale about belief in God, survival and coming of age, that unfolds while the character is floating in a lifeboat on the Pacific Ocean. The leading role, Pi Patel, is a loveable teenager with a lifelong curiosity for animals and religion. Pi grew up in Pondicherry, India as the son of a zookeeper. When Pi is around 16 years old, his father decides to transfer the family and zoo animals to Canada, due to political unrest in India. The ship suddenly and quickly sinks and Pi is left alone in the lifeboat with the tiger. Speaking of lifeboats, Anne Hathaway is to star in and produce an adaptation of The Lifeboat, a historical novel by Charlotte Rogan about a young woman accused of homicide after her experience on a crowded lifeboat. .

The titular character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby is Jay Gatsby. Adjectives that describe him include naive, loyal, good-hearted, ambitious, optimistic, imaginative, obsessive, shallow, flashy, and lonely. The Great Gatsby takes place on Long Island in 1922. Fitzgerald finished writing it in 1923 and had it published in 1925. The book has been filmed five times to date: in 1926 by Herbert Brenon, in 1949 by Elliott Nugent, in 1974 by Jack Clayton, in 2000 by Robert Markowitz, and in 2011 by Baz Luhrmann. Of interest, The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey Maguire will be released in theaters on May 10, 2013. In April 2013, Tiffany & Co. unveiled windows at its Fifth Avenue store "inspired by" the film. The jewelry store also premiered "The Great Gatsby Collection" line of jewelry, which includes a headpiece, a brooche, a necklace, and four rings. One of the rings is platinum with a 5.25-carat diamond and priced at $875,000.

Some examples of the 5 components of an archetype are: character= addict, plot= addiction, event=drug bust, setting= New York slums, object= illegal drugs.

An example of monopolistic competition in Grapes of Wrath are the restaurants along Route 66. An example of a monopoly is in the peach picking incident.

No exact info was found, but he did say in it that "the British king and ministry are constantly holding up the vast importance which America is of to England".

Elijah Moseley says "watermelon is jes' whut Ah needs tuh cure de eppizudicks." It means an epidemic of some sort, slang for not feeling well.

Macduff didn't abandon Malcolm's cause but instead grieved for his country. Malcolm then revealed his intention to restore just rule to Scotland.

Work of John Greenleaf Whittier that show nationalism is the poem "At Port Royal 1861".

Each clan has its own stories, and Ikemefuna is an exciting addition to Umuofia because he brings with him new and unfamiliar folk tales.

The only law that Ralph Waldo Emerson says can be sacred to him can be found in his essay "Self Reliance": "No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature."

In "Things Fall Apart," Okonkwo has 10 children plus at least 6 other children who are born to Ekwefi. Nwoye is Okonkwo's oldest son.

There is no list of the shortest and longest ones, but a short one is A Barred Owl by Richard Wilbur.

In act 4, scene 5 of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, Ophelia gives flowers to several people to express her grief. She gives rosemary flowers to Laertes (symbolizes remembrance), pansies to Laertes (faithfulness), fennel flowers to the King (sarcastic flattery), columbine flowers to the King (foolishness), rue flowers to the Queen (bitterness), and daisies and violets to no one (loss of innocence).

'In Progress' tells of a woman who is resigned to her role as a homemaker, so much so that she seemed to have lost her identity which was inherent somehow.

Hassan is Amir's closest childhood friend. He is described as having a China doll face, green eyes, and a cleft lip. He is the best and kindest character -MORE?

Venus character is less noticeable but still important because of parent and child relationships in Aeneid. Hecuba and Creusa relationships are pertinent..More?

The documents that a soldier must adhere is "The US constitution, The standards of conduct, The declaration of independence & The army values.

The theme of “The Wog” by Khushwant Singh is that people are victimized by the conflict created by wanting to remain loyal to one’s culture yet respecting or appreciating a different culture more. The main character, Srijut Santosh Sen may be viewed as a snob for rejecting his Hindu heritage and embracing British culture. However, some view Sen as a victim of colonialism.

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